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Pearsontown Plantation was first settled in the 1750s, then incorporated as the town of Standish on November 30, 1785. Frye Island, named for Captain Joseph Frye, seceded to become a separate town on July 1, 1998. [4] A popular legend on Frye Island tells of Captain Frye and his escape from a tribe of Native Americans in Portland. While being ...
Northport: Town Waldo 1,550 23.8 62 1796 ... Westport Island: Town Lincoln 719 8.8 23 1828 ... Frye Island: Town Cumberland 32 1.3 3.4
The Maine Coastal Island Registry (CIR) catalogs 3,166 of these coastal islands, along with some notable inland freshwater islands, such as Frye Island in Sebago Lake. According to the most recent CIR data, 1,846 islands are registered to private owners, while 204 islands, which contain four or more structures, are exempt from registration.
The types of municipalities in Texas are defined in the Local Government Code, which was codified in 1987. The designations of city, town and village were superseded by Type A, B, and C general-law cities in the code. [5] In Texas, there are two forms of municipal government: general-law and home-rule.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.80 square miles (123.80 km 2), of which 47.12 square miles (122.04 km 2) is land and 0.68 square miles (1.76 km 2) is water. [2] New Gloucester is drained by the Royal River. The town is served by Interstate 95, U.S. Route 202 and state routes 4, 26 and 231.
South Freeport is an unincorporated village in the town of Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The community is located on Casco Bay, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south of the village of Freeport. South Freeport has a post office, with ZIP code 04078. [2] [3] South Freeport, the largest of Freeport's waterfront villages, once had four ...
Sebago is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,911 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] It is part of the Portland – South Portland – Biddeford , Maine metropolitan statistical area .
North Bridgton is a village in the town of Bridgton in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is located just west of Long Lake, and just south of the town of Harrison. In 1768, the undeveloped land was granted by the Massachusetts General Court to a group of proprietors led by a man named Moody Bridges. Settlement began in 1770, when a ...