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Saco (/ ˈ s ɑː k oʊ / SAH-koh) is a city in York County, Maine, United States.The population was 20,381 at the 2020 census. [2] It is home to Ferry Beach State Park, Funtown Splashtown USA, Thornton Academy, as well as General Dynamics Armament Systems (also known by its former name, Saco Defense), a subsidiary of the defense contractor General Dynamics.
Aerial photograph of Saco Bay. Saco Bay (/ ˈ s ɑː k oʊ / SAH-koh) is a small curved embayment of the Gulf of Maine on the Atlantic coast of Maine in the United States.. Saco Bay is approximately 10 mi (16 km) wide, running from the Fletcher Neck (the Biddeford Pool peninsula) and the mouth of the Saco River in York County north to the Scarborough River and Prouts Neck in Scarborough ...
The Saco River (/ ˈ s ɑː k oʊ / SAH-koh, Abenaki: Sαkóhki) is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States.It drains a rural area of 1,703 square miles (4,410 km 2) of forests and farmlands west and southwest of Portland, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean at Saco Bay, 136 miles (219 km) from its source. [1]
The Saco Historic District encompasses the historic commercial and residential centers of Saco, Maine. Covering more than 100 acres (40 ha) of central Saco, it includes houses from the 18th through 20th centuries, and the main business district along Main Street. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Old Orchard Beach is a resort town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,960 at the 2020 census. [3] It is part of the Portland − South Portland − Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on the inner side of Saco Bay on the Atlantic Ocean, the town is a popular seaside resort.
The Ossipee River is an 18.3-mile-long (29.5 km) [1] river in eastern New Hampshire and western Maine in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saco River, which flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Saco, Maine. The Ossipee River begins at the village of Effingham Falls, New Hampshire, at the outlet of Berry Bay, the farthest ...
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 Saco Heath Preserve is a 1,233-acre (499 ha) preserve located in Saco, Maine. It is managed by The Nature Conservancy. [1] It contains one of the largest stands of Atlantic White Cedar in Maine and supports one of the only two populations in Maine of the Hessel's hairstreak butterfly. [1]