Alfred, Maine
| Alfred, Maine | |
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| Town | |
Village Square c, 1906
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| Motto: "Shiretown of York County" | |
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| Coordinates: 43°28′57″N 70°43′7″W / 43.48250°N 70.71861°WCoordinates: 43°28′57″N 70°43′7″W / 43.48250°N 70.71861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | York |
| Incorporated | 1764 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Selectmen |
| • Selectman | Glenn Dochtermann John Sylvester George Donovan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.92 sq mi (72.31 km2) |
| • Land | 27.25 sq mi (70.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.67 sq mi (1.74 km2) |
| Elevation | 289 ft (88 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,019 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,057 |
| • Density | 110.8/sq mi (42.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04002 |
| Area code(s) | 207 Exchanges: 324,457,459,490 |
| FIPS code | 23-00730 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582319 |
| Website | The Town of Alfred, Maine |
Alfred is a town in York County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 3,019. Alfred is the county seat of York County and home to part of the Massabesic Experimental Forest. National Register of Historic Places has two listings in the town, the Alfred Historic District, with 48 houses, and the Alfred Shaker Historic District.
Alfred is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.
The York County Jail is located in Alfred at 1 Layman Way. The jail houses inmates serving terms less than 9 months and those awaiting trial for crimes committed in York county.
Alfred is also home to the York county courthouse, at 45 Kennebunk road. Violations and crimes committed in York county get processed here.
Finally, Alfred houses the York county shelter, where the homeless and those needing assistance in York county live and work. They have a bakery that sells baked goods to the public to help financially support themselves.
Abenaki Native Americans called the area Massabesic, meaning "large pond," or "the place of much water." It was in the western portion of a large tract of land purchased from Indian chiefs Fluellin, Hombinowitt and Meeksombe (also known as Captain Sunday), between 1661 and 1664 by Major William Phillips, an owner of mills in Saco (which then included Biddeford). According to historian Jim Brunelle, editor of the Maine Almanac, the price was "two large blankets, two gallons of rum, two pounds of powder, four pounds of musket balls, 20 strings of beads and several other articles."
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