Arundel, Maine | |
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Town | |
Winks Place
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Motto: Where People Matter | |
Coordinates: 43°26′42″N 70°31′15″W / 43.44500°N 70.52083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maine |
County | York |
Incorporated | 1915 |
Government | |
• Type | Board of Selectmen |
• 1st Selectman | Paul Brouillard Jr. |
• Selectmen | Velma Jones Hayes David Lane Thomas Danylik Roland Drew Mark Laprel |
Area | |
• Total | 23.90 sq mi (61.90 km2) |
• Land | 23.87 sq mi (61.82 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,022 |
• Estimate (2012) | 4,105 |
• Density | 168.5/sq mi (65.1/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 04046 |
Area code(s) | 207 |
FIPS code | 23-01605 |
GNIS feature ID | 0582330 |
Website | http://www.arundelmaine.org/ |
Arundel is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,022 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The area now known as Arundel, while sometimes referred to by that name, was a part of Kennebunkport until 1915, at which point it was set off and named North Kennebunkport. In 1957, following the publication of the Chronicles of Arundel by Kenneth Roberts, the town was renamed Arundel by the state legislature, after Lord Arundel.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 23.90 square miles (61.90 km2), of which, 23.87 square miles (61.82 km2) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water. Arundel is drained by the Kennebunk River.
The town is crossed by Interstate 95, U.S. Route 1 and state routes 35 and 111. It is bordered by the towns of Kennebunkport to the southeast, Kennebunk to the southwest, Lyman to the northwest, Dayton to the north, and Biddeford to the northeast.