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Sanford, ME

Sanford, Maine
City
Sanford in 2014.
Sanford in 2014.
Official seal of Sanford, Maine
Seal
Nickname(s): The heart of York County
Location of city of Sanford in map of Maine
Location of city of Sanford in map of Maine
Sanford, Maine is located in the US
Sanford, Maine
Sanford, Maine
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 43°26′2″N 70°45′51″W / 43.43389°N 70.76417°W / 43.43389; -70.76417Coordinates: 43°26′2″N 70°45′51″W / 43.43389°N 70.76417°W / 43.43389; -70.76417
Country United States
State Maine
County York
Settled 1739
Incorporated Town: February 27, 1768 City: January 1, 2013
Government
 • Type City Council/Mayor
 • Mayor Tom Cote
 • City Council Tom Cote, Mayor, Maura A. Herlihy, Deputy Mayor, Joseph R. Hanslip, John Tuttle, Fred W. Smith, Lucas J. Lanigan, Robert G. Stackpole
 • City Manager Steven R. Buck
Area
 • Total 48.75 sq mi (126.26 km2)
 • Land 47.78 sq mi (123.75 km2)
 • Water 0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2)
Elevation 262 ft (80 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 20,798
 • Estimate (2016) 20,938
 • Density 430/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 04073 and 04083
Area code(s) 207
FIPS code 23-65760
GNIS feature ID 0582712
Website www.sanfordmaine.org

Sanford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,798 in the 2010 census, making it the seventh largest municipality in the state. Situated on the Mousam River, Sanford includes the village of Springvale. The city features many lakes in wooded areas which attract campers.

Sanford is part of the PortlandSouth PortlandBiddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.

On November 6, 2012, Sanford voters approved a new charter to re-incorporate Sanford as a city and replace the town meeting format with a city council/mayor/strong manager form of government, along with other changes. The new charter took effect on January 1, 2013. Sanford's new charter provides that the first mayor would be appointed from the ranks of Sanford's seven city councilors and serve interim for one-year period. On January 8, 2013, Maura A. Herlihy was appointed as Sanford's first mayor.

In 2014, an elected-at-large mayor would take office and serve a three-year initial first term. On November 5, 2013, Thomas Cote was elected as mayor.

Beginning in 2016, the mayoral position will be elected at-large every two years during legislative election cycles.

Sanford is in the western portion of a tract of land purchased in 1661 from Abenaki Chief Fluellin by Major William Phillips, an owner of mills in Saco. First called Phillipstown, it was willed in 1696 by Mrs. Phillips to her former husband's son, Peleg Sanford. Settlement was delayed, however, by hostilities during the French and Indian Wars. In 1724, Norridgewock, an enemy stronghold on the Kennebec River, was destroyed by a Massachusetts militia. Subsequently, the region became less dangerous, and Sanford was first settled in 1739. Incorporated a town in 1768, it was named after Peleg Sanford. Until 1794, Alfred was the town's North Parish.


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