21,166
64%
$58,294
20.9%
America/New_York
04073 04083
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Sanford, ME - History
We would like to provide the residents of Sanford a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Sanford Home page. The Sanford Home page provides as much information as possible on Sanford. Knowing Sanford’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Sanford’s Home page, you will also find Sanford’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Sanford has a population of 21166. 47.4% of Sanford’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.6 are female. 46.2% of Sanford is married and 63.5% own their own home. The Average Home price is $193,342, and the average rent is $907. Household median income in Sanford is $58,294, and the individual median income is $30,870. Sanford’s Ethnic is the following: White(95.6%), Hispanic(1.9%), Multiple(1.8%), Asian(1.6%), Black(0.7%), Native(0.2%), Other(0.1%).
Sanford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 21,982 in the 2020 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 Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, 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 took office.
On November 5, 2013, Thomas Cote was elected as mayor. Beginning in 2016, the mayoral position began being elected at-large every two years during legislative election cycles.
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