South Windham, Maine
Census-designated place in Maine, United States
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South Windham is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Windham in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Windham had a population of 1,215.[3] Prior to 2010, South Windham was part of the Little Falls-South Windham census-designated place.
South Windham, Maine | |
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South Windham Community Church and Center | |
 Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine | |
| Coordinates: 43°44′38″N 70°25′33″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Cumberland |
| Town | Windham |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.26 sq mi (3.27 km2) |
| • Land | 1.19 sq mi (3.09 km2) |
| • Water | 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,215 |
| • Density | 1,017.5/sq mi (392.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 04062 (Windham) |
| Area code | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-72900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2633176[2] |
It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The Presumpscot River was an early transportation corridor to interior Maine; and provided reliable water power at Little Falls. Major William Knight was operating a sawmill at the falls in 1756. As the local forests were cleared, the sawmill was replaced by William Johnson's grist mill and a wool carding mill operated by Leonard Bacon and Lathrop Crockett. Locks were constructed around the falls to complete the Cumberland and Oxford Canal in 1832.[4] The canal fell into disuse after the Portland and Ogdensburg Railway was completed through South Windham in 1875.[5] Maine Central Railroad leased the railway as their Mountain Division in 1888.[6] Availability of year-round transportation encouraged C.A. Brown and Company to build a large brick wood-paper board factory at South Windham in 1875. Androscoggin Pulp Company purchased the factory, and the industrial village of South Windham developed around the pulp mill.[7] On April 4, 1919, the legislature passed an act creating the Reformatory for Men at South Windham. It is now the Maine Correctional Center, a minimum to medium security facility for men and women.
Geography
South Windham is located along the Presumpscot River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), of which 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 5.31%, is water.[8]
The CDP of Little Falls is located directly across the Presumpscot River, in the town of Gorham. U.S. Route 202 and Maine State Route 4 run north-south in a concurrency through both communities.
Demographics
Notable person
- Jeff Donnell, actress (The Iron Maiden, The Amazing Spider-Man, and General Hospital); born in South Windham
