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'''Kennebunkport''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|ɛ|n|i|'|b|ʌ|ŋ|k|ˌ|p|ɔɹ|t}} is a [[resort town]] in [[York County, Maine|York County]], [[Maine]], United States. The population was 3,629 people at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2303136745| title=Census - Geography Profile: Kennebunkport town, York County, Maine| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 15, 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Portland, Maine|Portland]]–[[South Portland, Maine|South Portland]]–[[Biddeford, Maine|Biddeford]] [[Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]]. |
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The town center, the area in and around [[Dock Square (Kennebunkport)|Dock Square]], is located along the [[Kennebunk River]], approximately {{convert|1|mi|km}} from the mouth of the river on the Atlantic Ocean. Historically a shipbuilding and fishing village, for well over a century the town has been a popular summer colony and seaside tourist destination. The Dock Square area has a district of [[souvenir]] shops, art galleries, schooner attractions, seafood restaurants, and [[bed and breakfast]]s. [[Cape Porpoise]], while retaining its identity as a fishing harbor, has a very small village area with several restaurants, a church, grocery store, coffee shop, small library, and art gallery. Kennebunkport has a reputation as a summer haven for the upper class and is one of the wealthiest communities in the state of Maine. The Municipality of Kennebunkport includes the constituent villages of Kennebunkport Village, Cape Arundel & Colony Beach, the Cottage Coast, Wilde's District (Wildwood), Goose Rocks Beach, Turbatts Creek, Cape Porpoise Village, North Village Crossing (Townhouse Corner), among various other newer developments. The town is the home of [[Walker's Point Estate|Walker's Point]], a summer estate of the [[Bush family]]. |
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'''Kennebunkport''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|ɛ|n|i|b|ʌ|n|k|ˈ|p|ɔɹ|t}} is a town in [[York County, Maine|York County]], [[Maine]], United States. The population was 3,474 people at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2303136745| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212142940/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2303136745| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kennebunkport town, York County, Maine| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref> It is part of the [[Portland, Maine|Portland]]–[[South Portland, Maine|South Portland]]–[[Biddeford, Maine|Biddeford]] [[Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]]. |
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The town center, the area in and around Dock Square, is located along the [[Kennebunk River]], approximately {{convert|1|mi|km}} from the mouth of the river on the Atlantic Ocean. Historically a shipbuilding and fishing village, for well over a century the town has been a popular summer colony and seaside tourist destination. The Dock Square area has a district of [[souvenir]] shops, art galleries, schooner attractions, seafood restaurants, and [[bed and breakfast]]s. [[Cape Porpoise]], while retaining its identity as a fishing harbor, has a very small village area with several restaurants, a church, grocery store, coffee shop, small library, and art gallery. Kennebunkport has a reputation as a summer haven for the upper class and is one of the wealthiest communities in the state of Maine. The Municipality of Kennebunkport includes the constituent villages of Kennebunkport Village, Cape Arundel & Colony Beach, the Cottage Coast, Wilde’s District (Wildwood), Goose Rocks Beach, Turbatts Creek, Cape Porpoise Village, North Village Crossing (Townhouse Corner), among various other newer developments. The town is the home of [[Walker's Point Estate|Walker's Point]], a summer estate of the [[Bush family]]. |
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Kennebunkport and neighboring towns [[Kennebunk, Maine|Kennebunk]] and [[Arundel, Maine|Arundel]] comprise school district RSU 21.<ref>http://www.rsu21.net/facilities/ Maine Regional School unit 21 ARUNDEL|KENNEBUNK|KENNEBUNKPORT Facilities</ref> |
Kennebunkport and neighboring towns [[Kennebunk, Maine|Kennebunk]] and [[Arundel, Maine|Arundel]] comprise school district RSU 21.<ref>http://www.rsu21.net/facilities/ Maine Regional School unit 21 ARUNDEL|KENNEBUNK|KENNEBUNKPORT Facilities</ref> |
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The Kennebunkport [[Christmas Prelude]] takes place annually in the town, beginning either in late November or early December. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Kennebunkport was first incorporated in 1653 as [[Cape Porpoise|Cape Porpus]], subject to the government of the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] (Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820 as part of the [[Missouri Compromise]]). Due to [[Abenaki|Abenaki Indian]] resistance to |
Kennebunkport was first incorporated in 1653 as [[Cape Porpoise|Cape Porpus]], subject to the government of the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] (Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820 as part of the [[Missouri Compromise]]). Due to [[Abenaki|Abenaki Indian]] resistance to colonial expansion, European settlers abandoned the town by 1689 and did not return for at least ten years. The [[Wabanaki Confederacy]] again expelled English from the area from 1703 to 1717, and continued violent resistance to colonization until the end of [[King George's War]] in 1748.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Coolidge |first1=A. J. (Austin Jacobs) |url=http://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ |title=A history and description of New England, general and local |last2=Mansfield |first2=J. B. (John Brainard) |date=1859 |publisher=Boston, A. J. Coolidge. 1859 |others=University of Virginia |pages=176–181}}</ref> |
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The town was renamed Arundel, and the town center located inland at Burbank Hill. <br> |
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On August 8, 1782 Arundel was under attack by two loyalist vessels: the 16 gun brig "Miriam" [Richard Pomroy] and the schooner "Hammond" [Doty] captured two unanmed vessels from Newbury Massachusetts (a schooner and a sloop). The sloop was burned after it went aground on Goat Island. A battle took place between the vessels and the milita ashore. The Patriot casualites were Captain James Burnham killed in action; civilian Samuel Wildes was wounded when he demanded the Loyalists return the vessels they had taken.<ref>[https://www.mykennebunks.com/revolution.htm Kennebunks.com revolution]</ref>In 1821 the town was renamed again, this time to Kennebunkport in reflection to its economy becoming one of [[shipbuilding]] and [[trade]] along the [[Kennebunk River]].<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book | last = Coolidge | first = Austin J.|author2=John B. Mansfield | title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge | year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n210 176]–181| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859. }}</ref> |
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By the 1870s the town had developed as a popular [[summer colony|summer destination]], with both hotels and homes constructed along its coastline. Cape Arundel, [[Cape Porpoise]], and Beachwood (now called [[Goose Rocks]]) were some of the early summer colonies; although Cape Porpoise was, and still is, a working [[fishing]] harbor. Since 1939, Kennebunkport has been home to the [[Seashore Trolley Museum]]. |
By the 1870s the town had developed as a popular [[summer colony|summer destination]], with both hotels and homes constructed along its coastline. Cape Arundel, [[Cape Porpoise]], and Beachwood (now called [[Goose Rocks]]) were some of the early summer colonies; although Cape Porpoise was, and still is, a working [[fishing]] harbor. Since 1939, Kennebunkport has been home to the [[Seashore Trolley Museum]]. |
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The [[Great Fires of 1947]], which devastated much of York County, affected Kennebunkport and especially the area near Goose Rocks Beach. Much of the housing near Goose Rocks Beach was destroyed by the fire, but the area has since recovered and been rebuilt.<ref> |
The [[Great Fires of 1947]], which devastated much of York County, affected Kennebunkport and especially the area near Goose Rocks Beach. Much of the housing near Goose Rocks Beach was destroyed by the fire, but the area has since recovered and been rebuilt.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kporthistory.org/histortext.htm |title= History of Kennebunkport - Text|website=www.kporthistory.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707002112/http://www.kporthistory.org/histortext.htm |archive-date=July 7, 2010}}</ref> |
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==Geology== |
==Geology== |
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Like much of the northeast coast, the geography of the southern Maine coast was largely directed by the retreat of the Laurentide ice cap about 23,000 years ago.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.landscope.org/explore/natural_geographies/ecoregions/North%20Atlantic%20Coast/ |title=North Atlantic Coast Ecoregion // LandScope America |publisher=Landscope.org |access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref> The coast is framed by bedrock, left during the formation of the Appalachian mountains, and the irregular shape of the coast (characteristic of much of the New England coast, with the exception of [[Cape Cod]] and the islands) is attributed to differential erosion of the underlying rock layer. |
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The coast along Kennebunkport differs sharply from the Maine coast north and east of Portland due to differences in the composition of this rock layer. Beyond Portland, the layer is a largely metamorphic rock, but here the coast is a mixture of igneous rock, and embayments of more deeply eroded sedimentary and metamorphic rock. These embayments result in the sandy beaches that can be found in southern Maine (such as Goose Rocks Beach, Colony Beach, and nearby Kennebunk Beach) but are uncommon north of Portland. Likewise, the geology here differs from that of the outer lands (Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, Block Island in Rhode Island, and Long Island in New York), which were formed as terminal and recessional [[moraines]], and do not contain much in the way of a bedrock skeleton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9162/Kelley_Coastal%20bluffs%20of%20New%20England.pdf |title=Coastal Bluffs of New England |publisher=gulfofmaine.org |first=Joseph T. |last=Kelley |access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref> |
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Like much of the northeast coast, the geography of the southern Maine coast was largely directed by the retreat of the Laurentide ice cap about 23,000 years ago.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.landscope.org/explore/natural_geographies/ecoregions/North%20Atlantic%20Coast/ |title=North Atlantic Coast Ecoregion // LandScope America |publisher=Landscope.org |access-date=2013-01-10}}</ref> The coast is framed by bedrock, left during the formation of the Appalachian mountains, and the irregular shape of the coast (characteristic of much of the New England coast, with the exception of [[Cape Cod]] and the islands) is attributed to differential erosion of the underlying rock layer. |
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The coast along Kennebunkport differs sharply from the Maine coast north and east of Portland due to differences in the composition of this rock layer. Beyond Portland, the layer is a largely metamorphic rock, but here the coast is a mixture of igneous rock, and embayments of more deeply eroded sedimentary and metamorphic rock. These embayments result in the sandy beaches that can be found in southern Maine (such as Goose Rocks Beach, Colony Beach, and nearby Kennebunk Beach) but are uncommon north of Portland. Likewise, the geology here differs from that of the outer lands (Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, Block Island in Rhode Island, and Long Island in New York), which were formed as terminal and recessional [[moraines]], and do not contain much in the way of a bedrock skeleton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9162/Kelley_Coastal%20bluffs%20of%20New%20England.pdf |title=Coastal Bluffs of New England |publisher=gulfofmaine.org |first=Joseph T. |last=Kelley |access-date=2013-01-10}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|49.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which |
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|49.35|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|20.52|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|28.83|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220032143/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|archive-date=December 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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The town has several distinct areas, each developed during a phase of the town's history. The original town center was at [[Cape Porpoise, Maine|Cape Porpoise]], which today has a small village center, is both a summer colony and year-round community, and hosts a working fishing harbor. Inland from Cape Porpoise is a mix of forest and agricultural land, punctuated by a historic town center at Burbank Hill (there are a few historic buildings of interest here, including a schoolhouse and jail). Heading west towards the mouth of the Kennebunk River is Dock Square, the current town center.<ref> |
The town has several distinct areas, each developed during a phase of the town's history. The original town center was at [[Cape Porpoise, Maine|Cape Porpoise]], which today has a small village center, is both a summer colony and year-round community, and hosts a working fishing harbor. Inland from Cape Porpoise is a mix of forest and agricultural land, punctuated by a historic town center at Burbank Hill (there are a few historic buildings of interest here, including a schoolhouse and jail). Heading west, towards the mouth of the Kennebunk River is Dock Square, the current town center.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kporthistory.org/history.htm |title= Kennebunkport Historical Society -- History|website=www.kporthistory.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518082951/http://www.kporthistory.org/history.htm |archive-date=May 18, 2009}}</ref> |
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In the late 19th and early 20th century, Kennebunkport, and especially Cape Arundel (also known as Point Arundel), developed as a summer colony for the wealthy. Traveling from Dock Square along Ocean Avenue is the Cape Arundel Summer Colony Historic District.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.me.us/mhpc/national_register/historic_district_list.html |title=Maine Historic Preservation Commission: National Register of Historic Places: Historic Properties: Historic District List |publisher=State.me.us |access-date= |
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Kennebunkport, and especially Cape Arundel (also known as Point Arundel), developed as a summer colony for the wealthy. Traveling from Dock Square along Ocean Avenue is the Cape Arundel Summer Colony Historic District.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.me.us/mhpc/national_register/historic_district_list.html |title=Maine Historic Preservation Commission: National Register of Historic Places: Historic Properties: Historic District List |publisher=State.me.us |access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref> This district of many well-preserved examples of early-20th-century shingle-style cottages begins at Chick's Creek and ends at Walker's Point.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mykennebunks.com/national_register_of_historic_places.htm |title=National Register of Historic Places |publisher=mykennebunks.com |access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref> |
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===Adjacent municipalities=== |
===Adjacent municipalities=== |
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* [[Biddeford, Maine]] (north) |
* [[Biddeford, Maine|Biddeford]] (north) |
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* [[Kennebunk, Maine]] (southwest) |
* [[Kennebunk, Maine|Kennebunk]] (southwest) |
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* [[Arundel, Maine]] (west) |
* [[Arundel, Maine|Arundel]] (west) |
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====Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge==== |
====Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge==== |
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The [[Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge]] has a significant portion of lands in Kennebunkport northeast of Cape Porpoise and through Goose Rocks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fws.gov/northeast/rachelcarson/pdf/carsonbro.pdf |title=National Wildlife Refuge |publisher=[[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]] |first=Rachel |last=Carson |access-date= |
The [[Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge]] has a significant portion of lands in Kennebunkport, northeast of Cape Porpoise and through Goose Rocks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fws.gov/northeast/rachelcarson/pdf/carsonbro.pdf |title=National Wildlife Refuge |publisher=[[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]] |first=Rachel |last=Carson |access-date=January 10, 2013}}</ref> Within Kennebunkport, much of this protected land is salt-water marsh. |
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===Climate=== |
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This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the [[Köppen |
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Kennebunkport has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated ''Dfb'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=593607&cityname=Kennebunkport%2C+Maine%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Kennebunkport, Maine]</ref> |
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|location = Kennebunkport, Maine (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1989–present) |
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==Summer home of the Bush family== |
==Summer home of the Bush family== |
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Kennebunkport was also the [[Bush Compound|summer home]] of former U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]], father of former U.S. President [[George W. Bush]]. First built by Bush's maternal grandfather [[George Herbert Walker]], it has been a family home ever since, and has been owned by the Bush family since sometime in the early 1980s. |
Kennebunkport was also the [[Bush Compound|summer home]] of former U.S. President [[George H. W. Bush]], father of former U.S. President [[George W. Bush]]. First built by Bush's maternal grandfather [[George Herbert Walker]], it has been a family home ever since, and has been owned by the Bush family since sometime in the early 1980s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Bacic|first=Ryan|date=|title=Vacationer-in-chief: A history of presidential getaways|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/07/02/biden-trump-president-vacation-history/|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> The Bushes' ancestry is distinct from the Walker family that settled York County, Maine. Some of this family's Walker relatives are buried in the Kennebunkport area ancient cemeteries. During his presidency, George H.W. Bush often invited world leaders, from [[Margaret Thatcher]] to [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], to Kennebunkport. In 2007, his son George W. Bush invited [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[Nicolas Sarkozy]]. The Bush compound is on Walkers Point, called Point Vesuvius prior to the Walker family's acquisition.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Demographics== |
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref> |
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref> |
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===2010 census=== |
===2010 census=== |
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As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date= |
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 3,474 people, 1,578 households, and 1,039 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|169.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,897 housing units at an average density of {{convert|141.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.9% of the population. |
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There were 1,578 households, of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.68. |
There were 1,578 households, of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.68. |
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The median age in the town was 51.8 years. 17.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.2% were from 25 to 44; 36.5% were from 45 to 64, and 24.7% were 65 years of age or older. The |
The median age in the town was 51.8 years. 17.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.2% were from 25 to 44; 36.5% were from 45 to 64, and 24.7% were 65 years of age or older. The sex makeup of the town was 47.5% male and 52.5% female. |
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==Gallery== |
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File:Kennebunkport ME harbor.jpg|The harbor |
File:Kennebunkport ME harbor.jpg|The harbor |
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File:Boats on the Kennebunk River at Kennebunkport, Maine.jpg|Boats on the [[Kennebunk River]] |
File:Boats on the Kennebunk River at Kennebunkport, Maine.jpg|Boats on the [[Kennebunk River]] |
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File:Ocean Ave, K'port 1.jpg|Businesses on Ocean Avenue |
File:Ocean Ave, K'port 1.jpg|Businesses on Ocean Avenue |
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File:Dock-square-1.jpg|View of Dock Square |
File:Dock-square-1.jpg|View of Dock Square |
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File:Kennebunkport Public Library.jpg|Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library |
File:Kennebunkport Public Library.jpg|Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library |
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File:Kennebunkport Lithuanian monument.jpg|Monument dedicated to [[Lithuanians]] who died fighting for [[Lithuania]]'s freedom |
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File:Walkers-point.aug2008.jpg|Protestors on Ocean Ave. near the [[Bush Compound]], in 2008 |
File:Walkers-point.aug2008.jpg|Protestors on Ocean Ave. near the [[Bush Compound]], in 2008 |
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File:Kennebunkport Welcome Sign.jpg|Kennebunkport welcome sign and town line, in 2008 |
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== In popular culture== |
== In popular culture== |
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Kennebunkport was featured in the 2003 filming of the film ''[[Empire Falls (TV miniseries)|Empire Falls]]'' by Maine author [[Richard Russo]], with a downtown book shop making a notable appearance. Robin Wright appeared on set in Kennebunkport.<ref>http://www.bookweb.org/news/hbos-empire-falls-transforms-kennebunk-book-port</ref> |
Kennebunkport was featured in the 2003 filming of the film ''[[Empire Falls (TV miniseries)|Empire Falls]]'' by Maine author [[Richard Russo]], with a downtown book shop making a notable appearance. Robin Wright appeared on set in Kennebunkport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bookweb.org/news/hbos-empire-falls-transforms-kennebunk-book-port|title = HBO's Empire Falls Transforms Kennebunk Book Port|date = October 29, 2003}}</ref> |
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Other films with scenes shot in Kennebunkport include ''[[Lost Boundaries]]'' (1949), ''The Man Who Knew Bush'' (2004 documentary), ''[[The Living Wake]]'' (2007), ''[[41 (film)|41]]'' (2012 documentary) and ''US Route 1-ME'' (2012). [[The Familiar Stranger|''My Husband's Double Life'']] was partially set in the town, but filmed in [[Toronto]].<ref>https://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Kennebunkport%2C%20Maine%2C%20USA&ref_=ttloc_loc_2</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=writer|first=Nancy Nussbaum, Associated Press|title=Lifetime's 'Familiar Stranger' shares family's experience|url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20010311/News/303119908|access-date= |
Other films with scenes shot in Kennebunkport include ''[[Lost Boundaries]]'' (1949), ''The Man Who Knew Bush'' (2004 documentary), ''[[The Living Wake]]'' (2007), ''[[41 (film)|41]]'' (2012 documentary) and ''US Route 1-ME'' (2012). [[The Familiar Stranger|''My Husband's Double Life'']] was partially set in the town, but filmed in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Kennebunkport%2C%20Maine%2C%20USA&ref_=ttloc_loc_2|title = Filming Location Matching "Kennebunkport%2C%20Maine%2C%20USA" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=writer|first=Nancy Nussbaum, Associated Press|title=Lifetime's 'Familiar Stranger' shares family's experience|url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20010311/News/303119908|access-date=July 27, 2021|website=southcoasttoday.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Populated coastal places in Maine]] |
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Kennebunkport, Maine | |
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 Downtown during the Christmas season, looking towards Dock Square | |
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  Kennebunkport, Maine Location within the state of Maine | |
| Coordinates: 43°22′51″N 70°27′7″W / 43.38083°N 70.45194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | York |
| Incorporated | July 5, 1653 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Meeting |
| • Town Manager | Laurie Smith |
| • Board of Selectmen | Shelia Matthews-Bull Edward W. Hutchins Jon Dykstra D. Michael Weston Allen A. Daggett |
| Area | |
| • Land | 18.6 sq mi (48 km2) |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,629 |
| • Density | 195.1/sq mi (75.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 04046 |
| Area code | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-36745 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582540 |
| Website | kennebunkportme |
Kennebunkport /ˌkɛniˈbʌŋkˌpɔːrt/ is a resort town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,629 people at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford metropolitan statistical area.
The town center, the area in and around Dock Square, is located along the Kennebunk River, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from the mouth of the river on the Atlantic Ocean. Historically a shipbuilding and fishing village, for well over a century the town has been a popular summer colony and seaside tourist destination. The Dock Square area has a district of souvenir shops, art galleries, schooner attractions, seafood restaurants, and bed and breakfasts. Cape Porpoise, while retaining its identity as a fishing harbor, has a very small village area with several restaurants, a church, grocery store, coffee shop, small library, and art gallery. Kennebunkport has a reputation as a summer haven for the upper class and is one of the wealthiest communities in the state of Maine. The Municipality of Kennebunkport includes the constituent villages of Kennebunkport Village, Cape Arundel & Colony Beach, the Cottage Coast, Wilde's District (Wildwood), Goose Rocks Beach, Turbatts Creek, Cape Porpoise Village, North Village Crossing (Townhouse Corner), among various other newer developments. The town is the home of Walker's Point, a summer estate of the Bush family.
Kennebunkport and neighboring towns Kennebunk and Arundel comprise school district RSU 21.[3]
The Kennebunkport Christmas Prelude takes place annually in the town, beginning either in late November or early December.
History
Kennebunkport was first incorporated in 1653 as Cape Porpus, subject to the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820 as part of the Missouri Compromise). Due to Abenaki Indian resistance to colonial expansion, European settlers abandoned the town by 1689 and did not return for at least ten years. The Wabanaki Confederacy again expelled English from the area from 1703 to 1717, and continued violent resistance to colonization until the end of King George's War in 1748.[4]
The town was renamed Arundel, and the town center located inland at Burbank Hill.
On August 8, 1782 Arundel was under attack by two loyalist vessels: the 16 gun brig "Miriam" [Richard Pomroy] and the schooner "Hammond" [Doty] captured two unanmed vessels from Newbury Massachusetts (a schooner and a sloop). The sloop was burned after it went aground on Goat Island. A battle took place between the vessels and the milita ashore. The Patriot casualites were Captain James Burnham killed in action; civilian Samuel Wildes was wounded when he demanded the Loyalists return the vessels they had taken.[5]In 1821 the town was renamed again, this time to Kennebunkport in reflection to its economy becoming one of shipbuilding and trade along the Kennebunk River.[6]
By the 1870s the town had developed as a popular summer destination, with both hotels and homes constructed along its coastline. Cape Arundel, Cape Porpoise, and Beachwood (now called Goose Rocks) were some of the early summer colonies; although Cape Porpoise was, and still is, a working fishing harbor. Since 1939, Kennebunkport has been home to the Seashore Trolley Museum.
The Great Fires of 1947, which devastated much of York County, affected Kennebunkport and especially the area near Goose Rocks Beach. Much of the housing near Goose Rocks Beach was destroyed by the fire, but the area has since recovered and been rebuilt.[7]
Geology
Like much of the northeast coast, the geography of the southern Maine coast was largely directed by the retreat of the Laurentide ice cap about 23,000 years ago.[8] The coast is framed by bedrock, left during the formation of the Appalachian mountains, and the irregular shape of the coast (characteristic of much of the New England coast, with the exception of Cape Cod and the islands) is attributed to differential erosion of the underlying rock layer.
The coast along Kennebunkport differs sharply from the Maine coast north and east of Portland due to differences in the composition of this rock layer. Beyond Portland, the layer is a largely metamorphic rock, but here the coast is a mixture of igneous rock, and embayments of more deeply eroded sedimentary and metamorphic rock. These embayments result in the sandy beaches that can be found in southern Maine (such as Goose Rocks Beach, Colony Beach, and nearby Kennebunk Beach) but are uncommon north of Portland. Likewise, the geology here differs from that of the outer lands (Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, Block Island in Rhode Island, and Long Island in New York), which were formed as terminal and recessional moraines, and do not contain much in the way of a bedrock skeleton.[9]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 49.35 square miles (127.82 km2), of which 20.52 square miles (53.15 km2) is land and 28.83 square miles (74.67 km2) is water.[1]
The town has several distinct areas, each developed during a phase of the town's history. The original town center was at Cape Porpoise, which today has a small village center, is both a summer colony and year-round community, and hosts a working fishing harbor. Inland from Cape Porpoise is a mix of forest and agricultural land, punctuated by a historic town center at Burbank Hill (there are a few historic buildings of interest here, including a schoolhouse and jail). Heading west, towards the mouth of the Kennebunk River is Dock Square, the current town center.[10]
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Kennebunkport, and especially Cape Arundel (also known as Point Arundel), developed as a summer colony for the wealthy. Traveling from Dock Square along Ocean Avenue is the Cape Arundel Summer Colony Historic District.[11] This district of many well-preserved examples of early-20th-century shingle-style cottages begins at Chick's Creek and ends at Walker's Point.[12]
Adjacent municipalities
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge has a significant portion of lands in Kennebunkport, northeast of Cape Porpoise and through Goose Rocks.[13] Within Kennebunkport, much of this protected land is salt-water marsh.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Kennebunkport has a humid continental climate, abbreviated Dfb on climate maps.[14]
| Climate data for Kennebunkport, Maine (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1989–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 63 (17) |
68 (20) |
77 (25) |
91 (33) |
92 (33) |
97 (36) |
99 (37) |
96 (36) |
93 (34) |
84 (29) |
75 (24) |
75 (24) |
99 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 51 (11) |
52 (11) |
60 (16) |
73 (23) |
82 (28) |
88 (31) |
91 (33) |
88 (31) |
83 (28) |
74 (23) |
64 (18) |
56 (13) |
93 (34) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.7 (0.4) |
34.9 (1.6) |
41.2 (5.1) |
52.0 (11.1) |
61.6 (16.4) |
70.8 (21.6) |
76.9 (24.9) |
76.0 (24.4) |
69.3 (20.7) |
58.6 (14.8) |
48.3 (9.1) |
38.8 (3.8) |
55.1 (12.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.9 (−5.1) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
32.0 (0.0) |
42.1 (5.6) |
52.1 (11.2) |
61.5 (16.4) |
67.3 (19.6) |
66.2 (19.0) |
59.1 (15.1) |
48.1 (8.9) |
38.7 (3.7) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
45.3 (7.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 13.1 (−10.5) |
14.4 (−9.8) |
22.7 (−5.2) |
32.3 (0.2) |
42.7 (5.9) |
52.3 (11.3) |
57.8 (14.3) |
56.5 (13.6) |
48.9 (9.4) |
37.5 (3.1) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
20.0 (−6.7) |
35.6 (2.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −6 (−21) |
−4 (−20) |
4 (−16) |
21 (−6) |
29 (−2) |
40 (4) |
46 (8) |
44 (7) |
33 (1) |
24 (−4) |
14 (−10) |
3 (−16) |
−9 (−23) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −20 (−29) |
−19 (−28) |
−10 (−23) |
13 (−11) |
16 (−9) |
34 (1) |
35 (2) |
29 (−2) |
19 (−7) |
12 (−11) |
−3 (−19) |
−15 (−26) |
−20 (−29) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.65 (93) |
3.71 (94) |
4.68 (119) |
4.73 (120) |
4.21 (107) |
4.69 (119) |
3.90 (99) |
3.88 (99) |
3.93 (100) |
5.63 (143) |
4.17 (106) |
4.82 (122) |
52 (1,321) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 13.3 (34) |
13.3 (34) |
9.8 (25) |
1.3 (3.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.7 (1.8) |
10.4 (26) |
48.9 (124.35) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 12 (30) |
13 (33) |
12 (30) |
2 (5.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (2.5) |
7 (18) |
18 (46) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 135 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| Source: NOAA[15] | |||||||||||||
Summer home of the Bush family
Kennebunkport was also the summer home of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, father of former U.S. President George W. Bush. First built by Bush's maternal grandfather George Herbert Walker, it has been a family home ever since, and has been owned by the Bush family since sometime in the early 1980s.[16] The Bushes' ancestry is distinct from the Walker family that settled York County, Maine. Some of this family's Walker relatives are buried in the Kennebunkport area ancient cemeteries. During his presidency, George H.W. Bush often invited world leaders, from Margaret Thatcher to Mikhail Gorbachev, to Kennebunkport. In 2007, his son George W. Bush invited Vladimir Putin and Nicolas Sarkozy. The Bush compound is on Walkers Point, called Point Vesuvius prior to the Walker family's acquisition.[16]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1830 | 2,763 | — | |
| 1840 | 2,768 | 0.2% | |
| 1850 | 2,706 | −2.2% | |
| 1860 | 2,668 | −1.4% | |
| 1870 | 2,372 | −11.1% | |
| 1880 | 2,405 | 1.4% | |
| 1890 | 2,196 | −8.7% | |
| 1900 | 2,123 | −3.3% | |
| 1910 | 2,130 | 0.3% | |
| 1920 | 1,431 | −32.8% | |
| 1930 | 1,284 | −10.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,448 | 12.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,522 | 5.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,851 | 21.6% | |
| 1970 | 2,160 | 16.7% | |
| 1980 | 2,952 | 36.7% | |
| 1990 | 3,356 | 13.7% | |
| 2000 | 3,720 | 10.8% | |
| 2010 | 3,474 | −6.6% | |
| 2020 | 3,629 | 4.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[17] | |||
As of 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $54,219, and the median income for a family was $66,505. Males had a median income of $43,125 versus $34,028 for females. The per capita income for the town was $36,707. About 1.7% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.
2010 census
As of the census[18] of 2010, there were 3,474 people, 1,578 households, and 1,039 families residing in the town. The population density was 169.3 inhabitants per square mile (65.4/km2). There were 2,897 housing units at an average density of 141.2 per square mile (54.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.0% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 1,578 households, of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.68.
The median age in the town was 51.8 years. 17.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.2% were from 25 to 44; 36.5% were from 45 to 64, and 24.7% were 65 years of age or older. The sex makeup of the town was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.
Gallery
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South Congregational Church -
The harbor -
Boats on the Kennebunk River -
Businesses on Ocean Avenue -
View of Dock Square -
Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library -
Monument dedicated to Lithuanians who died fighting for Lithuania's freedom -
Protestors on Ocean Ave. near the Bush Compound, in 2008 -
Kennebunkport welcome sign and town line, in 2008
Notable people
- Margaret Deland, novelist
- Patrick Dempsey, actor
- Dan Goodwin, building, rock, and sports climber
- Frank Handlen, painter
- Garnet Hathaway, professional ice hockey player
- Joshua Herrick, US congressman
- Dick McCabe, racing driver and champion
- Wiley Miller, cartoonist
- Jane Morgan, singer, actress
- Russell Nype, actor
- Shiloh Pepin, Sirenomelia patient with legs fused
- George Clement Perkins, 14th governor of California
- Kenneth Roberts, author
- Rex Smith, American singer and actor
- Booth Tarkington, novelist and dramatist
- George Herbert Walker, banker, businessman, grandfather of US President George H. W. Bush, and great-grandfather of George W. Bush
- Bentley Warren, racecar driver
- Neil Clark Warren, online dating service chairman
In popular culture
Kennebunkport was featured in the 2003 filming of the film Empire Falls by Maine author Richard Russo, with a downtown book shop making a notable appearance. Robin Wright appeared on set in Kennebunkport.[19]
Other films with scenes shot in Kennebunkport include Lost Boundaries (1949), The Man Who Knew Bush (2004 documentary), The Living Wake (2007), 41 (2012 documentary) and US Route 1-ME (2012). My Husband's Double Life was partially set in the town, but filmed in Toronto.[20][21]
References
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 20, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Kennebunkport town, York County, Maine". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ http://www.rsu21.net/facilities/ Maine Regional School unit 21 ARUNDEL|KENNEBUNK|KENNEBUNKPORT Facilities
- ^ Coolidge, A. J. (Austin Jacobs); Mansfield, J. B. (John Brainard) (1859). A history and description of New England, general and local. University of Virginia. Boston, A. J. Coolidge. 1859. pp. 176–181.
- ^ Kennebunks.com revolution
- ^ Coolidge, Austin J.; John B. Mansfield (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts: A.J. Coolidge. pp. 176–181.
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- ^ "History of Kennebunkport - Text". www.kporthistory.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010.
- ^ "North Atlantic Coast Ecoregion // LandScope America". Landscope.org. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ^ Kelley, Joseph T. "Coastal Bluffs of New England" (PDF). gulfofmaine.org. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ^ "Kennebunkport Historical Society -- History". www.kporthistory.org. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009.
- ^ "Maine Historic Preservation Commission: National Register of Historic Places: Historic Properties: Historic District List". State.me.us. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places". mykennebunks.com. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ^ Carson, Rachel. "National Wildlife Refuge" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ^ Climate Summary for Kennebunkport, Maine
- ^ "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Bacic, Ryan. "Vacationer-in-chief: A history of presidential getaways". Washington Post.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "HBO's Empire Falls Transforms Kennebunk Book Port". October 29, 2003.
- ^ "Filming Location Matching "Kennebunkport%2C%20Maine%2C%20USA" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb.
- ^ writer, Nancy Nussbaum, Associated Press. "Lifetime's 'Familiar Stranger' shares family's experience". southcoasttoday.com. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kennebunkport, Maine.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kennebunkport.
- Town of Kennebunkport website
- Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library
- Cape Porpoise Library
- Kennebunkport Historical Society
- City Data Profile
- Epodunk Town Profile
- History and old maps of Kennebunkport Maine
- Maine Genealogy: Kennebunkport, York County, Maine
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