Biddeford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. It is the principal commercial center of York County. Its population was 22,552 at the 2020 census. The twin cities of Saco and Biddeford include the resort communities of Biddeford Pool and Fortunes Rocks. The town is the site of the University of New England and the annual La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival. First visited by Europeans in 1616, it is the site of one of the earliest European settlements in the United States. It is home to Saint Joseph's Church, the tallest building in Maine.
Northeast
Biddeford
York County, ME
Population
22,438
Walk Score
92 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,102
Median home value
$321,900
First Landing
1616
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Biddeford Main Street Historic District · listed 2009
- Biddeford-Saco Mills Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 2008
- Biddeford-Saco Mills Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2022
- St. Andre's Parish · listed 2015
- Timber Point · listed 2016
Notable landmarks
- Biddeford City Hall · listed 1973
- Dudley Block · listed 1982
- Emery School · listed 2011
- First Parish Meetinghouse · listed 1972
- Flagg, James Montgomery, House · listed 1980
- St. Joseph's School · listed 1983
- Stage Island Monument · listed 2019
- Summer Street Block · listed 2024
- Tarr, John, House · listed 1980
- U.S. Post Office · listed 1973
- Vines, Richard, Monument
- Vines, Richard, Monument · listed 2022
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