Kennebunk, Maine

Kennebunk
First Parish Church in 1909
First Parish Church in 1909
Official seal of Kennebunk
Nickname(s): 
“The Only Town in the World, So Named & Famed”
Motto: 
"The only village in the world so named"[1]
Kennebunk is located in Maine
Kennebunk
Kennebunk
Coordinates: 43°23′8″N 70°32′49″W / 43.38556°N 70.54694°W / 43.38556; -70.54694
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyYork
IncorporatedJune 24, 1820
Boroughs
List
  • Constituent Communities & Villages: • Kennebunk Village • Kennebunk Landing • Lower Village • West Kennebunk • Bartlett Mills • Kennebunk Beach / Goochs Beach • Lords Point • Sea Road Crossing • Webhannet Grove • Coopers Crossing • Cheshire Meadows • Brine Pines
Government
 • TypeTown Meeting
 • ChairmanL. Blake Baldwin
 • Select BoardWayne Berry
Christopher L. Cluff
Edward Karytko
Frank Paul
Shiloh A. Schulte
William A. Ward
Area
 • Total
43.87 sq mi (113.62 km2)
 • Land35.05 sq mi (90.78 km2)
 • Water8.82 sq mi (22.84 km2)
Elevation
92 ft (28 m)
Population
 • Total
11,536
 • Density329/sq mi (127.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
04043
Area code207
FIPS code23-36535
GNIS feature ID0582539
Websitewww.kennebunkmaine.us

Kennebunk /ˈkɛniˌbʌŋk/ is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 11,536 at the 2020 census.[4] Kennebunk is home to several beaches, the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, the 1799 Kennebunk Inn, many historic shipbuilders' homes, the Brick Store Museum and the Nature Conservancy Kennebunk Plains (known locally as the Blueberry Plains), with 1,500 acres (6 km2) of nature trails and blueberry fields.

The municipality includes the constituent villages of Kennebunk Village (Town), the Lower Village (Lower Kennebunk), Kennebunk Landing (the Landing), Bartlett Mills, West Kennebunk, Kennebunk Beach, Lords Point, Coopers Corner Crossing, Sea Roads Crossing, Webahennet Grove, and Vinegarhill, Cheshire Commons, Kennebunk Meadows, and various newer neighborhoods. It does not include Kennebunkport, which is a separate town.

  1. ^ "The town of Kennebunk, Maine". The town of Kennebunk, Maine. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gazetteer files was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Kennebunk town, York County, Maine". Retrieved January 11, 2022.

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