Gorham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 16,381 at the 2010 census. In addition to an urban village center known as Gorham Village or simply "the Village," the town also encompasses a number of smaller, unincorporated villages and hamlets with distinct historical identities, including South Gorham, West Gorham, Little Falls, White Rock, and North Gorham. Gorham is home to one of the three campuses of the University of Southern Maine. Gorham is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area. Initially named... Narragansett Number 7, the village was renamed Gorhamtown Plantation in honor of the famous New England Ranger John Gorham I, the great grandfather of John Gorham 4th. First called Narragansett Number 7 was one of seven townships granted by the Massachusetts General Court to soldiers who had fought in the Narragansett War of 1675, also called King Philip's War. The land was first settled in 1736 by Captain John Phinney and his family, followed in 1738 by Hugh McLellan and Daniel Mosher. By 1743, the first sawmill was established by John Gorham at Little River.
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| County: | Cumberland County |
| State: | Maine |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 14,141 |
| Area: | 51.3 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | North American Eastern Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Gorham, Maine |