Tourist Guide York Beach
York Beach is a town in York County, Maine, United States at the southwest corner of the state. Being located on the gulf of Maine, just beside the Atlanta Ocean, it is a well-known summer resort. York has a council-manager form of government.Geographically it is located at 4309’48” north and 70038’55” west. It covers an area of 57.7 square miles out of which 54.9 square mile is covered by land and the rest 2.8 square miles is covered by water. It rises about 190 ft above sea level.The city’s total population is 12,854 with a population density of 234.1/sq mile. As of the 2000 census there were 5.235 households and 3,690 families residing in the town. The per capita income of the town is $ 30,895.Originally York was called Agamenticus which means “behind the hill little cove”, the Abenaki name for the York River. In 1638 it was renamed as Bristol by the settlers who migrated from Bristol, England.
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