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{{Infobox settlement

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|image_caption = View of Main Street

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|subdivision_name2 = [[York County, Maine|York]]

|established_title = Incorporated

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|leader_name = Ronald Michaud

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|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]

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|area_code = [[Area code 207|207]]

|website = [http://www.sacomaine.org/ www.sacomaine.org]

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'''Saco''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɑː|k|oʊ}} is a city in [[York County, Maine|York County]], [[Maine]], [[United States]]. The population was 18,482 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is home to [[Ferry Beach State Park]], [[Funtown Splashtown USA]], [[Thornton Academy]], as well as [[General Dynamics Armament Systems]] (also known by its former name, Saco Defense), a subsidiary of the defense contractor [[General Dynamics]]. Saco sees much tourism during summer months, due to its amusement parks, Ferry Beach State Park, and proximity to Old Orchard Beach.

Saco is part of the [[Portland, Maine|Portland]]–[[South Portland, Maine|South Portland]]–[[Biddeford, Maine|Biddeford]], Maine [[Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area|metropolitan statistical area]]. Saco's twin-city is [[Biddeford]].

==History==

This was territory of the [[Abenaki]] tribe whose fortified village was located up the Sokokis Trail at Pequawket (now [[Fryeburg, Maine|Fryeburg]]). The township was granted in 1630 by the [[Plymouth Company]] to Thomas Lewis and Richard Bonython, and extended {{convert|4|mi|km}} along the sea, by {{convert|8|mi|km}} inland. Settled in 1631 as part of Winter Harbor (as [[Biddeford Pool]] was first known), it then included [[Biddeford, Maine|Biddeford]]. It would be reorganized in 1653 by the [[Massachusetts General Court]] as Saco.<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book | last = Coolidge | first = Austin J.|author2=John B. Mansfield | title = A History and Description of New England| year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = 288–290| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=OcoMAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA9&dq=coolidge%20mansfield%20history%20description%20new%20england%201859&pg=PA288#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>

The settlement was attacked by Indians in 1675 during [[King Philip's War]]. Settlers moved to the mouth of the river, and the houses and mills they left behind were burned. Saco lay in contested territory between [[New England]] and [[New France]], which recruited the Indians as allies. In 1689 during [[King William's War]], it was again attacked, with some residents taken captive. Hostilities intensified from 1702 until 1709, then ceased in 1713 with the [[Treaty of Portsmouth (1713)|Treaty of Portsmouth]]. The community was rebuilt and in 1718 incorporated as Biddeford. Peace would not last, however, and the town was again attacked in 1723 during [[Dummer's War]], when it contained 14 [[garrison]]s. In August and September 1723, there were Indian raids on Saco, Maine and [[Dover, New Hampshire]].<ref name="William Williamson, p. 123">William Williamson, p. 123</ref> But in 1724, a [[Massachusetts]] [[militia]] destroyed [[Norridgewock]], an Abenaki stronghold on the [[Kennebec River]] organizing raids on English settlements. The region became less dangerous, especially after the [[French people|French]] defeat in 1745 at the [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)|Battle of Louisburg]]. The [[French and Indian Wars]] finally ended with the 1763 [[Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris]].<ref name="Coolidge"/>

In 1762, the northeastern bank of Biddeford separated as Pepperrellborough, named for [[William Pepperrell|Sir William Pepperrell]], hero of the Battle of Louisburg and late proprietor of the town. [[Amos Chase]] was one of the pioneers of Pepperrellborough. He was chosen as a selectman at the first town meeting, and served as the first deacon of the Congregational Church. Dea. Chase was one of the area's largest taxpayers, and was prominent in civic affairs during the [[American Revolution]], serving on the town's [[Committee of Correspondence]] and Committee of Inspection.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chase |first=Lonnie |title=Chase-L Archives |url=http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/CHASE/2003-01/1043803638 |publisher=listsearches.rootsweb.com |accessdate= 10 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=York County Genealogy and Cemeteries – Buxton History |url=http://www.knights.hls-inc.net/BuxtonHis.htm |publisher=Knights.hls-inc.net |accessdate=10 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="webnests.com">{{cite web |title=Note from the Chase Chronicles, October 1910 |url=http://www.webnests.com/Chase/chronicles/amos.htm |publisher=Webnests.com |accessdate= 10 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="webnests.com"/><ref name="webnests.com">”Note from the Chase Chronicles,” Oct. 1910 (http://www.webnests.com/Chase/chronicles/amos.htm), Retrieved 10 Feb 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Young |first=David Colby |title=Selected Obits from Eastern Argus Portland, Maine 1825 |year= 1997 |url=http://files.usgwarchives.org/me/cumberland/portland/newspapers/argus825.txt |publisher=Files.usgwarchives.org |accessdate=10 February 2011}}</ref><ref>”York County Genealogy and Cemeteries – Buxton History,” (http://www.knights.hls-inc.net/BuxtonHis.htm), Retrieved 10 Feb 2011.</ref><ref>Ridlon, Sr., G. T. ''Saco Valley Settlements and Families: Historical, Biographical, Genealogical, Traditional, and Legendary,'' Portland, ME, 1895, pp.105-6.</ref><ref>Owen, Daniel Edward. ''Old Times in Saco,'' 1891, p. 56, 70, 151.</ref><ref>Folsom, George. ''History of Saco and Biddeford,'' Alex. C. Putnam, 1830, pp. 265-7, 276, 281.</ref><ref>''Records of the Proprietors of Narraganset Township No. 1, Now the Town of Buxton, York County, Maine, August 1, 1733 to January 4, 1811,'' privately printed, Concord, NH, 1871, pp. 142, 147, 175, 185, 224, 253, 269-77(http://books.google.com/books?id=k1pAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA188&lpg=PA188&dq=narragansett+no.+1&source=bl&ots=ZyfjoVybQ5&sig=MvgwPVAdySorH3ijz5z1RRttaho&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SJtcU_yzDKKf2QWn44D4CQ&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=narragansett%20no.%201&f=false).</ref>

Inhabitants found the name Pepperrellborough to be cumbersome, so in 1805 it was renamed Saco. It would be incorporated as a city in 1867. Saco became a center for [[lumber]]ing, with [[log driving|log drives]] down the river from Little Falls Plantation (now [[Dayton, Maine|Dayton]], [[Lyman, Maine|Lyman]], [[Hollis, Maine|Hollis]] and part of [[Limington, Maine|Limington]]). At Saco Falls, the timber was cut by 17 [[sawmill]]s. In 1827, the community produced {{convert|21000000|ft|m}} of sawn lumber, some of which was used for [[shipbuilding]].<ref>{{Citation

| last = Varney

| first = George J.

| title = Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Saco

| place = Boston

| publisher = Russell

| year = 1886

| url = http://history.rays-place.com/me/saco-me.htm }}

</ref>

On Factory Island, the Saco Iron Works began operation in 1811. The Saco Manufacturing Company established a [[cotton]] mill in 1826, and a [[canal]] was dug through rock to provide [[water power]]. The mill burned in 1830, but was replaced in 1831 by the York Manufacturing Company. With the arrival of the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad in 1842, Factory Island developed into a major [[textile]] manufacturing center, with extensive brick mills dominating the Saco and Biddeford waterfronts. Other businesses included [[foundry|foundries]], belting and harnessmaking, and [[machine shop]]s. But the New England textile industry faded in the 20th-century, and the York Manufacturing Company would close in 1958. The prosperous [[mill town]] era, however, left behind much fine [[architecture]] in the [[Georgian style|Georgian]], [[Federal style architecture|Federal]], [[Greek Revival]] and [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] styles. Many buildings are now listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sacomaine.org/community/history/factoryisland.shtml |first=Thomas |last=Hardiman |title=A History of the Factory Island Mill District |publisher=Sacomaine.org}}</ref>

Saco has taken steps to make the city more environmentally friendly. In early 2007 a wind turbine was erected near the water treatment plant at the foot of Front street. Another wind turbine was erected on the top of York Hill in December 2007 to generate power for the new train station for Amtrak's ''[[Downeaster (train)|Downeaster]]''. This is part of the project to restore Factory Island, including the renovation of several abandoned mills that have fallen into disrepair, and the erection of new townhouses and a marina. Saco also has two growing business parks and another one under development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacomaine.org/community/history/introduction.shtml |title=Thomas Hardiman, "An Introduction to Saco History" |publisher=Sacomaine.org |accessdate=2014-01-04}}</ref>

<gallery>

File:Amos Chase house, 144 Ferry Road, Saco, ME.JPG|[[Amos Chase]] house on Ferry Road; built ca. 1743

File:Boston and maine rr bridge saco 1879.jpg|[[Boston and Maine Corporation|B&MRR]] train passing through Saco c. 1879

File:Main St. Looking North From R. R., Saco, ME.jpg|Main Street c. 1912

File:Pepperrell Park, Saco, ME.jpg|Pepperrell Park in 1906

File:York Mills, Saco, ME.jpg|York Manufacturing Co. in 1916

</gallery>

==Geography==

[[File:Saco River in Saco, Maine.jpg|thumb|right|The Saco River at Saco]]

Saco is located at {{Coord|43|30|38|N|70|26|42|W|type:city}} (43.510425, -70.444920).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|52.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|38.46|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of it is land and {{convert|14.30|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-11-23}}</ref> Situated beside [[Saco Bay (Maine)|Saco Bay]] on the [[Gulf of Maine]], Saco is drained by the [[Saco River]].

Saco borders the city of [[Biddeford]], as well as the towns of [[Scarborough, Maine|Scarborough]], [[Buxton, Maine|Buxton]], [[Dayton, Maine|Dayton]] and [[Old Orchard Beach]].

[[File:Water-St-Saco.jpg|1200px| The Saco River as seen from Water Street in Saco. To the right is Rt 1 (Elm St) crossing the river to Spring's Island in Biddeford. In the middle is the railroad bridge that serves the Amtrak ''Downeaster'' and freight trains. It crosses from Biddeford to Saco's Factory Island.]]

===Terrain===

Saco contains a wide variety of landforms, including beaches, fields, forests, bogs, and urban areas.

==Demographics==

{{US Census population

|1790= 1350

|1800= 1842

|1810= 2492

|1820= 2532

|1830= 3219

|1840= 4408

|1850= 5798

|1860= 6223

|1870= 5755

|1880= 6389

|1890= 6075

|1900= 6122

|1910= 6583

|1920= 6817

|1930= 7233

|1940= 8631

|1950= 10324

|1960= 10515

|1970= 11678

|1980= 12921

|1990= 15181

|2000= 16822

|2010= 18482

|estyear=2015

|estimate=19078

|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2015/SUB-EST2015.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015|accessdate=July 2, 2016}}</ref>

|footnote=sources:<ref>http://www.library.umaine.edu/census/default.htm</ref>

}}

===2010 census===

As of the [[census]]<ref name="FactFinder">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-11-23}}</ref> of 2010, there were 18,482 people, 7,623 households, and 4,925 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|480.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 8,508 housing units at an average density of {{convert|221.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 7,623 households of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.4% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.88.

The median age in the city was 41.9 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.6% were from 25 to 44; 30.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

===2000 census===

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}</ref> of 2000, there were 16,822 people, 6,801 households, and 4,590 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 437.2 people per square mile (168.8/km²). There were 7,424 housing units at an average density of 193.0 per square mile (74.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.91% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.51% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.93% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 6,801 households out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,105, and the median income for a family was $52,724. Males had a median income of $35,446 versus $25,585 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,444. About 7.1% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

'''Voter registration'''

{| class=wikitable

! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of November 2014<ref>{{cite web|title = Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 4, 2014 | publisher = Maine Bureau of Corporations | url =http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/data/r-e-active.pdf |format=PDF}}</ref>

|-

! colspan = 2 | Party

! Total Voters

! Percentage

{{American politics/party colors/Democratic/row}}

| [[Maine Democratic Party|Democratic]]

| style="text-align:center;"| 5,261

| style="text-align:center;"| 37.75%

{{American politics/party colors/Independent/row}}

| Unenrolled

| style="text-align:center;"| 4,951

| style="text-align:center;"| 35.52%

{{American politics/party colors/Republican/row}}

| [[Maine Republican Party|Republican]]

| style="text-align:center;"| 3,088

| style="text-align:center;"| 22.16%

{{American politics/party colors/Green/row}}

| [[Maine Green Independent Party|Green Independent]]

| style="text-align:center;"| 635

| style="text-align:center;"| 4.55%

|-

! colspan = 2 | Total

! style="text-align:center;"| 13,935

! style="text-align:center;"| 100%

|}

==Education==

===List of schools===

* Fairfield School (K-2)

* Young School (K-2)

* C.K. Burns School (3-5)

* Saco Middle School (6-8)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saco.org/Union7/Schools/SMS/SMS.html |title=saco.org |publisher=saco.org |accessdate=2014-01-04}}</ref>

* [[Thornton Academy]] (9-12)

* Thornton Middle School (6-8) - Arundel, ME student overflow from partner RSU, RSU 21

* Saco Transition Program (6-12)

* The School At Sweetser (1-12)

* Saco Island School (9-12)

===Previous schools===

* Notre Dame de Lourdes School (K-8) - Closed in 2009 due to budget constraints and lack of students. <ref>http://bangordailynews.com/2011/06/17/news/portland/82-year-old-saco-catholic-school-closes/</ref>

===Higher education===

* University College has a campus located in Saco.

==Transportation==

[[File:Saco Train Station 5.27.09.JPG|thumb|Saco Transportation Center]]

The [[Saco Transportation Center]] provides transportation between [[Portland, Maine|Portland]] and [[Boston]] via the ''[[Downeaster (train)|Downeaster]]'' passenger train.

Saco is accessible from [[Interstate 95 in Maine|Interstate 95]], [[U.S. Route 1 in Maine|U.S. Route 1]] and [[Interstate 195 (Maine)|Interstate 195]]. State routes [[Maine State Route 5|5]], [[Maine State Route 9|9]], [[Maine State Route 112|112]], and [[Maine State Route 117|117]] also serve the city. Taxis serve the Tri-City Area (Saco, [[Biddeford, Maine|Biddeford]], and [[Old Orchard Beach, Maine|Old Orchard Beach]]).

The [[Portland International Jetport]] is about {{convert|14|mi}} north of Saco. The [[ShuttleBus]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shuttlebus-zoom.com/ |title=Shuttle Bus Service |publisher=Shuttelbus-zoom.com |accessdate= September 2008}}</ref> and [[Zoom Bus]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shuttlebus-zoom.com/ |title=Zoom Bus Service |publisher=Shuttlebus-zoom.com |accessdate= September 2008}}</ref> provide local transportation.

==Sites of interest==

* [[Dyer Library]]

* [[Funtown Splashtown USA]]

* Saco Drive In <ref>http://drive-ins.com/theater/metsaco/saco-drive-in-theater-saco-me#.VihUuCuOcns</ref>

* Aquaboggan <ref>http://www.aquabogganwaterpark.com/</ref>

== Notable people ==

[[File:Saco and Biddeford mills.jpg|thumb|The Saco and Biddeford mills today]]



* [[Henry A. Barrows]], actor{{Citation needed|date = May 2014}}

* [[Samuel Brannan]], businessman and pioneer<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.missionscalifornia.com/stories/apostate-mormon.html|title=

The Apostate Mormon|publisher = California Missions Resource Center |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref>

* [[Amos Chase]], Saco pioneer<ref>{{cite web|url= http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/CHASE/2003-01/1043803638|title=

CHASE-L Archives|publisher = Ancestry.com |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref>

* [[Justin Chenette]], Maine state representative<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.justinchenette.com/biography.html|title=

Meet Justin: Legislator, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist |publisher = Chenette Media LLC|accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref>

* [[Richard Cutts]], U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001033|title= CUTTS, Richard, (1771 - 1845)|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref>

* [[Arthur P. Fairfield]], naval officer<ref>{{cite book|last=Delta Kappa Epsilon|title=The Deke Quarterly, Volumes 13-14|date=1895|publisher=Delta Kappa Epsilon|page=212|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=iAITAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA212&lpg=PA212&dq=Arthur+P.+Fairfield+saco+maine&source=bl&ots=JWlki6HQuC&sig=LXRGSoe7f-d9JxZaEkY7K0Hvk2Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QM1jU83WHoaP8gGGkICYCw&ved=0CEMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Arthur%20P.%20Fairfield%20saco%20maine&f=false}}</ref>

* [[John Fairfield]], U.S. congressman and senator; 16th [[List of Governors of Maine|governor of Maine]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000006|title=FAIRFIELD, John, (1797 - 1847)|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref>

* [[Milo (musician)|Rory Ferreira]], musician better known as [[Milo (musician)|Milo]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Martin|url=http://www.mtvhive.com/2013/07/23/milo-cavalcade/|title=How the WWE and Nas Influence Rapper Milo |publisher=MTV Hive|date=July 23, 2013}}</ref>

* [[George Lincoln Goodale]], botanist<ref>{{cite book|last=Marquis|first=Albert Nelson|title=Who's who in New England: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men and Women of the States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut|date=1915|publisher=A.N. Marquis|page=464|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5jk1AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA464&lpg=PA464&dq=George+Lincoln+Goodale+saco+maine&source=bl&ots=LEp7FvDBtE&sig=yhSX7owuhY95i34NZxBKSoaAi3o&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oMtjU-udJYnz8AGun4GYAw&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=George%20Lincoln%20Goodale%20saco%20maine&f=false}}</ref>

* [[Charles Henry Granger]], painter<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/artist-info.6596.html?artobj_artistId=6596&pageNumber=1|title=Granger, Charles HenryAmerican, 1812 - 1893|publisher = National Gallery of Art |accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref>

* [[Cyrus King]], U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000197|title=KING, Cyrus, (1772 - 1817)|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref>

* [[Slugger Labbe]], crew chief with [[NASCAR]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2011-12-29/slugger-labbes-long-winding-road-paying-dividends-with-paul-menard-richard|title=Slugger Labbe’s long, winding road paying dividends with Paul Menard, Richard Childress Racing|publisher = Sportingnews.com |accessdate= May 1, 2014}}</ref>

* [[James Felix McKenney]], actor{{Citation needed|date = May 2014}}

* [[Isaac Lawrence Milliken]], 16th mayor of Chicago<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.chipublib.org/mayor-isaac-lawrence-milliken-biography/|title=Mayor Isaac Lawrence Milliken Biography|publisher = Chicago Public Library |accessdate= May 1, 2014}}</ref>

* [[Edith Nourse Rogers]], U.S. congresswoman<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000392|title=

ROGERS, Edith Nourse, (1881 - 1960)|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref>

* [[Emery J. San Souci]], 53rd [[List of Governors of Rhode Island|governor of Rhode Island]]<ref>{{cite book|last=McLoughlin|first=William|title=Rhode Island: A History (States and the Nation)|date=1986|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|page=184|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=r5Z3UNxHdT0C&pg=PA184&lpg=PA184&dq=where+did+Governor+Emery+J.+San+Souci+die&source=bl&ots=T75Zmmeai8&sig=RkExE1XxzGU0XMnZbq4CVBcsnUU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tXNiU8DkM-ih8gGu4oHwBg&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=where%20did%20Governor%20Emery%20J.%20San%20Souci%20die&f=false}}</ref>

* [[John Fairfield Scammon]], U.S. congressman<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000104|title=

Scamman, John Fairfield, (1786-1858)|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref>

* [[Ether Shepley]], Maine state congressman, U.S. senator and jurist<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000334|title=SHEPLEY, Ether, (1789 - 1877)|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= May 2, 2014}}</ref>

* [[George Foster Shepley (Maine and Louisiana)|George F. Shepley]], general in the [[Union Army]] and [[List of Governors of Louisiana|18th Governor of Louisiana]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Tucker|first=Spencer C.|title=American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection [6 volumes]: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection|date=2013|publisher=ABC-CLIO|page=1761|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9dvYAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1761&lpg=PA1761&dq=George+Foster+Shepley+saco+maine&source=bl&ots=Xdv10BKxIU&sig=5vHQK27VmXNLrDhDtaQ5ScfyMKY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aMVjU8CZOsGmyAShsoDQBw&ved=0CGYQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=George%20Foster%20Shepley%20saco%20maine&f=false}}</ref>

* [[John Wingate Thornton]], lawyer, historian, and author<ref>{{cite book|last=New England Historic Genealogical Societ|title=Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Towne Memorial Fund|date=1907|publisher=The Society|page=294|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xH0tAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA294&lpg=PA294&dq=John+Wingate+Thornton+saco+maine&source=bl&ots=JINLoboyYo&sig=5h4Sg_h1HZqP2MDxS2JLXmIDJK8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MsdjU8KOM8OvyASzsoLoDg&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=John%20Wingate%20Thornton%20saco%20maine&f=false}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==

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* {{Official website|http://www.sacomaine.org/}}

* [http://www.sacomuseum.org/lib_home.shtml Dyer Library]

* [http://www.sacobaytrails.org/fbsp.shtml Ferry Beach State Park]

* [http://www.sacobaytrails.org/historicdistrict.shtml Saco Historic District]

* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Saco-Maine.html City-Data Profile]

* [http://www.idcide.com/citydata/me/saco.htm IDcide Profile]

* [http://www.biddefordsacochamber.org/ Biddeford Saco Chamber of Commerce]

* [http://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_place_record.asp?place=saco Maine Genealogy: Saco, York County, Maine]

* [http://sacolodge.org Saco Lodge #9]

* [http://www.buxtonhollishistorical.org Buxton-Hollis Historical Society]

* [http://www.mainehistory.org Maine Historical Society]

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