Alfred is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) and the primary village in the town of Alfred, York County,

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, United States. It is in central York County and the center of the town of Alfred, northeast of Sanford and west of

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passes through the village, leading northeast to Gorham and southwest through Sanford to

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. Maine State Route 4 leads south to

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and leads north out of town with US 202. State Route 111 leads east from Alfred to Biddeford. The Middle Branch Mousam River flows through the western and southern parts of the CDP, and the Littlefield River, a tributary of the Middle Branch, forms the eastern edge. The

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flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Kennebunk Beach, Maine. Alfred was first listed as a CDP in 2013.

Demographics

Education

It is in the School Administrative District 57.
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