Standish, known locally as Standish Corner, 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) in the

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of Standish in

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, United States. The population was 469 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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– South Portland–

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, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Standish is located at (43.7353, -70.5525), at the intersection of Maine State Routes 25 and 35. Route 25 runs west towards

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and east to Gorham and

, while Route 35 travels north towards North Windham and south to

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, Hollis and eventually Kennebunk. According to the

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, the Standish CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

References

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