Casco

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Casco

Total population

618

Median home value

$248,500

37.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Founded

1841

Air quality index

34Good

Elevation166 m

Land area38.01 km²

Weather41°F · Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates44.00°, -70.53°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Casco is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Casco is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population was 3,646 at the 2020 census. Casco includes the villages of Casco, South Casco and Cook Mills. The town borders the east shore of Sebago Lake, and is home to part of Sebago Lake State Park. Casco is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Casco is just under 30 miles (48 km) from downtown Portland.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Casco, ME from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Alonzo Cook

American city founder

Kate Tryon

American journalist, artist, lecturer (1865–1952)

Kate Hall

American track and field athlete

Sue A. Sanders

American teacher, clubwoman, author (1842-1931)

Franklin Staples

American physician and educator (1833–1904)

Augustin Pride Corliss

American reverend

H

Henry F. Barker

American politician – Minnesota -- "H.F." House 1883-84 (District 28); House 1887-88 (District 28); Senate 1899-1906 (District 45)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Maine

• Naples
  4.5 mi away
• Oxford
  9.9 mi away
• Mechanic Falls
  10.3 mi away
• Bridgton
  10.4 mi away
• Gray
  13.1 mi away
• North Windham
  13.1 mi away
• South Paris
  15 mi away
• Steep Falls
  15.1 mi away
• Auburn
  15.2 mi away
• Norway
  15.9 mi away
• Standish
  18.4 mi away
• Lewiston
  18.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Casco

The history of Casco, Maine

Melissa Jill Kluge · 1991

Story and history of Casco, Maine

William Curry Holden · 1941

Flood insurance study

1980

Geology of the Rattlesnake Mountain igneous complex, Raymond and Casco, Maine

Stephen Bradley Whitaker · 1984

Report of Regional Conference of Extension Foresters of Northeast held in Casco, Maine, September 25, 26, 27, 1946

Me.) Regional Conference of Extension Foresters of Northeast (1946 Casco · 1947

Environmental benchmark studies in Casco Bay, Portland Harbor, Maine, April 1980

Peter F. Larsen · 1983

Maine's Casco Bay Islands

David Tyler · 2007

Maine Memories

2005

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Casco, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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