Freeport

Also known as Freeport, Maine, Freeport, ME

town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Maine
County: Cumberland
Incorporated: February 14, 1789
Communities: Freeport Bustins Island Cushing Briggs Mast Landing Pleasant Hill Porter Landing South Freeport Wardtown
Total: 46.47 sq mi (120.36 km )
Land: 34.70 sq mi (89.87 km )
Water: 11.77 sq mi (30.48 km )
Elevation: 39 ft (12 m)
Density: 252/sq mi (97.2/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)

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Freeport is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Freeport is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and town area. The population was 8,737 at the 2020 census. Once home to a prominent shipbuilding industry, timber operations, and farming, it is now known for its numerous outlet stores; Freeport is home to L.L. Bean, Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park, and the Desert of Maine.

Freeport is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. The Harraseeket Historic District is in Freeport.