{{Short description|Town in Maine, United States}} {{Redirect|Cape Elizabeth|the cape in Russia|Cape Elizabeth (Sakhalin)}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Cape Elizabeth, Maine | settlement_type = Town | nicknames = "Cape", "the Cape", "Cape Liz", "Cape Bess", "CE", "Capeside" | motto = | image_skyline = Portland-Head-Lighthouse.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = The Portland Head Light, located in Cape Elizabeth | image_flag = | image_seal = CapeElizabethMEseal.png | image_map = Cumberland County Maine incorporated and unincorporated areas Cape Elizabeth highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine <!-- Location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Maine | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Cumberland | parts_type = Neighborhoods, Villages, and Communities | parts = Cape Elizabeth<br />Cape Cottage<br />Delano Park<br />Elizabeth Park<br />Mountainview Park<br />Pond Cove<br />Two Lights<br />Kettle Cove<br />Spurwink Shores<br />Oakhurst<br />Shore Acres<br />Bowery Beach<br />Casino Beach<br />Oceanhouse Heights<br />Fowler <br />Broad Cove <br />Great Pond <!-- Government ----> | established_title = Incorporated/Chartered | established_date = November 1, 1765 | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name ="Gazetteer files"/> | area_total_km2 = 118.96 | area_land_km2 = 38.07 | area_water_km2 = 80.89 | area_total_sq_mi = 45.93 | area_land_sq_mi = 14.70 | area_water_sq_mi = 31.23 <!-- Population --> | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 9535 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = 250.5 | population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information --> | timezone = Eastern (EST) | utc_offset = −5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = −4 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 23 | coordinates = {{Coord|43|35|40|N|70|14|02|W|type:city_region:US-ME|display=it}} <!-- Area/postal codes and others --> | postal_code_type = ZIP Code | postal_code = 04107 | area_code = 207 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 23-10180 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 582387<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|582387}}</ref> | website = {{URL|www.capeelizabeth.gov}} | footnotes = }}
'''Cape Elizabeth''' is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The town is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Cape Elizabeth had a population of 9,535.<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2300510180|title=Census - Geography Profile: Cape Elizabeth town, Cumberland County, Maine |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref>
One of the wealthiest towns in the state, Cape Elizabeth is the location of Portland Head Light, which is the oldest lighthouse in Maine. Since 1998, it has hosted the Beach to Beacon 10K, a world-class road race which starts at Crescent Beach State Park and ends at Portland Head Light.
Cape Elizabeth has a single community school department. Cape Elizabeth High School's team name is the "Capers".
== History ==
=== Early exploration and settlement (1525–1650) ===
Spanish explorers mapped the area in 1525, naming it "Cabo de Arrecife."<ref name="Cape Elizabeth">{{cite web |title=Cape Elizabeth |url=https://maineanencyclopedia.com/cape-elizabeth/ |website=Maine: An Encyclopedia |date=October 13, 2011 |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref> English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold arrived on May 14, 1602, during his New England explorations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bartholomew Gosnold (1571–1607) |url=https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/gosnold-bartholomew-1571-1607/ |website=Encyclopedia Virginia |date=26 August 2024 |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref> The English name derives from King Charles I of England, who renamed it in honor of his sister, Elizabeth of Bohemia, when John Smith presented his 1615 map for royal approval—one of only four such royal renamings that survive today.<ref>{{cite book |last=Stewart |first=George R. |title=Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States |year=1967 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |page=38}}</ref>
The first European settlement was established on Richmond Island in 1628 by Walter Bagnall, who operated a trading post dealing in rum and beaver pelts. His dishonest practices with the Wabanaki led to his death in October 1631 when Native Americans killed him and burned his post.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richmond Island's Pot of Gold |url=https://maineboats.com/print/issue-157/richmond-island's-pot-gold |website=Maine Boats Homes & Harbors |date=14 February 2019 |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref> Two months later, the Plymouth Company granted the island to Robert Trelawney and Moses Goodyear, who developed it into a fishing and trading center employing 60 men by 1638.<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Trelawney |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Trelawney |date=11 February 2025 |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=September 2025}}
George Cleeve and Richard Tucker established the first mainland settlement in 1630 near the Spurwink River. After being displaced by John Winter in 1632, they received a 1,500-acre grant from Sir Ferdinando Gorges in 1636, including the peninsula called Machegonne (now Portland). The area came under Alexander Rigby's control in 1643 when he purchased the Plough of Lygonia patent.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Coolidge |first1=Austin J. |last2=Mansfield |first2=John B. |title=A History and Description of New England |year=1859 |publisher=A.J. Coolidge |location=Boston |pages=85–86}}</ref>
=== Colonial conflicts (1675–1720) ===
The settlement at Purpoodock on the Fore River was attacked during King Philip's War in 1675. During King William's War, Major Benjamin Church arrived at Casco Bay with 300 men on September 11, 1690. After attacking a Native American village upriver, Church's forces were retaliated against at Purpooduc Point, where seven of his men were killed and 24 wounded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Benjamin Church Created America's First Ranger Force |url=https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/benjamin-church/ |website=Warfare History Network |date=13 July 2022 |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref> The town was completely destroyed in 1703 during Queen Anne's War and remained largely abandoned until resettlement began around 1719-1720.
=== Municipal development (1765–1895) ===
Cape Elizabeth separated from Falmouth (now Portland) on November 1, 1765, becoming Maine's 23rd incorporated town. The first town meeting was held on December 2, 1765.<ref name="Cape Elizabeth"/> The original boundaries included all area south of Portland Harbor and east of the Spurwink River.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.capeelizabeth.gov/our_community/about_us.php |website=Town of Cape Elizabeth |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref>
In 1895, South Portland separated from Cape Elizabeth due to contrasting development patterns—commercial and industrial growth in the north versus the continuing rural character in the south. During this period, the community attracted notable architecture, including several houses designed by John Calvin Stevens.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Calvin Stevens |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin_Stevens |date=20 November 2024 |access-date=28 June 2025}}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=September 2025}}
=== Fort Williams era (1872–1962) ===
The United States Army began constructing a coast artillery fort around Portland Head Light in 1872 to guard Portland Harbor's southern entrance. Named Fort Williams in 1899 for Civil War Major General Seth Williams, the installation served actively until 1962. The town purchased the property for approximately $200,000, creating Fort Williams Park, which includes the lighthouse and museum, fort ruins, the Goddard Mansion ruins, and recreational facilities.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Fort Williams |url=http://www.fortwilliams.org/hist_01.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726062217/http://www.fortwilliams.org/hist_01.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-26 |access-date=3 December 2010}}</ref>
=== Modern era ===
Cape Elizabeth has developed into one of Maine's wealthiest communities while preserving its historic character. Since 1998, the town has hosted the Beach to Beacon 10K road race from Crescent Beach State Park to Portland Head Light. The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust protects 560 acres across 22 parcels, maintaining extensive trail systems that reflect the community's commitment to balancing development with conservation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cape Elizabeth Land Trust |url=https://www.capelandtrust.org/ |access-date=17 December 2020}}</ref>
==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|45.93|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|14.70|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|31.23|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> The nearest city is South Portland. Cape Elizabeth shares a border with South Portland to the north and Scarborough to the west.
The town includes two islands. Ram Island is a small and unoccupied island southwest of Richmond Island. This should not be confused with Ram Island Ledge which contains Ram Island Ledge Light and is within Portland, Maine. The {{convert|226|acre|adj=on}} Richmond Island, originally inhabited by Native Americans, then English settlers, is now uninhabited except by a small herd of sheep.
Cape Elizabeth is the home of three coastal parks: Fort Williams Park, Two Lights State Park, and Crescent Beach State Park. Additionally, the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust, a private nonprofit corporation, protects {{convert|560|acre}} of land on 22 different parcels for public use, maintaining a large system of connecting non-motorized trails on most.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capelandtrust.org/|title=Cape Elizabeth Land Trust - Preserving the rural character of Cape Elizabeth for future generations|website=www.capelandtrust.org|access-date=December 17, 2020}}</ref>
The town itself has 923 acres of land owned or under easement protection for conservation purposes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.capeelizabeth.gov/departments/planning/conservation/open_space_plans/index.php |title=Open Space Inventory - Town of Cape Elizabeth, ME |website=www.capeelizabeth.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106083334/https://www.capeelizabeth.gov/departments/planning/conservation/open_space_plans/index.php |archive-date=January 6, 2011}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{US Census population |1790= 1356 |1800= 1275 |1810= 1415 |1820= 1688 |1830= 1696 |1840= 1666 |1850= 2082 |1860= 3278 |1870= 5106 |1880= 5302 |1890= 5459 |1900= 887 |1910= 1857 |1920= 1534 |1930= 2376 |1940= 3172 |1950= 3816 |1960= 5505 |1970= 7873 |1980= 7838 |1990= 8854 |2000= 9068 |2010= 9015 |2020= 9535 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref> }}
===2010 census=== As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 9,015 people, 3,616 households, and 2,620 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|613.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,963 housing units at an average density of {{convert|269.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.6% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.
There were 3,616 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.5% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the town was 46.8 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.3% were from 25 to 44; 37.3% were from 45 to 64; and 16.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.
===2000 census=== As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 9,068 people, 3,488 households, and 2,605 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|615.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,724 housing units at an average density of {{convert|252.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98% White, 0.3% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.<ref>[http://www.citytowninfo.com/places/maine/cape-elizabeth] Information, Cape Elizabeth</ref>
There were 3,488 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $144,250 (2022). In 2000, Males had a median income of $61,128 versus $32,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $47,983. About 1.3% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
==Schools== The Cape Elizabeth School Department consists of Elementary School, Cape Elizabeth Middle School, and Cape Elizabeth High School. The Cape Elizabeth School Department offices are across the street in the Cape Elizabeth Town Hall. Cape Elizabeth is also home to many preschools and day care centers. The high school had its first graduating class in 1877.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cape Elizabeth School Department |url=https://www.cape.k12.me.us |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=www.cape.k12.me.us |language=en}}</ref> all situated in one campus in the town center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=School Department - Town of Cape Elizabeth, Maine |url=https://www.capeelizabeth.gov/departments/school_department/index.php#:~:text=The%20Cape%20Elizabeth%20School%20Department,and%20Cape%20Elizabeth%20High%20School. |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=www.capeelizabeth.gov}}</ref>
In 2025 the Cape Elizabeth School Board unanimously approved a proposal that would build a new middle school and may critical improvements to the elementary and high schools. On June 10, 2025 Cape Elizabeth voters approved the bond by 53%. The new middle school is expected to open in late 2028.
==Government and politics== Cape Elizabeth has a town council-town manager form of government. The seven-member town council is elected at large on a nonpartisan basis to staggered three-year terms. The school board is also a seven-member body elected at large on a nonpartisan basis to staggered three-year terms.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.capeelizabeth.gov/government/index.php |title=Government - Town of Cape Elizabeth, ME |website=www.capeelizabeth.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108011516/https://www.capeelizabeth.gov/government/index.php |archive-date=January 8, 2011}}</ref>
The town council chair is Penelope A. Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Cape Elizabeth, ME |url=https://www.capeelizabeth.gov/government/elected_officials/town_council/index.php |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=www.capeelizabeth.gov |language=en}}</ref> The Town Manager is Patrick Fox.
===Election results===
Cape Elizabeth voted for all Republican presidential candidates from 1968–1988 by double digit margins, then voted Republican narrowly in the three way election of 1992, and has voted for each of the seven Democratic presidential candidates since 1996; five of them by double digits.
{| class="wikitable" |+ Cape Elizabeth town vote<br /> by party in presidential elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922|title = General Elections Statement of Vote 1922}}</ref> |- style="background:lightgrey;" ! Year ! Democratic ! Republican ! Third Parties |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2020<ref name="uselectionatlas.org">{{Cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html|title = Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections}}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''77.09%''' ''5,349'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|21.07% ''1,462'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.84% ''128'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2016<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''70.23%''' ''4,480'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.97% ''1,593'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.80% ''306'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2012<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.08%''' ''4,018'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.49% ''2,261'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.43% ''91'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2008<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.69%''' ''4,164'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|33.41% ''2,118'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.90% ''57'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2004<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.39%''' ''3,679'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.44% ''2,548'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.17% ''74'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|2000<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.25%''' ''2,962'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.04% ''2,709'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.70% ''343'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|1996<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.17%''' ''2,734'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.12% ''2,391'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|9.70% ''551'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1992<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.24% ''1,574'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''41.09%''' ''2,186'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|18.68% ''1,163'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1988<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.00% ''2,099'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.96%''' ''3,227'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.04% ''56'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1984<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.81% ''1,901'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.11%''' ''3,403'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.08% ''4'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1980<ref name="uselectionatlas.org"/> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.24% ''1,545'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.79%''' ''2,710'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|13.97% ''691'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1976<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://digitalmaine.com/tabulations_for_elections_1970s/62/ | title=1976 General Election: Presidential | journal=1970-1979 | date=November 2, 1976 }}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.51% ''1,639'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.28%''' ''3,448'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.21% ''115'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1972<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://digitalmaine.com/tabulations_for_elections_1970s/29/ | title=1972 General Election: Presidential | journal=1970-1979 | date=November 7, 1972 }}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.99% ''1,238'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.01%''' ''3,033'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0'' |- |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|1968<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://digitalmaine.com/tabulations_for_elections_1960s/65/ | title=1968 General Election: Presidential | journal=1960-1969 | date=November 5, 1968 }}</ref> |align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.83% ''1,540'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.39%''' ''2,296'' |align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.78% ''30'' |- |}
==Media== Cape Elizabeth is served by a community newspaper, the ''Cape Courier''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cape Courier – An independent, not-for-profit newspaper. Serving Cape Elizabeth since 1988. |url=https://capecourier.com/ |access-date=2025-11-24 |website=capecourier.com}}</ref> The nonprofit, biweekly paper is largely supported by volunteers, and was started by Ellen Van Fleet and Jan Soland in 1988.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mission|url=https://capecourier.com/about/mission/|newspaper=Cape Courier|access-date=June 23, 2023}}</ref>
In 1881, the ''Cape Elizabeth Sentinel'' was published in Ferry Village, now a part of South Portland. This weekly lasted nearly 30 years.<ref>{{cite news|last=DiPhilippo|first=Kathryn Onos|date=April 20, 2021|title=A Window on the Past – The Harford family of Ferry Village|url=https://www.pressherald.com/2021/04/20/a-window-on-the-past-the-harford-family-of-ferry-village/|newspaper=Portland Press Herald|access-date=June 23, 2023}}</ref>
==Sites of interest== * Beach to Beacon 10K * Cape Elizabeth Lights * Crescent Beach State Park * Fort Williams Park * Portland Head Light * Ram Island Ledge Light * Spurwink Congregational Church * Spurwink River * Two Lights State Park
== Notable people == <!-- Note: · Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. · The article must mention how they are associated with Cape Elizabeth, whether born, raised, or residing. · The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. · Alphabetical by last name please. · All others will be deleted. -->
* Joan Benoit, gold medalist in 1984 Olympic Marathon, Founder of the Beach to Beacon 10K * Ben Brewster, soccer player and coach<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ben Brewster |url=https://gobatesbobcats.com/staff-directory/ben-brewster/266 |access-date=February 11, 2025 |website=Bates Bobcats}}</ref> * Carey Burtt, film maker and musician * George Cleeve, early settler * Eliot Cutler, lawyer, entrepreneur, politician and candidate for Governor in 2010 * Bette Davis, actress * Cynthia Dill, lawyer and 2012 Democratic candidate for United States Senate * Clara L. Brown Dyer (1849–1931), artist * Clare Egan, Winter biathlete * Eleanor Espling, politician * John Ford, film director * Doug Friedman, professional ice hockey player * Richard D. Hewes, Speaker of the House of the Maine Legislature, state senator * William J. Kayatta, Jr., federal Court of Appeals judge * Thomas D. Kinley, US Army major general, resided in Cape Elizabeth<ref name="GOMO">{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/Joint-Staff/Special-Staff/Senior-Leader-Management-Office/General-Officer-Management/bio-show/380/ |title=Biography, Major General Thomas D. Kinley |author=General Officer Management Office |date=October 31, 1996 |website=Senior Leader Management Office |publisher=National Guard Bureau |location=Arlington, VA |access-date=October 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 30, 1996 |title=Military Notes: Thomas D. Kinley |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/portland-press-herald-military/157147603/ |work=Portland Press Herald |location=Portland, ME |page=7B |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> * Henry Kramer, classical pianist * Samuel Longfellow, clergyman and hymn writer * Jean Ginn Marvin, state legislator * Nancy Masterton, state representative * Kim Moody, distance runner * Dodge Morgan, sailor, businessman, and publisher * Michael Murphy, actor of film, television, and the stage * Robert Peary, explorer, raised in Cape Elizabeth * Matt Rand, distance runner * Role Model, recording artist * Joy Williams, fiction writer and essayist
==References==
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==External links== * [http://www.capeelizabeth.gov Town of Cape Elizabeth official website]
{{Cumberland County, Maine}} {{authority control}}
Category:Cape Elizabeth, Maine Category:Towns in Cumberland County, Maine Category:Populated coastal places in Maine Category:Portland metropolitan area, Maine Category:Populated places established in 1628 Category:1628 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies Category:Casco Bay Category:Towns in Maine