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This is the current conditions weather report for Old Orchard Beach. The report was made 52 minutes ago, at 02:51 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 6 miles per hour / 9.3 kilometers per hour from the northeast (050°). The temperature was 36°F / 2°C, with a dew-point at 36°F / 2°C. The temperature felt like 32°F / -0°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.03 inHg / 1018 hPa. The relative humidity was 48%. The skies were clear.

Old Orchard Beach is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,856 at the 2000 census. Located on the inner side of Saco Bay on the Atlantic Ocean, the town is a popular summer beach destination, with an amusement park called Palace Playland (including a large seaside ferris wheel). The downtown contains many tourist-oriented businesses, including clam shacks and t-shirt shops. A wooden pier on the beach contains many other tourist business, including a variety of souvenir shops. The seven mile long beach stretching away from the downtown is lined with many beach residential properties, condominiums, motels and bed and breakfasts.

Old Orchard Beach is located at 43.513714, -70.385363. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 19.6 km² (7.6 mi²). 19.3 km² (7.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.32%) is water.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 19.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

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