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Barnstable County is a county
County

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 located in the U.S. state
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 of Massachusetts
Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
, consisting of Cape Cod
Cape Cod

Cape Cod, often referred to as simply the Cape, is a peninsula in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States....
 and associated islands. As of 2000, the population was 222,230. Its county seat
County seat

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 is Barnstable
Barnstable, Massachusetts

Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County, Massachusetts....
.

rding to the U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of 1,306 square miles (3,382 kmē), of which, 396 square miles (1,024 kmē) of it is land and 910 square miles (2,357 kmē) of it (69.71%) is water.






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Barnstable County is a county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 located in the U.S. state
U.S. state

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 of Massachusetts
Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
, consisting of Cape Cod
Cape Cod

Cape Cod, often referred to as simply the Cape, is a peninsula in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States....
 and associated islands. As of 2000, the population was 222,230. Its county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 is Barnstable
Barnstable, Massachusetts

Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County, Massachusetts....
.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the county has a total area of 1,306 square miles (3,382 kmē), of which, 396 square miles (1,024 kmē) of it is land and 910 square miles (2,357 kmē) of it (69.71%) is water. Barnstable County includes and consists mostly of Cape Cod
Cape Cod

Cape Cod, often referred to as simply the Cape, is a peninsula in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States....
.

Barnstable County borders Plymouth County
Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2000, the population was 472,822. Its county seats are Plymouth, Massachusetts and Brockton, Massachusetts....
 to the northwest; off Barnstable County's southern shore are Dukes County
Dukes County, Massachusetts

The County of Dukes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2000, the population was 14,987. Its county seat is Edgartown, Massachusetts....
 and Nantucket.

The highest elevation in the county is on the summit of Pine Hill, located on the Massachusetts Military Reservation
Massachusetts Military Reservation

The Massachusetts Military Reservation, is a military reservation created by the State Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States War Department in 1935....
 in Bourne. The lowest point is sea level.

National protected area
Protected area

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s

  • Cape Cod National Seashore
    Cape Cod National Seashore

    The Cape Cod National Seashore , created on August 7, 1961 by President of the United States John F. Kennedy, encompasses 43,500 acres of ponds, woods and beachfront on Cape Cod, Massachusetts....
  • Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge
  • Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge


Demographics


As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 222,230 people, 94,822 households, and 61,065 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density

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 was 562 people per square mile (217/kmē). There were 147,083 housing units at an average density of 372 per square mile (144/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 94.23% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 1.79% Black
Race (United States Census)

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 or African American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.56% Native American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.63% Asian
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, 0.02% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)

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, 1.11% from other races
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, and 1.66% from two or more races. 1.35% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino
Race (United States Census)

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 of any race. 24.0% were of Irish
Irish people

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, 15.6% English
English people

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, 9.4% Italian
Italian people

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, 5.9% German and 5.0% American
United States

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 ancestry according to Census 2000. 93.6% spoke English
English language

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, 1.7% Portuguese
Portuguese language

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, 1.4% Spanish
Spanish language

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 and 1.0% French
French language

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 as their first language.

There were 94,822 households out of which 24.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.60% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.40% under the age of 18, 5.20% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 23.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 89.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,933, and the median income for a family was $54,728. Males had a median income of $41,033 versus $30,079 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the county was $25,318. About 4.60% of families and 6.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.60% of those under age 18 and 5.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities, towns, and villages*

  • Barnstable
    Barnstable, Massachusetts

    Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County, Massachusetts....
    • Barnstable
      Barnstable (village), Massachusetts

      Barnstable is the name of one of the seven villages within the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts. The Village of Barnstable is located on the north side of the town, centered along "Old King's Highway" , and houses the County Complex of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, a small business district, a working harbor, and several small beaches....
       (a village of Barnstable)
    • Centerville (a village of Barnstable)
    • Cotuit
      Cotuit, Massachusetts

      Cotuit is a village on Cape Cod in the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. Located on a peninsula on the south side of Barnstable about midway between Falmouth, Massachusetts and Hyannis, Massachusetts....
       (a village of Barnstable)
    • Hyannis
      Hyannis, Massachusetts

      Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in the city of Barnstable, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. Also it is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area as a result of the 1990 census....
       (a village of Barnstable)
    • Marstons Mills
      Marstons Mills, Massachusetts

      Marstons Mills is a village in the city of Barnstable, Massachusetts. It was founded by the Marston Family in 1648. They built grist mills along the Marstons Mills River, hence the name of the village....
       (a village of Barnstable)
    • Osterville
      Osterville, Massachusetts

      Osterville is one of the seven villages within the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts. The village of Osterville is located on the south side of Barnstable on Nantucket Sound....
       (a village of Barnstable)
    • West Barnstable
      West Barnstable, Massachusetts

      West Barnstable is a village or section in the northwest part of the mid-Cape Cod city of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Once devoted to agricultural pursuits, West Barnstable now is largely residential....
       (a village of Barnstable)
    • Craigville (a part of Barnstable)
    • Cummaquid (a part of Barnstable)
    • West Hyannisport (a part of Barnstable)
  • Bourne
    Bourne, Massachusetts

    Bourne is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,721 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Bourne, please see the articles on Bourne , Massachusetts, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, Monument Beach, Massachusetts, Pocass...
    • Buzzards Bay
      Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

      Buzzards Bay is a census-designated place in the town of Bourne, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The population was 3,549 at the 2000 census....
       (a village of Bourne)
    • Monument Beach
      Monument Beach, Massachusetts

      Monument Beach is a census-designated place in the town of Bourne, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Bourne)
    • Pocasset
      Pocasset, Massachusetts

      Pocasset is a census-designated place in the town of Bourne , Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, located on Buzzards Bay ....
       (a village of Bourne)
    • Sagamore
      Sagamore, Massachusetts

      Sagamore is a census-designated place in the town of Bourne, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,544 at the United States Census, 2000....
       (a village of Bourne)
  • Brewster
    Brewster, Massachusetts

    Brewster is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod....
  • Chatham
    Chatham, Massachusetts

    Chatham is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod....
    • Monomoy Island
      Monomoy Island

      Monomoy Island is an 8 mile long spit of sand extending southwest from Chatham, Massachusetts, Cape Cod off the Massachusetts mainland....
       (a part of Chatham)
    • South Chatham (a part of Chatham)
    • West Chatham (a part of Chatham)
    • North Chatham (a part of Chatham)
    • Chathamport (a part of Chatham)
  • Dennis
    • Dennis Port
      Dennis Port, Massachusetts

      Dennis Port is a census-designated place in the town of Dennis , Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Dennis)
    • East Dennis
      East Dennis, Massachusetts

      East Dennis is a census-designated place in the town of Dennis , Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Dennis)
    • South Dennis
      South Dennis, Massachusetts

      South Dennis is a census-designated place in the town of Dennis , Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Dennis)
    • West Dennis
      West Dennis, Massachusetts

      West Dennis is a census-designated place in the town of Dennis , Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Dennis)
  • Eastham
    Eastham, Massachusetts

    Eastham is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod....
    • North Eastham
      North Eastham, Massachusetts

      North Eastham is a census-designated place in the town of Eastham, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Eastham)
  • Falmouth
    Falmouth, Massachusetts

    Falmouth is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod....
    • East Falmouth
      East Falmouth, Massachusetts

      East Falmouth is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth , Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Falmouth)
    • North Falmouth
      North Falmouth, Massachusetts

      North Falmouth is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth , Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Falmouth)
    • Teaticket
      Teaticket, Massachusetts

      Teaticket is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth , Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Falmouth)
    • West Falmouth
      West Falmouth, Massachusetts

      West Falmouth is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth , Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Falmouth)
    • Woods Hole
      Woods Hole, Massachusetts

      Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth , Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Falmouth)
  • Harwich
    Harwich, Massachusetts

    Harwich is a New England town on Cape Cod, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts in the state of Massachusetts in the United States. Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod....
    • East Harwich
      East Harwich, Massachusetts

      East Harwich is a census-designated place in the town of Harwich, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Harwich)
    • Harwich Center
      Harwich Center, Massachusetts

      Harwich Center is a census-designated place in the town of Harwich, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Harwich)
    • Harwich Port
      Harwich Port, Massachusetts

      Harwich Port is a census-designated place in the town of Harwich, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Harwich)
    • Northwest Harwich
      Northwest Harwich, Massachusetts

      West Harwich is a census-designated place in the town of Harwich, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a part of Harwich)
  • Mashpee
    Mashpee, Massachusetts

    Mashpee is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,946 at the 2000 census....
    • Mashpee Neck
      Mashpee Neck, Massachusetts

      Mashpee Neck is a census-designated place in the town of Mashpee, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Mashpee)
    • Monomoscoy Island
      Monomoscoy Island, Massachusetts

      Monomoscoy Island is a census-designated place in the town of Mashpee, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a part of Mashpee)
    • New Seabury
      New Seabury, Massachusetts

      New Seabury is a census-designated place in the town of Mashpee, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod....
       (a village of Mashpee)
    • Popponesset
      Popponesset, Massachusetts

      Popponesset is a census-designated place in the town of Mashpee, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Mashpee)
    • Popponesset Island
      Popponesset Island, Massachusetts

      Popponesset Island is a census-designated place in the town of Mashpee, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a part of Mashpee)
    • Seabrook
      Seabrook, Massachusetts

      Seabrook is a census-designated place in the town of Mashpee, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 477 at the United States Census, 2000....
       (a village of Mashpee)
    • Seconsett Island
      Seconsett Island, Massachusetts

      Seconsett Island is a census-designated place in the town of Mashpee, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a part of Mashpee)
  • Orleans
    Orleans, Massachusetts

    Orleans is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod....
    • East Orleans (a part of Orleans)
  • Provincetown
    Provincetown, Massachusetts

    Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,431 at the 2000 census....
  • Sandwich
    Sandwich, Massachusetts

    Sandwich is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,136 at the 2000 census. The Town Hall is located right next to the historic land Mill, in the historic center of town....
    • East Sandwich
      East Sandwich, Massachusetts

      East Sandwich is a census-designated place and village within the town of Sandwich , Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Sandwich)
    • Forestdale
      Forestdale, Massachusetts

      Forestdale is a census-designated place in the town of Sandwich , Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Sandwich)
  • Truro
    Truro, Massachusetts

    Truro is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Located two hours outside Boston, it is a summer vacation community just shy of the tip of Cape Cod....
    • North Truro (a village of Truro)
  • Wellfleet
    Wellfleet, Massachusetts

    Wellfleet is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Located halfway between the "tip" and "elbow" of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the town had a population of 2,749 at the United States Census, 2000, which swells nearly sixfold during the summer....
  • Yarmouth
    Yarmouth, Massachusetts

    Yarmouth is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod....
    • South Yarmouth
      South Yarmouth, Massachusetts

      South Yarmouth is an unicorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Yarmouth)
    • West Yarmouth
      West Yarmouth, Massachusetts

      West Yarmouth is a census-designated place in the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Yarmouth)
    • Yarmouth Port
      Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts

      Yarmouthport is a census-designated place in the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States....
       (a village of Yarmouth)


* Villages are census divisions, but have no separate corporate existence from the towns they are in. Villages in Barnstable coincide with fire districts.

See also

  • USS Barnstable County (LST-1197)
    USS Barnstable County (LST-1197)

    USS Barnstable County was named after Barnstable County, Massachusetts. She was laid down on 19 December 1970 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 2 October 1971....


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