Barnstable Town

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Barnstable Town

Total population

49,568

Median home value

$602,500

42.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$91,982

Barnstable Town$92k

National$74k

Air quality index

38Good

Weather63°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates41.66°, -70.36°

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

Overview

Barnstable is a town on Cape Cod in Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod, and is one of thirteen Massachusetts municipalities that have been granted city forms of government by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts but wish to retain "the town of" in their official names. At the 2020 census it had a population of 48,916. The town contains several villages within its boundaries. Its largest village, Hyannis, is the central business district of the Cape, and home to Barnstable Municipal Airport, the airline hub of Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Additionally, Barnstable is a 2007 winner of the All-America City Award.

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 Barnstable Town, MA 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).

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Zeno Scudder

American politician (1807-1857)

Amy Jo Johnson

American actress

Robert Richardson

American cinematographer

Andy Hallett

American actor and singer (1975–2009)

James Otis

lawyer in colonial Massachusetts (1725-1783)

Eric Nickulas

American ice hockey player

Rhys Carpenter

American art historian (1889–1980)

Charles Laceille Gifford

American politician from Massachusetts (1871-1947)

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Dan LaCouture

American ice hockey player

P

Paul Pena

American musician (1950-2005)

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Isaiah L. Green

American politician (1761-1841)

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George Foy

novelist, non-fiction writer

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Shearjashub Bourne

American politician (1746-1806)

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Marnie Schulenburg

American actress

Mercy Otis Warren

American writer

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Shaun Fein

American basketball player

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

Nearby places in Massachusetts

• Yarmouth Port
  7.7 mi away · pop. 5,961
• Bourne
  14.2 mi away · pop. 1,806
• Harwich Center
  15.1 mi away · pop. 1,774
• Duxbury
  31.2 mi away · pop. 1,994
• Ocean Grove
  44.2 mi away · pop. 3,453
• Peabody
  68 mi away · pop. 54,695
• Cochituate
  68.8 mi away
• Boxford
  76.3 mi away · pop. 2,284
• Amesbury Town
  87.7 mi away
• Chicopee
  119.2 mi away · pop. 55,295
• Deerfield
  130.4 mi away · pop. 458
• Cheshire
  156.6 mi away · pop. 674

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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 Barnstable Town

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

Historical Sketches of Towns in Plymouth and Barnstable Counties, Massachusetts

Dean] [Dudley · 2017

Report of Proceedings of the Tercentenary Anniversary of the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts

Barnstable (Mass ) Barnstable Tercen · 2021

Hyannis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, town of Barnstable

Sanborn Map Company · 1912

Hyannis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, town of Barnstable and part of Yarmouth

Sanborn Map Company · 1919

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