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Dennis Port
MassachusettsCDP
Dennis Port
Total population
3,691
Median home value
$523,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$70,094
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Dennis Port is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dennis in Barnstable County, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dennis Port had a population of 3,487.
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Geography
Dennis Port is located at (41.663779, -70.136576). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (7.72%) is water. Dennis Port is said by locals to be a part of the Lower Cape Cod region, unlike the rest of Dennis villages.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves35,592
- American herring gull, Smithsonian GullLarus smithsonianus Coues, 1862 · Aves32,312
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves30,033
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves29,283
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves28,108
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves26,957
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves24,480
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves24,117
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Barnstable HighHigh · Hyannis · 1,763 students · 11.5:1 ratio
- Dennis-Yarmouth Regional HighHigh · South Yarmouth · 888 students · 11:1 ratio
- Sturgis Charter Public SchoolHigh · Hyannis · 830 students · 9.4:1 ratio
- Monomoy Regional High SchoolHigh · Harwich · 702 students · 11.7:1 ratio
- Cape Cod Region Vocational TechnicalHigh · Harwich · 666 students · 10.6:1 ratio
- Barnstable Intermediate SchoolMiddle · Hyannis · 651 students · 11.8:1 ratio
- Harwich Elementary SchoolElementary · Harwich · 477 students · 10.8:1 ratio
- Dennis-Yarmouth Middle SchoolMiddle · South Yarmouth · 476 students · 10.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.6 — 2020-11-0810 km S of Bliss Corner, Massachusetts
- M 2.5 — 2005-11-174 km S of Plymouth, Massachusetts
- M 3 — 2002-03-1252 km E of Chatham, Massachusetts
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Massachusetts
- South Dennis2.6 mi away · pop. 3,899
- Harwich Center4 mi away · pop. 1,774
- Yarmouth Port5.1 mi away · pop. 5,403
- Mashpee Neck17.5 mi away · pop. 1,076
- Forestdale19.3 mi away
- Bourne25.1 mi away · pop. 1,806
- Duxbury38.1 mi away · pop. 1,994
- Ocean Grove55.5 mi away · pop. 3,453
- Peabody73.5 mi away · pop. 54,695
- Cochituate77.3 mi away
- Boxford81.3 mi away · pop. 2,284
- Methuen Town91.4 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Dennis Port
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image