Green Harbor

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Green Harbor

Total population

1,314

Median home value

$816,900

32.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$203,159

Green Harbor$203k

National$74k

Elevation2 m

Land area1.14 km²

Weather64°F · Partly Sunny

Coordinates42.07°, -70.65°

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

Green Harbor is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Marshfield and Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Green Harbor had a population of 394. At the 2010 census the community was included with neighboring Cedar Crest in a single CDP.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

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 Green Harbor, MA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

John Thomas

American doctor and soldier from Massachusetts

D

Derk Bodde

American academic and sinologist (1909–2003)

E

Edward P. Little

American politician (1791-1875)

C

Charles Turner, Jr.

American politician, Massachusetts (1760-1839)

Stet Howland

American drummer

Erin Morgenstern

American visual artist and writer

George Partridge

American politician (1740-1828)

Joseph W. Clift

American politician (1837-1908)

Mark Murphy

American ice hockey player

Mike Sullivan

American ice hockey player and coach

Peleg Wadsworth

Continental Army officer; Congressman from Massachusetts (1748-1829)

D

David Joy

British film technician

John Winslow

British Army general (1703-1774)

Gamaliel Bradford

American privateer (1763-1824)

G

George Little

US Navy officer

Henry Bailey Pierce

American politician, Massachusetts (1841–1898)

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

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 Green Harbor

A number of villages near Groton, Massachusetts, formerly known as "Harbors"

Samuel A. Green · 1917

Remarks on the names of Townsend Harbor, Massachusetts, and of Mason Harbor and Dunstable Harbor, New Hampshire

Samuel A. Green · 1896

First Baptist Church

Norman M. Green · 1963

Report upon the restoration of Green Harbor in the town of Marshfield

Massachusetts. State Board of Health and Harbor and Land Commission · 1898

Marshfield

Sanborn Map Company · 1933

Report of the Joint board, consisting of the Harbor and land commissioners and the State board of health upon the improvement of Green Harbor, in the town of Marshfield, Mass

Massachusetts. Joint board upon the improvement of Green Harbor in the town of Marshfield · 1909

Beverly Harbor project

Beverly Economic Development Commission · 1965

Report of the Joint board consisting of the Harbor and land commissioners and the State board of health, upon the restoration of Green Harbor in the town of Marshfield, Mass

Massachusetts. Joint board upon the restoration of Green Harbor in the town of Marshfield · 1898

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Fisher

Pekania pennanti

Seen 2026-09-19

Northern Red-bellied Cooter

Pseudemys rubriventris

Seen 2026-09-19

Blue Dasher

Pachydiplax longipennis

Seen 2026-09-19

Tersa Sphinx

Xylophanes tersa

Seen 2026-09-19

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Seen 2026-09-19

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-09-19

saltwort

Salsola kali

Seen 2026-09-19

Willet

Tringa semipalmata

Seen 2026-09-19

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).