Nantucket

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Nantucket

Total population

10,017

Median home value

$1,465,300

52.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$148,017

Nantucket$148k

National$74k

Elevation7 m

Weather59°F · Rain

Coordinates41.27°, -70.10°

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

Overview

Nantucket is an island in Massachusetts, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) south of the Cape Cod peninsula. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government. Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in Massachusetts. The name "Nantucket" is adapted from similar Algonquian names for the island.

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 Nantucket, MA from NOAA NWS API.

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

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Percival Bradshaw Fay

American romanist and medievalist (1890–1971)

Maria Mitchell

American astronomer

Lucretia Mott

American quaker missionary

Owen Chase

American sailor (1797-1869)

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Bill Dixon

American composer and educator (1925–2010)

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Barker Burnell

American politician (1798-1843)

Rowland Hussey Macy

American businessman (1822–1877)

Charles J. Folger

American politician (1818-1884)

Walter Folger, Jr.

American politician (1765-1849)

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Gideon Gardner

American politician (1759-1832)

Mayhew Folger

American nautical captain

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John B. Macy

American politician (1799-1856)

Thomas Nickerson

American sailor and author (1805-1883)

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Peleg Coffin, Jr.

American politician (1756-1805)

Charles Frederick Briggs

American journalist and editor

Absalom Boston

Whaler Captain

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

Nearby places in Massachusetts

• Harwich Center
  29.1 mi away · pop. 1,774
• South Dennis
  30 mi away · pop. 3,899
• Yarmouth Port
  30.8 mi away · pop. 5,403
• Bourne
  41.7 mi away · pop. 1,806
• Duxbury
  61.3 mi away · pop. 1,994
• Ocean Grove
  65.7 mi away · pop. 3,453
• Cochituate
  97.5 mi away
• Peabody
  98.1 mi away · pop. 54,695
• Boxford
  106.5 mi away · pop. 2,284
• Amesbury Town
  117.7 mi away
• Chicopee
  142.1 mi away · pop. 55,295
• Deerfield
  156.2 mi away · pop. 458

Browse all places in Massachusetts →

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 Nantucket

Time lapse ecology, Muskeget Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts

David Kenneth Wetherbee · 1972

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Frommer's ShortCuts · 2012

AARP Nantucket, Massachusetts

Frommer's Staff · 2012

Constitution of the Nantucket Sorosis, Nantucket Massachusetts

Nantucket Sorosis. · 1892

Vital records of Nantucket, Massachusetts

Nantucket (Mass.) · 1925

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

Edgar Allan Poe · 1838

Flood insurance study

1986

Time Lapse Ecology Muskegat Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts

David K. Wetherbee · 1972

Search results from Open Library.