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Onset
MassachusettsCDP
Onset
Total population
1,380
Median home value
$408,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$137,997
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Coastal Flood Advisory · MinorCoastal Flood Advisory issued September 25 at 12:35PM EDT until September 27 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
- High Wind Warning · SevereHigh Wind Warning issued September 25 at 12:30PM EDT until September 27 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Onset is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wareham, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Onset had a population of 1,617.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Onset was developed in the 1880s as a summer camp meeting for Spiritualists. Many of the existing cottages in Onset were built as second homes for individuals from Boston, Taunton, Brockton and other northeastern cities who gathered to hear mediums communicate with the dead. While it was run by the Spiritualists, the village was known as Onset Bay Grove.
Geography
Onset is located at (41.746424, −70.663251). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.4 km (1.3 mi), of which 2.8 km (1.1 mi) is land and 0.6 km (0.2 mi) (16.92%) is water.
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
Current forecast
Forecast for Onset, MA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
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Health (adults)
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Earthquake history
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Notable people from here
Nearby places in Massachusetts
- Bourne2.9 mi away · pop. 1,806
- Duxbury20.6 mi away · pop. 1,994
- Yarmouth Port23.2 mi away · pop. 5,403
- South Dennis26.8 mi away · pop. 3,899
- Ocean Grove27.9 mi away · pop. 3,453
- Harwich Center31.3 mi away · pop. 1,774
- Cochituate53.4 mi away
- Peabody56.6 mi away · pop. 54,695
- Boxford65.4 mi away · pop. 2,284
- Amesbury Town77.8 mi away
- Chicopee102.2 mi away · pop. 55,295
- Deerfield113.5 mi away · pop. 458
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 Onset
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
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Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image