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Popponesset Island
MassachusettsCDP
Popponesset Island
Total population
33
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
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
Popponesset Island is an island and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Popponesset Island had a population of 45.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
During World War II, Popponesset Island was used for amphibious assault training.
Geography
Popponesset Island is located in the southeastern part of the town of Mashpee. It lies in Popponesset Bay, an arm of Nantucket Sound, and is separated from the mainland of Cape Cod by the narrow Popponesset Creek. The CDP of New Seabury is to the west, across Popponesset Creek, and the Popponesset CDP is to the southwest. The town of Barnstable is to the northeast, across Popponesset Bay. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Popponesset Island CDP has a total area of , of which is land, and (81.16%) 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
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Current forecast
Forecast for Popponesset Island, MA from NOAA NWS API.
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Health (adults)
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Barnstable HighHigh · Hyannis · 1,763 students · 11.5:1 ratio
- Falmouth HighHigh · Falmouth · 766 students · 10.9:1 ratio
- Barnstable United Elementary SchoolElementary · Marston Mills · 735 students · 11.1:1 ratio
- Oak RidgeElementary · East Sandwich · 674 students · 12:1 ratio
- Mashpee Middle-High SchoolHigh · Mashpee · 655 students · 9.6:1 ratio
- Barnstable Intermediate SchoolMiddle · Hyannis · 651 students · 11.8:1 ratio
- Forestdale SchoolElementary · Sandwich · 540 students · 10.2:1 ratio
- Morse Pond SchoolMiddle · Falmouth · 482 students · 10.7:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Notable people from here
Nearby places in Massachusetts
- Mashpee Neck2 mi away · pop. 1,076
- Seabrook2 mi away · pop. 448
- Forestdale7.4 mi away
- Bourne13 mi away · pop. 20,452
- Yarmouth Port15 mi away · pop. 5,403
- Dennis16.9 mi away
- South Dennis18 mi away · pop. 3,899
- Harwich Center21.7 mi away · pop. 1,995
- Brewster23.5 mi away · pop. 10,318
- Acushnet Center24.1 mi away · pop. 3,030
- Chatham26.4 mi away
- Siasconset33.5 mi away · pop. 505
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image