North Falmouth, Massachusetts Explained

Official Name:North Falmouth, Massachusetts
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Massachusetts
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Barnstable
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Falmouth
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:17.13
Area Land Km2:10.08
Area Water Km2:7.05
Area Total Sq Mi:6.62
Area Land Sq Mi:3.89
Area Water Sq Mi:2.72
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:3293
Population Density Km2:326.63
Population Density Sq Mi:845.88
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:13
Elevation Ft:43
Coordinates:41.6447°N -70.6306°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:02556, 02565
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:25-47730
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0616438
Unit Pref:Imperial

North Falmouth is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,084 at the 2010 census.[2]

Geography

North Falmouth is located next to the northern border of Falmouth at 41.6446°N -70.6304°W.[3] It is bordered by the town of Bourne to the north, by Massachusetts Route 28 to the east, West Falmouth to the south, and Buzzards Bay to the west.

North Falmouth has many beaches, although many are enclosed by private beach communities. Old Silver Beach is a public beach off Quaker Road next to the Sea Crest Beach Hotel. New Silver Beach, Sea Scape Beach, and Wild Harbor Estates Beach are examples of the small, private beach communities. Megansett Beach is the other public beach in North Falmouth, edged by Megansett Harbor.

The North Falmouth Village Historic District is along Old Main Road south of Wild Harbor Road. North Falmouth village has many businesses centrally located, including a bank, convenience stores, a church, gas station, hardware store, beauty parlor, yoga studio, dog grooming, ice cream parlor, restaurants, library, playgrounds and elementary school.

The north end of the Shining Sea Bikeway is located in North Falmouth at the former site of the North Falmouth Railroad Station.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.1sqkm, of which 10.1sqkm is land, and 7sqkm (40.98%) is water.[2]

Demographics

See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income. As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 3,355 people, 1,364 households, and 975 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 327.9/km (848.4/mi). There were 2,393 housing units at an average density of 233.9/km (605.1/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.95% White, 1.04% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.92% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 1,364 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $57,841, and the median income for a family was $74,458. Males had a median income of $53,125 versus $35,417 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,462. About 2.9% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. May 21, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): North Falmouth CDP, Massachusetts. https://archive.today/20200212192924/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2547730. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. December 10, 2013.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.