Official Name: | Sagamore, 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: | Bourne |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 9.09 |
Area Land Km2: | 8.62 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.46 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.51 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.33 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 3851 |
Population Density Km2: | 446.51 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1156.46 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 56 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 02561 |
Area Code: | 508 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 25-58965 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2378214 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Sagamore is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,623 at the 2010 census.[2] "Sagamore" was one of the words used by northeastern Native Americans to designate an elected chief or leader.
Sagamore is located in the northeastern corner of the town of Bourne.[3] It is bordered to the northeast by Cape Cod Bay, to the northwest by the town of Plymouth, to the west by the Massachusetts Route 3 expressway, to the southwest and south by U.S. Route 6 (the Mid-Cape Highway), and to the east by the town of Sandwich. The northern half of Sagamore is along the shore of Cape Cod Bay, known as Sagamore Beach. The Cape Cod Canal passes east to west through the southern part of the village. The Sagamore Bridge carries Route 6 across the canal and into Sagamore.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Sagamore has a total area of 9.1sqkm, of which 8.6sqkm is land and 0.5sqkm (5.10%) is water.[2]
See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 3,544 people, 1,307 households, and 968 families residing in Sagamore. The population density was 407.2/km (1,056.0/mi). There were 1,532 housing units at an average density of 176.0/km (456.5/mi). The racial makeup of the village was 98.93% White, 0.61% African American, 0.45% American Indian, 0.76% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other races, and 0.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
The median income for a household in Sagamore was $103,385, and the median income for a family was $158,611. The per capita income for the village was $22,650.