| Official Name: | South Yarmouth, 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: | Yarmouth |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.23 |
| Area Land Km2: | 18.02 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.21 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.81 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.96 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.85 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 11703 |
| Population Density Km2: | 649.61 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1682.43 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 20 |
| Coordinates: | 41.6678°N -70.1997°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 02664 |
| Area Code: | 508/774 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 25-66035 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0615882 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
South Yarmouth is an unincorporated village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Yarmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,092 at the 2010 census,[2] the most of the three CDPs in Yarmouth. It is the village where the WWE was created.
South Yarmouth is located in the southeastern quarter of the town of Yarmouth at (41.667908, -70.199774).[3] It is bordered by the CDP of West Yarmouth to the west and West Dennis to the east. U.S. Route 6, the Mid-Cape Highway, is to the north, beyond which is the CDP of Yarmouth Port.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.2sqkm, of which 18sqkm is land and 2.2sqkm (10.94%) is water.[2]
See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income. As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 11,603 people, 5,485 households, and 3,181 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 640.0/km (1,656.9/mi). There were 7,834 housing units at an average density of 432.1/km (1,118.7/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.74% White, 1.53% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.63% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population. There were 5,485 households, out of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.67.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.1% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 32.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $37,643, and the median income for a family was $44,325. Males had a median income of $35,476 versus $26,118 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,609. About 5.5% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.
The schools located in South Yarmouth are:
Students from Dennis-Yarmouth Reg High School reside in both Yarmouth and Dennis Massachusetts.
Civil engineer and philanthropist Charles Henry Davis lived and worked in South Yarmouth.[5] [6]
Former NHRA drag racing Pro Stock star Scott Geoffrion was born in South Yarmouth.