Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts

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Boardwalk at Bass Hole, Yarmouthport, MA.

Yarmouthport (often spelled by locals as "Yarmouth Port".) is a census-designated place and village located in the town of Yarmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The population was 5,395 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Yarmouthport is located at 41°42′17″N, 70°13′15″W (41.704633, -70.220923)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 16.8 km² (6.5 mi²). 15.6 km² (6.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (6.65%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,395 people, 2,546 households, and 1,642 families residing in the village. The population density was 344.9/km² (892.7/mi²). There were 3,104 housing units at an average density of 198.4/km² (513.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.46% White, 0.26% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 2,546 households out of which 17.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.61.

In the village the population was spread out with 15.8% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 34.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $47,576, and the median income for a family was $57,841. Males had a median income of $41,029 versus $30,171 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,418. About 2.2% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.