Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Barnstable County is a located in the  of, consisting of  and associated islands. As of 2000, the population was 222,230. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,382 (1,306 ). 1,024 km² (396 sq mi) of it is land and 2,357 km² (910 sq mi) of it (69.71%) is water. Barnstable County includes and is mostly comprised of.

Barnstable County borders to the northwest; off Barnstable County's southern shore are  and.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 222,230 people, 94,822 households, and 61,065 families residing in the county. The was 217/km² (562/sq mi). There were 147,083 housing units at an average density of 144/km² (372/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.23%, 1.79% or , 0.56% , 0.63% , 0.02% , 1.11% from , and 1.66% from two or more races. 1.35% of the population were or  of any race. 24.0% were of, 15.6% , 9.4% , 5.9% and 5.0%  ancestry according to. 93.6% spoke, 1.7% , 1.4% and 1.0%  as their first language.

There were 94,822 households out of which 24.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.60% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.40% under the age of 18, 5.20% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 23.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 89.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,933, and the median income for a family was $54,728. Males had a median income of $41,033 versus $30,079 for females. The for the county was $25,318. About 4.60% of families and 6.90% of the population were below the, including 8.60% of those under age 18 and 5.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities, towns, and villages*

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 *  (a village of Bourne)
 *  (a village of Bourne)
 *  (a village of Bourne)
 *  (a village of Bourne)
 *  (a part of Chatham)
 *  (a part of Chatham)
 *  (a village of Dennis)
 *  (a village of Dennis)
 *  (a village of Dennis)
 *  (a village of Dennis)
 *  (a village of Eastham)
 *  (a village of Falmouth)
 *  (a village of Falmouth)
 *  (a village of Falmouth)
 *  (a village of Falmouth)
 *  (a village of Falmouth)
 *  (a village of Harwich)
 *  (a village of Harwich)
 *  (a village of Harwich)
 *  (a part of Harwich)
 *  (a village of Mashpee)
 *  (a part of Mashpee)
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 *  (a village of Mashpee)
 *  (a part of Mashpee)
 *  (a part of Orleans)
 *  (a village of Sandwich)
 *  (a village of Sandwich)
 *  (a village of Truro)
 *  (a village of Yarmouth)
 *  (a village of Yarmouth)
 *  (a village of Yarmouth)
 *  (a village of Mashpee)
 *  (a part of Mashpee)
 *  (a part of Orleans)
 *  (a village of Sandwich)
 *  (a village of Sandwich)
 *  (a village of Truro)
 *  (a village of Yarmouth)
 *  (a village of Yarmouth)
 *  (a village of Yarmouth)
 *  (a village of Truro)
 *  (a village of Yarmouth)
 *  (a village of Yarmouth)
 *  (a village of Yarmouth)
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 *  (a village of Yarmouth)

*  Villages are census divisions, but have no separate corporate existence from the towns they are in. Villages in Barnstable coincide with fire districts.