Editing Forestdale, Massachusetts

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Forestdale, Massachusetts
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
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|image_caption            = Forestdale Baptist Church
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|image_map                = Barnstable County Massachusetts incorporated and unincorporated areas Forestdale highlighted.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable County]] and the state of [[Massachusetts]].

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|subdivision_name         = {{flagicon|United States}} United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Massachusetts]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Massachusetts|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[New England town|Town]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Sandwich, Massachusetts|Sandwich]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 4116
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|population_density_sq_mi = 1079.18

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|postal_code              = 02644 (Forestdale)<br/>02563 ([[Sandwich (CDP), Massachusetts|Sandwich]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 508|508]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 25-24190
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0616600
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'''Forestdale''' is a [[village]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) within the town of [[Sandwich, Massachusetts|Sandwich]] in [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable County]], [[Massachusetts]], United States. The population of Forestdale was 4,099 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2524190| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212190335/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2524190| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Forestdale CDP, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 9, 2013}}</ref> It is the most populous of the three CDPs in Sandwich. The [[ZIP code]] of Forestdale is 02644.

==Geography==
Forestdale is located in the southern part of Sandwich at {{Coord|41|41|0|N|70|30|44|W|type:city}} (41.683462, -70.512116).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered by the town of [[Mashpee, Massachusetts|Mashpee]] to the south and by [[Otis Air National Guard Base]] to the west. [[Massachusetts Route 130]] (Forestdale Road) is the main route through the community, leading north to [[Sandwich (CDP), Massachusetts|Sandwich village]] and south through Mashpee to [[Santuit Historic District|Santuit]] in [[Barnstable, Massachusetts|Barnstable]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Forestdale CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|9.8|sqkm|order=flip}} is land, and {{convert|0.9|sqkm|order=flip}}  (8.68%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 4116
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,992 people, 1,307 households, and 1,049 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|415.5|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 1,381 housing units at an average density of {{convert|143.7|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.85% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.58% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.28% of the population.

There were 1,307 households, out of which 49.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.8% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,072, and the median income for a family was $65,723. Males had a median income of $46,513 versus $29,271 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $24,072. About 1.9% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Barnstable County, Massachusetts}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Barnstable County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Sandwich, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Massachusetts]]