Editing Gosnold, Massachusetts

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Gosnold, Massachusetts
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Dukes County, Massachusetts|Dukes]]
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1641
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|established_date2        = March 17, 1864
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|population_total         = 70<ref name="Census 2020" />
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 02713 ([[Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts|Cuttyhunk]])<br/>02543 ([[Woods Hole, Massachusetts|Woods Hole]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 508|508]] / [[Area code 774|774]]
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|blank_info               = 25-26325
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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'''Gosnold''' is a [[New England town|town]] that encompasses the [[Elizabeth Islands]] in [[Dukes County, Massachusetts|Dukes County]], [[Massachusetts]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the town population was 70,<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2500726325 |title=Census - Geography Profile: Gosnold town, Dukes County, Massachusetts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=November 7, 2021}}</ref> making it the [[List of municipalities in Massachusetts|least populous town in Massachusetts]]. Most of the residents live in the island village of [[Cuttyhunk]], an island on the southwestern part of the town. The largest island in the town by area, Naushon Island, is owned by the [[Forbes family]].

==History==
The earliest inhabitants of the [[Elizabeth Islands]] were the [[Wampanoag (tribe)|Wampanoag]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. The tribe did not settle permanently on the Elizabeth Islands, but used them in summer for [[hunting]], [[fishing]], and [[gardening]]. Occasionally, [[arrowhead]]s or [[stone tool]]s are discovered on the islands. The islands' names come from the [[Massachusett language|Wampanoag language]].

[[Bartholomew Gosnold]] was among the first Europeans to become aware of the Elizabeth Islands, including Cuttyhunk, in 1602. He and his crew attempted to establish a [[trading post]] on Cuttyhunk so that they could trade with the natives, the first attempt by [[Europe]]ans to do so. The trading post was abandoned after only a few weeks, and Gosnold decided to return home. Upon his return to [[England]], the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British Crown]] claimed jurisdiction of the island chain.

Gosnold was first settled in 1641, the year of purchase of the islands by [[Thomas Mayhew (governor)|Thomas Mayhew, Sr]]. The islands were claimed by the Wampanoag until 1658, when the Wampanoag [[sachem]] transferred{{clarify|date=August 2022}}<!-- the British granted a deed to the Wampanoag?? --> the [[deed|deed of ownership]] to Mayhew. Constituting [[Dukes County, New York|Dukes County]], [[New York (state)|New York]] since 1683, the Elizabeth Islands, [[Martha's Vineyard]], and [[Nantucket]], were transferred to the newly created [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]] in 1691.  Gosnold was separately incorporated as a municipality in 1864; previously it was a part of the town of [[Chilmark, Massachusetts|Chilmark]].<ref>{{cite book | url = http://capecodhistory.us/Mass1890/Gosnold1890.htm |  chapter = Gosnold, Massachusetts 1890 | title = A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts with Numerous Illustrations |author1=Elias Nason |author2=George J. Varney | publisher = Publisher: B.B. Russell | year =  1890|  pages =334–336}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|363.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|34.2|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|328.9|km2|order=flip}}, or 90.59%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US2500726325| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Gosnold town, Dukes County, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 29, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213120607/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US2500726325| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Gosnold ranks 272nd out of the 351 communities in the Commonwealth in terms of land area; however, it has the longest distance between points within municipal limits of any town in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It consists of the Elizabeth Islands, including [[Nonamesset Island]], [[Uncatena Island]], [[Naushon Island]], [[Pasque Island]], [[Nashawena Island]], [[Penikese Island]], [[Cuttyhunk Island]], and several smaller islands. The string of islands extend roughly southwest of the southwestern tip of [[Falmouth, Massachusetts|Falmouth]], with the closest island, Nonamesset, being less than one-third of a mile away at its closest point. More than half the population lives on Cuttyhunk, with the majority of the rest living on Naushon.

==Transportation==
Transportation to the island of Cuttyhunk is served by Cuttyhunk Ferry Company from New Bedford. Service is daily in the warm months, and on Monday and Friday in the cooler months. There is also a water taxi service between New Bedford and Cuttyhunk.

Naushon Island is served by a private ferry from Woods Hole. The islands of Nonamesset and Uncatena are connected to Naushon Island via bridges that can be crossed by foot.

Penikese Island is accessible via a chartered boat for STEM-related school trips.

All other remaining islands in the town of Gosnold do not have regular / publicized boat service and require a private vessel to be reached.

==Demographics==
{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}
{{Historical populations | type=USA | align=left
 | 1870|99
 | 1880|152
 | 1890|135
 | 1900|164
 | 1910|152
 | 1920|181
 | 1930|120
 | 1940|136
 | 1950|56
 | 1960|66
 | 1970|83
 | 1980|63
 | 1990|98
 | 2000|86
 | 2010|75
 | 2020|70
 | 2022*|64
 | footnote=<nowiki>*</nowiki> = population estimate.  Source: [[United States Census]] records and [[Population Estimates Program]] data.<ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="1990_Census">{{cite web|title=1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts |id=1990 CP-1-23 |at=Table 76: General Characteristics of Persons, Households, and Families: 1990 |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=July 12, 2011 |date=December 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-23.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207032409/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-23.pdf |archive-date=December 7, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="1980_Census">{{cite web | title=1980 Census of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts | id=PC80-1-A23 | at=Table 4. Populations of County Subdivisions: 1960 to 1980 | publisher=US Census Bureau | access-date=July 12, 2011 |date=December 1981 | url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_maABC-01.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1950_Census">{{cite journal | title=1950 Census of Population | volume=1: Number of Inhabitants | at=Section 6, Pages 21-10 and 21-11, Massachusetts Table 6. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1930 to 1950 | publisher=Bureau of the Census | access-date=July 12, 2011 | year=1952 | url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch06.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1920_Census">{{cite web | title=1920 Census of Population | at=Number of Inhabitants, by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions. Pages 21-5 through 21-7. Massachusetts Table 2. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1920, 1910, and 1920 | publisher=Bureau of the Census | access-date=July 12, 2011 | url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553ch2.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1890_Census">{{cite web | title=1890 Census of the Population | at=Pages 179 through 182. Massachusetts Table 5. Population of States and Territories by Minor Civil Divisions: 1880 and 1890 | publisher=Department of the Interior, Census Office | access-date=July 12, 2011 | url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553ch2.pdf}}</ref><ref name="1870_Census">{{cite web | title=1870 Census of the Population | at=Pages 217 through 220. Table IX. Population of Minor Civil Divisions, &c. Massachusetts | publisher=Department of the Interior, Census Office | access-date=July 12, 2011 | year=1872| url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870e-05.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2022| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=November 25, 2023 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=February 4, 2022 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2020, there were 70 people and 26 households residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|5.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 218 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16.5|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 61 (87.14%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3 (4.29%) [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]], 3 (4.29%) [[African American]]s, [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], and 5 (7.14%) from two or more races. The census did not report any [[Asia]]ns, or [[Pacific Islander]]s, and reported one person as Some Other Race.

In the town, the population was made up entirely of adults. 36.7% who were 65 years of age or older.

According to the 2010 Census, Gosnold now has the lowest population density of any town in the Commonwealth.  The title was previously held by [[Mount Washington, Massachusetts|Mount Washington]] at the southwest corner of Massachusetts.

Gosnold was first in a 2008 ranking of all Massachusetts communities in terms of total value of real estate per resident.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2010/01/17/snap2_real_estate_val_per_res_1_21_10/ | work=The Boston Globe | title=Massachusetts total residential values per resident, 2008 | date=January 21, 2010}}</ref>

==Government and politics==

===Government===
On the national level, Gosnold is a part of [[Massachusetts's 9th congressional district]], and is currently represented by [[Democratic Party (US)|Democrat]] [[William R. Keating|Bill Keating]]. Massachusetts is currently represented in the [[United States Senate]] by senior Senator (Democrat) [[Elizabeth Warren]] and junior Senator (Democrat) [[Ed Markey]].

On the state level, Gosnold is represented in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] as a part of the Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket district, which includes all of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, as well as a portion of [[Falmouth, Massachusetts|Falmouth]].  The town is represented in the [[Massachusetts Senate]] as a portion of the Cape and Islands district, which includes all of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and most of [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable County]] (with the exception of [[Bourne, Massachusetts|Bourne]], [[Sandwich, Massachusetts|Sandwich]], and [[Falmouth, Massachusetts|Falmouth]]).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm |title=Index of Legislative Representatives by City and Town |access-date=March 20, 2007 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115141/http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>  All of Dukes County is patrolled by the Fifth (Oak Bluffs) Barracks of Troop D of the [[Massachusetts State Police]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mass.gov/|title=Mass.gov|website=www.mass.gov}}</ref>

Gosnold is governed on the local level by the [[open town meeting]] form of government, and is led by a [[board of selectmen]].  Due to its geographic isolation and small population, the town has at times asked for a waiver from the Commonwealth from [[nepotism|anti-nepotism]] laws.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2bUSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mvkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5791,310318&dq=gosnold+nepotism&hl=en|title = Spokane Chronicle - Google News Archive Search}}</ref>

=== Political affiliation ===
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Registered Voters and Party Enrollment as of October 29, 2022<ref>{{cite web|title = Registered Voters and Party Enrollment as of October 24, 2024 | publisher = Massachusetts Elections Division | access-date = November 24, 2024 | url = https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/download/research-and-statistics/enrollment_count_20241105.pdf}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party 
! Number of Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unenrolled
| style="text-align:center;"| 64
| style="text-align:center;"| 64%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 20
| style="text-align:center;"| 20%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 15
| style="text-align:center;"| 15%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! style="text-align:center;"| 100
! style="text-align:center;"| 100%
|}

===Politics===
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! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]

|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in Massachusetts|2024]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''76.1%''' ''51''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|22.4% ''15''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''1''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2020|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''68.3%''' ''56''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.8% ''22''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.9% ''4''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2016|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.7%''' ''36''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.0% ''27''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.4% ''5''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2012|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.3%''' ''49''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.4% ''36''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% ''2''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2008|2008]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.0%''' ''52''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.5% ''26''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% ''2''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2004|2004]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.3%''' ''41''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.2% ''34''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% ''2''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 2000|2000]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.2%''' ''39''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.7% ''33''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.1% ''9''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1996|1996]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.6%''' ''46''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|23.1% ''21''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.2% ''12''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1992|1992]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''40.4%''' ''42''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|28.9% ''30''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|30.8% ''32''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1988|1988]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.5% ''50''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.5%''' ''52''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% ''1''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1984|1984]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.1% ''23''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''70.9%''' ''56''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1980|1980]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.7% ''18''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''46.1%''' ''35''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|30.1% ''23''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1976|1976]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.0% ''17''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.9%''' ''51''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.4% ''4''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1972|1972]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|16.4% ''10''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''77.1%''' ''47''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1968|1968]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19671968mass/page/273|title = Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.4% ''16''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.7%''' ''34''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% ''1''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1964|1964]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti1964mass/page/417|title = Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts|year = 1964}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.8%''' ''23''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.2% ''19''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1960|1960]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19591960mass/page/343|title = Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|21.7% ''10''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''78.3%''' ''36''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1956|1956]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti1956mass/page/309|title = Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts|year = 1956}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|8.8% ''6''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''91.2%''' ''62''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1952|1952]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti1952mass/page/313|title = Election statistics, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts|year = 1952}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|14.7% ''9''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''85.3%''' ''52''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1948|1948]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19461948mass/page/295|title = Election statistics}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.0% ''13''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.0%''' ''29''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1944|1944]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19431945mass/page/255|title = Election statistics}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.8% ''14''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.2%''' ''23''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1940|1940]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19401941mass/page/273|title = Election statistics}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.9% ''15''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.1%''' ''28''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1936|1936]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19351936mass/page/339|title = Election statistics}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28.8% ''15''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.2%''' ''37''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1932|1932]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/electionstatisti19311932mass/page/251|title = Election statistics}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.8% ''21''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.2%''' ''27''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1928|1928]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40703|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1929).|date=December 30, 1929|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40703|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727063718/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40703|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|20.0% ''11''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''80.0%''' ''44''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1924|1924]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40701|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1925).|date=December 30, 1925|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40701|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727070433/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40701|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|4.1% ''2''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''95.9%''' ''47''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1920|1920]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40699|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1921).|date=December 30, 1921|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40699|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519002635/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40699|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|22.2% ''10''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''77.8%''' ''35''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1916|1916]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40695|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1917).|date=December 30, 1917|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40695|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519023528/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40695|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|15.2% ''5''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''84.8%''' ''23''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1912|1912]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40691|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1913).|date=December 30, 1913|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40691|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727092619/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40691|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12.1% ''4''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.5%''' ''17''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|36.4% ''12''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1908|1908]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40687|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1909).|date=December 30, 1909|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40687|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519063903/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40687|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|10.3% ''3''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''86.2%''' ''25''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.5% ''1''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1904|1904]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40683|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1905).|date=December 30, 1905|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40683|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519085154/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40683|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|12.5% ''2''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''81.3%''' ''13''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.2% ''1''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1900|1900]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40679|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1901).|date=December 30, 1901|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40679|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519115809/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40679|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|13.0% ''3''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''82.6%''' ''19''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.4% ''1''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1896|1896]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40675|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1897).|date=December 30, 1897|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40675|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519044218/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40675|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|0.0% ''0''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''100.0%''' ''17''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1892|1892]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40671|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1893).|date=December 30, 1893|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40671|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519060752/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40671|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.0% ''9''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.5%''' ''19''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.5% ''1''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1888|1888]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40667|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1889).|date=December 30, 1889|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40667|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519044205/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40667|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.0% ''7''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.0%''' ''13''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1884|1884]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40663|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1885).|date=December 30, 1885|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40663|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519072452/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40663|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.9% ''9''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.1%''' ''12''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1880|1880]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40659|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1881).|date=December 30, 1881|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40659|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519072507/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40659|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|0.0% ''0''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''100.0%''' ''19''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1876|1876]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40655|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1877).|date=December 30, 1877|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40655|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519002844/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40655|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|0.0% ''0''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''100.0%''' ''15''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1872|1872]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40651|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1873).|date=December 30, 1873|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40651|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519074943/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40651|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|0.0% ''0''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''100.0%''' ''14''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1868|1868]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40647|title=A manual for the use of the General Court (1869).|date=December 30, 1869|via=archives.lib.state.ma.us|hdl=2452/40647|hdl-access=free|access-date=July 13, 2024|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519023431/https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/40647|url-status=live}}</ref>
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|0.0% ''0''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''100.0%''' ''18''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|}
{{Hidden end}}
{{Hidden begin
|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;
|title      = Gubernatorial election results
}}
{| class="wikitable" align="center" style="float:center; margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; font-size: 95%;"
|+ '''Gubernatorial Elections Results'''<ref name="electionstats.state.ma.us"/>
|-
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2022|2022]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''73.6%''' ''39''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.5% ''13''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.9% ''1''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2018|2018]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.2% ''13''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''76.8%''' ''43''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.5% ''20''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.2%''' ''24''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''1''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2010|2010]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.2% ''28''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.0%''' ''34''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.8% ''6''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.5%''' ''31''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.1% ''26''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.4% ''2''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.0% ''20''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.0%''' ''27''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.0% ''3''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.5% ''25''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.8%''' ''33''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.6% ''3''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.9% ''17''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.2%''' ''52''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% ''2''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1990|1990]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.3% ''33''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.0%''' ''47''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% ''3''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1986|1986]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''71.2%''' ''42''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|27.1% ''16''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1982|1982]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.3% ''27''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.2%''' ''30''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.6% ''4''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1978|1978]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.3% ''16''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''64.6%''' ''31''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% ''1''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1974|1974]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.9% ''15''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.8%''' ''30''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% ''1''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1970|1970]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|11.1% ''5''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''86.7%''' ''39''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|}
{{Hidden end}}

==Education==
The town has one schoolhouse, Cuttyhunk Elementary School. As of 2020, the school has no students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mvtimes.com/2019/06/17/cuttyhunk-elementary-graduates-last-student/|title=Cuttyhunk Elementary graduates its last student|date=June 17, 2019}}</ref> However, the town hopes to use the school as a STEM resource center for mainland schools to visit.

[[Penikese Island]] is home to The Penikese School. It operated as a private school for troubled boys until 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.penikese.org/penikese-island-history-and-fun-facts/|title=Penikese Island History and Fun Facts {{!}} Penikese Island School|language=en-US|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> The school then became a substance abuse treatment center for a short time before converting into an educational facility for field trips.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capenews.net/mashpee/news/penikese-island-mission-reinvigorated-with-education/article_9642526e-111b-56d6-80aa-b761b7796650.html |title=Penikese Island Mission Reinvigorated With Education |website=capenews.net |date=August 2, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*The Cuttyhunk Historical Society. (2002). ''Images of America: Cuttyhunk and the Elizabeth Islands''. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7385-0980-9}}.

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{wikivoyage|Gosnold}}
*[https://www.dukescounty.org/town-gosnold The Town of Gosnold], Dukes County Official Page
*[http://www.danamorris.net/BB/cutty.html Images of Cuttyhunk Island]
*[http://www.danamorris.net/BB/hadleys_harbor.html Images of Hadley's Harbor]
*[http://www.cuttyhunkhistoricalsociety.org Cuttyhunk Historical Society; The Museum of the Elizabeth Islands]

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