Editing South Yarmouth, Massachusetts

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[[Image:South-Yarmouth rotary.JPG|right|200px|thumb|The first [[traffic rotary]] in the United States<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wickedlocal.com/yarmouth/news/lifestyle/x1176013184/A-little-bit-of-everything-in-South-Yarmouth |title=A little bit of everything in South Yarmouth |year=2009 |work=Wicked Local Yarmouth |publisher=[[GateHouse Media]] |location=[[Perinton, New York]] }}</ref> stands at the intersection of River Street and Pleasant Street.]]

'''South Yarmouth''' is an unincorporated village and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the town of [[Yarmouth, Massachusetts|Yarmouth]] in [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable County]], [[Massachusetts]], United States. The population was 11,092 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2566035| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212062307/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2566035| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): South Yarmouth CDP, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 16, 2013}}</ref> the highest of the three CDPs in Yarmouth. It is the village where the [[WWE]] was created.

==Geography==
South Yarmouth is located in the southeastern quarter of the town of Yarmouth at {{Coord|41|40|4|N|70|11|59|W|type:city}} (41.667908, -70.199774).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered by the CDP of [[West Yarmouth, Massachusetts|West Yarmouth]] to the west and [[West Dennis, Massachusetts|West Dennis]] to the east. [[U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts|U.S. Route 6]], the Mid-Cape Highway, is to the north, beyond which is the CDP of [[Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts|Yarmouth Port]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|20.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|18.0|sqkm|disp=flip}}  is land and {{convert|2.2|sqkm|disp=flip}}  (10.94%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 11703
|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>
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{{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=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> 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{{sup|2}} (1,656.9/mi{{sup|2}}). There were 7,834 housing units at an average density of 432.1/km{{sup|2}} (1,118.7/mi{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.53% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.63% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.66% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.

==Education==
The schools located in South Yarmouth are:
* Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School
* Laurence C. MacArthur Elementary  
* Station Avenue Elementary
* St. Pius X School (Grades PreK - 8)
* [[Superior Academy]] (Private Middle School)

Students from Dennis-Yarmouth Reg High School reside in both Yarmouth and Dennis Massachusetts.

==Notable people==

[[Civil engineer]] and philanthropist [[Charles Henry Davis (businessman)|Charles Henry Davis]] lived and worked in South Yarmouth.<ref name="WDL">{{cite web |url = http://www.wdl.org/en/item/11535/ |title = Map of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway |website = [[World Digital Library]] |date = January 1916 |access-date = July 25, 2013 }}</ref><ref name=Weingroff>{{cite web|last=Weingroff|first=Richard F.|title=Good Roads Everywhere: Charles Henry Davis and the National Highways Association|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/davis.cfm|work=Highway History|publisher=United States Department of Transportation|access-date=July 25, 2013}}</ref>

Former [[NHRA]] [[drag racing]] Pro Stock star [[Scott Geoffrion]] was born in South Yarmouth.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ydredsox.org/ Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox]
* [http://www.yarmouth.ma.us/index.aspx?nid=827 South Yarmouth Library]

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