Editing White Island Shores, Massachusetts

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|official_name            = White Island Shores, Massachusetts
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Plymouth County, Massachusetts|Plymouth]]
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|population_total         = 2180
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|postal_code              = 02538 ([[East Wareham, Massachusetts|East Wareham]])
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'''White Island Shores''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the town of [[Wareham, Massachusetts|Wareham]] in [[Plymouth County, Massachusetts|Plymouth County]], [[Massachusetts]], United States, along the shores of [[White Island Pond]]. The population was 2,106 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): White Island Shores CDP, Massachusetts| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=March 27, 2012}}</ref>

==Geography==
White Island Shores is located at {{Coord|41|47|38|N|70|38|19|W|type:city}} (41.793928, -70.638531).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 3.4&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} (1.3&nbsp;mi{{sup|2}}), of which 3.0&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} (1.2&nbsp;mi{{sup|2}}) is land and 0.4&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} (0.2&nbsp;mi{{sup|2}}) (11.36%) is water.

White Island Shores is also near a new, A.D Makepeace, development, Redbrook. Redbrook is home to the Old Colony YMCA, retail spaces, healthcare buildings, apartments, and many single family homes.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 2180
|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=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,133 people, 722 households, and 547 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 703.9/km{{sup|2}} (1,818.5/mi{{sup|2}}). There were 876 housing units at an average density of 289.1/km{{sup|2}} (746.9/mi{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.64% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.91% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.84% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.25% of the population.

There were 722 households, out of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $43,092, and the median income for a family was $43,191. Males had a median income of $36,399 versus $23,953 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,722. About 5.5% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 21.8% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
* [[Neighborhoods in Plymouth, Massachusetts]]

==References==
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{{Plymouth County, Massachusetts}}

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[[Category:Neighborhoods in Plymouth, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Plymouth County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Massachusetts]]