Editing Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts

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'''Yarmouth Port''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in the town of [[Yarmouth, Massachusetts|Yarmouth]]  in [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable County]], [[Massachusetts]], United States. The population was 5,320 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/G001/1600000US2582595| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212192455/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2582595| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Yarmouth Port CDP, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 16, 2013}}</ref>

Yarmouth Port was home to the original [[Christmas Tree Shops]] until its closing in 2007. The town is home to the international headquarters of [[International Fund for Animal Welfare|IFAW]].

==Geography==
Yarmouth Port is located in the northern part of the town of Yarmouth at {{Coord|41|42|17|N|70|13|15|W|type:city}} (41.704633, −70.220923).<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 to the north by [[Cape Cod Bay]], to the east by the town of [[Dennis, Massachusetts|Dennis]], and to the west by the town of [[Barnstable, Massachusetts|Barnstable]]. [[U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts|U.S. Route 6]], the Mid-Cape Highway, is to the south, beyond which are the CDPs of [[South Yarmouth, Massachusetts|South Yarmouth]] and [[West Yarmouth, Massachusetts|West Yarmouth]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Yarmouth Port CDP has a total area of {{convert|16.76|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|15.65|sqkm|disp=flip}}  is land, and {{convert|1.11|sqkm|disp=flip}}  (6.86%) is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 5403
|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}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 5,395 people, 2,546 households, and 1,642 families in the CDP. The population density was 344.9/km{{sup|2}} (892.7/mi{{sup|2}}). There were 3,104 housing units at an average density of 198.4/km{{sup|2}} (513.6/mi{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 98.46% White, 0.26% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.70%.<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 the 2,546 households 17.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 30.8% of households were one person and 19.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.61.

The age distribution was 15.8% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 34.7% 65 or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males.

The median household income was $47,576 and the median family income  was $57,841. Males had a median income of $41,029 versus $30,171 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $30,418. About 2.2% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable person ==
[[Image:Edward Gorey House 3.jpg|250px|thumb|Elephant House, [[Edward Gorey]]'s home on Cape Cod (2006)]]
* [[Edward Gorey]] (1925–2000), artist and writer<ref>[http://www.edwardgoreyhouse.org/ Edward Gorey House], Yarmouth Port</ref>

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

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