East Dennis is a

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(CDP) in the town of

Dennis Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is someti ...

Barnstable County Barnstable County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 228,996. Its shire town is Barnstable. The county consists of Cape Cod and associated islands (some adjacent islands are in Duk ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

, United States. The population was 2,753 at the 2010 census.

Geography

East Dennis is located in the northeast part of the town of Dennis at (41.740226, -70.157104). East Dennis is roughly north of South Dennis. Directly to the west is the

census-designated place, also known as "North Dennis". East Dennis is north of West Dennis and is bounded to the north by

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. It includes Sea Street Beach, Cold Storage Beach, and Crowes Pasture Beach on the bayside. According to the

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, the East Dennis CDP has a total area of . of it is land and of it (3.01%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,299 people, 1,516 households, and 1,027 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 265.4/km² (687.8/mi²). There were 2,203 housing units at an average density of 177.2/km² (459.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.09%

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, 0.79%

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, 0.21% Native American, 0.33%

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, 0.73% from

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, and 0.85% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.67% of the population. There were 1,516 households, out of which 16.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were

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living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.62. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 15.7% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 17.2% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 34.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,857, and the median income for a family was $57,177. Males had a median income of $46,627 versus $30,230 for females. The

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for the CDP was $27,466. About 5.6% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the

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, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of East Dennis include: *

Scott Corbett W. Scott Corbett (July 27, 1913 – March 6, 2006) was an American novelist and educator. Beginning 1950 he wrote five adult novels, then began writing books for children. He retired from teaching in 1965 to write full-time. His best known book ...

(1913-2006), author of 69 children's books and six novels including ''We Chose Cape Cod'' (1953) describing East Dennis in fascinating detail *

Edward Gelsthorpe Edward Gelsthorpe (June 14, 1921 – September 12, 2009) was an American marketing executive. He used his creative skills to build markets for new products such as Ban roll-on deodorant at Bristol-Myers, Cran-Apple juice for the Ocean Spray ...

(1923–2009), marketing executive called "

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Ed" for his best-known product launch *

Anna Howard Shaw Anna Howard Shaw (February 14, 1847 – July 2, 1919) was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States. Early life Shaw ...

(1847-1919), first American woman ordained Methodist Protestant minister *

Gertrude Lawrence Gertrude Lawrence (4 July 1898 – 6 September 1952) was an English actress, singer, dancer and musical comedy performer known for her stage appearances in the West End of London and on Broadway in New York. Early life Lawrence was born Gertr ...

(1898-1952), British star of stage musicals and comedies, had a summer home in East Dennis from 1940.''Boston Globe'' 29 September 1952 "Memorial Services Held in Dennis for Gertrude Lawrence" p.11

References

External links

Jacob Sears Memorial Library
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