Harwich Center is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) in the town of
Harwich
Harwich is a town in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the north-east, Ipswich to the north-west, Colchester to the south-west and Clacton-on- ...
in
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 ...
,
, United States. The population was 1,798 at the
2010 census.
Geography
Harwich Center comprises the central settlement in the town of Harwich, located at (41.688302, -70.072015).
It is bordered by the CDPs of
Northwest Harwich to the north and west,
East Harwich to the north and east, and
Harwich Port to the south. The village center is at the intersection of
Massachusetts Route 39 (Main Street) and
Massachusetts Route 124 (Pleasant Lake Avenue).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the Harwich Center CDP has a total area of . of it is land, and of it (1.83%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,832 people, 810 households, and 514 families residing in the CDP. The
population density
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was 314.4/km
2 (813.1/mi
2). There were 1,102 housing units at an average density of 189.1/km
2 (489.1/mi
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.69%
White
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, 0.82%
African American
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, 0.27%
Native American, 0.27%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 3.93% from
other races
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, and 2.02% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There were 810 households, out of which 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were
married couples
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living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.5% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.5% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,230, and the median income for a family was $53,077. Males had a median income of $35,950 versus $25,690 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $23,702. About 1.9% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Harwich, Massachusetts
Census-designated places in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Census-designated places in Massachusetts