Northwest Harwich 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 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 Dukes ...
,
Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,929 at the
2010 census.
The CDP includes the Harwich villages of
West Harwich,
North Harwich, and
Pleasant Lake, as well as a portion of the mailing area for
Harwich Port.
Geography
The Northwest Harwich CDP occupies the entire western side of the town of Harwich. Neighboring CDPs within Harwich, from north to south, are
East Harwich,
Harwich Center, and
Harwich Port.
Nantucket Sound
Nantucket Sound is a roughly triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean offshore from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is long and wide, and is enclosed by Cape Cod on the north, Nantucket on the south, and Martha's Vineyard on the west. Betwe ...
is to the south, and the towns of
Dennis and
Brewster are to the west and north, respectively.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the Northwest Harwich CDP has a total area of . of it is land, and of it (16.46%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 4,001 people, 1,608 households, and 1,093 families residing in the CDP. The
population density was 190.2/km (492.9/mi). There were 3,126 housing units at an average density of 148.6/km (385.1/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.13%
White, 1.15%
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslav ...
, 0.22%
Native American, 0.07%
Asian, 0.10%
Pacific Islander
Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the Pacific Islands. As an ethnic/ racial term, it is used to describe the original peoples—inhabitants and diasporas—of any of the three major subregions of Oce ...
, 2.87% from
other races, and 1.45% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.
There were 1,608 households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were
married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.5% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 29.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.2 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $53,533. Males had a median income of $41,170 versus $29,321 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $22,602. About 1.5% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
West Harwich
The principal populated center in the CDP is the village of West Harwich. West Harwich is located along
Massachusetts Route 28 and has many stores, shops, homes, neighborhoods, apartments and vacation homes. West Harwich is home to the Holy Trinity School, which serves grades 5–8. Children in West Harwich may also attend the Harwich Elementary School located in
Harwich Center. During the summer, West Harwich is among the most densely populated areas of Harwich and
Dennis.
North Harwich and Pleasant Lake
North Harwich and Pleasant Lake are less densely populated than West Harwich. North Harwich has been seeing some commercial activities in the past ten to fifteen years and has seen many new homes built. Pleasant Lake has remained as it always was, one of the least known Harwich villages.
References
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Harwich, Massachusetts
Census-designated places in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Census-designated places in Massachusetts
Populated coastal places in Massachusetts