Popponesset Island is an island and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Popponesset Island is located in the southeastern part of the town of Mashpee. It lies in

Popponesset Bay Popponesset Bay System is a group of bays located at the towns of Mashpee (north & west) and Barnstable (east), on Cape Cod, Massachusetts with a southern shore bounded by water from Nantucket Sound. Popponesset Bay has the following tributary ...

, an arm of

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. Betw ...

, and is separated from the mainland of Cape Cod by the narrow Popponesset Creek. The CDP of

New Seabury New Seabury is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mashpee, Massachusetts, Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod. The area consists primarily of summer homes for wealthy ...

is to the west, across Popponesset Creek, and the Popponesset CDP is to the southwest. The town of Barnstable is to the northeast, across Popponesset Bay. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Popponesset Island CDP has a total area of . of it is land, and of it (81.16%) is water.

History

During World War II, Popponesset Island was used for amphibious assault training.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 39 people, 19 households, and 12 families living in the CDP. The population density was 188.2/km (502.1/mi). There were 69 housing units at an average density of 333.0/km (888.3/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White. Of the 19 households 15.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. Of all households 31.6% were one person and 21.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.54. The age distribution was 17.9% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 25 to 44, 35.9% from 45 to 64, and 35.9% 65 or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.3 males. The median household income was $65,179; median incomes for families, males and females are unknown, due to the small size of the population. The per capita income for the CDP was $48,815. None of the population were below the poverty line.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Barnstable County, Massachusetts Census-designated places in Massachusetts Mashpee, Massachusetts Populated coastal places in Massachusetts