Harwich Port (also spelled Harwichport) is a small affluent seaside community and

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(CDP) situated along the Nantucket Sound 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-o ...

in Barnstable County,

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, United States. It is named after the port of

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. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 1,644. It is a popular vacation spot on

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and is home to the Wychmere Beach Club and the Allen Harbor Yacht Club. Also, one of its popular mottos is "Three Harbors, One Port," referencing to Saquatucket, Wychmere, and Allen Harbor, which are all located in Harwich Port. Well known residents include Bill O'Brien, former head coach and general manager of the

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, an

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team.

Geography

Harwich Port is located in the southeastern part of the town of Harwich at . It is bordered by the Nantucket Sound to the south, Northwest Harwich to the west, Harwich Center to the north, East Harwich to the northeast, and the town of Chatham to the east. Saquatucket and Wychmere Harbors are located in Harwich Port. Neighboring Allen Harbor, while having a Harwich Port mailing address, is located in the Northwest Harwich CDP. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (24.19%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,809 people, 1,000 households, and 485 families residing in the CDP. The

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was . There were 2,279 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.73%

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, 0.61%

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, 0.11% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.77% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population. During the summer the population almost doubles with the influx of tourists. There were 1,000 households, out of which 10.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were

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living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.4% were non-families. 46.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 29.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.79 and the average family size was 2.49. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 11.3% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 18.5% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 41.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females, there were 74.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $45,385. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $33,229 for females. The

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for the CDP was $25,085. About 9.9% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the

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, including 44.1% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

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