Provincetown (CDP) is a

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(CDP) in the town of

Provincetown Provincetown () is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States census, Pr ...

in Barnstable County,

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, United States. The population was 2,642 at the 2010 census, out of 2,942 in the entire town.

Geography

The Provincetown CDP comprises the densely populated main settlement within the town of Provincetown. The CDP is bounded by

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to the north, by the western extension of

Massachusetts Route 6A Massachusetts Route 6A is the state road for two sections formerly known as U.S. Route 6 (US 6) on Cape Cod. Most of Route 6A is also known as the Old King's Highway. Combining the 2 major sections (and a "silent" concurrency with US& ...

(Province Lands Road) to the southwest, by

Provincetown Harbor Provincetown Harbor is a large harbor#Natural harbors, natural harbor located in the town of Provincetown, Massachusetts, Provincetown, Massachusetts. The harbor is mostly deep and stretches roughly from northwest to southeast and from northea ...

to the south, and by the

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town line to the east. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land, and (65.86%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,192 people, 1,726 households, and 429 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 680.9/km (1,759.3/mi). There were 3,712 housing units at an average density of 791.8/km (2,045.9/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.53%

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, 7.49%

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, 0.31% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 1.13% from other races, and 3.04% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population. There were 1,726 households, out of which 8.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 17.7% were

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living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 75.1% were non-families. 54.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.67 and the average family size was 2.62. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 7.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,731, and the median income for a family was $39,786. Males had a median income of $30,655 versus $25,595 for females. The

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for the CDP was $26,878. About 8.7% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the

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, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

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