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Barnstable
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town in Massachusetts, United States
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Barnstable is a town located in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. It is one of the oldest towns in the United States and serves as the county seat of Barnstable County.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Massachusetts
- County
- Barnstable County
- Settled
- June 4, 1638
- Incorporated town
- September 3, 1639
- Incorporated city
- April 11, 1989
- Named after
- Barnstaple , England
- Type
- Council-manager city
- Town manager
- Mark S. Ells
- Town council
- Felicia R. Penn (President), Gordon Starr, Kristin E. Terkelsen, Betty Ludtke, Craig A. Tamash, John R. Crow, Paul C. Neary, Seth W. Burdick, Jeffrey Mendes, Charles R. Bloom, Matthew Levesque, Kris Clark, Paula K. Schnepp
- Council administrator
- Cindy Lovell
- Town
- 76.47 sq mi (198.05 km )
- Land
- 59.93 sq mi (155.22 km )
- Water
- 16.54 sq mi (42.83 km )
- Elevation
- 36 ft (11 m)
- Density
- 816.2/sq mi (315.15/km )
- Urban
- 303,269 ( US: 133rd )
- Urban density
- 889/sq mi (343.1/km )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- New England town
- Named after
- Barnstaple
- Official name
- Barnstable
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Barnstable County
- Population
- 48916
- Area
- 197.725637
- Elevation
- 11
- Time zone
- Q5390
- Capital of
- Barnstable County
- Official website
- town.barnstable.ma.us
- Image
- Barnstable County Courthouse, Barnstable MA.jpg
- Households
- 19060
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- twinned administrative body
- Barnstaple
- Commons category
- Barnstable, Massachusetts
- topic's main category
- Category:Barnstable, Massachusetts
- postal code
- 02630
- inception
- 1637-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Barnstable, Massachusetts
- P8168
- Wittstock
- water as percent of area
- 21.6625
- IPA transcription
- /ˈbɑːrnstəbəl/
- per capita income
- 45340
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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On the map
2 mapped locations