Nantucket

Also known as Nantucket Island, Nantucket (island)

Nantucket () is an island in Massachusetts, United States, about south of the Cape Cod peninsula. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government. Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in both Massachusetts and the New England region. The name "Nantucket" is adapted from similar Algonquian names for the island.

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Nantucket is an island located off the coast of Massachusetts that, along with two smaller nearby islands, forms its own combined town and county government. As the southeasternmost town in Massachusetts and New England, it holds a distinctive geographic position in the region.

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Key facts

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Settlement.official_name: Town and County of Nantucket
Settlement.image_skyline: Nantucket-08-2004.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Nantucket, Massachusetts.svg
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Settlement.image_seal: Seal of Nantucket, Massachusetts.svg
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Settlement.map_caption: Location of Nantucket in Massachusetts
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Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the United States
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: United States
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Nantucket
Population: 14255
Area: 47.8
Elevation: 9
Official website: www.nantucket-ma.gov
Image: Nantucket-08-2004.jpg

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Commons category: Nantucket
postal code: 02584
native label: Nantucket

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History
Etymology
European colonization
Nantucket settlers
Sherburne
New Guinea
The Wampanoags
Whaling industry
Later history
Geology and geography
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Race and origins
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National Register of Historic Places
Notable people
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Nantucket is a tourist destination and summer colony. Due to tourists and seasonal residents, the population of the island increases to around 80,000 during the summer months. The average sale price for a single-family home was $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2018.