Nantucket
Nantucket | |
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| Town and County of Nantucket | |
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Location of Nantucket in Massachusetts | |
Nantucket Location in the United States Nantucket Nantucket (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°16′58″N 70°5′58″W / 41.28278°N 70.09944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Settled | 1641 |
| Incorporated | 1671 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Open town meeting and consolidated town and county |
| Area | |
• Total | 105.3 sq mi (272.6 km2) |
| • Land | 47.8 sq mi (123.8 km2) |
| • Water | 57.5 sq mi (148.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,255 |
| • Density | 308.6/sq mi (115.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Codes | 02554, 02564, 02584 |
| Area code | 508 |
| FIPS code | 25-43790 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0619376 |
| Website | www.nantucket-ma.gov |
Nantucket (/ˌnænˈtʌkɪt/) is an island in Massachusetts, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) south of the Cape Cod peninsula.[1] 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.[1]
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.[2] The average sale price for a single-family home was $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2018.[3]
The National Park Service cites Nantucket, designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, as being the "finest surviving architectural and environmental example of a late 18th- and early 19th-century New England seaport town."[4]
- ^ a b "Nantucket | island, Massachusetts, United States". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "How many people live on Nantucket?". nantucket-ma.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Howley, Kathleen. "Real Estate Sales Smash Records on Nantucket as Wealthy Americans Buy Beach Houses". Forbes.
- ^ Staff. "Nantucket Historic District". Maritime History of Massachusetts. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 31, 2008. Retrieved April 8, 2013.