Nantucket
Island, town, and county in Massachusetts, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nantucket (/ˌnænˈtʌkɪt/) is an island about 30 miles (48 km) south from Cape Cod.[1] Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government in the state of Massachusetts. Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in both Massachusetts and the New England region.
Nantucket, Massachusetts | |
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Town and County of Nantucket | |
Coordinates: 41°16′58″N 70°5′58″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 |
The name "Nantucket" is adapted from similar Algonquian names for the island,[1] but is very similar to the endonym of the native Nehantucket tribe that occupied the region at the time of European settlement.[citation needed]
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]
Nantucket is accessible by boat, ferry, or airplane.