East Dennis, Massachusetts | |
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Census-designated place | |
Sesuit Creek from Bridge Street
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Location in Barnstable County and the state of Massachusetts. |
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Coordinates: 41°44′25″N 70°9′26″W / 41.74028°N 70.15722°WCoordinates: 41°44′25″N 70°9′26″W / 41.74028°N 70.15722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Barnstable |
Town | Dennis |
Area | |
• Total | 4.9 sq mi (12.8 km2) |
• Land | 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 2,753 |
• Density | 575/sq mi (221.9/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 02641 |
Area code(s) | 508 |
FIPS code | 25-18840 |
GNIS feature ID | 0615830 |
East Dennis is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dennis in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,753 at the 2010 census.
East Dennis is located in the northeast part of the town of Dennis at 41°44′25″N 70°9′26″W / 41.74028°N 70.15722°W (41.740226, -70.157104). East Dennis is roughly 3 miles (5 km) north of South Dennis. Directly to the west is the Dennis census-designated place, also known as "North Dennis". East Dennis is 6 miles (10 km) north of West Dennis and is bounded to the north by Cape Cod Bay. It includes Sea Street Beach, Cold Storage Beach, and Crowes Pasture Beach on the bayside.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the East Dennis CDP has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.8 km2). 4.8 square miles (12.4 km2) of it is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2) of it (3.01%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,299 people, 1,516 households, and 1,027 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 265.4/km² (687.8/mi²). There were 2,203 housing units at an average density of 177.2/km² (459.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.09% White, 0.79% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.73% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.67% of the population.