Dukes County, Massachusetts
The Dukes County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Edgartown.
Geography
The county has an area of 1272 square kilometers, of which 1003 square miles are water. It is bordered to the north by Barnstable County.
History
Dukes County was formed in 1695 from Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands, which belong to 1691 to New York.
Demographics
Demography
According to the census of 2000, there were in Dukes County 14,987 inhabitants in 6,421 households and 3,788 families. The population was made up of 90.69 percent White, 2.40 percent African American, 0.46 percent Asian, and 1.71 percent Native American. 1.03 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The per capita income was 26 472 U.S. dollars; 5.0 percent of families and 7.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Aquinnah
- Chilmark
- Edgartown
- Gosnold
- Oak Bluffs
- Tisbury
- West Tisbury