Barnstable County

Summary

Barnstable County is a county of Massachusetts^[1]. It draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #8 of 15).^[2]

Key Facts

• Barnstable County is located in Massachusetts^[3].
• Barnstable County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Barnstable County is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Barnstable County is on the body of water Cape Cod Bay^[6].
• Barnstable County is on the body of water Gulf of Maine^[7].
• Barnstable County is on the body of water Buzzards Bay^[8].
• Barnstable County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts^[9].
• Barnstable County's capital is recorded as Barnstable^[10].
• Barnstable County's shares border with is recorded as Plymouth County^[11].
• Barnstable County's shares border with is recorded as Dukes County^[12].
• Barnstable is named after Barnstable County^[13].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Barnstable^[14].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bourne^[15].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brewster^[16].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chatham^[17].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dennis^[18].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eastham^[19].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Falmouth^[20].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Harwich^[21].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mashpee^[22].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Orleans^[23].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Provincetown^[24].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sandwich^[25].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Truro^[26].
• Barnstable County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Wellfleet^[27].

Body

Geography

Barnstable County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Massachusetts^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Atlantic Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28]; Cape Cod Bay^[6], a bay^[29], in United States^[30]; Gulf of Maine^[7], a gulf^[31], in United States^[32]; and Buzzards Bay^[8], a bay^[33], in United States^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Barnstable County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3382'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+215888'}^[36], {'amount': '+215918'}^[37], {'amount': '+215398'}^[38], {'amount': '+214947'}^[39], {'amount': '+214990'}^[40], and {'amount': '+214333'}^[41].

Designation and Status

Barnstable County's instance of is recorded as county of Massachusetts^[9].

History and Context

1685 marks the founding of Barnstable County^[42]. Barnstable is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Barnstable County draws 265 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_massachusetts category, ranking #8 of 15).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]