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Onset, Massachusetts

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Of the 568 households 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.2% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.0% were non-families. Of households, 35.0% were one person and 13.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average
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The age distribution was 22.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.
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The median household income was $ 31,250 and the median family income was $ 36,739. Males had a median income of $ 37,629 versus $ 26,903 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 18,088. About 13.0% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the
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there were 1,292 people, 568 households, and 323 families in the CDP. The population density was 461.9/km (1,192.7/mi). There were 910 housing units at an average density of 325.3/km (840.1/mi). The
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of the CDP was 74.46% African American, 7.74% White, 0.23% Native American, 1.24% Asian, 13.08% from other races, and 3.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78%.
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It has fallen in line since its inception as a non-religious area with a large beachfront and some of the attractions that bring a summer vacationing crowd.
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cities who gathered to hear mediums communicate with the dead. While it was run by the Spiritualists, the village was known as Onset Bay Grove.
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Moore, William D. (1997). "'To Hold Communion with Nature and the Spirit-World:' New England's Spiritualist Camp Meetings, 1865–1910". In
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Onset is home to the highest percentage (per capita) of Cape Verdean Americans in the United States.
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Onset was developed in the 1880s as a summer camp meeting for
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household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.93.
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Census-designated places in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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Census-designated place in Massachusetts, United States
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List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income
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Census-designated place
Onset Beach
Location in Plymouth County in Massachusetts
41°44′47″N 70°39′48″W / 41.74639°N 70.66333°W / 41.74639; -70.66333
Country
State
Massachusetts
County
Plymouth
Time zone
UTC−5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC−4
ZIP Code
Area code
508
FIPS code
GNIS
census-designated place
Wareham
Massachusetts
41°44′47″N 70°39′48″W / 41.74639°N 70.66333°W / 41.74639; -70.66333
United States Census Bureau
List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income
2020
2000 census
racial makeup
poverty line
Spiritualists

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