| The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. |
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Barnstable, county (1,305 sq mi/3,380 sq km; 1990 pop. 186,605), SE Mass., coextensive with Cape Cod;  Barnstable; 41°43'N 70°15'W. Co. airport in Hyannis. Summer resort area with many fine beaches; its small winter pop. is swelled by a great influx of summer visitors and residents. Plastic prods., concrete prods., machinery, navigation equip. Some agr., mostly in S; large quantities of cranberries are grown. Some fishing, particularly at Provincetown. In early 19th cent. a shipbuilding, shipping, and whaling center. Business center, Hyannis. Formed 1685. | | | | Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol |
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