Profile for Nantucket, Massachusetts, MA

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Nantucket is a town in Nantucket County.

It is the county seat.

The community name derives from Indian term variously translated as "narrow river" or "far away land."

The latitude of Nantucket is 41.283N. The longitude is -70.1W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 26 feet.

The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 9,520.

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Median household income

Local

$55,522

National

$41,994

Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

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Nantucket is an island the Atlantic, south of Cape Cod.

Settlers emigrated in 1661 to escape Puritan severity in Amesbury and Salisbury.

Nantucket was once a whaling and shipbuilding community.

New millionaires have brought conspicuous consumption to the island in recent years.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 0. The violent crime rate was per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1956 movie, "Moby Dick"
· 1966 movie, "The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!"

Well-known residents have included:
· Russell Baker, journalist
· David Halberstam, journalist
· Tommy Hilfiger, designer

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Local festivals include:

Daffodil Festival - April 27-29, 2007
Sandcastle and Sculpture Day - August 18, 2007
Arts Festival - Sept. 29-Oct. 8, 2007
Cranberry Festival - Oct. 6-8, 2007

Dates often change. Check Nantucket web sites and events links in the sections below.

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Nearby parks & recreation: North Shore and South Shore beaches

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Wildlife: Oystercatchers, piping plovers and other shorebirds can be seen March through August at Eel Point. The Sesachacha Heathlands Wildlife Sanctuary attracts short-eared owls, northern harriers, loons, herons and egrets

Nantucket attractions: Whale watching

Historic sites and museums: Whaling Museum, Jethro Coffin House, Hadwen House, Old Mill, Nantucket Life-Saving Museum, Maria Mitchell Science Center

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Pronunciations: Off-islanders are called "coofs"

Quotes:
Be it distinctly recorded here that the Nantucketers were the first among mankind to harpoon with civilized steel the great Sperm Whale.
-- Moby Dick
Herman Melville

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