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'''Harwich''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɑr|w|ɪ|tʃ}} {{Respell|HAR|witch}}) is a [[New England town|town]] on [[Cape Cod]] in [[Massachusetts]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] it had a population of 13,440.<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2500129020| title=Census - Geography Profile: Harwich town, Barnstable County, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=October 6, 2021}}</ref> Harwich experiences a seasonal increase to roughly 37,000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Harwich {{!}} harwichma|url=https://www.harwich-ma.gov/about-harwich|access-date=February 17, 2022|website=www.harwich-ma.gov}}</ref> The town is a popular vacation spot, located near the [[Cape Cod National Seashore]]. Harwich's beaches are on the [[Nantucket Sound]] side of Cape Cod. Harwich has three active harbors. Saquatucket, Wychmere and Allen Harbors are all in [[Harwich Port, Massachusetts|Harwich Port]]. The town of Harwich includes the villages of [[Pleasant Lake, Massachusetts|Pleasant Lake]], [[West Harwich, Massachusetts|West Harwich]], [[East Harwich, Massachusetts|East Harwich]], [[Harwich Port, Massachusetts|Harwich Port]], [[Harwich Center, Massachusetts|Harwich Center]], [[North Harwich, Massachusetts|North Harwich]], [[Northwest Harwich, Massachusetts|Northwest Harwich]], and [[South Harwich, Massachusetts|South Harwich]]. It is named after the [[England|English]] town of [[Harwich]].
==History== Harwich was first settled by Europeans in 1670 as part of [[Yarmouth, Massachusetts|Yarmouth]]. The town was officially incorporated in 1694, and originally included the lands of the current town of [[Brewster, Massachusetts|Brewster]]. Early industry involved fishing and farming. The town is considered by some to be the birthplace of the [[cranberry]] industry, with the first commercial operation opened in 1846. There are still many bogs in the town, although the economy is now more centered on tourism and as a residential community. The town is also the site of the start/finish line of the "Sail Around the Cape", which rounds the Cape counter-clockwise, returning via the [[Cape Cod Canal]].<ref>''Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Street Atlas.'' South Easton, MA: Arrow Maps Inc., 2004, p. 60.</ref>
==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|85.8|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|54.1|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|31.7|km2|disp=flip}}, or 36.97%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500129020| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212144500/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500129020| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Harwich town, Barnstable County, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=December 4, 2013}}</ref> The seven villages of Harwich are West Harwich, North Harwich, East Harwich, South Harwich, Harwich Center, Harwich Port and Pleasant Lake. These are also referred to as the Harwiches.
Harwich is on the southern side of Cape Cod, just west of the southeastern corner. It is bordered by [[Dennis, Massachusetts|Dennis]] to the west, [[Brewster, Massachusetts|Brewster]] to the north, [[Orleans, Massachusetts|Orleans]] to the northeast, [[Chatham, Massachusetts|Chatham]] to the east, and [[Nantucket Sound]] to the south. Harwich is approximately {{convert|12|mi}} east of [[Barnstable, Massachusetts|Barnstable]], {{convert|28|mi}} east of the [[Cape Cod Canal]], {{convert|35|mi}} south of [[Provincetown, Massachusetts|Provincetown]], and {{convert|80|mi}} southeast of [[Boston]].
The town shares the largest lake on the Cape, called Long Pond, with the town of [[Brewster, Massachusetts|Brewster]]. Long Pond serves as a private airport for planes with the ability to land on water. The village of Pleasant Lake is at the southwest corner of the lake. Numerous other smaller bodies of water dot the town. Sand Pond, a public beach and swimming area, is located off Great Western Road in [[North Harwich, Massachusetts|North Harwich]].
The shore is home to several harbors and rivers, including the Herring River, Allens Harbor, Wychmere Harbor, Saquatucket Harbor, and the Andrews River. The town is also the home to the Hawksnest State Park, as well as a marina and several beaches, including two on Long Pond. There are also many beaches in [[West Harwich, Massachusetts|West Harwich]] and [[South Harwich, Massachusetts|South Harwich]].
==Climate==
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Harwich, Massachusetts, has a warm-summer, wet year round, [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb''). Dfb climates are characterized by at least one month having an average mean temperature ≤ 32.0 °F (≤ 0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ 50.0 °F (≥ 10.0 °C), all months with an average mean temperature ≤ 71.6 °F (≤ 22.0 °C), and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. The average seasonal (Nov–Apr) snowfall total is approximately 30 inches (76 cm). The average snowiest month is February, which corresponds with the annual peak in [[nor'easter]] activity. The [[plant hardiness zone]] is 7a, with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 4.0 °F (−15.6 °C).<ref name="USDA">{{cite web|url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/|publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture]]|access-date=June 28, 2019|title=USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map}}</ref>
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==Ecology==
According to the [[A. W. Kuchler]] U.S. [[potential natural vegetation]] types, Harwich, Massachusetts, would primarily contain a Northeastern [[oak]]/[[pine]] (''110'') vegetation type with a Southern [[mixed forest]] (''26'') vegetation form.<ref name="Conservation Biology Institute">{{cite web|url=https://databasin.org/datasets/1c7a301c8e6843f2b4fe63fdb3a9fe39|publisher=[[Data Basin]]|access-date=July 30, 2019|title=U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}} {{Historical populations | type=USA | 1850|3258 | 1860|3423 | 1870|3080 | 1880|3265 | 1890|2734 | 1900|2334 | 1910|2115 | 1920|1846 | 1930|2329 | 1940|2535 | 1950|2649 | 1960|3747 | 1970|5892 | 1980|8971 | 1990|10275 | 2000|12386 | 2010|12243 | 2020|13440 | 2023*|13595 | footnote=* = population estimate. {{Historical populations/Massachusetts municipalities references}}<ref>{{cite web | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2023| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=June 4, 2024 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html}}</ref> }} [[File:Harwich MA Congregational Church.jpg|thumb|left|150px|The First Congregational Church of Harwich, in Harwich Center]] As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 12,386 people, 5,471 households, and 3,545 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|588.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,450 housing units at an average density of {{convert|449.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.41% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.71% [[African American (U.S. census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.40% from two or more races. 0.96% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.
There were 5,471 households, out of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.72.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 29.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,552, and the median income for a family was $82,070. Males had a median income of $38,948 versus $27,439 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,063. About 2.9% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.
The town of Harwich contains several smaller [[census-designated place]]s (CDPs) for which the U.S. Census reports more focused geographic and demographic information. The CDPs in Harwich are [[Harwich Center, Massachusetts|Harwich Center]], [[Harwich Port, Massachusetts|Harwich Port]] (including [[South Harwich, Massachusetts|South Harwich]]), [[East Harwich, Massachusetts|East Harwich]] and [[Northwest Harwich, Massachusetts|Northwest Harwich]] (including [[West Harwich, Massachusetts|West Harwich]], [[North Harwich, Massachusetts|North Harwich]], and [[Pleasant Lake, Massachusetts|Pleasant Lake]]).
==Government== Harwich is represented in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] as a part of the Fourth Barnstable district, which includes (with the exception of Brewster) all the towns east and north of Harwich on the Cape. The town is represented in the [[Massachusetts Senate]] as a part of the Cape and Islands District, which includes all of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket except the towns of Bourne, Falmouth, Sandwich and a portion of Barnstable.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm |title=Index of Legislative Representation by City and Town, from Mass.gov |access-date=February 26, 2007 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115141/http://www.mass.gov/legis/citytown.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The town is patrolled by the Second (Yarmouth) Barracks of Troop D of the [[Massachusetts State Police]].<ref>[http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsterminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Law+Enforcement+%26+Criminal+Justice&L2=Law+Enforcement&L3=State+Police+Troops&L4=Troop+D&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=msp_divisions_field_services_troops_troop_d_msp_field_troop_d_station_d2&csid=Eeops Station D-2, SP Yarmouth]</ref>
After results from the 2020 census, Massachusetts decreased from 10 to 9 congressional districts due to decreased growth in population. These new boundaries now put Harwich in the 9th congressional district as the 10th no longer exists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Redistricting in Massachusetts after the 2020 census|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Redistricting_in_Massachusetts_after_the_2020_census|access-date=February 17, 2022|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref> Harwich is currently represented by [[William R. Keating]]. The state's senior member of the [[United States Senate]] is [[Elizabeth Warren]], elected in 2012. The junior senator is [[Ed Markey]], elected in 2013.
Harwich is governed by the [[open town meeting]] form of government, led by a [[town administrator]] and a [[board of selectmen]].
==Public and health services== There are three libraries in the town. The municipal library, the Brooks Free Library in Harwich Center, is the largest and is a member of the [[Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing]] (CLAMS) library network. There are two smaller non-municipal libraries – the Chase Library on Route 28 in West Harwich at the Dennis town line, and the Harwich Port Library on Lower Bank Street in Harwich Port.
Harwich is the site of the Long Pond Medical Center, which serves the southeastern Cape region.
Harwich has police and fire departments, with one fire and police station headquarters, and Station 2 in [[East Harwich, Massachusetts|East Harwich]].
There are post offices in Harwich Port, South Harwich, West Harwich, and East Harwich.
==Education==
Harwich's schools are part of the [[Monomoy Regional School District]]. Harwich Elementary School serves students from pre-school through fourth grade, Monomoy Regional Middle School which serves both Harwich and its joining town, Chatham. This middle school serves grades 5–7, and [[Monomoy Regional High School]] serves grades 8–12 for both Harwich and Chatham. Monomoy's teams are known as the Sharks. Harwich is known for its excellent boys basketball, girls basketball, girls field hockey, softball and baseball teams.
The Lighthouse Charter School recently moved into where the Harwich Cinema building was located.
Harwich is the site of [[Cape Cod Regional Technical High School]], a grades 9–12 high school which serves most of Cape Cod. The town is also home to Holy Trinity PreSchool, a Catholic pre-school which serves pre-kindergarten in West Harwich.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://holytrinitypreschoolcapecod.org/general-info/ |title="...Holy Trinity School accepts for enrollment in its Pre- Kindergarten program those children who are 2.9 years of age as of September..." |access-date=June 6, 2013 |archive-date=May 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526143328/http://holytrinitypreschoolcapecod.org/general-info/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Sports and recreation== [[File:DJ LeMahieu 2023.jpg|thumb|200px|[[DJ LeMahieu]] played for the [[Harwich Mariners]] in 2008.]] Harwich is home to the [[Harwich Mariners]], an amateur [[collegiate summer baseball]] team in the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]]. The team plays at [[B.F.C. Whitehouse Field]] and has featured dozens of players who went on to careers in [[Major League Baseball]] such as [[Kevin Millar]], [[Josh Donaldson]], and [[DJ LeMahieu]].
Since 1976,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.outbackeclipsefestival.com/200612/cranberry_festival_harvest_harwich.php |title="Since it started as part of the National Bicentennial Celebration in 1976…." |access-date=February 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125041531/http://www.outbackeclipsefestival.com/200612/cranberry_festival_harvest_harwich.php |archive-date=January 25, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.manta.com/c/mtvr5ft/harwich-cranberry-harvest-fest "established in 1976"]</ref> the town has hosted the annual Harwich Cranberry Festival, noted for its fireworks display,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vacationsmadeeasy.com/CapeCodMA/eventCalendar/AnnualHarwichCranberryFestivalinCapeCodMA.html |title="spectacular fireworks display" |access-date=February 4, 2013 |archive-date=August 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823223521/http://www.vacationsmadeeasy.com/CapeCodMA/eventCalendar/AnnualHarwichCranberryFestivalinCapeCodMA.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> in September.
[[Harwich Port, Massachusetts|Harwich Port]] is a popular destination in the summer. The most popular beach in Harwich Port is Bank Street Beach. Harwich has 18 beaches and ponds.
==Transportation== [[Image:Cape Cod Rail Trail Rotary, Harwich MA.jpg|thumb|right|{{center|[[Cape Cod Rail Trail]] Rotary}}]]
===Roadways=== Two of Massachusetts major routes, [[U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts|U.S. Route 6]] and [[Massachusetts Route 28]], cross the town. The town has the southern termini of Routes [[Massachusetts Route 39|39]] and [[Massachusetts Route 124|124]], and a portion of [[Massachusetts Route 137|Route 137]] passes through the town. Route 39 leads east through [[East Harwich, Massachusetts|East Harwich]] to [[Orleans, Massachusetts|Orleans]]. Route 28 passes through West Harwich and Harwich Port, connecting the towns of [[Dennis, Massachusetts|Dennis]] and [[Chatham, Massachusetts|Chatham]]. Route 124 leads from Harwich Center to [[Brewster, Massachusetts|Brewster]], and Route 137 cuts through East Harwich leading from Chatham to Brewster.
===Cape Cod Rail Trail=== A portion of the [[Cape Cod Rail Trail]], as well as several other bicycle routes, are in town. There is no rail service in town, but the Cape Cod Rail Trail rotary is located in [[North Harwich, Massachusetts|North Harwich]] near Main Street.
===Air travel=== Other than the occasional sea plane landing on the pond, the nearest airport is in neighboring Chatham; the nearest regional service is at [[Barnstable Municipal Airport]]; and the nearest national and international air service is at [[Logan International Airport]] in Boston.
===CCRTA bus connections===
In recent years parts of Cape Cod have introduced bus service, especially during the summer to help cut down on traffic. *[[Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority#The Flex|The Flex]] Harwich Port – West Harwich – Dennis Port – South Dennis – East Dennis – South Yarmouth – West Yarmouth – Hyannis *[[Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority|Route H2O]] Hyannis – Orleans via South Dennis, West Dennis, Dennis Port, Harwich Port, Chatham and Orleans.
==Notable people==
* [[Ruby Braff]] (1927–2003), jazz trumpeter and cornetist, former resident of Harwich in his later life * [[A. Elmer Crowell]] (1862–1952), was a master [[decoy]] carver from East Harwich. Crowell specialized in shorebirds, waterfowl, and miniatures. Crowell's decoys are consistently regarded as the finest and most desirable decoys ever made. Two of Crowell's decoys have repeatedly set world records for sales. Currently, Crowell's preening pintail drake and Canada goose decoys share the world record at $1.13 million<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/crowell-decoys-surpass-11-million-in-private-treaty-sale/|title=Crowell Decoys Surpass 11 Million in Private Treaty Sale|date=September 25, 2007 |language=en-US|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref> * [[Seth Doane]], award-winning television journalist; raised in Harwich and graduate of [[Harwich High School]] * [[Shawn Fanning]], creator and owner of MP3 music downloading application [[Napster]]; graduated from [[Harwich High School]] * [[John Kendrick (American sea captain)|John Kendrick]] (1740–1794), [[maritime fur trade]]r; one of the first Americans to visit the [[Pacific Northwest]], the [[Hawaiian Islands]], and [[China]] * [[Thomas Nickerson]], survivor of the ill-fated whaleship ''[[Essex (whaleship)|Essex]]'', which inspired Melville's novel ''[[Moby Dick]]'' * [[Tip O'Neill]] (1912–1994), politician; owned a vacation home near Bank Street Beach and buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery * [[Andrea Silbert]], nonprofit executive * [[Fay Vincent]], commissioner of Major League Baseball<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/1992/9/8/19003683/fay-vincent-steps-down-as-commissioner-br|title=FAY VINCENT STEPS DOWN AS COMMISSIONER|date=September 8, 1992 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922033711/https://www.deseret.com/1992/9/8/19003683/fay-vincent-steps-down-as-commissioner-br |language=en-US|access-date=April 5, 2023|archive-date=September 22, 2021 }}</ref> * [[Jonathan Walker (abolitionist)|Jonathan Walker]] (1799–1878), abolitionist; had his hand branded as a consequence of helping free slaves * [[Joseph N. Welch]], chief counsel for the United States Army; famously asked Senator Joseph McCarthy "At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 7, 1960 |title=Joseph N. Welch, 70, Dies in Cape Cod Hospital |pages=23 |work=Portland Press Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114605044/joseph-n-welch-70-dies-in-cape-cod/ |access-date=April 5, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
==Notable events== * In 1975, during the bicentennial celebrations across America, a time capsule was buried in front of Brooks Academy in Harwich Center. The time capsule is due to be opened in 100 years, in the year 2075. * On September 14, 1994, the town celebrated its tricentennial, which marked 300 years since the town's founding on the same day in 1694.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} {{wikivoyage|Harwich (Massachusetts)|Harwich, Massachusetts}} *[https://www.harwich-ma.gov/ Town of Harwich official website] *[https://www.brooksfreelibrary.org/ Brooks Free Library] *[https://harwichcc.com/ Harwich Chamber of Commerce] *[https://www.monomoy.edu/ Monomoy Regional School District] *[http://www.harwichmariners.org/ Harwich Mariners] *[https://www.threeharbors.com/ Harwich Harbormaster & Natural Resources] *[https://www.capecodchronicle.com/ ''The Cape Cod Chronicle''], local newspaper *[http://www.capecodtransit.org/ Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070627073257/http://www.capecodtransit.org/ |date=June 27, 2007 }}
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