Bourne, Massachusetts

Coordinates: 41°44′28″N 70°35′58″W / 41.74111°N 70.59944°W / 41.74111; -70.59944
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Bourne
Town
Bourne Town Hall
Bourne Town Hall
774
GNIS feature ID0619412
Websitewww.townofbourne.com

Bourne (/bɔːrn/ BORN) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,452 at the 2020 census.[1]

For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Bourne, please see the articles on Bourne (CDP), Buzzards Bay, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore, and Sagamore Beach.

History

Bourne was first settled in 1640 by Ezra Perry as a part of the town of

Aptucxet Trading Post, the nation's oldest store. It was founded by the Pilgrims in 1627 at a site halfway between the two rivers which divided Cape Cod from the rest of the state. It was out of this location that the Cape Cod Canal was formed, in order to save time and lives by eliminating the need to sail around the hazardous eastern shores of the Cape. Because of the canal, Bourne is now considered the "first" town on the Cape, as all three bridges (the Bourne, Sagamore and the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge
) are located within the town. Most of Bourne is on Cape Cod, Buzzards Bay and Sagamore Beach being the villages that are on the mainland side with Buttermilk bay forming the western edge of the peninsula (cape) and the Bourndale Road forming the northern boundary to the cape.

Bourne is the site of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, a maritime college located at the southern mouth of the canal on the western shore.

Air Force Space Command system PAVE PAWS
northeast radar is located within Bourne's borders inside Otis Air National Guard Base.

Bourne is home to an archaeological curiosity known as the "Bourne stone", featuring markings whose origin and significance have not been conclusively established.

President

Summer White House
from 1893 to 1896. The building was destroyed in a fire in 1973.

Geography

The Bourne Bridge over the Cape Cod Canal
The Sagamore Bridge over the Cape Cod Canal

Bourne is located at the western end of Cape Cod, with the Cape Cod Canal cutting across the northern portion of the town. It is bordered by Sandwich to the east, Falmouth to the south, Marion and Wareham to the west, and Plymouth and Cape Cod Bay to the north. The town lies approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Barnstable, 55 miles (89 km) south-southeast of Boston, and the same distance east of Providence, Rhode Island. The border with Plymouth and Wareham in Plymouth County constitutes the only landed border between Barnstable County and any other county (the borders with Dukes and Nantucket counties lie in Nantucket Sound). Major localities of Bourne include Bournedale and Buzzards Bay on the west side of the Cape Cod Canal, Sagamore, which straddles the canal, and Bourne village, Monument Beach, Pocasset, and Cataumet on the east side of the canal.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.9 square miles (136.9 km2), of which 40.7 square miles (105.3 km2) is land and 12.2 square miles (31.6 km2), or 23.11%, is water.[5]

Bourne's geography was formed around its location on

Buttermilk Bay, lies along the border with Wareham. Because of the large parcel of land occupied by Otis A.N.G.B. in the eastern part of the town, the majority of settlement is either along the shores of the Canal or along Buzzards Bay. There is also a small neighborhood (South Sagamore) located between the Canal and the northern boundaries of the base. Bourne has a town forest and a small portion of the Shawme-Crowell State Forest
, which is located along Otis's northern boundary. There are also many beaches along its shores, mostly along Buzzards Bay (although Sagamore Beach lies along Cape Cod Bay).

Climate

According to the

plant hardiness zone is 6b with an average annual extreme minimum temperature of −1.0 °F (−18.3 °C).[6]

Climate data for Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (1981–2010 averages)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 37.4
(3.0) 		39.3
(4.1) 		45.2
(7.3) 		54.2
(12.3) 		64.2
(17.9) 		73.4
(23.0) 		79.2
(26.2) 		78.3
(25.7) 		71.7
(22.1) 		61.6
(16.4) 		52.8
(11.6) 		42.9
(6.1) 		58.4
(14.7)
Daily mean °F (°C) 29.2
(−1.6) 		31.1
(−0.5) 		37.1
(2.8) 		45.9
(7.7) 		55.6
(13.1) 		65.2
(18.4) 		71.3
(21.8) 		70.4
(21.3) 		63.5
(17.5) 		53.2
(11.8) 		44.5
(6.9) 		34.9
(1.6) 		50.3
(10.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 21.0
(−6.1) 		22.9
(−5.1) 		28.9
(−1.7) 		37.7
(3.2) 		47.0
(8.3) 		57.0
(13.9) 		63.4
(17.4) 		62.6
(17.0) 		55.3
(12.9) 		44.7
(7.1) 		36.2
(2.3) 		26.8
(−2.9) 		42.1
(5.6)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 4.11
(104) 		3.57
(91) 		5.20
(132) 		4.50
(114) 		3.52
(89) 		3.78
(96) 		3.35
(85) 		3.92
(100) 		3.91
(99) 		4.23
(107) 		4.53
(115) 		4.52
(115) 		49.14
(1,248)
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		67.6 66.4 64.9 65.8 68.8 72.9 74.0 75.0 75.2 72.3 69.4 68.8 70.1
Average dew point °F (°C) 19.8
(−6.8) 		21.2
(−6.0) 		26.4
(−3.1) 		35.1
(1.7) 		45.5
(7.5) 		56.3
(13.5) 		62.6
(17.0) 		62.1
(16.7) 		55.5
(13.1) 		44.5
(6.9) 		35.1
(1.7) 		25.7
(−3.5) 		40.9
(4.9)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[7]

Ecology

According to the

Mixed Forest (26) vegetation form.[8]

Demographics

See also: List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income
Historical population
YearPop.±%
United States Census records and Population Estimates Program data.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 7,439 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.6% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $92,216, and the median income for a family was $118,321. The per capita income for the town was $64,012.

Government

The windmill at the Aptucxet Trading Post

Bourne is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of three separate districts, the Second Plymouth, Fifth Barnstable, and a third district which includes portions of Falmouth and Mashpee. The town is represented in the Massachusetts Senate as a part of the Plymouth and Barnstable district, which includes Falmouth, Kingston, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Sandwich, and portions of Barnstable.[18] The town is home to the Seventh Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police.[19]

On the national level, Bourne is a part of

Edward Markey
, was elected in 2013.

The town uses the

ZIP codes. The town's Jonathan Bourne Public Library is located near the Aptucxet Trading Post, just south of the Bourne Bridge, and is a member of the Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing
(CLAMS) library network.

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 24, 2020[20]
Party Number of Voters Percentage
Democratic 3,007 35%
Republican 2,195 23%
Unenrolled 9,770 42%
Libertarian 76 0%
Total 15,223 100%

Education

Bourne operates its own school department, with four public schools in the town. There are two elementary schools, Bourne Intermediate School, and Bournedale Elementary School. Bournedale serve grades kindergarten through second, Bourne Intermediate School Serves grades three through five. The town's middle school serves grades sixth through eight, and Bourne High School operates grades nine through twelve. The school's colors are purple and white, and their teams are the Canalmen and Lady Canalmen. Their logo includes the Railroad Bridge, one of the three bridges crossing the Cape Cod Canal, and the only one that looks different from the other two. Bourne's chief rival is Wareham High School.

In the fall of 2009 Bournedale Elementary School opened, closing Otis Memorial Elementary and Ella F. Hoxie School.

Bourne High School's sports teams have been very successful in the recent past, including state championships in boys' hockey and girls' volleyball. State finalists include girls' volleyball, golf, and boys' soccer. Conference championships have been won by boys' tennis, soccer, and football. The baseball team recently performed very well in the 2007 MIAA State Tournament, losing to Cape-rival Harwich in the South Finals. Bourne also perennially has a moderately successful ice hockey program.

Additionally, Bourne is home to the

Montessori school serving Pre-K through 6th grades. It formerly had the Waldorf School of Cape Cod, which was a Waldorf school
located just south of the Bourne Bridge, serving grades Pre-K through 8. It since has moved to Cotuit, followed by a move to Sandwich, where it serves a smaller range of students.

Area Catholic schools of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River include: St. Francis Xavier School in Acushnet, St. Joseph School in Fairhaven, and St. Pius X School in South Yarmouth. Previously Buzzards Bay had its own Catholic grade school, St. Margaret Primary School, which closed in 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Francis Xavier, St. Joseph, and St. Pius X took former St. Margaret students.[21]

The

Buzzards Bay
at the western mouth of the Cape Cod Canal.

Sports

Kevin Youkilis played for the Bourne Braves in 2000.

Bourne is home to the Bourne Braves, an amateur collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League. The team plays at Doran Park, and has featured dozens of players who went on to careers in Major League Baseball, such as Kevin Youkilis, Mitch Moreland, and Pete Alonso.

A New England Football League team, the South Shore Outlaws were formerly located in Bourne.

Transportation

Roadways

The largest highways in Bourne are

Route 28A spurs off and heads towards Woods Hole
in Falmouth. It is at this point that the highway goes from being a surface road to a true limited-access highway. Route 3, also known as the Pilgrims Highway, ends at the junction of Route 6, just prior to the Sagamore Bridge. Up until 2006, the intersection was a rotary, which caused daily traffic nightmares during the busy summer tourist season. The rotary was removed in 2007.

Rail

The third bridge over the Canal is the

Providence. The Cape Cod Central Railroad operates seasonal tourist excursions from Hyannis to Sagamore, with occasional special excursions to Buzzards Bay village
.

Air

There are no public air facilities in town; the town is roughly equidistant between the

T. F. Green Airport
outside Providence.

Notable people

See also

References

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  2. ^ Goers, Katie (July 17, 2020). "Decades Before Civil War, Sandwich Led Cape's Anti-Slavery Movement". CapeNews.net. Sandwich Enterprise. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Street Atlas. Easton, Mass.: Arrow Maps, Inc., 2004, p. 21.
  4. ^ Bourne Historical Society website: www.bournehistoricalsociety.org/historic-center
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bourne town, Barnstable County, Massachusetts". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map". United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  7. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U". www.prism.oregonstate.edu. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)". Data Basin. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
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  10. ^ "Massachusetts by Place and County Subdivision - GCT-T1. Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
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  13. ^ "1950 Census of Population" (PDF). 1: Number of Inhabitants. Bureau of the Census. 1952. Section 6, Pages 21-10 and 21-11, Massachusetts Table 6. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1930 to 1950. Retrieved July 12, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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  16. ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  17. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  18. ^ "Index of Legislative Representation by City and Town, from Mass.gov". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2007.
  19. ^ Station D-7, SP Bourne
  20. ^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 24, 2020" (PDF). Massachusetts Elections Division. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  21. ^ "Coronavirus Impact: Coyle And Cassidy, St. Margaret Catholic Schools Closing For Good". WBZ CBS Boston. April 16, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

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