Hyannis Port is a small residential village located in Barnstable, Massachusetts

Barnstable, Massachusetts

Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...

, and Hyannis, Massachusetts

Hyannis, Massachusetts

Hyannis is the largest of seven villages in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Also it is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area as a result of the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hyannis as the "Capital of the Cape"...

. It is an affluent summer community on Hyannis Harbor 1.4 miles to the south-southwest of Hyannis.

Community

It has a small Post Office

United States Postal Service

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 (zip code 02647) next door to a small seasonal convenience store

Convenience store

A convenience store, corner store, corner shop, commonly called a bodega in Spanish-speaking areas of the United States, is a small store or shop in a built up area that stocks a range of everyday items such as groceries, toiletries, alcoholic and soft drinks, and may also offer money order and...

, The News Shop and Gallery. It has one of the premier golf courses on Cape Cod, the Hyannisport Club

Hyannisport club

The Hyannisport Club is a private 18 hole golf course located in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. The course is an original Donald Ross design which plays 6257 yards from the blue tee markers. While the course is short in terms of yardage it is often called "the toughest 6200 yards in golf" because of...

, and is also home to the West Beach Club and the Hyannis Port Yacht Club. St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church and the Union Chapel conduct Sunday services in the summer.

Kennedy residences

Hyannis Port is the location of the Kennedy Compound

Kennedy Compound

The Kennedy Compound or Hyannis Port Historic District is the name given to six acres of waterfront property on Cape Cod along Nantucket Sound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, United States....

 and other Kennedy family residences and as such is included in the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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. It was the final residence of senator Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy

Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. Serving almost 47 years, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history...

 and ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.

Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.

Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy, Sr. was a prominent American businessman, investor, and government official....

. Mrs. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

Rose Elizabeth Kennedy was the wife of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and the mother of nine children, among them United States President John F. Kennedy, United States Senator Robert F...

 was living in Hyannis Port and was the oldest resident in the Town of Barnstable when she died at age 104.

Demographics

According to the 2000 U.S. Census on April 1, it had 193 housing units with a resident population of 115 persons living in 46 housing units. There were 147 vacant housing units (76%), 144 of which were for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use. Based on the average family size of 2.97 persons, summer population is at least 573.

External links

• Hyannis Port photos