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Aquinnah, Massachusetts

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105: 75: 675:, and Squibnocket Pond. The only road into Aquinnah lies between the ponds. (Squibnocket Beach, which lies between the ocean and Squibnocket Pond, also connects to the town, but is often washed out during storms. No road crosses it.) Squibnocket Point, just east of this beach, is the southernmost point on Martha's Vineyard. Aquinnah has four accessible beaches for residents and the public: Philbin and Moshup (public) Beaches off Moshup Trail; Lobsterville Beach on the northern shore at Dogfish Bar, and Red Beach on Menemsha Pond. Other stretches of beach remain under private ownership. 1964: 586: 524: 997: 90: 1050: 626: 1811: 644:, the town has a total area of 40.8 square miles (106 km), of which 5.4 square miles (14 km) is land and 35.4 square miles (92 km) (86.85%) is water. Aquinnah ranks 334th in area out of 351 communities in the Commonwealth, and is the smallest town by land area on the Vineyard. To the north and northwest is the 452:. They comprise approximately one-third of the town's voters and are one of two federally recognized tribes of Wampanoag people in Massachusetts. This area is one of the earliest sites of whaling, with the Wampanoag harpooning their catch long before commercial whaling became the major maritime industry of Martha's Vineyard, 597:
who is said to have been at least partially responsible for many of the features of the island's physical landscape. The ocean is a rare aqua color here, with wave heights that are above average for the area. The water sometimes takes on a red, white or grayish tinge resulting from clay eroding from
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There were 141 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 45,208, and the median income for a family was $ 46,458. Males had a median income of $ 37,917 versus $ 26,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 21,420. About 8.6% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty
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In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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like the rest of Martha's Vineyard, Chappaquiddick, and nearby Nantucket. Dunes are fortified with healthy grasses but the southwestern shoreline has faced an annual reduction in its beaches for decades. The cliffs have also faced higher and stronger seas, leading to a 129 foot inland move of the
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As of the census of 2000, there were 344 people, 141 households, and 88 families residing in the town. The population density was 64.1 inhabitants per square mile (24.7/km). There were 463 housing units at an average density of 86.3 per square mile (33.3/km). The racial makeup of the town was
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1333: 1123:. The town operates its own police and fire departments, near the Town Hall at the town center. The Aquinnah Public Library, a former one-room schoolhouse of less than 1,000 square feet (93 m), is also nearby. The nearest post office is located 3 miles (4.8 km) away in Chilmark. 678:
Aside from Aquinnah's famed clay cliffs, the landscape is noted for its rolling terrain, coastal heathlands, deciduous woods, high sand dunes and beach roses. At the 'head' of the island is the Aquinnah Headlands Preserve which provides sweeping coastal views for walkers.
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During the Island's earliest tourist booms of the late 19th century, ferries brought tourists directly to the Cliff's shores. Today, there is no direct transit between Aquinnah and the mainland. Visitors to the island use commercial planes serving
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patrols conducted by police and Wampanoag Conservation Rangers, who explain to visitors about the importance of the cliffs to the tribe. Under Massachusetts General Law Ch 272 Sec 59, a person may be fined or arrested for disturbing the clay.
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In 2001, Aquinnah passed a bylaw requiring archaeological reviews of proposed building sites due to the 10 millennia of Wampanoag history in the town. This bylaw has unearthed scores of significant discoveries.
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Aquinnah is served by Martha's Vineyard Regional School District. Chilmark Elementary School and Up-Island School in West Tisbury, serve the town's elementary and middle–school students.
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Wampanoag for "land under the hill." Throughout the town's history, a Wampanoag community has been among its residents. The people gained federal recognition as the
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as a part of the Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket district, which includes all of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, as well as a portion of
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Aquinnah is celebrated as a center of Wampanoag culture and a center of pride and tradition among members of the federally recognized
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Aquinnah is rare in that it is one of the few western-facing coastlines on the east coast. Even so, it still faces the challenge of
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The Wampanoag have a separate history; their creation myth tells that their ancestors reached the island after traveling on an
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living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.04.
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This area was first settled by English colonists in 1669. Later colonists officially divided the town of Aquinnah from
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In 2015, erosion at the town's western end led to a $ 3.5 million, 129 feet (39 m) move of its prominent, red brick
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as a portion of the Cape and Islands district, which includes all of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and most of
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people. In 1965, Gay Head Cliffs were designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service.
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The Clay Cliffs of Aquinnah and the Gay Head Lighthouse on the western end of Martha's Vineyard.
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off the beaches of Moshup Trail, and jogging and cycling the State Road and Moshup Trail loop.
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and Devil's Bridge. the latter an underwater rock reef most noted for causing the wreck of the
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Before the arrival of English colonists, Martha's Vineyard and Aquinnah were inhabited by the
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is scheduled to proceed with construction despite opposition from the towns of Aquinnah and
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announced it will begin construction of the Aquinnah Cliffs Casino in March 2019. The
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At the foot of the cliffs is Moshup's Beach, named after a great Aquinnah Wampanoag
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who delighted in "clay baths," the baths of which are now strictly prohibited.
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line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.
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in 1987 and controls sovereign tribal lands within the town boundaries.
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form of government. It is led by an executive secretary and an elected
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The Vanderhoop Homestead, looking towards the western-facing coastline.
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Aquinnah's geography also lends itself to outdoor activities including
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Aquinnah is separated from the town of Chilmark by Menemsha Bight,
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In 1997, by popular vote of 79 to 21, the town changed its name to
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2009. A Limited Edition with 281 illustrations by Rockwell Kent.
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Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
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from the far North. They sided with the English settlers in
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Seal for the town under the name Gay Head, used until 1998.
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Protection of the cliffs is aggressively enforced by
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List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income
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Archived from 1057:On the national level, Aquinnah is a part of 8: 1737:"City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2023" 1401:"Tribe moves ahead with casino construction" 716: 2130:National Natural Landmarks in Massachusetts 1871: 1857: 1849: 1845:(Collection of photographs from the 1880s) 1457:"Historic Gay Head Lighthouse on the move" 1059:Massachusetts's 9th congressional district 1029:of any race were 1.16% of the population. 715: 45: 2105:Populated coastal places in Massachusetts 1259:"Aquinnah (previously known as Gay Head)" 512:and incorporated it in 1870 as Gay Head, 109:Location in Dukes County in Massachusetts 2100:Native American history of Massachusetts 686:at Lobsterville Beach and Dog Fish Bar, 1714:Drake, Samuel; Williams, H. L. 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Gayhead
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
Gay Head (steamboat)
Town
The Clay Cliffs of Aquinnah and the Gay Head Lighthouse on the western end of Martha's Vineyard.
Official seal of Aquinnah, Massachusetts
Location in Dukes County in Massachusetts
41°20′4″N 70°47′45″W / 41.33444°N 70.79583°W / 41.33444; -70.79583
Country
State
Massachusetts
County
Dukes
Open town meeting
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern
DST
UTC-4
Eastern
Area code
508
774
FIPS code
GNIS
aquinnah-ma.gov
/əˈkwɪnə/
uh-KWIN-uh
Wampanoag
town

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