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Census. The most recent estimates have shown a decline in population for <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong>since the 2000 Census. Barnstable County’s 2009 population estimate is 221,151residents – almost a half percent reduction from 2000. The following figure displays theCensus Bureau’s annual population estimates for Barnstable County.Between 2000 and 2009, only two counties in Massachusetts experienced negativepopulation growth: Barnstable County (-0.49%) and Berkshire County (-4.2%). Both ofthese counties were inconsistent with Massachusetts’ 3.85% positive growth. The twocounties with the most estimated growth for this time period are Nantucket County(18.93%) and Suffolk County (9.25%).FIGURE 3 - BARNSTABLE COUNTY POPULATION GROWTH 2000-2009While Barnstable County’s overall population has been estimated to have declined since2000, there has been a lot of variability between the included towns. Of the fifteen townswithin Barnstable County, five have shown positive growth. Mashpee has grown the mostduring the eight year time span, adding almost 10% to its 2000 population. Accordingto the Census, the other four towns with positive growth are Bourne, Chatham,Falmouth, and Truro. Yarmouth and Dennis have shown the greatest decline: -4.15% and-3.91%, respectively.Chapter 1: Goals & Objectives <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> | August 2011Page 30

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