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Welcome to Truro ...Truro is located on Cape Cod. Truro is located in Barnstable County<1>. The location of Truro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> Truro was settled in 1700 and was incorporated in 1709. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Truro has a population of 2,005 people<3> (see below for details). Truro is near sea level<4>. Time Zone: Truro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Truro: (508) and (774)<5> The ZIP code for Truro: 02666<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Truro had an population of 2,005 people. This is an increase of 0.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.93% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Truro had a population of 2,003 people. This makes Truro the county's 16th most populous community. The population of Truro represents 0.03% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 290th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,003 people, the population of Truro decreased 4.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,087 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Truro. Communities Also Named Truro ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Truro - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Truro. Communities near Truro ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Truro.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Truro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Truro. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Truro. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Truro. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Truro. See our Newspapers Page for Truro. Adding Truro to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Truro in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Truro was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). We also found Truro in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Truro. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Truro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/ The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/ Footnotes ...
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