Welcome to Bourne ...
Bourne is located on Cape Cod.
Bourne is located in Barnstable County<1>.
The location of Bourne has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
Bourne was settled in 1640 and was incorporated in 1884.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bourne has a population of 19,743 people<3> (see below for details).
Bourne is near sea level<4>.
Time Zone: Bourne lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Bourne ...
Official Website: www.townofbourne.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bourne had an population of 19,743 people (or an increase of 5.46% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Bourne had a population of 19,754 people (which is 9.15% of the total population of Barnstable County). This makes Bourne the county's 6th most populous community.
The population of Bourne represents 0.3% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 96th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 19,754 people, the population of Bourne increased 5.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 18,721 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Bourne.
Communities Also Named Bourne ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bourne - they are located in Kentucky, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bourne.
Communities near Bourne ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bourne.
- New Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Barnstable
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- Barnstable Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Middleborough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Yarmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Wareham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Fairhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Mashpee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Bourne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bourne.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bourne. 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 Bourne.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bourne. See our Newspapers Page for Bourne.
Adding Bourne to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bourne 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 Bourne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bourne post office opened in 1884.
We also found Bourne in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bourne.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bourne: www.townofbourne.com/
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bourne. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bourne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |