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Census Data for Potanumaquut

So far, we found very little information about Potanumaquut. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Potanumaquut to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Potanumaquut - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Potanumaquut, please Contact Us.

As far as we can tell, Potanumaquut has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Potanumaquut, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Barnstable County ...

Potanumaquut is located in Barnstable County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Barnstable County.

Miscellaneous Information for Potanumaquut ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Barnstable County or the community of Potanumaquut:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Potanumaquut:
    • GNIS ID for Potanumaquut: 1948083
    • GNIS ID for Barnstable County: 606927
    • GNIS ID for State of Massachusetts: 606926
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Potanumaquut would have been located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #1 (the New England Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Potanumaquut.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Potanumaquut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.