North Harwich is a village in the town of Harwich

Harwich, Massachusetts

Harwich is a New England town on Cape Cod, in Barnstable County in the state of Massachusetts in the United States. Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The town is a popular vacation spot, located near the Cape Cod National Seashore. Harwich's beaches are on "the Sound side" of Cape...

 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Barnstable County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, consisting of Cape Cod and associated islands. As of the 2010 census, the population was 216,902...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The village is located within the census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 of Northwest Harwich

Northwest Harwich, Massachusetts

Northwest Harwich is a census-designated place in the town of Harwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,311 at the 2000 census. The CDP includes the Harwich villages of West Harwich, North Harwich, and Pleasant Lake....

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Geography

North Harwich has many cranberry bogs. It is located near and on U.S. Route 6

U.S. Route 6

U.S. Route 6 , also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, a name that honors an American Civil War veterans association, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east-northeast from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Until 1964, it continued south from Bishop to...

. Great Western Road connects Dennis

Dennis, Massachusetts

Dennis is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; located near the center of Cape Cod. The population was 14,207 at the 2010 census.The town encompasses five distinct villages, each of which has its own post office...

, Harwich

Harwich, Massachusetts

Harwich is a New England town on Cape Cod, in Barnstable County in the state of Massachusetts in the United States. Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The town is a popular vacation spot, located near the Cape Cod National Seashore. Harwich's beaches are on "the Sound side" of Cape...

 and Yarmouth

Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Yarmouth is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 24,807 at the 2000 census....

. There are many new neighborhoods and developments in North Harwich. Sand Pond, a public beach off of Great Western Road, is located in North Hawich. The Cape Cod Fish and Game is located in North Harwich along with a new development of houses. Patriot Square Shopping Center located near North Harwich has a variety of supermarkets and stores. North Harwich has seen much commercial and housing development recently.

Commercial development

North Harwich has seen much commercial development during the 20th and 21st centuries. The Old North Harwich railroad station site is still there today even though it has since been turned into factories. On Queen Anne, multiple warehouses and factories litter the area including the Harwich

Harwich, Massachusetts

Harwich is a New England town on Cape Cod, in Barnstable County in the state of Massachusetts in the United States. Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The town is a popular vacation spot, located near the Cape Cod National Seashore. Harwich's beaches are on "the Sound side" of Cape...

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Demographics

North Harwich is located in the CDP Northwest Harwich

Northwest Harwich, Massachusetts

Northwest Harwich is a census-designated place in the town of Harwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,311 at the 2000 census. The CDP includes the Harwich villages of West Harwich, North Harwich, and Pleasant Lake....

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