Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts
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Ocean Bluff and Brant Rock are villages located in the town of Marshfield in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The population was 5,100 at the 2000 census.
History
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden achieved two-way voice transmission by radio across the Atlantic, between his station in Brant Rock and another in Machrihanish, Scotland. Marconi had sent radio signals from England to Newfoundland in 1901, but only one-way and only in Morse Code. On Christmas Eve, 1906, Fessenden transmitted the first radio broadcast in history. Ships hundreds of miles at sea heard a broadcast that included Fessenden playing the song O Holy Night on the violin and reading a passage from the Bible.Geography
Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock is located at (42.101561, -70.660787)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the villages have a total area of 11.3 km² (4.4 mi²). 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²) of them is land and 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²) of them is water. The total area is 53.09% water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 5,100 people, 2,004 households, and 1,320 families residing in the villages. The population density was 960.5/km² (2,489.5/mi²). There were 2,657 housing units at an average density of 500.4/km² (1,297.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the villages was 98.35% White, 0.29% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.There were 2,004 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the villages the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.
The median income for a household in the villages was $56,840, and the median income for a family was $60,552. Males had a median income of $42,388 versus $35,902 for females. The per capita income for the villages was $24,292. About 3.1% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
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