Mashpee Neck, Massachusetts

Mashpee Neck is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2010 census. It is the most populous of the seven CDPs in Mashpee.GeographyMashpee Neck is located in the eastern part of the town of Mashpee at . It occupies the neck of land between the tidal Mashpee River to the west and Shoestring Bay to the east. It is bordered to the north by Quinaquisset Avenue. The Cotuit area of the town of Barnstable is to the east across Shoestring Bay.According to the United States Census Bureau, the Mashpee Neck CDP has a total area of 3.8sqkm. 3.3sqkm of it is land, and 0.5sqkm, or 12.83%, is water.DemographicsAt the 2000 census, there were 901 people, 352 households and 260 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 276.1/km² (715.4/mi²). There were 518 housing units at an average density of 158.7/km² (411.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.90% White, 2.66% African American, 0.89% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.