Science Fair Project Encyclopedia Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Woods Hole is a census-designated place and village within the
town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, at the
extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near the island of
Martha's Vineyard, and is the site of three famous scientific
institutions: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine
Biological Laboratory, and the Woods Hole Research Center . It
is also the site of a United States Coast Guard station (The
USCG Group Woods Hole) and the terminus of a ferry route between
the cape and Martha's Vineyard. The Steamship Authority As of
the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 925.
Woods Hole is located at 41°31'36" North, 70°39'47" West
(41.526730, −70.663184). As of the census2 of 2000, there are
925 people, 459 households, and 212 families residing in the
village. The population density is 165.3/km² (427.9/mi²). There
are 942 housing units at an average density of 168.4/km²
(435.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village