Dennis (CDP), Massachusetts is also a census designated place.


Dennis is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,973 at the 2000 census.

For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Dennis, please see the articles on Dennis (CDP), Massachusetts, Dennis Port, Massachusetts, East Dennis, Massachusetts, South Dennis, Massachusetts, and West Dennis, Massachusetts.

History
Dennis was first settled in 1639, by Thomas Howes, as part of the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts. The town officially separated and incorporated in 1793. It was...

Dennis (CDP), Massachusetts is also a census designated place.


Dennis is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,973 at the 2000 census.

For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Dennis, please see the articles on Dennis (CDP), Massachusetts, Dennis Port, Massachusetts, East Dennis, Massachusetts, South Dennis, Massachusetts, and West Dennis, Massachusetts.

History
Dennis was first settled in 1639, by Thomas Howes, as part of the town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts. The town officially separated and incorporated in 1793. It was named after resident minister, Josiah Dennis. There was not enough land for farming, so seafaring became the town's major industry in its early history, centered around the Shiverick Shipyard.

Currently, Dennis is a popular seaside resort town, notable for its stately colonial mansions along the northern Cape Cod Bay coastline, and its picturesque, warm water beaches along the southern Nantucket Sound.