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| County | Dukes County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Founded | 1695 |
| Seat | Edgartown |
| Largest City | Edgartown |
| Total Area | 1272 sq km (491 sq mi) |
| Land Area | 269 sq km (104 sq mi) |
| Water Area | 1003 sq km (387 sq mi) |
| Population Total | 14987 (2000) |
| Web | www.dukescounty.org |
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The County of Dukes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of 2000, the population was 14,987. Its county seat is Edgartown. The county consists of the island of Martha's Vineyard, and the Elizabeth Islands (including Cuttyhunk). It was originally established as Dukes County, New York, on November 1, 1683, and was transferred to Massachusetts and divided so that Nantucket Island became Nantucket County, Massachusetts on October 7, 1691. The statute created a county "by the name of Dukes County," as opposed to the standard form "the county of Dukes" which is the reason for the redundancy in the name.]
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Plymouth Area League of Women Voters says county government not sustainable - Kingston Reporter 
Kingston Reporter--Plymouth -County- does not have a charter. Of the 14 original -Massachusetts county- governments that began in Colonial times, the consensus opinion states, ...
Date : Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:46:42 GMT+00:00
Cadwallader resigns from Tower Foundation - MSN Money
MSN Money--The foundation makes grants locally in Erie and Niagara Counties, as well as in Barnstable, -Dukes-, Nantucket, and Essex Counties in -Massachusetts-.---
Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:21:23 GMT+00:00
Track 2010 US Census participation in Mass. - Boston Globe
Boston Globe--Here is a look at the current participation rate in 12 -Massachusetts- counties (Excluding -Dukes- and Nantucket Counties, which aren't tracked on the Census ...
Date : Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:13:02 GMT+00:00
White House's new social secretary has Cape Fear region roots - FayObserver.com
FayObserver.com--Though I would really enjoy playing golf with the president." Staff writer Brian -Dukes- can be reached at [email protected] or 486-3523.---
Date : Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:11:09 GMT+00:00
News Update: Friday, March 19 Island Man Arrested on Rape Charges - Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Martha's Vineyard Gazette--He is being held at the -Dukes County- Jail, according to a statement issued Friday by Oak Bluffs police. In 2003 Mr. Duart was indicted by a grand jury on ...
Date : Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:10:54 GMT+00:00
Spring Burns Begin Across Island to Dampen Danger of Big Fires - Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Martha's Vineyard Gazette--“Some of these areas that we're burning haven't seen fire in 40 to 50 years,” said -Dukes County- forest fire patrolman Aaron Whiddon in an interview, ...
Date : Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:09:58 GMT+00:00
Health & Fitness : National study ranks Dukes County second healthiest in ... - Martha's Vineyard Times
Martha's Vineyard Times--Hospital costs in -Massachusetts-, fueled by 14 years of increases, stand more than 55 percent above the US average, ...
Date : Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:49:43 GMT+00:00
Cape Commerce - Cape Cod Times
Cape Cod Times--McMahon has served legal aid organizations in southeast -Massachusetts- for more than 20 years, most recently as executive director of the New Center for ...
Date : Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:12:59 GMT+00:00
Companies Rush to Bring Faster Internet Service - Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Martha's Vineyard Gazette--The system would connect to -Dukes County- at the West Tisbury school, on Chappaquiddick and on Penikese Island. The grant will be combined with matching ...
Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:04:07 GMT+00:00
Cuttyhunk Combats Comcast on Wireless - Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Martha's Vineyard Gazette---Dukes County- manager Russell Smith, who has been trying to help resolve the issue, said he saw a letter written by Comcast to local state representative Tim ...
Date : Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:04:05 GMT+00:00
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