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Town in Massachusetts, United States

1642Established

5,168Population

122.7 sq miArea

16 ftElevation

Edgartown is a town on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, for which it is the county seat. The town's population was 5,168 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. It was once a major whaling port, with historic houses that have been carefully preserved. Today it hosts yachting events around its large harbor. Edgartown also includes Chappaquiddick Island, a peninsula accessible by ferry.

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Edgartown ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 357 students

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