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Half of Teaticket’s homes were built after 1965

Most of Teaticket was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1965.

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Where Teaticket’s name came from

How did Teaticket get its name?

Teaticket’s name comes from the Wampanoag word "Tataket," which translates roughly and appropriately as "at the principal tidal stream."

Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What stands out about Teaticket’s past

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The story so far

Teaticket, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Teaticket yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Teaticket is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, Teaticket had a population of 1,663. Its name comes from the Wampanoag word "Tataket," which translates roughly and appropriately as "at the principal tidal stream."

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,692 in 2010, 1,663 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Teaticket, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Teaticket

Nobody well known was born in Teaticket itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Casey AffleckAmerican actor · b. 1975
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Katharine Lee BatesAmerican poet and songwriter · b. 1859
Mercy Otis WarrenAmerican writer · b. 1728
Francis Davis MilletAmerican painter, sculptor, and writer who died… · b. 1846
James OtisLawyer in colonial Massachusetts · b. 1725
Carl RugglesAmerican composer · b. 1876
Stories next door

History across the town line

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East FalmouthIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFalmouth14 historic placesA

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

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