![]() The island's year-round population increased about a third each decade from 1970 to 2000, for a total of 145 percent or about 3 percent to 4 percent per year (46 percent, 30 percent, and 29 percent in each respective decade). However, its year-round population has considerably increased since the 1960s. Martha's Vineyard is primarily known as a summer colony. ![]() About 56 percent of the Vineyard's 14,621 homes are seasonally occupied. The 2010 census reported a year-round population of 16,535 residents, although the summer population can swell to more than 200,000 people. The Vineyard was home to one of the earliest known Deaf communities in the United States consequently, a sign language, the Martha's Vineyard Sign Language, emerged on the island among both Deaf and hearing islanders. ![]() Martha's Vineyard constitutes the bulk of Dukes County, which also includes the Elizabeth Islands and the island of Nomans Land. It is the 58th largest island in the U.S., with a land area of about 96 square miles (250 km 2), and the third-largest on the East Coast, after Long Island and Mount Desert Island. The two islands have sometimes been separated by storms and hurricanes, which last occurred from 2007 to 2015. Martha's Vineyard includes the smaller adjacent Chappaquiddick Island, which is usually connected to the Vineyard. Martha's Vineyard, often simply called the Vineyard, is an island in the Northeastern United States, located south of Cape Cod in Dukes County, Massachusetts, known for being a popular, affluent summer colony.
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