About Bourne, Massachusetts

Bourne, with a population of about 19,000, is located at the entrance to Cape Cod. It spans the Cape Cod Canal and the two bridges crossing to the Cape Cod peninsula go through the Town.

The Town can be reached by Route 3 south from Boston, Routes 495 and 25 from central Massachusetts and Routes 195 and 25 from Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York City and south. It is serviced by major airports in Boston (Logan) and Rhode Island (Green) and by the Barnstable County Airport in Hyannis, about 20 minutes from town.

Bourne has eight village centers, the most commercial being Buzzards Bay.

About 10,000 of the town's residents are in the work force, with 30 percent in management, professional and related positions. (See Powerpoint presentation on this web site.)

Of the approximately 13,000 residents 25 years of age and older, almost 30 percent have earned bachelor degrees or higher and about 93 percent are high school graduates or higher.

The Massachusetts Maritime Academy and the Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School are in Bourne.

Board of Directors Meetings - open to the public Second Wednesday of every month at the Bourne Community Center on Main Street, Buzzards Bay. Meetings begin at 7:45 am

The BFDC needs the expertise of many people – planners, economic development specialists, commercial developers, architects and engineers. Please consider becoming a member.

As a 501(c)(3), the BFDC welcomes donations. Checks, payable to Bourne Financial Development Corporation, can be mailed to the address below.