The island was subsequently known as Martin's Vineyard (perhaps after the captain of Gosnold's ship, John Martin) many islanders up to the 18th century called it by this name. It is the eighth-oldest surviving English place-name in the United States. A smaller island to the south was first to be named 'Martha's Vineyard' but this later became associated with this island. There is no definitive source for 'Martha's Vineyard' but it is thought to be named for the mother-in-law or daughter, both named Martha, of the English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold, who led the first recorded European expedition to Cape Cod in 1602.

7.2 Martha's Vineyard television and radio.

2.6 Hereditary deafness and sign language.

2.5 African American history on Martha's Vineyard.A study of housing needs by the Commission found that the average weekly wage on Martha's Vineyard was '71 percent of the state average, the median home price was 54 percent above the state's and the median rent exceeded the state's by 17 percent,' all leading to a stark example of severe income inequalities between year-round residents and their seasonal counterparts. ДЄ study by the Martha's Vineyard Commission found that the cost of living on the island is 60 percent higher than the national average, and housing prices are 96 percent higher. The Island's population increased from 14,987 to 16,535. Dukes County includes the six towns on Martha's Vineyard and Gosnold it increased by more than 10 percent between 20, according to Census data released in 2011, gaining nearly 1,548 residents. The population of the Vineyard was 14,901 in the 2000 Census and was estimated at 15,582 in 2004. 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 100,000 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, Massachusetts, which also includes the Elizabeth Islands and the island of Nomans Land. It is the 58th largest island in the United States, with a land area of about 96 square miles (250В km 2), and the third-largest on the East Coast of the United States, 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 ( Wampanoag: Noepe often simply called the Vineyard) is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts in the United States in North America that is known for being a popular, affluent summer colony. Aerial view of Martha's Vineyard with Elizabeth Islands above

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