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Hyannis is a village in the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. It is a residential area, and it also contains the town’s central business/commercial district, which includes town offices and several shopping districts, including Cape Cod Mall and the historic downtown Main Street. Cape Cod Potato Chips is headquartered in Hyannis, and Zayre Department Stores opened their first location on Main Street in 1956. Hyannis has the most ethnically diverse community on Cape Cod, with non-whites making up over 30% of the population. One of the largest Brazilian communities in the state outside of Boston reside in Hyannis, along with a significant number of Cape Verdeans,African Americans, Asians and Hispanics. Attractions and events in Hyannis are frequently of a multicultural nature. The village was named after Iyannough (also spelled Iyanough), the local Indian sachem (chief). The Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League play at McKeon Park from mid-June to early August. Research Tips
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