Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Burlington

Nickname: "Where Technology Goes to Work"
Official Website: www.burlington.org
County: Middlesex
Region: Boston Area & Merrimack Valley
Year Settled: 1641
Incorporated as a Town: 1799
Land Area: 11.8 sq. miles
Population Density: 1,937 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 22,876
Estimated Population for 2006: 24,895
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
85.8%White
1.3%Black
1.3%Hispanic
10.6%Asian
0.0%Native American
0.9%Other
Median Household Income (2005): $85,000
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $243,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $400,000
Poverty: 1.9%
Violent Crime Index: 5 (very low)
Property Crime Index: 38 (high)
Crime compared to USA: Low
Nearest Hospital (ER): Mary & Arthur Clapham Hospital

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