Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Methuen

Nickname: "The City known as the Town"
Official Website: www.ci.methuen.ma.us
County: Essex
Region: Merrimack Valley
Year Settled: 1642
Incorporated as a Town: 1725
Incorporated as a City: 1972
Land Area: 22.4 sq. miles
Population Density: 1,955 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 43,789
Estimated Population for 2006: 44,259
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
85.8%White
0.9%Black
9.6%Hispanic
2.4%Asian
0.1%Native American
1.2%Other
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $156,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $319,000
Poverty: 7.4%
Violent Crime Index: 11 (low)
Property Crime Index: 30 (average)

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