Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Orleans

Official Website: www.town.orleans.ma.us
County: Barnstable
Region: Cape Cod (Lower Cape)
Year Settled: 1693
Incorporated as a Town: 1797
Land Area: 14.2 sq. miles
Population Density: 447 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 6,341
Estimated Population for 2006: 6,398
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
97.0%White
0.6%Black
0.8%Hispanic
0.5%Asian
0.2%Native American
1.0%Other
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $286,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $690,000
Poverty: 6.5%
Property Crime Index: 31 (average)

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