Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Rowley

Official Website: www.town.rowley.ma.us
County: Essex
Region: Merrimack Valley
Year Settled: 1638
Incorporated as a Town: 1639
Land Area: 18.7 sq. miles
Population Density: 294 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 5,500
Estimated Population for 2006: 5,875
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
97.8%White
0.2%Black
0.9%Hispanic
0.5%Asian
0.2%Native American
0.4%Other
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $277,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $484,000
Poverty: 4.1%
Violent Crime Index: 39 (high)
Property Crime Index: 11 (low)

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