Scituate

Official Website: www.town.scituate.ma.us
County: Plymouth
Region: Boston Area & South Shore
Year Settled: 1630
Incorporated as a Town: 1636
Land Area: 17.2 sq. miles
Population Density: 1,040 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 17,863
Estimated Population for 2006: 18,083
Racial makeup of population: [+] show

96.2%	White
0.4%	Black
0.8%	Hispanic
0.4%	Asian
0.0%	Native American
2.1%	Other

Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $278,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $476,000
Poverty: 2.6%
Violent Crime Index: 4 (very low)
Property Crime Index: 11 (low)

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