Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Wakefield

Official Website: www.wakefield.ma.us
County: Middlesex
Region: Boston Area & North Shore
Year Settled: 1639
Incorporated as a Town: 1812
Land Area: 7.5 sq. miles
Population Density: 3,320 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 24,804
Estimated Population for 2006: 24,588
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
96.4%White
0.4%Black
0.8%Hispanic
1.4%Asian
0.1%Native American
0.9%Other
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $240,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $395,000
Poverty: 3.1%
Violent Crime Index: 29 (average)
Property Crime Index: 14 (low)

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