Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Townsend

Official Website: www.townsend.ma.us
County: Middlesex
Region: Fitchburg-Leominster Area
Year Settled: 1676
Incorporated as a Town: 1732
Land Area: 32.9 sq. miles
Population Density: 280 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 9,198
Estimated Population for 2006: 9,327
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
96.9%White
0.7%Black
1.2%Hispanic
0.2%Asian
0.2%Native American
0.8%Other
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $159,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $277,000
Poverty: 5.1%
Violent Crime Index: 0 (very low)
Property Crime Index: 14 (low)

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