Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Cheshire

Official Website: none
County: Berkshire
Region: Pittsfield Area
Year Settled: 1766
Incorporated as a Town: 1793
Land Area: 26.9 sq. miles
Population Density: 126 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 3,401
Estimated Population for 2006: 3,343
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
97.9%White
0.4%Black
0.4%Hispanic
0.5%Asian
0.1%Native American
0.7%Other
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $117,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $155,000
Poverty: 6.6%
Property Crime Index: 1 (very low)

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