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GardnerNickname: "Chair City, The Furniture Capital of New England"
Official Website: www.ci.gardner.ma.us
County: Worcester
Region: Athol-Gardner & Fitchburg-Leominster Areas
Year Settled: 1764
Incorporated as a Town: 1785
Incorporated as a City: 1922
Land Area: 22.2 sq. miles
Population Density: 936 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 20,770
Estimated Population for 2006: 20,805
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
| 90.9% | White | | 2.1% | Black | | 4.1% | Hispanic | | 1.4% | Asian | | 0.3% | Native American | | 1.2% | Other |
Median Household Income (2005): $43,000
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $104,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $194,000
Poverty: 9.6%
Violent Crime Index: 34 (average)
Property Crime Index: 36 (high)
Crime compared to USA: Average
Nearest Hospital (ER): Heywood Hospital
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