Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Lincoln

Nickname: "Niptown"
Official Website: www.lincolntown.org
County: Middlesex
Region: Lowell Area
Year Settled: 1650
Incorporated as a Town: 1754
Land Area: 14.4 sq. miles
Population Density: 561 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 8,056
Estimated Population for 2006: 7,948
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
85.8%White
4.7%Black
3.0%Hispanic
4.1%Asian
0.3%Native American
2.1%Other
Median Household Income (2005): $90,000
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $555,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $875,000
Poverty: 0.8%
Violent Crime Index: 2 (very low)
Property Crime Index: 6 (very low)
Crime compared to USA: Very Low
Nearest Hospital (ER): Emerson Hospital (Concord), Deaconess-Waltham Hospital (Waltham)

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