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LowellNickname: "Spindle City, City Of Magic, A Modern American Athens"
Official Website: www.lowellma.gov
County: Middlesex
Region: Lowell Area & Merrimack Valley
Year Settled: 1653
Incorporated as a Town: 1826
Incorporated as a City: 1836
Land Area: 13.8 sq. miles
Population Density: 7,637 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 105,167
Estimated Population for 2006: 103,229
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
| 62.5% | White | | 3.5% | Black | | 14.0% | Hispanic | | 16.5% | Asian | | 0.2% | Native American | | 3.4% | Other |
Median Household Income (2005): $41,000
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $131,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $256,000
Poverty: 16.8%
Violent Crime Index: 74 (very high)
Property Crime Index: 45 (high)
Crime compared to USA: High
Nearest Hospital (ER): Lowell General Hospital, Dr Harry Solomon MHC, Saints Memorial Medical Center
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