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New BedfordNickname: "The Whaling City"
Official Website: www.ci.new-bedford.ma.us
County: Bristol
Region: New Bedford-Fall River Area & Buzzards Bay
Year Settled: 1640
Incorporated as a Town: 1787
Incorporated as a City: 1847
Land Area: 20.1 sq. miles
Population Density: 4,660 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 93,768
Estimated Population for 2006: 92,538
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
| 75.2% | White | | 3.7% | Black | | 10.2% | Hispanic | | 0.6% | Asian | | 0.4% | Native American | | 9.8% | Other |
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $114,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $230,000
Poverty: 20.2%
Violent Crime Index: 86 (very high)
Property Crime Index: 48 (high)
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