Peabody

Nickname: "The Leather City"
Official Website: www.peabody-ma.gov
County: Essex
Region: Lynn Area & North Shore
Year Settled: 1626
Incorporated as a Town: 1868
Incorporated as a City: 1916
Land Area: 16.4 sq. miles
Population Density: 2,935 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 48,129
Estimated Population for 2006: 51,734
Racial makeup of population: [+] show

92.4%	White
0.8%	Black
3.4%	Hispanic
1.4%	Asian
0.1%	Native American
1.9%	Other

Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $206,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $347,000
Poverty: 5.3%
Violent Crime Index: 20 (average)
Property Crime Index: 28 (average)

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