Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Somerset

Official Website: none
County: Bristol
Region: Fall River Area
Year Settled: 1677
Incorporated as a Town: 1790
Land Area: 8.1 sq. miles
Population Density: 2,248 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 18,234
Estimated Population for 2006: 18,430
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
97.8%White
0.2%Black
0.5%Hispanic
0.5%Asian
0.1%Native American
0.9%Other
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $146,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $275,000
Poverty: 4.0%
Violent Crime Index: 14 (low)
Property Crime Index: 24 (average)

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