Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Tewksbury

Nickname: "Carnation Town"
Official Website: www.tewksbury.net
County: Middlesex
Region: Lowell Area & Merrimack Valley
Year Settled: 1637
Incorporated as a Town: 1734
Land Area: 20.7 sq. miles
Population Density: 1,392 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 28,851
Estimated Population for 2006: 29,418
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
95.7%White
0.6%Black
1.2%Hispanic
1.6%Asian
0.1%Native American
0.7%Other
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $198,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $358,000
Poverty: 3.8%
Violent Crime Index: 14 (low)
Property Crime Index: 21 (average)

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