Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Ware

Official Website: www.townofware.com
County: Hampshire
Region: Palmer Area & Quabbin Valley West
Year Settled: 1717
Incorporated as a Town: 1775
Land Area: 34.4 sq. miles
Population Density: 282 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 9,707
Estimated Population for 2006: 9,982
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
95.5%White
0.5%Black
2.1%Hispanic
0.6%Asian
0.2%Native American
1.1%Other
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $109,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $180,000
Poverty: 11.2%
Violent Crime Index: 38 (high)
Property Crime Index: 23 (average)

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