Wareham

Official Website: www.wareham.ma.us
County: Plymouth
Region: Plymouth & New Bedford-Fall River Areas & Buzzards Bay
Year Settled: 1678
Incorporated as a Town: 1739
Land Area: 35.8 sq. miles
Population Density: 568 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 20,335
Estimated Population for 2006: 21,324
Racial makeup of population: [+] show

86.8%	White
2.8%	Black
1.4%	Hispanic
0.4%	Asian
0.5%	Native American
8.0%	Other

Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $117,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $253,000
Poverty: 10.7%
Violent Crime Index: 23 (average)
Property Crime Index: 46 (high)

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