Winthrop

Nickname: "Where the North Shore Begins"
Official Website: www.town.winthrop.ma.us
County: Suffolk
Region: Boston Area
Year Settled: 1635
Incorporated as a Town: 1852
Land Area: 2.0 sq. miles
Population Density: 9,197 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 18,303
Estimated Population for 2006: 17,222
Racial makeup of population: [+] show

93.0%	White
1.6%	Black
2.7%	Hispanic
1.1%	Asian
0.2%	Native American
1.4%	Other

Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $215,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $370,000
Poverty: 5.5%
Violent Crime Index: 22 (average)
Property Crime Index: 14 (low)

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