Harwich

Nickname: "Seven Villages on Cape Cod"
Official Website: harwichma.virtualtownhall.net
County: Barnstable
Region: Cape Cod (Lower Cape)
Year Settled: 1670
Incorporated as a Town: 1694
Land Area: 21.0 sq. miles
Population Density: 589 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 12,386
Estimated Population for 2006: 12,537
Racial makeup of population: [+] show

94.8%	White
0.7%	Black
1.0%	Hispanic
0.2%	Asian
0.2%	Native American
3.2%	Other

Median Household Income (2005): $49,000
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $180,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $389,000
Poverty: 5.5%
Violent Crime Index: 13 (low)
Property Crime Index: 26 (average)
Crime compared to USA: Low
Nearest Hospital (ER): Cape Cod Hospital (Hyannis)

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