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Hopedale, Massachusetts
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'''Hopedale''' is a town located in
Worcester County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 5,907.
For geographic and demographic information on the
census-designated place Hopedale, please see the article
Hopedale (CDP), Massachusetts.
History
Hopedale was first settled in
1660.
Benjamin Albee builds a mill on what is now the south end of Hopedale in
1664. A 64-square-mile area of
Blackstone Valley is incorporated as the town of
Mendon, Massachusetts Mendon. In
1780,
Milford, Massachusetts Milford separated from Mendon. On
August 26,
1841, '''
Adin Ballou''', along with the
Practical Christians, gives Hopedale its name. Ballou and the Practical Christians established the
Hopedale Community based on
Christian and
socialism socialist ideologies in
1842. The town was officially incorporated in
1886 when it separated from
Milford, Massachusetts Milford. In
1905, women were granted permission to swim at the town beach.
In
2005, Hopedale was the third town featured on
American Broadcasting Company ABC's
television show, ''
My Kind of Town''.
Geography
Image:Hopedale_ma_highlight.png 300px|right
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 13.8
square kilometer km² (5.3
square mile mi²). 13.4 km² (5.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.20% water.
Demographics
As of the
censusGeographic references#2 2 of 2000, there were 5,907 people, 2,240 households, and 1,572 families residing in the town. The
population density was 442.0/km² (1,145.8/mi²). There were 2,289 housing units at an average density of 171.3/km² (444.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.53%
White (U.S. Census) White, 0.56%
African American (U.S. Census) Black or
Race (U.S. Census) African American, 0.02%
Native American (U.S. Census) Native American, 0.71%
Asian (U.S. Census) Asian, 0.00%
Pacific Islander (U.S. Census) Pacific Islander, 0.51% from
Race (U.S. Census) other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 1.17% of the population were
Hispanic (U.S. Census) Hispanic or
Latino (U.S. Census) Latino of any race.
There were 2,240 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were
Marriage married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $60,176, and the median income for a family was $68,571. Males had a median income of $47,380 versus $31,144 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $24,791. 4.0% of the population and 2.9% of families were below the
poverty line. 2.7% of those under the age of 18 and 6.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
References
[http://www.geocities.com/daninhopedale/chronology.html]
{{Massachusetts}}
Category:Towns in Massachusetts
Category:Worcester County, Massachusetts
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