South Duxbury, Massachusetts

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South Duxbury is a census-designated place and village located in the town of Duxbury in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The population was 3,062 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

South Duxbury is located at 42°1′13″N, 70°41′43″W (42.020223, -70.695338)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 11.5 km² (4.4 mi²). 7.7 km² (3.0 mi²) of it is land and 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (32.88%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,062 people, 1,099 households, and 864 families residing in the village. The population density was 396.7/km² (1,027.0/mi²). There were 1,226 housing units at an average density of 158.8/km² (411.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.98% White, 0.26% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.

There were 1,099 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.4% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $96,929, and the median income for a family was $107,094. Males had a median income of $93,137 versus $45,109 for females. The per capita income for the village was $42,108. About 1.1% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.