North Attleborough Center, Massachusetts

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North Attleborough Center is a census-designated place and village located in the town of North Attleborough in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The population was 16,796 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

North Attleborough Center is located at 41°58′37″N, 71°19′49″W (41.977049, -71.330377)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 14.9 km² (5.8 mi²). 14.3 km² (5.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (3.83%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 16,796 people, 6,932 households, and 4,353 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,174.8/km² (3,042.3/mi²). There were 7,133 housing units at an average density of 498.9/km² (1,292.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.43% White, 1.13% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.74% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.69% of the population.

There were 6,932 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 36.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $50,875, and the median income for a family was $61,846. Males had a median income of $44,076 versus $30,205 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,710. About 3.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.