Georgetown, Massachusetts
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| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Essex |
| Settled | 1639 |
| Incorporated | 1838 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Open town meeting |
| Area | |
| - Total | 13.2 sq mi (34.1 km²) |
| - Land | 12.9 sq mi (33.5 km²) |
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²) |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 7,377 |
| - Density | 570.2/sq mi (220.2/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 01833 |
| Area code(s) | 351 / 978 |
| FIPS code | 25-25625 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0619445 |
| Website: http://www.georgetownma.gov | |
Georgetown is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,377 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated in 1838 from part of Rowley.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 13.2 square miles (34.1 km²), of which, 12.9 square miles (33.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (1.75%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 7,377 people, 2,566 households, and 2,024 families residing in the town. The population density was 570.2 people per square mile (220.1/km²). There were 2,616 housing units at an average density of 202.2/sq mi (78.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.52% White, 0.15% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.
There were 2,566 households out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $76,260, and the median income for a family was $79,649. Males had a median income of $58,806 versus $36,108 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,846. About 2.7% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Points of interest
- Brocklebank-Nelson-Beecher House
- Erie 4 Fire Company is the oldest privately owned and operated volunteer fire company in America[citation needed].
- Georgetown-Rowley State Forest
- Boston and Maine Railroad (now defunct)
- Cuffee Dole's Burial Ground is by far the town's most famous legend where Cuffee Dole, an African-American man, was buried on the outskirts of the town's cemetery but as the town grew in population, he became the centerpiece of the entire cemetery.
- Goodrich Massacre Site [1]
- Georgetown Peabody Library is the town's only public library. It recently just finished an addition and renovation.
[edit] Educational Opportunities
- Pentucket Workshop is a pre-school facility located near the High School.
- Perley Elementary School(formerly Perley High School) is a Blue Ribbon Schools Program award winning elementary school for grades preK-1.
- Penn Brook Elementary School is an elementary school on Elm St. in Georgetown for grades 2-5.
- Georgetown Middle-High School is the only high school in the town and serves grades 6-12.
[edit] Athletics
Enjoying a storied athletic tradition throughout the ages, Georgetown Junior-Senior High School[2] has long produced fine athletes in a variety of sports. Despite being significantly smaller than nearly every other school in the area, Georgetown more than holds its own in every sport with consistent winning seasons and consistent state tournament berths.[3] Bolstered by the town league, the Georgetown Athletic Association, the Royal Lancers have found success at numerous levels of competition, recently highlighted by the exploits of the Georgetown Royals Football squad on the gridiron through the 2007 season led by second year coach, Matt Bouchard, who has the Royals going nowhere but up. Georgetown Royals football won the Division 3A Superbowl in 2000, and lost in the Superbowl semi-finals in 2001 and 2005. Georgetown's rival is Manchester-by-the-Sea.
[edit] Notable residents
- Brian St. Pierre (former standout quarterback at St. John's Preparatory School and Boston College. He was drafted to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2003)
- Terry O'Reilly (former hockey player for the Boston Bruins)
- John Updike, American novelist, resided at 58 West Main Street, Georgetown, Massachusetts from 1976 to 1982. His jogs through Georgetown provided backdrop for his 1981 novel Rabbit is Rich, which won him the National Book Critics Circle Award, the American National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction [4].
[edit] Current Events
- Georgetown recently served as the filming location for Diane English's movie The Woman (2008)[5]. The movie stars numerous Hollywood leading ladies, including Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Annette Bening, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, Bette Midler and Debra Messing. Primary filming location was at Camp Leslie, along the shore of Pentucket Pond.[2]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Georgetown official Town website
- Georgetown Public Library.
- Georgetown Historical Society.
- Erie 4 Fire Co.website
- 1794 Map of Rowley by Joseph Chaplin.
- 1830 Map of Rowley by Philander Anderson, which includes the New Rowley Parish which was incorporated in 1838 as Georgetown.
- 1872 Atlas of Essex County. Map of Georgetown on Plate 59, Map of Georgetown Center on plate 61.
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