| Wrentham, Massachusetts | |||
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| Wrentham Town Common | |||
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| Location in Norfolk County in Massachusetts | |||
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| Country | United States | ||
| State | Massachusetts | ||
| County | Norfolk | ||
| Settled | 1660 | ||
| Incorporated | October 17, 1673 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Open town meeting | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 22.9 sq mi (59.4 km2) | ||
| • Land | 22.2 sq mi (57.5 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 10,955 | ||
| • Density | 493.5/sq mi (190.5/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP code | 02093 | ||
| Area code(s) | 508 / 774 | ||
| FIPS code | 25-82315 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0618334 | ||
| Website | http://wrentham.ma.us/ | ||
Wrentham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,955 at the 2010 census.
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Wrentham was first settled by the English in 1660 and officially incorporated in 1673. It was burned down during King Philip's War 1675-1676. For a short time, it was the residence of the educational reformer Horace Mann. It is also known as one of the residences of Helen Keller.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.9 square miles (59 km2), of which 22.2 square miles (57 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (3.14%) is water. Wrentham is bordered by Norfolk on the north, Foxboro on the east, Plainville and Cumberland, Rhode Island on the south, Bellingham on the southwest, and Franklin on the west. It has two large lakes towards the center of town, Lake Pearl and Lake Archer, as well as Mirror Lake on the Wrentham/Norfolk border and numerous smaller lakes. Sheldonville, or West Wrentham, is a rural section of Wrentham located on the western leg of town. Sheldonville still maintains a unique identity as the old farming section of Wrentham, has active commercial orchards, and has its own ZIP code (02070).
Wrentham is the only Wrentham in the United States. It is named after the village of Wrentham in Beccles, Suffolk, England. The only other Wrentham is Wrentham, Alberta. Wrentham, Massachusetts, is by far the most populous of the three.
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1850 | 3,037 | — |
| 1860 | 3,405 | +12.1% |
| 1870 | 2,292 | −32.7% |
| 1880 | 2,481 | +8.2% |
| 1890 | 2,566 | +3.4% |
| 1900 | 2,720 | +6.0% |
| 1910 | 1,743 | −35.9% |
| 1920 | 2,808 | +61.1% |
| 1930 | 3,584 | +27.6% |
| 1940 | 4,674 | +30.4% |
| 1950 | 5,341 | +14.3% |
| 1960 | 6,685 | +25.2% |
| 1970 | 7,315 | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 7,580 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 9,006 | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 10,554 | +17.2% |
| 2001* | 10,783 | +2.2% |
| 2002* | 10,867 | +0.8% |
| 2003* | 10,924 | +0.5% |
| 2004* | 10,954 | +0.3% |
| 2005* | 10,970 | +0.1% |
| 2006* | 11,027 | +0.5% |
| 2007* | 11,084 | +0.5% |
| 2008* | 11,164 | +0.7% |
| 2009* | 11,218 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 10,955 | −2.3% |
| * = population estimate. Source: United States Census records and Population Estimates Program data.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] |
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As of the census2 of 2000, there were 10,554 people, 3,402 households, and 2,653 families residing in the town. The population density was 475.5 people per square mile (183.6/km²). There were 3,507 housing units at an average density of 158.0 per square mile (61.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.64% White, 0.61% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 3,402 households out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.31.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $78,043.50, and the median income for a family was $89,058.99. Males had a median income of $58,776 versus $37,219 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,792.56. About 1.6% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
Federally, Wrentham is part of Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district, represented by Democrat Jim McGovern, elected in 1996.
The state's junior member of the United States Senate is Republican Scott Brown, a resident of Wrentham, who was elected via special election on January 19, 2010.
The Wrentham Elementary School consists of three buildings which separate the different grade levels. There is the Delaney Elementary School for the lowest grades, the Vogel Elementary School for a mix of lower grades and unified arts, and the Roderick Elementary School for the highest grades (up to grade 6). All 3 of these buildings are located on one Wrentham Elementary School campus located off of Taunton St & Randall Rd in the center of Wrentham. King Philip Regional High School is located on Franklin St and is the high school for students from Wrentham, Norfolk, and Plainville. Students in middle school attend King Philip Regional Middle School in Norfolk, MA.
Wrentham is a member of the Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority.