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  State: Massachusetts
        
        Time zone: Eastern GMT -5:00. 
| Population: | 16,426 | 
| 2000 Population: | 15,979 | 
| White Population: | 15,647 | 
| Black Population: | 60 | 
| Hispanic Population: | 96 | 
| Asian Population: | 57 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 12 | 
| Indian Population: | 1 | 
| Other Population: | 43 | 
| Male Population: | 7,862 | 
| Female Population: | 8,117 | 
| Median Age: | 40.5 | 
| Male Median Age: | 38.7 | 
| Female Median Age: | 42.2 | 
| Households: | 6,103 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.66 | 
| Average House Value: | $140,200 | 
| Average Household Income: | $52,573 | 
| Land Area: | 23.117 sq mi | 
| Water Area: | 0.513 sq mi | 
            Somerset, MA (       3.8 miles)
             Fall River, MA (       5.9 miles)
             Dighton, MA (       6.1 miles)
             Rehoboth, MA (       6.2 miles)
             Seekonk, MA (       7.4 miles)
             North Dighton, MA (       8.2 miles)
             Assonet, MA (       8.9 miles)
             Berkley, MA (       9.8 miles)
             Taunton, MA (      12.4 miles)
             
| 2000 Population: | 6,349,097 | 
| White Population: | 5,367,286 | 
| Black Population: | 343,454 | 
| Asian Population: | 238,124 | 
| Indian Population: | 15,015 | 
| Hawaiian Population: | 2,489 | 
| Other Population: | 236,724 | 
| Male Population: | 3,058,816 | 
| Female Population: | 3,290,281 | 
| Median Age: | 36.50 | 
| Male Median Age: | 35.40 | 
| Female Median Age: | 37.70 | 
| 2000 Households: | 2,443,580 | 
| White Households: | 2,138,610 | 
| Black Households: | 116,475 | 
| Asian Households: | 72,421 | 
| Indian Households: | 5,226 | 
| Hawaiian Households: | 659 | 
| Average Household Size: | 2.51 | 
| Average Family Size: | 3.11 |