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Groton is a town located in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Located along the Nashua River northwest of Boston, it was founded in 1655 and named after a town in Suffolk, England. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 9,547.
For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Groton, please see the article Groton (CDP), Massachusetts.
Groton was first settled in 1675 and was officially incorporated in that same year. It is home to two renowned college preparatory schools: The Groton School, founded in 1884, and Lawrence Academy at Groton, founded in 1793.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 87.3 km² (33.7 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 84.9 km² (32.8 mi²) of it is land and 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.79% water.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 9,547 people, 3,268 households, and 2,568 families residing in the town. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 112.5/km² (291.3/mi²). There are 3,393 housing units at an average density of 40.0/km² (103.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.22% White, 0.35% Black or African AmericanThe United States Census Bureau uses the federal government's definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a s, 0.13% Native American, 0.97% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 3,268 households out of which 46.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% are married couples living together, 6.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% are non-families. 17.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.90 and the average family size is 3.31.
In the town the population is spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $82,869, and the median income for a family is $92,014. Males have a median income of $63,889 versus $41,581 for females. The per capita income for the town is $33,877. 4.0% of the population and 2.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 3.8% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.