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Shrewsbury was first settled in 1722 and was officially incorporated in 1727.
Shrewsbury is home to the Hebert Candy Mansion, where white chocolate was first produced in the United States.
The town was also home to the now-defunct Worcester Foundation, the renowned research facility where the conventional birth control pill was first developed.
Shrewsbury is also home to world famous Spag's, the original all-purpose store that predated Costco, Walmart, and all those other stores.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 56.1 km˛ (21.6 mi˛). 53.7 km˛ (20.7 mi˛) of it is land and 2.4 km˛ (0.9 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 4.25% water.
Shrewsbury is bordered on the West by Worcester, with the two cities separated by Lake Quinsigamond. To the North is Boylston and Interstate 290. The South side is bounded by North Grafton with the Mass Pike just beyond. Westborough is to the East.
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 31,640 people, 12,366 households, and 8,693 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 589.3/km˛ (1,526.3/mi˛). There are 12,696 housing units at an average density of 236.5/km˛ (612.4/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town is 89.12% White, 1.45% African American, 0.12% Native American, 7.61% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. 1.59% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 12,366 households out of which 34.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% are married couples living together, 7.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% are non-families. 25.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.54 and the average family size is 3.09.
In the town the population is spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $64,237, and the median income for a family is $77,674. Males have a median income of $56,259 versus $37,129 for females. The per capita income for the town is $31,570. 4.8% of the population and 3.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.6% of those under the age of 18 and 7.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.