Encyclopedia > Westhampton, Massachusetts

  Article Content

Westhampton, Massachusetts

Westhampton is a town located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,468.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 70.8 km² (27.3 mi²). 70.3 km² (27.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.73% water.

Demographics As of the census of 2000, there are 1,468 people, 542 households, and 422 families residing in the town. The population density is 20.9/km² (54.1/mi²). There are 623 housing units at an average density of 8.9/km² (23.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.50% White, 0.00% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 542 households out of which 34.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% are married couples living together, 5.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% are non-families. 15.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.71 and the average family size is 3.07.

In the town the population is spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town is $60,089, and the median income for a family is $66,625. Males have a median income of $42,200 versus $35,809 for females. The per capita income for the town is $25,360. 3.5% of the population and 1.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.0% are under the age of 18 and 4.3% are 65 or older.



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
Grateful Dead

... Jerry Garcia, Ron Pigpen McKernan and Bob Weir[?] from the Jug Champions joined by Bill Kreutzmann[?] and Phil Lesh, and in 1967 - the band's breakthrough year - anoth ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 29.1 ms