Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Ashland

Nickname: "Home of the Electric Clock"
Official Website: www.ashlandmass.com
County: Middlesex
Region: Framingham Area
Year Settled: 1750
Incorporated as a Town: 1846
Land Area: 12.4 sq. miles
Population Density: 1,180 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 14,674
Estimated Population for 2006: 15,678
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
90.1%White
1.7%Black
2.9%Hispanic
2.5%Asian
0.1%Native American
2.7%Other
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $210,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $418,000
Poverty: 2.0%
Violent Crime Index: 23 (average)
Property Crime Index: 7 (very low)

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