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TownsendOfficial Website: www.townsend.ma.us County: Middlesex Region: Fitchburg-Leominster Area Year Settled: 1676 Incorporated as a Town: 1732 Land Area: 32.9 sq. miles Population Density: 280 people/sq mile Population from Census 2000: 9,198 Estimated Population for 2006: 9,327 Racial makeup of population: [+] show
96.9% | White | 0.7% | Black | 1.2% | Hispanic | 0.2% | Asian | 0.2% | Native American | 0.8% | Other | Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $159,000 Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $277,000 Poverty: 5.1% Violent Crime Index: 0 (very low) Property Crime Index: 14 (low)
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