Lee is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) located in the town of
Lee in
Berkshire County,
, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2010 census,
out of 5,943 in the entire town of Lee.
Geography
The Lee CDP is located in the center of the town of Lee at (42.306929, -73.247351).
U.S. Route 20
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passes through the CDP as Main Street and Housatonic Street, leading north to
Lenox and
Pittsfield
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and south to
Interstate 90 (the
Massachusetts Turnpike
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), which forms the southern edge of the CDP and accesses it via Turnpike Exit 2. The
Housatonic River flows north to south through the center of the CDP.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.68%, is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,021 people, 901 households, and 500 families residing in the CDP. The
population density
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was 573.8/km
2 (1,481.9/mi
2). There were 953 housing units at an average density of 270.6/km
2 (698.8/mi
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.50%
White
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, 1.39%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.15%
Native American, 0.89%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.05%
Pacific Islander
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, 1.24% from
other races
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* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
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Film and television
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, and 0.79% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 4.50% of the population.
There were 901 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were
married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,183, and the median income for a family was $41,588. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $25,741 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $18,069. About 7.0% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Census-designated places in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Census-designated places in Massachusetts