West Concord is an unincorporated village and

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(CDP) in the town of Concord in Middlesex County,

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, United States. The population was 6,320 at the 2020 census.

Geography

West Concord is located in central Middlesex County at (42.454747, -71.400495), in the southwestern part of the town of Concord. The CDP is bordered to the north by

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; to the southeast by Dugan Brook, Caterina Heights, and Second Division Brook; to the southwest by the town of Sudbury; and to the west by the town of Acton. Massachusetts Route 62 runs through the village as its Main Street, leading east to the center of Concord and southwest to Maynard. Route 2, a major highway, leads southeast to

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and northwest to

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. According to the

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, the West Concord CDP has a total area of , of which are land and (5.70%), are water. The Assabet River flows through the village just south of its center, running northeastward to join the Concord River on the north side of Concord village. Warners Pond is in the northern part of West Concord, and Kennedys Pond is in the southwest. Via the Assabet and Concord rivers, the CDP is part of the

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watershed.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 5,632 people, 1,844 households, and 1,296 families living in the CDP. The population density was 637.7/km (1,651.6/mi). There were 1,914 housing units at an average density of 216.7/km (561.3/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.59% White, 5.82% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 3.50% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 5.61% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.18%. Of the 1,844 households 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 25.4% of households were one person and 10.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00. The age distribution was 20.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 142.5 males. The median household income was $86,096 and the median family income was $102,210. Males had a median income of $56,053 versus $50,774 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $43,271. About 1.9% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the

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, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

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