Westborough 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) in the town of

Westborough Westborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,567 at the 2020 Census, in over 7,000 households. Incorporated in 1717, the town is governed under the New England open town meeting system, headed ...

in Worcester County,

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

, United States. The population was 4,045 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 3,983 people, 1,719 households, and 947 families in the CDP. The population density was 809.4/km² (2,092.5/mi²). There were 1,781 housing units at an average density of 361.9/km² (935.7/mi²). The

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of the CDP was 94.38% White, 1.58% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.96% Asian, 0.65% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.14%. Of the 1,719 households 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.9% were non-families. 36.6% of households were one person and 13.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.99. The age distribution was 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. The median household income was $47,708 and the median family income was $65,841. Males had a median income of $46,104 versus $34,712 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $27,119. About 5.7% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the

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, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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