Topsfield 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, su ...

(CDP) in the town of Topsfield in

Essex County, Massachusetts Essex County is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the total population was 809,829, making it the third-most populous county in the state, and the eightieth-most populous in the countr ...

, United States. The population was 2,717 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.41%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 2,826 people, 1,016 households and 765 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 395.3/km² (1,023.0/mi²). There were 1,042 housing units at an average density of 145.8 inhabitants/km² (377.2 inhabitants/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.16% White, 0.11%

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, 0.07% Native American, 0.57%

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n, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,016 households, of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.1% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...

living together, 7.3% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 24.7% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.18. 27.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males. The

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was $84,898 and the median family income was $99,462. Males had a median income of $63,194 and females $43,843. The

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was $34,953. None of the families and 2.2% of the population were below the

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, including 0.0% under the age of 18 and 6.1% ages 65 or older.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Essex County, Massachusetts Topsfield, Massachusetts Census-designated places in Massachusetts