Upton is a

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(CDP) in the town of Upton in Worcester County,

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, United States. The population was 3,013 at the 2010 census, out of 7,542 in the entire town. The CDP includes the villages of Upton and West Upton.

Geography

Upton and West Upton are located in the central and western part of the town of Upton.

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passes through the CDP, leading northwest to

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and southeast to

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 6.6 km (2.6 mi), of which 6.4 km (2.5 mi) is land and 0.2 km (0.1 mi) (2.73%) is water.

Notable areas

The community is home to a number of notable town of Upton landmarks, including the town's police department, fire department, town library, and the town hall. It is also home to the town's historic Knowlton Hat Factory, now repurposed as the Millhaus Apartments.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,326 people, 914 households, and 617 families residing in the CDP, at the time listed as "Upton-West Upton". The

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was 360.7/km (935.4/mi). There were 940 housing units at an average density of 145.8/km (378.0/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.12%

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, 0.43%

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, 0.04% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population. There were 914 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were

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living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.11. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $62,578, and the median income for a family was $75,937. Males had a median income of $51,071 versus $35,351 for females. The

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for the CDP was $26,502. About 3.0% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the

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, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

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