West Brookfield is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...

(CDP) in the town of West Brookfield in Worcester County,

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

, United States. The population was 1,413 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 4.5 km (1.7 mi), of which 3.2 km (1.2 mi) is land and 1.3 km (0.5 mi) (29.31%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,610 people, 581 households, and 348 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 501.3/km (1,301.3/mi). There were 656 housing units at an average density of 204.3/km (530.2/mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.26%

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, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.06%

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, and 1.18% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population. There were 581 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were

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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.84. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 17.0% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 35.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 68.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 62.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $52,292. Males had a median income of $37,167 versus $27,692 for females. The

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for the CDP was $20,712. About 3.3% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the

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, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

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References

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