Hanover, Massachusetts
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| Settled: 1649 – Incorporated: 1727 | ||
| Zip Code(s): 02339 – Area Code(s): 339 / 781 | ||
| Official website: http://www.hanover-ma.gov/ | ||
| Location | ||
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 Location in Massachusetts |
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| Government | ||
| County | Plymouth County | |
| Form of Government | Open town meeting | |
| Executive office | Town Administrator | |
| Geography | ||
| Area | ||
| Total | 15.7 mi² / 40.7 km² | |
| Land | 15.6 mi² / 40.4 km² | |
| Water | 0.1 mi² / 0.3 km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| Elevation | 60 ft / 18 m | |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | |
| Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | |
| Population | ||
| Total (2000) | 13164 | |
| Density | 843.4/mi² / 325.6/km² | |
Hanover is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,164 at the 2000 census.
[edit] History
Hanover was first settled in 1649 and was officially incorporated in 1727.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.7 km² (15.7 mi²). 40.4 km² (15.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.70%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 13,164 people, 4,349 households, and 3,566 families residing in the town. The population density was 325.6/km² (843.4/mi²). There were 4,445 housing units at an average density of 109.9/km² (284.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.68% White, 0.55% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.
There were 4,349 households out of which 43.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.39.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $73,838, and the median income for a family was $86,835. Males had a median income of $57,321 versus $35,214 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,268. About 1.4% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
