Lunenburg, MA

 

Lunenburg, Massachusetts
Location in Worcester County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°35′40″N 71°43′30″W / 42.59444, -71.725
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Worcester
Settled	1721
Incorporated	1728
Government
- Type	Open town meeting
Area
- Town	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- Town
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	01462
Area code(s)	351 / 978
FIPS code	25-37420
GNIS feature ID	0618370
Website: http://www.lunenburgonline.com/

Lunenburg is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,401 at the 2000 census.

For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Lunenburg, please see the article Lunenburg (CDP), Massachusetts.

History

Lunenburg was first settled in 1721 and was officially incorporated in 1728. Areas of Fitchburg were once part of Lunenburg, but broke away around this time because the walking distance to church and town meetings was too great for many.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 71.7 km² (27.7 mi²). 68.4 km² (26.4 mi²) of it is land and 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it (4.59%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 9,401 people, 3,535 households, and 2,668 families residing in the town. The population density was 137.4/km² (355.8/mi²). There were 3,668 housing units at an average density of 53.6/km² (138.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.01% White, 0.69% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.

There were 3,535 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $56,813, and the median income for a family was $63,981. Males had a median income of $47,451 versus $31,934 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,986. About 3.3% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

County government: Worcester County
Clerk of Courts:	Dennis P. McManus (D)
County Treasurer:	Position Eliminated
District Attorney:	Joseph D. Early, Jr. (D)
Registrar of Deeds:	Kathleen R. Daigneault (D)
Registrar of Probate:	Stephen Abraham (D)
County Sheriff:	Guy W. Glodis (D)
State government
State Representative(s):	James B. Eldridge (D)
State Senator(s):	Robert A. Antonioni (D)
Governor's Councilor(s):	Thomas J. Foley (D)
Federal government
U.S. Representative(s):	John W. Olver (D-1st District),
U.S. Senators:	Ted Kennedy (D), John Kerry (D)

Education

Lunenburg Primary School, T.C. Passios Elementary School, Turkey Hill Middle School, Lunenburg High School

Notable residents

• Sadiea and Nyla Williams and Gicelle Valerio, members of pop/hip-hop group, IQ.

References

External links

• Lunenburg official website
• Lunenburg.com
• [http://www.lunenburgonline.com/education/dept/dept.php?sectionid=288
• Satellite image from Google maps

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