Boxford (CDP), Massachusetts
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Boxford is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in the town of Boxford
Boxford, Massachusetts
Boxford is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,965 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Boxford.-Geography:...

 in Essex County
Essex County, Massachusetts
-National protected areas:* Parker River National Wildlife Refuge* Salem Maritime National Historic Site* Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site* Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...

, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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, United States
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. The population was 2,340 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 14.4 km² (5.6 mi²). 14.3 km² (5.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.08%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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 of 2000, there were 2,340 people, 756 households, and 674 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 164.0/km² (424.8/mi²). There were 765 housing units at an average density of 53.6 persons/km² (138.9 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.84% White, 0.34% African American
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, 1.37% Asia
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n, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 756 households out of which 47.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.4% were married couples
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 living together, 6.6% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 10.8% were non-families. 7.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $108,778, and the median income for a family was $116,810. Males had a median income of $72,426 versus $38,073 for females. The per capita income
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 for the CDP was $51,977. None of the families and 1.0% of the population were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 5.1% are 65 or older.
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