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GEOGRAPHY

Wakefield-Peace Dale is located at 41°26'28" North, 71°29'57" West (41.441234, -71.499290).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the villages together have a total area of 13.2 Km&2 (5.1 Mi&2 ). 12.6 km&2 (4.9 mi&2) of them is land and 0.6 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of them is water. The total area is 4.70% water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 8,468 people, 3,221 households, and 2,174 families residing in the villages. The Population Density was 671.4/km&2 (1,739.4/mi&2). There were 3,385 housing units at an average density of 268.4/km&2 (695.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the villages was 90.34% White , 2.01% African American , 3.08% Native American , 1.23% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.56% from Other Races , and 2.79% from two or more races. 1.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,221 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were Married Couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the villages the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the villages was $50,313, and the median income for a family was $61,541. Males had a median income of $47,470 versus $26,922 for females. The Per Capita Income for the villages was $24,191. 5.4% of the population and 3.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 4.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


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