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{{Infobox Politician
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'''Dunstable''' (DUN-stah-ble) is a town in [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts|Middlesex County]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]]. The population was 2,826 at the 2000 census.


== History ==
'''Dominique Strauss-Kahn''', often referred to as '''DSK''', (born 25 April 1949 in [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]]) is a [[France|French]] [[economist]], [[lawyer]], and [[politician]], member of the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]] (PS). He was selected as the new Managing Director of the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) on 28 September 2007.
Dunstable was first settled in 1656 and was officially incorporated in 1673. It is likely named after the town of [[Dunstable]] in [[Bedfordshire]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom]], home of Edward Tyng, the town's first settler. The original township of Dunstable, granted in 1661, consisted of two hundred square miles, including the towns of Dunstable, [[Tyngsborough, Massachusetts]], [[Pepperell, Massachusetts]],[[Townsend, Massachusetts]],[[Hudson, New Hampshire]],[[Nashua, New Hampshire]], [[Hollis, New Hampshire]], and parts of other towns as well. Increases in population leading to subsections becoming independent towns and the solidification of the [[Northern boundary of Massachusetts]] in 1740 shrunk the town down to what remains today.


Today, Dunstable, in the face of [[urban sprawl]], has held onto a largely rural character.
A former [[Minister of the Economy, Finance and Employment (France)|Finance and Economy Minister]] in [[Lionel Jospin]]'s "[[Gauche plurielle|Plural Left]]" government, he belongs to the [[center-left]] wing of the PS. He sought the nomination in the [[Primary election|primaries]] to the Socialist [[French presidential election, 2007|presidential candidacy for the 2007 election]] but was defeated by [[Ségolène Royal]] in November 2006.


==Geography==
DSK was also a Professor at the [[École nationale d'administration|National Administration School]] (ENA), at the [[Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris|Paris Institute for Political Studies]] ("Sciences Po") and the [[HEC School of Management]].
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 16.7&nbsp;[[square mile]]s (43.4&nbsp;[[km²]]), of which, 16.5&nbsp;square miles (42.9&nbsp;km²) of it is land and 0.2&nbsp;square miles (0.5&nbsp;km²) of it (1.13%) is water. Dunstable borders [[Pepperell, MA|Pepperell]] to the west, [[Groton, MA|Groton]] to the south, [[Tyngsborough, MA|Tyngsborough]] to the east, and [[Nashua, NH|Nashua]] and [[Hollis, New Hampshire|Hollis]], [[New Hampshire]] to the north.


==Demographics==
==Origins and education==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 2,826 people, 923 households, and 798 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 171.0 people per square mile (66.0/km²). There were 944 housing units at an average density of 57.0/sq&nbsp;mi (22.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.04% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.52% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.53% of the population.


There were 923 households out of which 47.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% were non-families. 10.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.31.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was born on 25 April 1949 to a [[Jewish]] family from mixed [[Ashkenazi Jews|Askhenazi]] and [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardi]] origins, in the wealthy Paris suburb of [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]]. He spent part of his childhood in [[Agadir, Morocco]], which he left after the 1960 [[earthquake]] to go to [[Monaco]].


In the town the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.
In high school, he earned top grades and was given a place at the [[University of Bristol]] where he studied economics and politics, and later studied economics and political science at [[Sciences Po]] and business at [[Hautes Études Commerciales]] (HEC). Furthermore, he obtained a degree in public law, as well as a [[Ph.D]] and an ''[[agrégation]]'' in economics.


The median income for a household in the town was $86,633, and the median income for a family was $92,270. Males had a median income of $61,425 versus $39,946 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $30,608. About 2.1% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.
==Academic career==


==Education==
In 1977, Strauss-Kahn became an economics professor. He taught at the [[University of Nancy]]-II (1977-1980), at the [[University of Nanterre]] (since 1981) and the ''[[École nationale d'administration]]'' (ENA) administration school. After a short time teaching at HEC, he became professor at Sciences Po.
Dunstable has one elementary school, Swallow Union Elementary, located in town while middle school and high school students attend regional schools in neighboring [[Groton, Massachusetts|Groton]]. The school system is the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District.


==Points of interest==
In 1971, he worked at the ''Centre de recherche sur l'épargne'' (Research Centre on Savings) alongside [[Paul Hermelin]], who many years later (1991) was to become his chief of staff at the Ministry of Industry, and [[Denis Kessler]], at the time a member of the [[Revolutionary Communist League (France)|Revolutionary Communist League]] and a future vice-president of the [[MEDEF]] employers' union. In 1982, Kessler became his teaching assistant in [[Nanterre]], and co-authored ''L’Épargne et la Retraite'' ("''Savings and Retirement''") with him the same year.
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*"The Little Red Schoolhouse" is a historical building located on route 113 near the Tyngsboro border. Local students take field trips there to historically re-enact a school day. An annual Strawberry Festival is also held there. Once a year around Mothers Day the local Boy Scout Troop 28 has a mothers day pancake breakfest there.


==Notable residents==
He came back to Sciences Po to teach the introductory economics course from 2000 to 2007.
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*[[Isaac Fletcher]] (1784-1842), [[United States Representative]] from [[Vermont]]
*[[Amos Kendall]] (1789-1869), [[United States Postmaster General]] during the administration of [[Andrew Jackson]]
*[[Amos Lawrence]] (1786-1852), merchant and philanthropist
*[[Samuel Parris]] (1653-1720), Puritan minister during the [[Salem witch trials]]
*[[Ellen Swallow Richards]] (1842-1911), chemist, first woman admitted to [[MIT]]


==Trivia==
==Political career==
*Dunstable is a [[dry town]]. No liquor is sold in either of the town's two small grocery stores.
*The town hall once housed both Police Department and Library, though recent renovations in the town gave construct to dedicated buildings for each.


==References==
Strauss-Kahn was first an activist member of the ''[[Union des Etudiants Communistes]]'' (UEC, Union of Communist Students) <ref name=Lib> David Revault d'Allones, "''Le PS donne au monde un grand argentier''" in ''[[Libération]]'', 29 September 2007 {{fr icon}} ([http://www.liberation.fr/actualite/evenement/evenement1/281549.FR.php read on-line] <!-- please do not change ref format, this link is subjected to [[link rot]] --></ref>, before joining in the 1970s the ''[[Centre d'études, de recherches et d'éducation socialiste]]'' (Center on Socialist Education Studies and Research, CERES) led by [[Jean-Pierre Chevènement]], future presidential candidate for the [[French presidential election, 2002|2002 election]] <ref name=Lib/>. There, he befriended the future [[French prime minister]] [[Lionel Jospin]] (PS).

After the [[French presidential election, 1981|election of President]] [[François Mitterrand]] (PS) in 1981, he decided to stay out of government. He got involved in the [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]] (PS), at the time led by Lionel Jospin and founded ''Socialisme et judaïsme'' ("''Socialism and Judaism''"). The next year, he was appointed to the ''[[Commissariat au plan]]'' (Planning Commission) as ''commissaire-adjoint''.

In 1986 he was [[French legislative election, 1986|elected deputy]] for the first time in the [[Haute-Savoie]] [[department (France)|department]], and [[French legislative election, 1988|in 1988]] in the [[Val-d'Oise]] department. He became chairman of the [[National Assembly of France|National Assembly Committee on Finances]], famously exchanging heated words with the Finance Minister [[Pierre Bérégovoy]] (PS).

=== Minister for Industry (1991-93) ===

In 1991, he was nominated by Mitterrand to be Junior [[Minister for Industry (France)|Minister for Industry and Foreign Trade]] in [[Édith Cresson]]'s social-democrat government. He kept his position in [[Pierre Bérégovoy]]'s government until the [[French legislative elections, 1993|1993 general elections]].

After the electoral defeat of 1993, Strauss-Kahn was appointed by former Prime Minister [[Michel Rocard]] chairman of the ''groupe des experts du PS'' ("Group of Experts of the Socialist Party"), created by [[Claude Allègre]]. The same year, he founded the law firm "DSK Consultants" and worked as a business lawyer.

In 1994, [[Raymond Lévy]], then director of [[Renault]], invited him to join the ''Cercle de l’Industrie'', a French industry lobby in [[Brussels]], where he met the billionaire businessman [[Vincent Bolloré]] and top manager [[Louis Schweitzer]]; Strauss-Kahn served as secretary-general and later as vice-president. This lobbyist activity earned him criticism from the [[alter-globalization]] left.

In June 1995, he was elected mayor of [[Sarcelles]] and married [[Anne Sinclair]], a famous television journalist working for the private channel [[TF1]] and in charge of a political show, ''Sept sur Sept''. She ceased presenting this show after DSK's nomination as Minister of Economics and Finance in 1997 to avoid conflict of interest, while DSK himself would cede his place as mayor to [[François Pupponi]] in order to avoid double responsibilities.

=== Minister for Economics, Finances, and Industry (1997-99) ===
In 1997, Prime Minister [[Lionel Jospin]] (PS) appointed Strauss-Kahn as [[Minister for Economics, Finance, and Industry (France)|Minister for Economics, Finance, and Industry]], making him one of the most influential ministers in his ''[[Gauche plurielle|Plural left]]'' government.

Although it was in theory contrary to the Socialist Party's electoral program, he implemented a wide [[privatization]] program, which included among others the [[IPO]] of [[France Telecom]]; he also implemented some deregulation policies in the [[research and development]] sector. The French economy achieved an excellent performance during his term of office: the [[GDP]] increased, whereas unemployment and public debt decreased (creation of 300,000 jobs in 1998, a level not seen since 1969). This helped to strengthen his popularity and managed to win the support of former supporters of [[Lionel Jospin]] and [[Michel Rocard]], making him the leader of the reform-oriented group ''Socialisme et démocratie''. DSK tried to oppose the working time reduction to [[35 hours workweek|35 hours]], a measure proposed by [[Martine Aubry]], Minister for Social Policies.

In 1998 he became one of the leaders of the Socialist Party for the regional elections in the [[Ile-de-France]] region (Paris and suburbs), which were won by the PS. But as DSK refused to exchange his ministry for the executive leadership of the Ile-de-France, [[Jean-Paul Huchon]] became the president of the regional council.

In 1999, he was accused of corruption in two financial scandals related to [[Elf (disambiguation)|Elf]] and the [[MNEF]], a student mutual [[health insurance]], and decided to resign from his ministerial office to fight these charges, in agreement with the "[[Balladur jurisprudence]]." He was replaced by [[Christian Sautter]]. He was acquitted in November 2001, and was reelected in a by-election in the Val-d'Oise.

As Minister of Economics and Finance, DSK succeeded in decreasing the [[VAT]] to 5.5% for renovation works in construction, thus supporting this activity. At the same time, he decreased the budget deficit, which was more than 3% of GDP under [[Alain Juppé]]'s conservative government (1995-97). He thus prepared France's entrance in the [[euro]] zone. DSK also repealed the Thomas Act on [[hedge funds]] and launched the ''Conseil d'orientation des retraites'' (Orientation Council on [[Pensions]]).

DSK succeeded in combining followers of Jospin and Rocard in the same political movement, ''[[Socialisme et démocratie]]'', but failed to make it more than an informal network.

=== In opposition ===

After [[Jacques Chirac]]'s success in the [[French presidential election, 2002|2002 presidential election]] and the following [[Union for a Popular Movement]] (UMP)'s majority in Parliament, DSK was reelected deputy on 16 June 2002, in the 8th circonscription of the Val-d'Oise. He first declined in taking part in the new leadership of the PS, then in the opposition, in the 2003 congress of the party. But he joined the party's leadershp again at the end of 2004, and was given overall responsibility for drawing up the Socialist programme for the [[French presidential election, 2007|2007 presidential election]], along with [[Martine Aubry]] and [[Jack Lang (French politician)|Jack Lang]]. During the summer meeting of 2005, he announced that he would be a candidate for the primary elections of the Socialist Party for the presidential election.

At the same time, DSK co-founded the think tank ''[[À gauche en Europe]]'' (To the Left in Europe) along with [[Michel Rocard]] <ref>[http://www.gauche-en-europe.org/global.php?id=club&lg=fr Website of ''A gauche en Europe'']</ref>. He presided jointly with [[Jean-Christophe Cambadélis]] over the ''Socialisme et démocratie'' current in the PS.

DSK was one of the first French politician to enter the [[blogosphere]] <ref>[http://www.blogdsk.net blogdsk.net Le blog de Dominique Strauss-Kahn]</ref>; his blog became one of the most visited, along with Juppé's blog during his stay in Quebec <ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/20060810.FIG000000186_les_politiques_aussi.html « Les politiques aussi »], ''[[Le Figaro]]'', 10 August 2006 {{fr icon}} </ref>.

DSK then campaigned for the "Yes" at the [[French referendum on the TCE|referendum on the Project for a Treaty establishing a Constitution in Europe]]. More than 54% of the French citizens refused it, damaging DSK's position inside the PS, while left-wing [[Laurent Fabius]], who had campaigned for a "No" vote, was reinforced.

=== IMF candidacy ===
Strauss-Kahn sought the nomination for the Socialist candidacy in the 2007 presidential election. His challengers were former prime minister [[Laurent Fabius]] and [[Ségolène Royal]], the president of the [[Poitou-Charentes]] region. Strauss-Kahn finished second, behind Royal. On 13 April 2007, DSK called for an "anti-[[Nicolas Sarkozy|Sarkozy]] front" between the two rounds of the forthcoming [[French presidential election, 2007|presidential election]] <ref> [http://www.humaniteinenglish.com/article555.html?debut_mmmot=24 A Look behind the Operation for an Alliance of the Center], ''[[L'Humanité|L'Humanité]]'' 17 April 2007 {{en icon}} ([http://www.humanite.fr/2007-04-17_Politique_Les-dessous-de-l-operation-alliance-du-centre French version]) </ref>. Following Ségolène Royal's defeat, DSK criticized the PS's strategy and its chairman, [[François Hollande]] <ref> [http://www.humaniteinenglish.com/article570.html The Hardline Right Moves into the Élysee Palace - Sarkozy Wins the French Presidential Election], ''[[L'Humanité]]'' 7 May 2007 {{en icon}} ([http://www.humanite.fr/2007-05-07_Politique_Une-droite-dure-s-installe-a-l-Elysee French version]) </ref>. Along with Fabius, he then resigned from the party's national directorate in June 2007 <ref> [http://www.humanite.fr/2007-06-29_Politique_Le-piege-a-elephants Le piège à éléphants], ''[[L'Humanité]]'', 29 June 2007 {{fr icon}} </ref>.

On 10 July 2007, he became the consensus European nominee to be the head of the IMF, with the personal support of President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] (member of the conservative [[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]] party). Former Polish Prime Minister [[Marek Belka]] withdrew his candidacy as it was opposed by the majority of European countries <ref> [http://www.lefigaro.fr/economie/20070710.WWW000000271_fmi_strauss_kahn_candidat_officiel_de_lunion_europeenne.html FMI : Strauss-Kahn candidat officiel de l’Union européenne], ''[[Le Figaro]]'', 10 July 2007 {{fr icon}} </ref>. Some critics alleged that Sarkozy proposed DSK as managing director of the IMF to deprive the Socialist Party of one of its more popular figures<ref> [[Reuters]], "France's Sarkozy wants Strauss-Kahn as IMF head" Sat Jul 7, 2007 2:38PM EDT [http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPAB00331220070707 read here] {{en icon}} </ref>.

Strauss-Kahn became the front runner in the race to become Managing Director of the IMF, with the support of the 27-nation [[European Union]], the United States, China and most of Africa. On 28 September 2007, the [[International Monetary Fund]]'s 24 [[Senior management|executive]] [[Board of directors|directors]] selected him as the new [[managing director]]. Strauss-Kahn replaces [[Spain]]'s [[Rodrigo de Rato]]. <ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070928/ap_on_bi_ge/imf;_ylt=AredlGGZqGlcjs05iRTE1EGs0NUE Yahoo.com, IMF to choose new director]</ref>
On 30 September 2007, Dominique Strauss-Kahn was formally named as the new head of the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF). The only other nominee was the Czech [[Josef Tosovsky]], a late candidate proposed by Russia. Strauss-Kahn said: "''I am determined to pursue without delay the reforms needed for the IMF to make financial stability serve the international community, while fostering growth and employment''." <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7018756.stm BBC NEWS, Frenchman is named new IMF chief]</ref>

=== Controversy ===

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been accused of abusing his position as IMF Managing Director by attempting to worsen the the 2008 world economic crisis with inflamatory language in his widely reported statement that [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7665515.stm the world economy is on the verge of a "Global meltdown"] <ref>BBC News Article [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7665515.stm "IMF in Global Meltdown Warning"] </ref> Because Strauss-Kahn is an open socialist some have claimed that such statements are politically motivated and designed to sow panic and worsen the economic crisis in order to influence the US Presidential Election in favor of Left-leaning Barack Obama.

==Terms==
* 2 February 1986 - 14 May 1988: [[National Assembly of France|representative]]
* 13 June 1988 - 16 June 1991: representative
* 20 March 1989 - 18 March 1990: Member of the [[Sarcelles]] town council ([[Val-d'Oise]])
* 19 March 1990 - 17 June 1995: Member of the [[Sarcelles]] town council ([[Val-d'Oise]])
* 17 May 1991 - 2 April 1992: Delegate [[Political minister|Minister]] for Industry and Foreign Trade (under the Minister of State, Minister of Economy, Finance and Budget, Pierre Berégovoy)
* 3 April 1992 - 29 March 1993: Delegate Minister for Industry and Foreign Trade (under the Minister of Economy, Finance and Budget, Michel Sapin
* 18 June 1995 - 18 March 2001: Member of the Communal Council of [[Sarcelles]] ([[Val-d'Oise]])
* 18 June 1995 - 3 June 1997: [[Mayor]] of [[Sarcelles]] ([[Val-d'Oise]])
* 1 June 1997 - 4 July 1997: representative
* 4 June 1997 - 18 March 2001: Deputy Mayor of [[Sarcelles]] ([[Val-d'Oise]])
* 4 June 1997 - 2 November 1999: Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry.
* 2 April 2001 - 18 June 2002: representative

From 2002 to 2007:
* Representative of [[Val-d'Oise]]
* Deputy - Mayor of [[Sarcelles]], [[Val-d'Oise]]
* President of the Community of Cities of the Val de France.

From 2007:

* Managing Director, IMF.



== Works ==
*''La Flamme et la Cendre'', Grasset, 2002 (ISBN 2-01-279122-0)
*''Lettre ouverte aux enfants d’Europe'', Grasset, 2004 (ISBN 2-246-68251-7)
* ''Inflation et partage des surplus ; le cas des ménages''. Cujas, 1975. (avec la coll. d'[[André Babeau]], et [[André Masson (économiste)|André Masson]]).
* ''Économie de la famille et accumulation patrimoniale''. Cujas. 1977.
* ''La Richesse des Français- Epargne, Plus-value/Héritage''. (avec la coll. d'[[André Babeau]]). Paris: PUF, 1977. Collection « L'économiste » dirigée par [[Pierre Tabatoni]]. Enquête sur la fortune des Français.
* ''[[Pierre Bérégovoy]] : une volonté de réforme au service de l'économie 1984-1993.'' Cheff, 2000. (avec la coll. de [[Christian Sautter]])
* ''Pour l'égalité réelle: Eléments pour un réformisme radical'', Note de la [[Fondation Jean Jaurès]] 2004
* ''DVD pour le Oui à la constitution'', 2005
* ''365 jours, journal contre le renoncement'', Grasset 2006

== References ==
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==Further reading==
== External links ==
*Nason, Elias and George Bailey Loring. [http://books.google.com/books?id=ksQimBGqUzYC A History of the Town of Dunstable, Massachusetts]. A. Mudge: 1877.
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*[http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_results.asp?ImageType=index&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871 ''1871 Atlas of Massachusetts''.] by Wall & Gray. [http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0010_0011.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix= Map of Massachusetts.] [http://www.salemdeeds.com/atlases_pages.asp?ImageName=PAGE_0044_0045.jpg&atlastype=MassWorld&atlastown=&atlas=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&atlas_desc=MASSACHUSETTS+1871&pageprefix= Map of Middlesex County.]
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.blogdsk.net/ DSK's blog]
* ''History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts'', [http://books.google.com/books?id=QGolOAyd9RMC&dq=intitle:History+intitle:of+intitle:Middlesex+intitle:County+intitle:Massachusetts&lr=&num=50&as_brr=0&source=gbs_other_versions_sidebar_s&cad=5 Volume 1 (A-H)], [http://books.google.com/books?id=hNaAnwRMedUC&pg=PA506&dq=intitle:History+intitle:of+intitle:Middlesex+intitle:County+intitle:Massachusetts&lr=&num=50&as_brr=0#PPA3,M1 Volume 2 (L-W)] compiled by Samuel Adams Drake, published 1879-1880. 572 and 505 pages. [http://books.google.com/books?id=QGolOAyd9RMC&pg=PA367#PPA416,M1 Dunstable article] by Rev. Elias Nason in volume 1 pages 416-427.
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.socialisme-et-democratie.net/ ''Socialisme et Démocratie'' website]
* {{fr icon}} [http://www.dsk2007.net official campaign site for the 2007 presidential elections]

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Dunstable, Massachusetts
Town
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Settled1656
Incorporated1673
Government
 • TypeOpen town meeting
Area
 • Total16.7 sq mi (43.4 km2)
 • Land16.6 sq mi (42.9 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation
224 ft (68 m)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total3,290
 • Density198.2/sq mi (76.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
01827
Area code351 / 978
FIPS code25-17825
GNIS feature ID0618222
Websitehttp://www.dunstable-ma.gov/

Dunstable (DUN-stah-ble) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,826 at the 2000 census.

History

Dunstable was first settled in 1656 and was officially incorporated in 1673. It is likely named after the town of Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, home of Edward Tyng, the town's first settler. The original township of Dunstable, granted in 1661, consisted of two hundred square miles, including the towns of Dunstable, Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, Pepperell, Massachusetts,Townsend, Massachusetts,Hudson, New Hampshire,Nashua, New Hampshire, Hollis, New Hampshire, and parts of other towns as well. Increases in population leading to subsections becoming independent towns and the solidification of the Northern boundary of Massachusetts in 1740 shrunk the town down to what remains today.

Today, Dunstable, in the face of urban sprawl, has held onto a largely rural character.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.7 square miles (43.4 km²), of which, 16.5 square miles (42.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (1.13%) is water. Dunstable borders Pepperell to the west, Groton to the south, Tyngsborough to the east, and Nashua and Hollis, New Hampshire to the north.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 2,826 people, 923 households, and 798 families residing in the town. The population density was 171.0 people per square mile (66.0/km²). There were 944 housing units at an average density of 57.0/sq mi (22.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.49% White, 0.11% African American, 0.04% Native American, 1.52% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 923 households out of which 47.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.7% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% were non-families. 10.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the town the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $86,633, and the median income for a family was $92,270. Males had a median income of $61,425 versus $39,946 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,608. About 2.1% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Dunstable has one elementary school, Swallow Union Elementary, located in town while middle school and high school students attend regional schools in neighboring Groton. The school system is the Groton-Dunstable Regional School District.

Points of interest

  • "The Little Red Schoolhouse" is a historical building located on route 113 near the Tyngsboro border. Local students take field trips there to historically re-enact a school day. An annual Strawberry Festival is also held there. Once a year around Mothers Day the local Boy Scout Troop 28 has a mothers day pancake breakfest there.

Notable residents

Trivia

  • Dunstable is a dry town. No liquor is sold in either of the town's two small grocery stores.
  • The town hall once housed both Police Department and Library, though recent renovations in the town gave construct to dedicated buildings for each.

References

Further reading

External links

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