Carlisle (Massachusetts)
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1650 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | Massachusetts | |
County : | Middlesex County | |
Coordinates : | 42 ° 32 ′ N , 71 ° 21 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Residents : | 4,717 (as of: 2000) | |
Population density : | 118.5 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 40.2 km 2 (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of which 39.8 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 62 m | |
Postal code : | 01741 | |
Area code : | +1 351,978 | |
FIPS : | 25-11525 | |
GNIS ID : | 0619397 | |
Website : | www.carlislema.gov |
Carlisle (also Carlisle Station ) is a small town in Middlesex County , Massachusetts , United States , about 6 miles from Lowell .
history
Carlisle was first settled in 1650 and in 1780 it became a District in Concord.
Demographics
According to the 2000 survey, there are 4,717 people in 1,618 households in Carlisle, of which 1,372 are families. The population density is 118.6 / km². The ethnic composition is broken down into 93.5% White, 0.17% African American, 0.060% Native, 4.83% Asians, 0.040% Pacific Islanders and 1.42% Other. The median income of a household amounted to 129,811 US dollars . 2.4% of the population live below the poverty line.
Trivia
- The comic artist Darby Conley of the comic series " Get Fuzzy " was born in Carlisle.
- During the delivery of the Olympic torch for the 2002 Salt Lake City Games , the delivery man walked through Carlisle.
- Carlisle has its own newspaper called The Mosquito.
Individual evidence
- ^ Galvin, William Francis. Historical Data Relating to Counties, Cities, and Towns in Massachusetts. Boston, Massachusetts: The New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1997 . p29