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Statistics

Prepared by Executive Office of Communities and Development from the Federal Census of 2000. (*2004 figures)

Town Established: 1784

Population 6,976*

Median age 40.1 years

Over 65 1,157

Age 21 and older 4,900

Registered Voters 4,690*

Republican 678*

Democrat 1,354*

Unaffiliated and other parties 2,667*

Total number of households 2,718

Average household size (2000) 2.5

Owner occupied units 2,712

Renter occupied units 694

Number of households 2,712

Persons per household 2.50

Persons per family 3.04

Race and Ethnicity:

White 6,739

Black 35

Other 188

Town Area:

Land 21.8 square miles

Persons per square mile 316.1

Elevation 1,150 feet

The Town of Dalton Web Site will be on line on or before January 1, 2005. Please look for the press release in the newspaper or watch the bi-monthly Select Board meetings for the announcement or go to Dalton-ma.gov to send us your comments.

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