Mendon is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,286 at the 2000 census.

History

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Mendon was first settled in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1667.

The first gig of Aerosmith took place at Nipmuc Regional High School (now middle school) in this town in 1970.

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 47.3 km² (18.3 mi²). 46.9 km² (18.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.88%) is water.

Demographics

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As of the census² of 2000, there were 5,286 people, 1,815 households, and 1,450 families residing in the town. The population density was 112.8/km² (292.1/mi²). There were 1,886 housing units at an average density of 40.2/km² (104.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.99% White, 0.40% African American, 0.59% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.

There were 1,815 households out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.5% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $71,164, and the median income for a family was $79,337. Males had a median income of $55,230 versus $36,174 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,693. About 2.6% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

Interest

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• Filmmaker Michael Legge lives in Mendon.
• The Mendon Twin Drive-In

Towns in Massachusetts | Worcester County, Massachusetts