East Pepperell, Massachusetts

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East Pepperell, Massachusetts
Ice Cream Shop, Railroad Square, East Pepperell, MA.jpg
Ice cream shop in Railroad Square
Middlesex County Massachusetts incorporated and unincorporated areas East Pepperell highlighted.svg
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°40′1″N71°33′51″W / 42.66694°N 71.56417°W / 42.66694; -71.56417
CountryUnited States
State Massachusetts
County Middlesex
Town Pepperell
Area
[1]
  Total1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2)
  Land1.42 sq mi (3.67 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
226 ft (69 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total2,120
  Density1,497.18/sq mi (578.09/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
01463 (Pepperell)
Area code 978
FIPS code 25-20310
GNIS feature ID0611110

East Pepperell is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Pepperell in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,120 at the 2020 census. [2]

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History

Lithograph of East Pepperell from 1886 by L.R. Burleigh with list of landmarks East Pepperell, Mass. (2674526496).jpg
Lithograph of East Pepperell from 1886 by L.R. Burleigh with list of landmarks

Like the town of Pepperell, East Pepperell is named for Sir William Pepperrell, [3] a Massachusetts colonial soldier who led the Siege of Louisbourg during King George's War.

Geography

East Pepperell is located in northern Middlesex County at 42°40′1″N71°33′51″W / 42.66694°N 71.56417°W / 42.66694; -71.56417 (42.666956, -71.564063), [4] in the east part of the town of Pepperell. It is separated from the main village of Pepperell to the west by the Nashua River. East Pepperell is bordered to the northeast by the town of Dunstable and to the south by the town of Groton.

Massachusetts Route 113 passes through the village, leading west into Pepperell village and east 15 miles (24 km) to Lowell.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the East Pepperell CDP has a total area of 1.45 square miles (3.8 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 2.55%, are water. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1990 2,296
2000 2,034−11.4%
2010 2,0591.2%
2020 2,1203.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 2,034 people, 714 households, and 566 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 557.0/km2 (1,437.7/mi2). There were 722 housing units at an average density of 197.7/km2 (510.3/mi2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.21% White, 0.84% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.69% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 714 households, out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the CDP, the age distribution of the population shows 29.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $55,272, and the median income for a family was $57,391. Males had a median income of $38,897 versus $31,129 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,759. None of the families and 1.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 25.6% of those over 64.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "P1. Race – East Pepperell CDP, Massachusetts: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  113.
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