Carlisle, Massachusetts

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Carlisle, Massachusetts
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map_caption = Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Massachusetts
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Middlesex
established_title = Settled
established_date = 1650
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1780
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government_type = Open town meeting
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area_total_km2 = 40.2
area_total_sq_mi = 15.5
area_land_km2 = 39.8
area_land_sq_mi = 15.4
area_water_km2 = 0.4
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population_as_of = 2007
settlement_type = Town
population_total = 4,882
population_density_km2 = 122.7
population_density_sq_mi = 317.0
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timezone = Eastern
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latd = 42 |latm = 31 |lats = 45 |latNS = N
longd = 71 |longm = 21 |longs = 00 |longEW = W
website = [http://www.carlislema.gov/ www.carlislema.gov]
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 01741
area_code = 351 / 978
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blank_info = 25-11525
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Carlisle is a small, rural, affluent town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town maintains a quaint New England feel, with winding roads, a classic town center, and much woodland and farmland. With its convert|2|acre|m2|sing=on zoning, thickly wooded lots, and large houses, Carlisle sometimes is accused of fostering isolation. Many residents say they appreciate the privacy but find it hard to connect with their neighbors, whom they might not glimpse through the trees for months at a time. [ [http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/10/10/the_way_to_carlisle_village/?page=2 The Way to Carlisle Village: Residents Enjoy Their Privacy but Seek a Place to be Neighborly] ." www.boston.com ". Accessed September 24 2008.] Conservation land makes up about a quarter of the town's area. The population was 4,923 at the 2000 census. Carlisle is located about convert|8|mi|km south-southwest of Lowell, and convert|23|mi|km northwest of Boston.

History

Carlisle was first settled in 1650, became a district of Concord in 1780 and was officially incorporated in 1805. When first settled, Carlisle belonged to Acton, Billerica, Chelmsford and Concord.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.5 square miles (40.2 km²), of which, 15.4 square miles (39.8 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (1.09%) is water.

Carlisle borders the following towns: Concord, Acton, Westford, Chelmsford, Billerica, and Bedford.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,717 people, 1,618 households, and 1,372 families residing in the town. The population density was 307.1 people per square mile (118.6/km²). There were 1,655 housing units at an average density of 107.7/sq mi (41.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.47% White, 0.17% African American, 0.06% Native American, 4.83% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 1,618 households out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.6% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town, the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $129,811, and the median income for a family was $142,350. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $55,395 for females. The per capita income for the town was $59,559. About 1.5% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. The town is ranked as having the third highest income per capita in Massachusetts, behind Weston and Dover.

Trivia

*Cartoonist Darby Conley of "Get Fuzzy" fame is a Carlisle native. Many scenes and references to Carlisle are made in the strip.
*During the trip of the Olympic Torch in 2002 to Salt Lake City a runner passed down Route 225, the only state-registered highway in the town.
*The town was featured on the 25th anniversary project of the PBS show, This Old House in 2004. The show remodelled a connected farm style homestead, and visited many other converted barns/farmhouses in the area.
*Carlisle's town newspaper is humorously called "The Mosquito", due to the town's high mosquito population.
*Carlisle does not have a traffic light.
*Carlisle only has one store, called Ferns (it was previously called Daisy's).
*Carlisle is home to a Kimball's Ice Cream.
*Carlisle is ranked #207 of the 500 most expensive zip codes by Forbes.com.
*Carlisle is ranked #1 of the safest of the 500 most expensive zip code by Forbes.com, with a crime rate of just 2.
*There used to be a bank, but now there is only an ATM machine.
*Carlisle has the only volunteer fire department within the 495 belt.

References

External links

* [http://www.carlislema.gov/ Carlisle official website]
* [http://www.carlisle.org Carlisle community website]
*History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, compiled by Samuel Adams Drake, published 1879. [http://books.google.com/books?id=QGolOAyd9RMC&pg=PA280&dq=intitle:History+intitle:of+intitle:Middlesex+intitle:County+intitle:Massachusetts&lr=&num=50&as_brr=0&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=0_2#PPA359,M1 Volume 1, page 359 Carlisle] by B.F.Heald.