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For additional geographic and demographic information on the central settlement within Andover, which is a census-designated place, see the article Andover (CDP), Massachusetts. It provides details for the village that are included in the aggregate numbers reported here.
Andover was first settled in 1642 and was officially incorporated in 1646.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 83.2 km˛ (32.1 mi˛). 80.3 km˛ (31.0 mi˛) of it is land and 2.9 km˛ (1.1 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 3.49% water. Significant water areas include the Shawsheen River and Haggetts Pond, located in west Andover, which serves as the town's reservoir. Haggetts Pond was originally set apart from other waters, but since the late 90s has had waters added from the nearby Merrimack River to supplement the growing needs of the town.
As of the census of 2000, there are 31,247 people, 11,305 households, and 8,490 families residing in the town. The population density is 389.1/km˛ (1,007.8/mi˛). There are 11,590 housing units at an average density of 144.3 persons/km˛ (373.8 persons/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town is 91.60% White, 0.75% African American, 0.06% Native American, 5.73% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 1.81% of the population are HispanicHispanic as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorise US citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from Spain or the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America. The term is used as a or LatinoA Latino is a person of Latin American heritage, or of the Latin American culture. The feminine form of the word is "Latina". Latino" is a shortened form of the Spanish word for a Latin American individual, "latinoamericano. In Italy, the term is sometime of any race.
There are 11,305 householdA household refers to those who live in the same house, who may or may not make up a family. It is an important term in economics and is the base unit in many theories. In many western societies based around the so-called nuclear family, household and fams out of which 40.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% are married couples living together, 7.5% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 24.9% are non-families. 21.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.74 and the average family size is 3.24.
In the town the population is spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $87,683, and the median income for a family is $104,820. Males have a median income of $78,291 versus $44,292 for females. The per capita income for the town is $41,133. 3.9% of the population and 2.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in povertyPoverty describes a wide range of circumstances associated with need, hardship and lack of resources, as well as the decision by some—e. ascetics, monks, and nuns—to live simply. For some, poverty is a subjective and comparative term; for others, it is mo, 3.7% are under the age of 18 and 6.8% are 65 or older.
Andover is perhaps most famous for being the location of Phillips AcademyPhillips Academy (also known as Andover and Phillips Andover is a coed liberal arts high school, located in Andover, Massachusetts, near Boston. It should not be confused with Phillips Exeter Academy. It is an American preparatory school, with a history o, a notable prep school. Another feature of Andover that leads to it being an important location for businesses is its' proximity to several major roads in Massachusetts: I-93Interstate 93 is an interstate highway in the New England section of the United States. Its southern terminus is in Canton, Massachusetts, in the Boston metropolitan area, at Interstate 95; its northern terminus is near St. Johnsbury, Vermont at Interstat, I-95Interstate 95 or (I-95) is an interstate highway that runs 1907 miles (3070 kilometers) north and south along the eastern United States coast. The southernmost point is in the city of Miami, Florida; the northern terminus is at the Canadian border at Houl, and I-495There are several roads named Interstate 495 in the United States: Delaware I-495 bypasses Wilmington, Delaware to the south and east Maine I-495 is now an unsigned designation for the short route connecting I-95 with I-295 north of Portland, Maine. In Ja, among others.
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