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For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Braintree, please see the article Braintree (CDP), Massachusetts.
Braintree was founded on land first colonized in 1625 by Captain Wollaston, and initially named Mount Wollaston. Under the rule of Thomas Morton it was renamed Merry Mount. The area was resettled and incorporated as a town in 1640, on land which is now part of the current town of Braintree, from which Randolph, Holbrook, the City of Quincy, and part of Milton were split off. Braintree is the birthplace to Presidents John Adams, and John Quincy Adams, as well as statesman John Hancock. Braintree is also the site of the infamous Sacco & Vanzetti murders as well as the retirement home of the co-inventor of the telephone Thomas Watson (See Watson Park )
According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the town has a total area of 37.6 km˛ (14.5 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 36.0 km˛ (13.9 mi˛) of it is land and 1.6 km˛ (0.6 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 4.34% water.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 33,828 people, 12,652 households, and 8,907 families residing in the town. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 939.6/km˛ (2,434.4/mi˛). There are 12,973 housing units at an average density of 360.4/km˛ (933.6/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town is 93.96% White, 1.18% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 3.14% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 12,652 households out of which 29.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% are married couples living together, 11.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% are non-families. 24.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.61 and the average family size is 3.16.
In the town the population is spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $61,790, and the median income for a family is $73,417. Males have a median income of $49,607 versus $36,034 for females. The per capita income for the town is $28,683. 3.8% of the population and 2.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.6% of those under the age of 18 and 3.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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