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Fall River was first settled in 1670 and was officially incorporated in 1812. It was formerly a part of Freetown, Massachusetts until 1803, at which time it was incorporated as the Town of Troy.
On August 4, 1892, Fall River was the scene of the murder allegedly committed by Lizzie Borden, remembered in a nursery rhyme. Borden was ultimately acquitted of this charge.
Fall River is located at 41°41'53" North, 71°8'49" West (41.698102, -71.146994) 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 99.0 km˛ (38.2 mi˛). 80.3 km˛ (31.0 mi˛) of it is land and 18.6 km˛ (7.2 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 18.84% 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 2 of 2000, there are 91,938 people, 38,759 households, and 23,565 families residing in the city. 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 1,144.3/km˛ (2,963.7/mi˛). There are 41,857 housing units at an average density of 521.0/km˛ (1,349.3/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 91.16% White, 2.48% African American, 0.19% Native American, 2.16% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.43% from other races, and 2.55% from two or more races. 3.31% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Fall River hosts one of the biggest Portuguese-Speaking communities in the USA. It seemes that 60% of the populations claims to be of Azorean origin, mostly from Sao Miguel Island, there are smaller, but significant presence of other Portuguese-Speaking communities such: other Azorean Islanders, Portugueses from Mainland Portugal, Cape Verdean, Brazilians, Angolans, etc.
There are 38,759 households out of which 29.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% are married couples living together, 16.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% are non-families. 34.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.32 and the average family size is 3.00.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 82.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $29,014, and the median income for a family is $37,671. Males have a median income of $31,330 versus $22,883 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,118. 17.1% of the population and 14.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 25.4% of those under the age of 18 and 17.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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