Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Shelburne Falls is a
census-designated place and village located in the towns of
Shelburne and
Buckland in
Franklin County, Massachusetts,
United States. The population was 1,951 at the 2000 census. Notable features include the Bridge of Flowers, a former trolley bridge over the
Deerfield River that is now maintained by the Shelburne Falls Women's Club as a floral display from April through October; and the
glacial potholes of the Deerfield River.
Bill and Camille Cosby are well known and admired residents of the area, though they keep a relatively low profile, and are simply known as "townies" to locals.
Shelburne Falls is located at (42.605231, -72.738353).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.8
km² (2.6
mi²). 6.6 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.79%) is water.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,951 people, 815 households, and 466 families residing in the village. The
population density was 296.6/km² (768.3/mi²). There were 878 housing units at an average density of 133.5/km² (345.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.92%
White, 0.26%
African American, 0.67%
Native American, 0.67%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.46% from
other races, and 0.97% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
There were 815 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were
married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,333, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $32,403 versus $26,534 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $18,367. About 7.4% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.
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