Walpole, Massachusetts | |
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CDP | |
Coordinates: 42°8′26″N 71°14′47″W / 42.14056°N 71.24639°WCoordinates: 42°8′26″N 71°14′47″W / 42.14056°N 71.24639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Norfolk |
Area | |
• Total | 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
• Land | 2.9 sq mi (7.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,918 |
• Density | 2,000/sq mi (790/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 02032, 02071, 02081 |
Area code(s) | 508 |
FIPS code | 25-72460 |
GNIS feature ID | 0612019 |
Walpole is a small census-designated place (CDP) located within the much larger town (21 square miles in size) of Walpole in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Walpole Town as it is called by the US Census Bureau, also includes a much larger population (24,070 in 2010). The population of the Census Designated Place was 5,918 at the 2010 census.
Walpole is located at 42°8′25″N 71°14′47″W / 42.14028°N 71.24639°W (42.140417, -71.246421).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.5 km² (2.9 mi²). 7.4 km² (2.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.06%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,867 people, 2,478 households, and 1,615 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 792.0/km² (2,054.7/mi²). There were 2,537 housing units at an average density of 342.5/km² (888.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.71% White, 0.78% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 1.53% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of the population.