Southampton, Massachusetts

Southampton, Massachusetts
Town
Woodbridge Hall
FIPS code		25-62745
GNIS feature ID	0618207
Website	www.townofsouthampton.org

Southampton (

Southampton was rated having the best tasting tap water in the country in 2008 by the National Rural Water Association.[3]

In 1964, former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy was involved in a plane crash in the town.^[4]

Geography

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Climate

In a typical year, Southampton temperatures fall below 50 °F (10 °C) for 205 days per year. Annual precipitation is typically 45.9 inches per year (high in the US) and snow covers the ground 66 days per year or 18.1% of the year (high in the US). It may be helpful to understand the yearly precipitation by imagining nine straight days of moderate rain per year. The humidity is below 60% for approximately 18.4 days, or 5% of the year.[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1850	1,060	—
1860	1,130	+6.6%
1870	1,159	+2.6%
1880	1,046	−9.7%
1890	1,017	−2.8%
1900	1,012	−0.5%
1910	870	−14.0%
1920	814	−6.4%
1930	931	+14.4%
1940	950	+2.0%
1950	1,387	+46.0%
1960	2,192	+58.0%
1970	3,069	+40.0%
1980	4,137	+34.8%
1990	4,478	+8.2%
2000	5,387	+20.3%
2010	5,792	+7.5%
2020	6,224	+7.5%
2022*	6,207	−0.3%
* = population estimate.[6]

As of the 2000 census there were 5,387 people, 1,985 households, and 1,556 families residing in the town. The population density was 191.4 inhabitants per square mile (73.9/km²). There were 2,025 housing units at an average density of 71.9 per square mile (27.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.29%

of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 1,985 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.9% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. Of all households 16.8% were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $61,831, and the median income for a family was $64,960. Males had a median income of $41,544 versus $31,250 for females. The

, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• planter and 19th century Republican politician^[7]
• Nancy Conz (1957–2017), marathoner

References

External links

• Official Site
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