GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
(As of April 2004)
Address:
Town Hall
54 Marion Road
Wareham, MA 02571
Phone: (508) 291-3100
Fax: (508) 291-31416
Form of Government: Board of Selectmen; Town Administrator; Open
Town Meeting
DEMOGRAPHICS
2000 Population (2000 U.S. Census): 20,335
1990 Population (1990 U.S. Census): 19,232
1990 Households: 7,370
Average Persons per Households: 2.57
Wareham
Census Block Group Maps
EDUCATION (Mass. Dept. of Education)
Public School Enrollment (94/95) :
Wareham (N-12): 3,344
Upper Cape Cod (9-12): 480
GEOGRAPHY
Location in State: Southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Rochester on the west; Marion and Buzzards Bay on the south; Middleborough on the northwest; Carver and Plymouth on the north; Plymouth on the east; and separated from Bourne by Buzzards Bay on the east. Wareham is about 20 miles east of New Bedford; 50 miles south of Boston; and over 225 miles from New York City. (Source: DHCD, Mass.)
Total Land Area: 46.27 sq. miles
Dry Land Area: 35.79 sq. miles
Population Density: 537 per sq. miles
Metropolitan Statistical Area (1993 Definition): Boston
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
Economic/Industrial Development Commission:
Wareham Economic Development
& Industrial Corp.
505 Main Street, Wareham, MA 02571
(508) 295-9344
Community Development Agency:
Wareham Community Development
Authority
505 Main Street, Wareham, MA 02571
(508) 295-9344
Chamber of Commerce:
New
Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 8827, New Bedford, MA 02742
President: Jim Mathes (508) 999-5231
Cape Cod Canal Chamber of Commerce
70 Main Street
Buzzard Bay, MA 02532
Marie Oliva, Director
508-759-6000 (Phone)
508-759-6965 (FAX)