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| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Berkshire |
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| - Total | 1. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. This is a list of Massachusetts counties, consisting of the 14 Massachusetts counties For the Royal County of Berkshire UK see Berkshire Berkshire County is a non-governmental County located on the western Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 8 sq mi (4. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²) |
| - Land | 1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi (4. 6 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²) |
| Elevation | 1,257 ft (383 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,667 |
| - Density | 931. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi (359. 7/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 01240 |
| Area code(s) | 413 |
| FIPS code | 25-34935 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0607513 |
Lenox is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Lenox in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 413 is the area code for Western Massachusetts. It is the largest area code by land area covered in the state extending from the western state line to the Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes Lenox is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. For the Royal County of Berkshire UK see Berkshire Berkshire County is a non-governmental County located on the western The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 1,667 at the 2000 census.
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Lenox is located at (42. 35722, -73. 284172)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 6 km² (1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 mi²). The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Situated near the Berkshire Mountains, Lenox is drained by the Housatonic River. Please note that this article on the Berkshires is about a geologic and cultural region in the United States for other uses see Berkshire (disambiguation The Housatonic River is a river approximately 149 mi (240 km long in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United States.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,667 people, 885 households, and 386 families residing in the CDP. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 359. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/km² (931. 5/mi²). There were 1,045 housing units at an average density of 225. 4/km² (584. 0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97. 66% White, 0. 60% Black or African American, 0. 06% Native American, 0. 78% Asian, 0. 36% from other races, and 0. 54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 74% of the population.
There were 885 households out of which 15. 9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34. 6% were married couples living together, 7. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 56. 3% were non-families. 49. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 29. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1. 84 and the average family size was 2. 69.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 15. 4% under the age of 18, 4. 7% from 18 to 24, 21. 7% from 25 to 44, 24. 6% from 45 to 64, and 33. 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 71. 3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67. 4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,662, and the median income for a family was $60,893. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $35,208 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,810. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 3. 6% of families and 12. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 7% of those under age 18 and 12. 3% of those age 65 or over.