Wayland, Massachusetts
Encyclopedia : W : WA : WAY : Wayland, Massachusetts
Wayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Wayland is best known throughout the commonwealth for their public schools, and lack of school closings due to large quantities of snow. The public school district also holds a bitter football rivalry with Weston Public Schools. On Thanksgiving, a well-attended football game occurs between the two high schools at either Wayland or Weston High (alternating). The population was 13,100 at the 2000 census.
For geographic and demographic information on Cochituate, which is part of Wayland, please see the article Cochituate, Massachusetts.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.2 km² (15.9 mi²). 39.4 km² (15.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (4.21%) is water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 13,100 people, 4,625 households, and 3,723 families residing in the town. The population density was 332.1/km² (859.9/mi²). There were 4,735 housing units at an average density of 120.0/km² (310.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.21% White, 0.75% African American, 0.10% Native American, 5.34% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.15% of the population.There were 4,625 households out of which 41.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.7% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $101,036, and the median income for a family was $113,671. Males had a median income of $86,344 versus $50,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $52,717. About 2.1% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over. Wayland is also home to the high school football team of the Wayland Warriors.
Famous residents
Edmund Sears - (1810-1876), a Unitarian parish minister and author who wrote a number of theological works influential to his contemporary liberal Protestants. Sears penned the words to "It Came upon the Midnight Clear" in 1849. This carole was first practiced in "Kirkside," the house next to the Unitarian church which Sears preached at and where the song was first sung to an audience.Lydia Child - February 11, 1802 – July 7, 1880 in was an American abolitionist, novelist, and journalist, and author of "Over the River and Through the Woods"
Alberto Salazar - Famed marathon runner. Certain warm-up exercises are still known as "Salazars" among Wayland High School track athletes.
Steven Tyler - His band, Aerosmith, held the first and only rock concert in the history of the Wayland High School field house before the band became known worldwide.
Robert Anastas - Former hockey coach and teacher at Wayland High School. Anastas founded SADD at Wayland High School in 1981 following the deaths of two students in drunk driving accidents.
Amar Bose - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate and founder of Bose Corporation, a company that specializes in high-quality sound systems.
Archibald Cox - Eminent legal scholar, and Special Prosecutor of the Watergate Scandal involving President Nixon's Administration.
Peter Rowan - Prominent bluegrass musician.
Ricky Davis - Former Boston Celtics basketball player who was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2006.
Schools
- Happy Hollow School
- Loker School
- Claypit Hill School
- Wayland Middle School
- Wayland High School
- [The Children's Way]
External links
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.