Profile for Waltham, Massachusetts, MA

Waltham is on the Charles River

Boston merchant Francis Cabot Lowell founded the nation's first public company here in 1814, when he built a textile factory along the river

Long known as a watch-manufacturing center

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 100. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 1.7 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1998 movie, "A Civil Action"
· 2000 movie, "State and Main"

Well-known residents have included:
· F. Lee Bailey, lawyer
· Charles J. Precourt, astronaut
· Isaac Asimov, science fiction writer

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread

Performing arts: Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra

Historic sites and museums: Waltham Museum, Charles River Museum of Industry, Lyman Estate, Rose Art Museum, Gore Place

Colleges and universities: Brandeis University, Bentley College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 139

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Airports (1)

Archives (3)

Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (65)

Colleges (34)

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Hotels (62)

Libraries (44)

Military bases (1)

Museums (18)

Parks (2)

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4% of Waltham residents report German ancestry, and 19% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Waltham ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Waltham
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• Middlesex County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - MA data
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Waltham was $26,364, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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38% of Waltham residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Historic districts in Waltham include Piety Corner Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Waltham, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $792.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,532.

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Libraries in Waltham include Waltham Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Waltham include Daily News Tribune

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Waltham restaurants taking online reservations include IL Capriccio, Tempo, The Elephant Walk - Waltham ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Waltham workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Waltham between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .5 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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