Editing Carlisle, Massachusetts

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'''Carlisle''' is a town located northwest of [[Boston]] in [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts|Middlesex County]], [[Massachusetts]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. Census]], the town had a population of 5,237.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web|url= https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2501711525|title= Census - Geography Profile: Carlisle town, Middlesex County, Massachusetts|publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date= November 7, 2021|archive-date= November 7, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211107041440/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2501711525|url-status= live}}</ref>

==History==
English colonists first settled the area now incorporated as 
the town of Carlisle in 1651 on parcels of land of the neighboring towns of [[Acton, Massachusetts|Acton]], [[Billerica, Massachusetts|Billerica]], [[Chelmsford, Massachusetts|Chelmsford]] and [[Concord, Massachusetts|Concord]]. Carlisle became a district of Concord in 1780 and was incorporated as a town by an act of the legislature in 1805.

== Activities ==
Carlisle contains a library, a country store, a book store, a dentist's office, a school (Carlisle Public School), and many residential homes. There are two ice cream stores: one of the four branches of Kimball Farms, and Great Brook Farm State Park which is home to the first robotic milking system in Massachusetts<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/gbfm.htm |title=Great Brook Farm State Park |website=Massachusetts [[Department of Conservation and Recreation]] |access-date=April 7, 2013 |archive-date=March 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310054821/http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/gbfm.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> and serves ice cream made from the farm's milk. Great Brook Farm is also the site of one of the premiere cross-country ski touring centers in New England.<ref>{{cite web |author=Amos Decker |url=http://www.greatbrookski.org |title=Great Brook Bill Koch Ski League |publisher=Greatbrookski.org |date=December 11, 2021 |access-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121065054/http://www.greatbrookski.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On the east end of town there is an auto body shop and the former (closed in 2012) Blue Jay Recording Studio, where artists such as [[the Platters]], [[Aerosmith]], [[Aimee Mann]], [[Amy Grant]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Boston (band)|Boston]], [[John Williams]] and [[the Boston Pops]], [[Buckwheat Zydeco]], [[Billy Joel]], [[Lauryn Hill]], [[Rihanna]], [[Roy Orbison]], [[k. d. lang]], [[Pat Metheny]], [[Yo Yo Ma]], [[Carly Simon]], [[the Pussycat Dolls]], [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] and [[Lady Gaga]] have recorded.<ref>{{cite news| last=Mosquito| first=Carlisle| title=Carlisle Communications Group| url=http://www.carlislemosquito.org/index.php/search/?id=16012| access-date=December 6, 2013| newspaper=The Carlisle Mosquito| archive-date=August 11, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811220850/http://www.carlislemosquito.org/index.php/search/?id=16012| url-status=live}}</ref>

The town newspaper, the ''Carlisle Mosquito'', has appeared as the weekly independent newspaper of the town since 1972. It is a non-profit publication distributed free to all town residents. The paper includes local news, announcements, and logs.<ref>{{cite news| last=Mosquito| first=Carlisle| title=Carlisle Communications Group| url=http://carlislemosquito.org| access-date=March 29, 2011| newspaper=The Carlisle Mosquito| archive-date=April 5, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405052758/http://carlislemosquito.org/| url-status=live}}</ref>

The Gleason Public Library<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gleasonlibrary.org |title=Home - Gleason Public Library |publisher=Gleasonlibrary.org |date= |access-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128005438/https://gleasonlibrary.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is one of the 36 libraries in the [[Merrimack Valley Library Consortium]]. Gleason Public Library also contains a [[Seismometer|seismograph]].

Cultural organizations include the Carlisle Chamber Orchestra,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ccorch.org/ |title=Welcome to the Carlisle Chamber Orchestra |website=ccorch.org |access-date=November 23, 2015 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124082611/http://ccorch.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the Carlisle Community Chorus,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://carlislecommunitychorus.org/ |title=An intergenerational choral ensemble in Carlisle, MA |publisher=Carlisle Community Chorus |date=January 24, 2022 |access-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222102627/http://carlislecommunitychorus.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Savoyard Light Opera Company.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.savoyardlightopera.org/ |title=The Savoyard Light Opera Company |website=savoyardlightopera.org |access-date=November 23, 2015 |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124103724/http://www.savoyardlightopera.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Carlisle Old Home Day<ref>{{cite web |url=http://carlisleohd.org/ |title=CARLISLE OLD HOME DAY - Home page Carlisle Old Home Day celebration |publisher=Carlisleohd.org |date=June 26, 2021 |access-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-date=November 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108170511/http://www.carlisleohd.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> has been held for over 100 years on the weekend prior to the Fourth of July as a free public event with family-friendly games and activities.

==Geography==
[[Image:Middlesex county 1875 - carlisle - p45 500.jpg|left|thumb|225px|An 1875 map of Carlisle]]Carlisle is located about {{convert|8|mi|km}} south-southwest of [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]] and {{convert|19|mi|km}} northwest of Boston.  It borders the towns of [[Concord, Massachusetts|Concord]], [[Acton, Massachusetts|Acton]], [[Westford, Massachusetts|Westford]], [[Chelmsford, Massachusetts|Chelmsford]], [[Billerica, Massachusetts|Billerica]], and [[Bedford, Massachusetts|Bedford]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|15.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|15.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (1.09%) is water.

Conservation land makes up about a quarter of the town's area. Besides town-owned land overseen by the town's Conservation Committee, Carlisle is home to the Carlisle Conservation Foundation, [[Great Brook Farm State Park]], and a portion of the [[Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge]] neighboring the [[Concord River]].

{{Historical populations | type=USA
 | 1850|632
 | 1860|621
 | 1870|569
 | 1880|478
 | 1890|481
 | 1900|480
 | 1910|551
 | 1920|463
 | 1930|560
 | 1940|747
 | 1950|876
 | 1960|1488
 | 1970|2871
 | 1980|3306
 | 1990|4333
 | 2000|4717
 | 2010|4852
 | 2020|5237
 | 2022*|5157
 | footnote=* = population estimate.  {{Historical populations/Massachusetts municipalities references}}<ref>{{cite web | title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2022| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=November 25, 2023 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html}}</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> of 2000, there were 4,717 people, 1,618 households, and 1,372 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|307.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,655 housing units at an average density of {{convert|107.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 93.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 4.69% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.13% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.29% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 1,618 households, out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.2% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town $176,228 (Average household income is $244,544). The [[per capita income]] for the town was $87,470.

Carlisle maintains a minimum {{convert|2|acre|m2|adj=on}} zoning law on new development.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/10/10/the_way_to_carlisle_village/?page=2 The Way to Carlisle Village: Residents Enjoy Their Privacy but Seek a Place to be Neighborly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418032301/http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/10/10/the_way_to_carlisle_village/?page=2 |date=April 18, 2009 }}.'' www.boston.com ''. Accessed September 24, 2008.</ref>

<gallery>
File:Carlisle MA forest path.jpg|The path between the school and library
File:Carlisle MA Gleason Library.jpg|Gleason Public Library
File:Carlisle MA Old Burying Ground.jpg|The Old Burying Ground in the center of town
File:Graves in the Central Burying Ground, Carlisle, Massachusetts.JPG|Graves in the Green Cemetery
</gallery>

==Climate==

In a typical year, Carlisle, Massachusetts temperatures fall below 50&nbsp;°F (10&nbsp;°C) for 195 days per year. Annual precipitation is typically 45.6 inches (115.8 centimeters) per year (high for the US) and snow covers the ground 62 days per year, or 17.0% 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 25.4 days, or 7.0% of the year.<ref name="Compare Climate">{{cite web | title=Compare Climate| url=https://dwellics.com/compare-climate | access-date=November 4, 2022 }}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[John Berman]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2017 |title=CNN Anchor John Berman Opens Up About 'Newsroom' and His Love of Politics |url=https://westchestermagazine.com/life-style/cnn-anchor-john-berman/ |access-date=April 18, 2022 |website=Westchester Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> journalist and CNN anchor
* [[Clairo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/culture/lifestyle/2019/01/04/meet-clairo-the-carlisle-native-whos-playing-coachella|title=Meet Clairo, the Carlisle native who's playing Coachella {{!}} Boston.com|website=www.boston.com|language=en-US|access-date=January 14, 2020|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331220020/https://www.boston.com/culture/lifestyle/2019/01/04/meet-clairo-the-carlisle-native-whos-playing-coachella|url-status=live}}</ref> musician and recording artist

==Notes==

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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|www.carlislema.gov}}
*[http://www.carlislemosquito.org ''The Carlisle Mosquito''], town newspaper
*[http://www.carlisleconservationfoundation.org Carlisle Conservation Foundation]
*History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, compiled by Samuel Adams Drake, published 1879. [https://books.google.com/books?id=QGolOAyd9RMC&dq=intitle:History+intitle:of+intitle:Middlesex+intitle:County+intitle:Massachusetts&pg=PA359 Volume 1, page 359 Carlisle] by B.F.Heald.
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