Incorporated: 1878 (as a town); 1895 (as a city).
Named for: Samuel Adams, American Revolution leader, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and governor of Massachusetts.
Population: 14,681 (U.S. Census, 2000); 14,417 (City Census, 2006); 16,000 (mayor's estimate)
Area: 20.4 square miles.
Elevation: 707 feet (average).
Average annual snowfall: 72 inches (estimated).
Median resident age: 39.4 (U.S. Census, 2000).
Median household income: $27,601 (U.S. Census, 2000); $34,300 (estimated, 2005).
Median family income: $37,635 (U.S. Census, 2000).
Average house value: $130,592 (DOR, 2007).
Average property tax: $1,453, single-family home (DOR, 2007).
Unemployment rate: 7.1 percent (March 2007, DET).
Races, national origin: White, 13,946; African American, 245; American Indian, Alaska native, 39; Asian, 117; Native Hawaiian, other Pacific islander, 5; Other, 117; mixed races 212; Hispanic or Latino, 298. (U.S. Census, 2000)
Ancestries: French, 21 percent; Italian, 17 percent; Irish, 15 percent; English, 8 percent; German, 7 percent; French Canadian, 7 percent; Polish, 6 percent; Scottish, 2 percent; African American, 2 percent; Arab, 1 percent; Lebanese, 1 percent; Puerto Rican, 1 percent;
Official city Web site: www.northadams-ma.gov.
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