The Town of Salisbury includes four distinct areas: Salisbury Beach, a barrier beach with miles of beautiful sandy ocean beaches and salt marshes surrounding dense residential and commercial beachfront development; Salisbury Plains, featuring
farms and suburban homes set in fields and rolling woodlands; Salisbury Square, a colonial village center with churches, municipal buildings, and village residences; and Ring's Island, once a colonial fishing village facing Newburyport on the Merrimack River and now supporting a neighborhood of restored antique homes and riverfront marine businesses.
Salisbury Beach is one of the state's most popular ocean beaches stretching for 3.8 miles along the Atlantic Ocean. This 521-acre park offers swimming, boating, fishing and camping, and is very popular with trailer campers. Facilities include a 484-site campground with renovated bathhouses, an extensive day-use parking lot, three new comfort stations for the beach going public with over the dune boardwalks, and a new playground and pavilion area. The facility also has two boat ramps that are located on the Merrimack River at the campground's southern edge.
Helpful Links
Town of Salisbury Website
State Information Page for Salisbury
State Legislators
Senator Steven A. Baddour
Representative Michael A. Costello
Salisbury Statistics
| Land Area |
square miles |
15.4
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| Population Estimate |
2006 |
8,438
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| Labor Market |
May 2007 |
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| Labor Force |
|
4,357
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| Employed |
|
4,150
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| Unemployed |
|
207
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| Rate |
|
4.8%
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| Tax Rate |
FY 2007 |
|
| Residential |
|
8.18
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| Commercial/Industrial |
|
8.18
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| Median Single Family Housing Price |
2007 thru May |
$251,000
|
| Affordable Housing Inventory |
July 2007 |
8.3%
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| Detailed 2000 Census Data |
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Salisbury Trail Maps
Salisbury Rail Trail
