Middleboro Case Analysis
Hillsboro County is what you might call a pleasant place to raise families, though not a large area, the population was 141, 435 in 2014. In addition, Capital City and University Town which are outside of Hillsboro County have a population of 177, 560 and 85,840 respectively. In the past, the Middleboro was the economic, political and social core of this county with a population of 47, 590. According to L. F. Seidel and J. B. Lewis (2014), Jasper is slowly becoming a commuter town for Capital City and is continuing to develop as an economy that is independent from Middleboro and recently surpassed the population of Middleboro (pg.1). With that said, the population of Jasper in 2014 was 49, 247. As stated earlier, Middleboro had a population of 47, 590 which was 1,657 less than Jasper.
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In the following four paragraphs are examples of these characteristics changes in the county which are evidently stated in the Middleboro Casebook.
In the geographic characteristic, the city of Middleboro is located on Swift River, which was instrumental in the commercial development of the city in the early 1800s. Before 1900, the Swift River and the commercial barges that traversed it were the community’s primary link with the rest of the state. Now the river is used for recreational purposes, and some limited redevelopment of the riverside property has begun.
In the social and educational characteristics, Church membership remains strong in the area. Aside from their religious influence, churches sponsor many of the youth sports leagues and are the site of many social gatherings. The median education level of the population over 25 years of age is 10.7 years. Approximately 21 percent of the population has completed college, and 53 percent has completed high
In the following four paragraphs are examples of these characteristics changes in the county which are evidently stated in the Middleboro Casebook.
In the geographic characteristic, the city of Middleboro is located on Swift River, which was instrumental in the commercial development of the city in the early 1800s. Before 1900, the Swift River and the commercial barges that traversed it were the community’s primary link with the rest of the state. Now the river is used for recreational purposes, and some limited redevelopment of the riverside property has begun.
In the social and educational characteristics, Church membership remains strong in the area. Aside from their religious influence, churches sponsor many of the youth sports leagues and are the site of many social gatherings. The median education level of the population over 25 years of age is 10.7 years. Approximately 21 percent of the population has completed college, and 53 percent has completed high