1975

POPULATION:  18,381

HOUSES:  4,592

• Town experiences first decline in population in decades (87 fewer residents)
• Board of Selectmen votes to impose 9 PM curfew on town properties
• Walpole Police Department hires first female constable
• Recreation Department organizes first town-wide girls' softball program
• Selectmen appoint bi-centennial commission
• Tennis courts constructed at West Junior High
• Police Department purchases first "Breath-A-Lyzer"

SCHOOLS

• New teacher hires include Terri Balduf (physical education)
• Number of classrooms by school and grade: