half ▁mile ▁wide , ▁stretch ing ▁length wise ▁along ▁the ▁turn pi ke , ▁with ▁the ▁bor ough ▁center ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁cross ro ads . ▁the ▁city ▁l ined ▁her ▁streets ▁with ▁amer ican ▁sy cam ores ▁( pl atan us ▁occident alis ) ▁The ▁Sh rew s bury ▁Historic ▁District ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Sh rew s bury ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 9 . 7 6 7 1 2 7 , ▁- 7 6 . 6 7 8 9 6 5 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁bor ough ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁land . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 3 , 3 7 8 ▁people , ▁ 1 , 3 3 0 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 9 4 2 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁bor ough . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 , 9 1 6 . 4 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 7 4 1 . 1 / km ²). ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 , 3 6 7 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 7 7 5 . 5 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 2 9 9 . 9 / km ²). ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough ▁was ▁ 9 7 . 4 8 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 8 0 % ▁African ▁American