Amesbury, Massachusetts

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Population (year 2000): 12,327

Males: 5,934	(48.1%)
Females: 6,393	(51.9%)

Essex County

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Zip codes: 01913.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $55,500 (it was $50,037 in 2000)

Amesbury	$55,500
Massachusetts:	$57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $302,400 (it was $174,000 in 2000)

Amesbury	$302,400
Massachusetts:	$361,500

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Races in Amesbury:

White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Black (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Irish (23.7%), English (17.6%), French (15.6%), Italian (12.1%), French Canadian (10.0%), German (7.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 50 feet

Land area: 5.31 square miles.

Population density: 2322 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Amesbury

High school or higher: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
Unemployed: 4.2%
Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Amesbury CDP

Never married: 27.3%
Now married: 51.9%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 11.5%

381 residents are foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 1.0% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

This place:	3.1%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Amesbury, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Amesbury to the number of sex offenders is 4109 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Amesbury:	1.5% ($2,545)
Massachusetts:	1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Haverhill, MA (12.1 miles , pop. 58,969).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (38.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (245.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: South Hampton, NH (3.0 miles ), Salisbury, MA (4.6 miles ), Newburyport, MA (4.6 miles ), Merrimac, MA (5.3 miles ), Seabrook, NH (5.4 miles ), West Newbury, MA (5.5 miles ), Hampton Falls, NH (5.5 miles ), Kensington, NH (5.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 52 buildings, average cost: $50,100
1997: 60 buildings, average cost: $56,700
1998: 60 buildings, average cost: $57,900
1999: 35 buildings, average cost: $56,500
2000: 46 buildings, average cost: $60,600
2001: 30 buildings, average cost: $67,900
2002: 36 buildings, average cost: $140,900
2003: 32 buildings, average cost: $85,800
2004: 32 buildings, average cost: $79,700
2005: 38 buildings, average cost: $80,100
2006: 29 buildings, average cost: $80,000

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Latitude: 42.86 N, Longitude: 70.93 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,993 (-16.2%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,424 (22.6%)

People in group quarters in Amesbury

207 people in nursing homes
29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
14 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
5 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
5 people in homes for the mentally ill
4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
2 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 978

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Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Computer and electronic products (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Crime in Amesbury by Year
Type	1999	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	6.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	9	10	13	4	4	3
per 100,000	0.0	54.5	60.0	77.9	24.0	24.0	17.9
Robberies	1	2	3	4	2	1	3
per 100,000	6.2	12.1	18.0	24.0	12.0	6.0	17.9
Assaults	13	83	56	41	51	45	42
per 100,000	80.5	502.2	336.3	245.6	305.9	269.6	250.9
Burglaries	53	47	49	59	44	36	46
per 100,000	328.2	284.4	294.2	353.4	263.9	215.7	274.7
Thefts	198	182	172	148	140	167	195
per 100,000	1226.1	1101.2	1032.8	886.5	839.6	1000.5	1164.7
Auto thefts	17	20	18	11	15	11	14
per 100,000	105.3	121.0	108.1	65.9	90.0	65.9	83.6
Arson	3	5	3	1	1	5	1
per 100,000	18.6	30.3	18.0	6.0	6.0	30.0	6.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 282.2)	110.8	221.3	191.2	184.1	143.2	135.3	142.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 37 (31 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.51
US city average:	3.00

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Amesbury-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Massachusetts state average. It is 43% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the Amesbury place center injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 tornado 24.8 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Josiah Bartlett - (1729-1795), a signatory of the Declaration of Independence, Wayne Lucier - 2005 NFL player (New York Giants, born: Dec 5, 1979).

Hospitals/medical centers near Amesbury:

ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA)
EXETER HOSPITAL INC (about 9 miles; EXETER, NH)
BALDPATE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GEORGETOWN, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Amesbury:

PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 17 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 36 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
MANCHESTER (about 36 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Amesbury:

PLUM ISLAND (about 9 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA; ID: 2B2)
HAMPTON AIRFIELD (about 11 miles; HAMPTON, NH; ID: 7B3)
LAWRENCE MUNI (about 17 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; ID: LWM)

Amtrak stations near Amesbury:

9 miles: EXETER (60 LINCOLN ST.). Services: ticket office.
13 miles: HAVERHILL (WASHINGTON ST. @ RAILROAD SQUARE). Services: ticket office.
20 miles: DURHAM (3 DEPOT RD.). Services: ticket office.

Operable nuclear power plant near Amesbury:

6 miles: Seabrook in Seabrook, NH.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Amesbury:

NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,388)
MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 18 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; DANVERS, MA; FT enrollment: 3,663)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 22 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SALEM, MA; FT enrollment: 5,917)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 32 miles; LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; MEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 8,627)

Public high schools in Amesbury:

AMESBURY HIGH (Students: 804; Location: 5 HIGHLAND STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
ACADEMY OF STRATEGIC LEARNING HMCS SCHOO (Students: 45; Location: 9 WATER STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)

Private high school in Amesbury:

HARBOR (Students: 140; Location: 85 PLEASANT VALLEY; Grades: 6 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Amesbury:

AMESBURY MIDDLE (Students: 868; Location: 220 MAIN STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
CHARLES C CASHMAN EL (Students: 548; Location: 193 LIONS MOUTH ROAD; Grades: PK - 04)
AMESBURY ELEMENTARY (Students: 500; Location: 20 SOUTH HAMPTON ROAD; Grades: PK - 04)

Private elementary/middle schools in Amesbury:

SPARHAWK SCHOOL (Students: 83; Location: 99 ELM ST.; Grades: KG - 8)
HARBOR SCHOOLS FAMILY SERVIES (Students: 80; Location: 194 R MAIN STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
AMESBURY SDA SCHOOL (Students: 19; Location: 81 MONROE ST; Grades: 2 - 8)
WINDMILL COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 10; Location: ROSEDALE ST POBOX 141; Grades: KG - KG)
AMESBURY COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 2; Location: 186 MARKET STREET; Grades: KG - KG)

Library in Amesbury:

AMESBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $466,073; Location: 149 MAIN ST.; 68,923 books; 1,688 audio materials; 849 video materials; 137 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Amesbury: Amesbury Country Club (A), Amesbury Industrial Park (B), Amesbury Town Landing (C), Atlantic Forest Ski Area (D), Cross Roads Shopping Plaza (E), Amesbury Public Library (F), Amesbury Town Hall (G), Bartlett Museum (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Cemetery (1), Mount Prospect Cemetery (2), Salisbury Cemetery (3), Union Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Bailey Pond (A), Clarks Pond (B), Pattens Pond (C), Lake Gardner (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers: Back River (A), Powwow River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Amesbury include: Alliance Park (1), Amesbury Town Park (2), Amesbury and Salisbury Mills Village Historic District (3), Batchelder Park (4), Collins Street Playground (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Amesbury Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Fairfield Inn Amesbury (35 Clarks Road).

Court: Lallier Law Office (159 Main Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Amesbury that have no violations reported:

AMESBURY DPW WATER DIV. (Population served: 16450, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	63.0%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.1%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	7.0%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

Amesbury compared to Massachusetts state average:

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Median house value above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.

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Banks with branches in Amesbury (2007 data):

TD BankNorth, National Association: Amesbury Massachusetts Branch at 150 Main Street, branch established on 1973-09-08; Amesbury High School Educ. Branch at 5 Highland Street, branch established on 1992-09-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
The Provident Bank: Haverhill Road Branch at 1 Haverhill Road, branch established on 1988-12-05; at Five Market Street, branch established on 1828-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $360.8 mil, Deposits: $277.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Provident Bancorp
Citizens Bank of Massachusetts: Amesbury Stop & Shop Branch at 100 Macy Street, branch established on 2002-03-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $35,276.0 mil, Deposits: $23,418.1 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, 264 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
Sovereign Bank: Amesbury Branch at 40 Friend Street, branch established on 1974-05-30. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,508 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.06%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($565 average AGI)
Essex County: 0.09%
Massachusetts average: 0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Middlesex County, MA	1.65% ($62,439 average AGI)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.90% ($54,644)
from Rockingham County, NH	0.35% ($42,167)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,620 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($831 average AGI)
Essex County: 0.08%
Massachusetts average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Middlesex County, MA	1.26% ($47,527 average AGI)
to Rockingham County, NH	0.72% ($57,207)
to Suffolk County, MA	0.57% ($50,542)

Strongest AM radio stations in Amesbury:

WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WGIP (1540 AM; 5 kW; EXETER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WNBP (1450 AM; 1 kW; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Owner: RADIO NEWBURYPORT, LLC)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDER (1320 AM; 10 kW; DERRY, NH; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. OF NH)
WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Amesbury:

WNEF (91.7 FM; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
WSAK (102.1 FM; HAMPTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WXRV (92.5 FM; HAVERHILL, MA; Owner: BEANPOT BROADCASTING CORP.)
WERZ (107.1 FM; EXETER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHEB (100.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQSX (93.7 FM; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
W227AM (93.3 FM; ANDOVER, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WUBB (95.3 FM; YORK CENTER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WBOQ (104.9 FM; GLOUCESTER, MA; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Amesbury:

WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)

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