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Ashburnham, MA map Population (year 2000): 5,546. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,996 (+8.1% change)
 

Males: 2,817  (50.8%)
Females: 2,729  (49.2%)

Worcester County

Median resident age:  37.3 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01430.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $64,400 (it was $55,568 in 2000)
Ashburnham  $64,400
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $248,700 (it was $127,200 in 2000)
Ashburnham  $248,700
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Ashburnham:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

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Ancestries: Irish (25.7%), French (21.2%), French Canadian (14.7%), English (13.0%), Italian (11.1%), German (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1765

Elevation: 1028 feet

Land area: 38.7 square miles.

Population density: 154 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ashburnham

  • High school or higher: 90.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ashburnham town

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 64.0%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

235 residents are foreign born (2.0% North America, 1.4% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

This town:  4.2%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Ashburnham:  1.5% ($1,934)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Worcester, MA (28.4 miles , pop. 172,648).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (62.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (183.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: South Ashburnham, MA (3.1 miles ), Gardner, MA (7.1 miles ), New Ipswich, NH (8.0 miles ), Winchendon, MA (8.0 miles ), Westminster, MA (8.2 miles ), Ashby, MA (8.2 miles ), Rindge, NH (8.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 24 buildings, average cost: $125,100
  • 1997: 32 buildings, average cost: $111,800
  • 1998: 28 buildings, average cost: $107,400
  • 1999: 39 buildings, average cost: $111,600
  • 2000: 32 buildings, average cost: $107,400
  • 2001: 28 buildings, average cost: $118,300
  • 2002: 47 buildings, average cost: $115,500
  • 2003: 37 buildings, average cost: $129,100
  • 2004: 49 buildings, average cost: $191,900
  • 2005: 28 buildings, average cost: $384,300
  • 2006: 17 buildings, average cost: $332,600

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Latitude: 42.66 N, Longitude: 71.93 W


17 people in nursing homes

Area code: 978

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  5.2%
Massachusetts:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)



 

Crime in Ashburnham by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.016.6
Rapes 002220
    per 100,000 0.00.034.934.334.00.0
Robberies 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.017.00.0
Assaults 206108145
    per 100,000 358.9106.9174.3137.3237.983.1
Burglaries 323838433534
    per 100,000 574.3676.9662.4737.9594.7565.1
Thefts 332934444026
    per 100,000 592.2516.6592.6755.1679.7432.1
Auto thefts 7117993
    per 100,000 125.6195.9122.0154.5152.949.9
Arson 120000
    per 100,000 17.935.60.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 145.7105.1142.6149.1160.9110.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.51
US city average:  3.00

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Ashburnham-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 7% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.9 miles away from the Ashburnham town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ashburnham:
  • HEYWOOD HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GARDNER, MA)
  • HEALTH ALLIANCE HOSPITALS INC (about 16 miles; LEOMINSTER, MA)
  • MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PETERBOROUGH, NH)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ashburnham:
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • MANCHESTER (about 40 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 47 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashburnham:
  • GARDNER MUNI (about 10 miles; GARDNER, MA; ID: GDM)
  • JAFFREY AIRPORT-SILVER RANCH (about 11 miles; JAFFREY, NH; ID: AFN)
  • FITCHBURG MUNI (about 15 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; ID: FIT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ashburnham:
  • MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; GARDNER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,023)
  • FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 11 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
  • WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; KEENE, NH; FT enrollment: 4,049)
Public high school in Ashburnham:
  • OAKMONT REGIONAL H S (Students: 673; Location: 9 OAKMONT DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Ashburnham:
  • CUSHING ACADEMY (Students: 411; Location: 39 SCHOOL STREET PO BOX 8000; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Ashburnham:
  • OVERLOOK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 641; Location: 10 OAKMONT DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • BRIGGS ELEM (Students: 516; Location: 96 WILLIAMS RD; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Ashburnham:
  • STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $155,213; Location: 20 MEMORIAL DRIVE; 72,016 books; 820 audio materials; 1,870 video materials; 67 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Ashburnham: Camp Split Rock (A), Stevens Memorial Library (B), Ashburnham Town Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ashburnham include: Saint Annes Church (A), Peoples Congregational Church (B), Ashburnham Community Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Dennis Cemetery (1), The New Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Ward Pond (A), Wallace Pond (B), Jeffs Pond (C), Lincoln Pond (D), Lower Naukeag Lake (E), Cheshire Pond (F), Whitney Pond (G), Marble Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brown Brook (A), Estees Brook (B), Laws Brook (C), Bear Meadow Brook (D), Whitemans Brook (E), Bluefield Brook (F), Binney Hill Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Ashburnham include: Watatic Mountain State Wildlife Area (1), Bickford Field (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ashburnham and their reported violations in the past:

ASHBURNHAM WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 3621, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-16-2000), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-16-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-18-1999), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-18-1999)
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-01-1993 and JUN-02-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (2 times from APR-11-2000 to DEC-26-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-15-2006)
  • 79 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.9 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  79.9%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.2%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.4%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.4%

Ashburnham compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Ashburnham (2007 data):
  • Athol Savings Bank: Ashburnham Branch at 52 Main Street, branch established on 1972-09-15. Info updated 2006-10-04: Bank assets: $268.1 mil, Deposits: $228.4 mil, headquarters in Athol, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 8 total offices



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4.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.47%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($421 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.14%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, MA  1.37% ($58,665 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.29% ($58,509)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.18% ($52,994)


4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.90%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($610 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.08%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  0.91% ($51,723 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA  0.25% ($49,788)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.22% ($45,031)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ashburnham:
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEIM (1280 AM; 5 kW; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: LIVEAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WFGL (960 AM; 3 kW; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGAW (1340 AM; 1 kW; GARDNER, MA; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ashburnham:
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WINQ (97.7 FM; WINCHENDON, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAHL (99.9 FM; ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WGIR-FM (101.1 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQLL (96.5 FM; BEDFORD, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WLMW (90.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE)
  • WZID (95.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WTPL (107.7 FM; HILLSBORO, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WKNE (103.7 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WEVN (90.7 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WNNH (99.1 FM; HENNIKER, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
  • WOQL (98.7 FM; WINCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, LLC)
  • W293AB (106.5 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Ashburnham:
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)

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