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Ashby, MA map Population (year 2000): 2,845. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,943 (+3.4% change)
 

Males: 1,428  (50.2%)
Females: 1,417  (49.8%)

Middlesex County

Median resident age:  38.2 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01431.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $69,200 (it was $61,000 in 2000)
Ashby  $69,200
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $253,100 (it was $144,200 in 2000)
Ashby  $253,100
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Ashby:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

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Ancestries: French (17.4%), English (17.3%), Irish (17.3%), French Canadian (8.5%), German (7.8%), Italian (7.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1767

Elevation: 904 feet

Land area: 23.8 square miles.

Population density: 123 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Ashby

  • High school or higher: 90.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ashby town

  • Never married: 25.0%
  • Now married: 61.5%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

77 residents are foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.1% North America).

This town:  2.7%
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:

Ashby:  1.6% ($2,249)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Ashby satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashua, NH (23.5 miles , pop. 86,605).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (55.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (189.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Mason, NH (6.2 miles ), Greenville, NH (6.3 miles ), Fitchburg, MA (6.5 miles ), New Ipswich, NH (6.7 miles ), Greenville, NH (6.9 miles ), Townsend, MA (6.9 miles ), Lunenburg, MA (8.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 15 buildings, average cost: $89,300
  • 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $89,900
  • 1998: 16 buildings, average cost: $89,800
  • 1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $89,800
  • 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $89,800
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $89,800
  • 2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $89,800
  • 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $89,800
  • 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $89,800
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $89,800
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $89,800
  • 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $89,800

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.67 N, Longitude: 71.81 W


14 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

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 (15%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Printing and related support activities (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)



 

Crime in Ashby by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Robberies 100
    per 100,000 35.00.00.0
Assaults 016
    per 100,000 0.034.7206.4
Burglaries 12214
    per 100,000 419.769.4481.6
Thefts 153021
    per 100,000 524.71041.7722.4
Auto thefts 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 122.6) 60.953.5103.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.04
US city average:  3.00

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Ashby-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 9% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.2 miles away from the Ashby 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 10.3 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 Ashby:
  • HEALTH ALLIANCE HOSPITALS INC (about 11 miles; LEOMINSTER, MA)
  • HEYWOOD HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GARDNER, MA)
  • SOUTHERN NH MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; NASHUA, NH)

Political contributions by individuals in Ashby, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ashby:
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 29 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • MANCHESTER (about 32 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 40 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashby:
  • FITCHBURG MUNI (about 10 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; ID: FIT)
  • SHIRLEY (about 16 miles; SHIRLEY, MA; ID: 9B4)
  • JAFFREY AIRPORT-SILVER RANCH (about 16 miles; JAFFREY, NH; ID: AFN)

Local government website: www.ci.ashby.ma.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ashby:
  • FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 7 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,660)
  • MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
  • MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; BEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,501)
Public elementary/middle school in Ashby:
  • ASHBY ELEMENTARY (Students: 253; Location: 911 MAIN STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-5th grade Enrollment)
Library in Ashby:
  • ASHBY FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $31,316; Location: 812 MAIN STREET; 20,677 books; 217 audio materials; 755 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Ashby: Camp Middlesex (A), Ashby Free Public Library (B), Ashby Town Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Ashby: Ashby Congregational Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: West Cemetery (1), Glenwood Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Wright Ponds (A), Watatic Pond (B), Ashby Reservoir (C), Fitchburg Reservoir (D), Damon Pond (E), Lower Wrights Pond (F), Upper Wrights Pond (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Trapfall Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Ashby: Ashby Common (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  80.1%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.4%
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 town:  5.1%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Ashby compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,906 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.07%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,266 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.52%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Suffolk County, MA  1.47% ($54,668 average AGI)
from Essex County, MA  0.61% ($47,527)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.59% ($73,785)


7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($62,506 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.59%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,062 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.16%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Suffolk County, MA  1.22% ($53,734 average AGI)
to Essex County, MA  0.79% ($62,439)
to Worcester County, MA  0.70% ($58,665)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ashby:
  • WEIM (1280 AM; 5 kW; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: LIVEAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFGL (960 AM; 3 kW; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ashby:
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WINQ (97.7 FM; WINCHENDON, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WTPL (107.7 FM; HILLSBORO, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • 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.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WNNH (99.1 FM; HENNIKER, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
  • WAHL (99.9 FM; ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOB (106.3 FM; NASHUA, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
  • WXPL (91.3 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Ashby:
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)

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