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Blackstone, MA map Population (year 2000): 8,804. Estimated population in July 2006: 9,032 (+2.6% change)
 

Males: 4,363  (49.6%)
Females: 4,441  (50.4%)

Worcester County

Median resident age:  35.4 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01504.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $64,000 (it was $55,163 in 2000)
Blackstone  $64,000
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $285,300 (it was $145,900 in 2000)
Blackstone  $285,300
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Blackstone:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

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Ancestries: French Canadian (22.3%), French (21.6%), Irish (20.1%), Italian (15.4%), English (14.4%), Polish (8.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1845

Elevation: 186 feet

Land area: 10.9 square miles.

Population density: 829 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blackstone

  • High school or higher: 80.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blackstone town

  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 58.5%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

240 residents are foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.7% North America, 0.7% Europe).

This town:  2.7%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Blackstone, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blackstone to the number of sex offenders is 3013 to 1.

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

Blackstone:  1.3% ($1,928)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Blackstone satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pawtucket, RI (14.9 miles , pop. 72,958).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (36.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (180.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Woonsocket, RI (2.4 miles ), North Smithfield, RI (3.1 miles ), Millville, MA (3.3 miles ), Mendon, MA (4.5 miles ), Bellingham, MA (4.8 miles ), Cumberland Hill, RI (6.2 miles ), Hopedale, MA (6.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 29 buildings, average cost: $78,600
  • 1998: 30 buildings, average cost: $91,200
  • 1999: 26 buildings, average cost: $91,000
  • 2000: 26 buildings, average cost: $91,000
  • 2001: 26 buildings, average cost: $91,000
  • 2002: 26 buildings, average cost: $91,000
  • 2003: 24 buildings, average cost: $91,000
  • 2004: 25 buildings, average cost: $91,000
  • 2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $91,000
  • 2006: 19 buildings, average cost: $91,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 42.03 N, Longitude: 71.53 W


25 people in nursing homes
7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area codes: 508, 774

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.6%
Massachusetts:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)



 

Crime in Blackstone by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 141023
    per 100,000 11.344.911.10.022.132.9
Robberies 332212
    per 100,000 33.933.722.222.111.122.0
Assaults N/A2617111821
    per 100,000 N/A291.7188.6121.7199.3230.5
Burglaries 343324386931
    per 100,000 384.4370.2266.2420.4764.1340.2
Thefts 9485109818596
    per 100,000 1062.6953.71209.1896.2941.31053.7
Auto thefts 151588127
    per 100,000 169.6168.388.788.5132.976.8
Arson 000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.011.10.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) N/A181.9127.3103.3162.7151.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 19 (16 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.77
US city average:  3.00

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Blackstone-area historical tornado activity is near Massachusetts state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.8 miles away from the Blackstone town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.2 miles away from the town center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Blackstone:
  • LANDMARK MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 4 miles; WOONSOCKET, RI)
  • REHAB HOSP OF R I (about 7 miles; NORTH SMITHFIELD, RI)
  • MILFORD WHITINSVILLE REG HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MILFORD, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blackstone:
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 23 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 29 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 35 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blackstone:
  • HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (about 6 miles; HOPEDALE, MA; ID: 1B6)
  • NORTH CENTRAL STATE (about 9 miles; PAWTUCKET, RI; ID: SFZ)
  • NORFOLK (about 13 miles; NORFOLK, MA; ID: 32M)

Amtrak stations near Blackstone:
  • 16 miles: PROVIDENCE (100 GASPEE ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: FRAMINGHAM (443 WAVERLY ST.). Services: public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blackstone:
  • BRYANT COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI; Full-time enrollment: 2,926)
  • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 15 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 4,456)
  • RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 15 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
  • JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
  • RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 17 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
  • BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 7,460)
  • FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
Public high school in Blackstone:
  • BLACKSTONE MILLVILLE RHS (Students: 601; Location: 175 LINCOLN STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Blackstone:
  • FREDERICK W. HARTNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 605; Location: 35 FEDERAL STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • JOHN F KENNEDY ELEM (Students: 467; Location: 200 LINCOLN STREET; Grades: PK - 03)
  • A F MALONEY (Students: 253; Location: 200 LINCOLN STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
Library in Blackstone:
  • BLACKSTONE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $120,117; Location: 15 ST. PAUL STREET; 18,088 books; 726 audio materials; 1,202 video materials; 48 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Blackstone: Millville Town Hall (A), Blackstone Town Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Allouette Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Blackstone include: Friends Church (A), Blackstone Federated Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Charles Cemetery (1), Blackstone Cemetery (2), Precious Blood Cemetery (3), Saint Stanislaus Cemetery (4), Saint Micheals Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Reilly Pond (A), Walsh Pond (B), Fish Pond (C), Duck Pond (D), Crane Pond (E), Forge Pond (F), Briggs Pond (G), Blackstone River Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hop Brook (A), Fox Brook (B), Aldrich Brook (C), Quick Stream (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

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

BLACKSTONE WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 8934, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-29-2002), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-29-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-20-2001)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-01-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUN-08-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1997)
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-01-1993 and MAR-07-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (2 times from DEC-19-1997 to MAR-22-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-07-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and SEP-06-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-30-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-06-2002)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUN-02-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 39 regular monitoring violations
EASTBLUFF HIGHLANDS CONDOS (Serves NH, Population served: 48, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and SEP-19-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from AUG-20-2002 to AUG-20-2002), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-19-2002 to SEP-19-2002)

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.8%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.0%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.5%
Whole state:  4.4%

Blackstone compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below 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 Blackstone (2007 data):
  • UniBank for Savings: Blackstone Branch at Warwick Shoppers World, Route 126, branch established on 1966-11-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $643.2 mil, Deposits: $576.5 mil, headquarters in Whitinsville, MA, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Ufs Bancorp
  • Dean Co-operative Bank: Blackstone Branch at 8 Main Street, branch established on 1997-11-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $218.3 mil, Deposits: $155.0 mil, headquarters in Franklin, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 Blackstone:
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WNRI (1380 AM; 3 kW; WOONSOCKET, RI; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOON (1240 AM; 1 kW; WOONSOCKET, RI; Owner: O-N RADIO, INC.)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDDZ (550 AM; 5 kW; PAWTUCKET, RI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRNI (1290 AM; 10 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WRNI FOUNDATION)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blackstone:
  • WWKX (106.3 FM; WOONSOCKET, RI; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPRO-FM (92.3 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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.)
  • WWLI (105.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WSNE-FM (93.3 FM; TAUNTON, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBRU (95.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: BROWN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHJY (94.1 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • WJMF (88.7 FM; SMITHFIELD, RI; Owner: BRYANT COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMIN.)

TV broadcast stations around Blackstone:
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • 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.)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WRIW-LP (Channel 50; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: ZGS PROVIDENCE, INC.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • 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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