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Population (year 2000): 2,340
Males: 1,167  (49.9%)
Females: 1,173  (50.1%)

Essex County

Median resident age:  39.6 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01921.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $120,600 (it was $108,778 in 2000)
Boxford  $120,600
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $646,600 (it was $372,100 in 2000)
Boxford  $646,600
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Boxford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)


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Ancestries: Irish (32.1%), English (21.2%), German (11.8%), Italian (11.7%), Polish (11.3%), French (9.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1685

Elevation: 95 feet

Land area: 5.51 square miles.

Population density: 425 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Boxford

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 23.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Boxford CDP

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 66.8%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

132 residents are foreign born (3.1% Europe, 2.2% Latin America).

This place:  5.6%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

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

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

Boxford:  1.2% ($4,595)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Haverhill, MA (9.9 miles , pop. 58,969).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (25.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (235.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Topsfield, MA (3.2 miles ), Georgetown, MA (3.9 miles ), Middleton, MA (5.3 miles ), Groveland, MA (6.0 miles ), Rowley, MA (7.2 miles ), Danvers, MA (7.8 miles ), .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 85 buildings, average cost: $204,900
  • 1997: 63 buildings, average cost: $237,100
  • 1998: 51 buildings, average cost: $302,400
  • 1999: 34 buildings, average cost: $298,300
  • 2000: 42 buildings, average cost: $338,100
  • 2001: 22 buildings, average cost: $373,100
  • 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $348,200
  • 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $363,700
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $411,700
  • 2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $524,500
  • 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $472,800

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Latitude: 42.67 N, Longitude: 70.99 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 978

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Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Computer and electronic products (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (22%)
  • Finance and insurance (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Top executives (12%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (8%)
  • Engineers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (17%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Art and design workers (4%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 15 (13 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.56
US city average:  3.00

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Boxford-area historical tornado activity is near Massachusetts state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.2 miles away from the Boxford place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 tornado 20.5 miles away from the place center injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Boxford:
  • BALDPATE HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; GEORGETOWN, MA)
  • LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LAWRENCE, MA)
  • VENCOR HOSPITAL NORTH SHORE (about 10 miles; PEABODY, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Boxford:
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 23 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 25 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 30 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Boxford:
  • BEVERLY MUNI (about 9 miles; BEVERLY, MA; ID: BVY)
  • LAWRENCE MUNI (about 10 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; ID: LWM)
  • PLUM ISLAND (about 13 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA; ID: 2B2)

Amtrak stations near Boxford:
  • 10 miles: HAVERHILL (WASHINGTON ST. @ RAILROAD SQUARE). Services: ticket office.
  • 16 miles: WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services: ticket office.

Operable nuclear power plant near Boxford:
  • 18 miles: Seabrook in Seabrook, NH.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boxford:
  • NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; DANVERS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,663)
  • MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 9 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
  • NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
  • SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SALEM, MA; FT enrollment: 5,917)
  • TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; MEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 8,627)
  • BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,638)
  • SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 5,291)
Public elementary/middle schools in Boxford:
  • SPOFFORD POND (Students: 576; Location: 31 SPOFFORD ROAD; Grades: 03 - 06)
  • HARRY LEE COLE (Students: 462; Location: 26 MIDDLETON RD; Grades: PK - 02)
Private elementary/middle school in Boxford:
  • BOXFORD ACADEMY (Students: 97; Location: 4 GEORGETOWN RD; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Boxford:
  • BOXFORD TOWN LIBRARY (Operating income: $341,968; Location: 10 ELM ST.; 59,214 books; 1,862 audio materials; 2,375 video materials; 205 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Radio stations in Boxford MA WBMT 88.3 fm boxford ma. (Masconomet Regional High School)

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

Reservoirs: Howes Pond (A), Fish Brook Reservoir (B), Lowe Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Boxford Town - Libraries- West (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Washington), Claudia's Travel (Recreational Trips & Guides; 378 Ipswich Rd).

 

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

FOUR MILE VILLAGE (Population served: 130, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and DEC-04-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-04-1998), St Compliance achieved (DEC-04-1998), Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-11-1998)
  • 107 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  3.1 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  89.2%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.0%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.0%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.4%
Whole state:  4.4%

Boxford compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • Median household income significantly above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Boxford (2007 data):
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: Masconomet High School Branch at 20 Endicott Road, branch established on 1994-09-19; Boxford Branch at 7 Elm Street, branch established on 1980-09-26. 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



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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 Boxford:
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WNSH (1570 AM; 5 kW; BEVERLY, MA)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)
  • WROL (950 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WILD (1090 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE OF BOSTON LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Boxford:
  • WXRV (92.5 FM; HAVERHILL, MA; Owner: BEANPOT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
  • W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WNEF (91.7 FM; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WHRB (95.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: HARVARD RADIO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Boxford:
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)

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