Bridgewater, Massachusetts

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Population (year 2000): 6,664

Males: 3,105	(46.6%)
Females: 3,559	(53.4%)

Plymouth County

Median resident age:	28.4 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Zip codes: 02324.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $55,500 (it was $46,237 in 2000)

Bridgewater	$55,500
Massachusetts:	$57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $335,100 (it was $162,500 in 2000)

Bridgewater	$335,100
Massachusetts:	$361,500

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Races in Bridgewater:

White Non-Hispanic (79.8%)
Other race (14.1%)
Hispanic (3.3%)
Black (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Chinese (0.7%)
American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (26.6%), Italian (19.7%), English (15.8%), Portuguese (6.4%), German (5.1%), French Canadian (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1656

Elevation: 104 feet

Land area: 2.20 square miles.

Population density: 3029 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bridgewater

High school or higher: 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
Unemployed: 6.5%
Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bridgewater CDP

Never married: 46.0%
Now married: 33.5%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 11.6%

432 residents are foreign born (2.0% Asia, 1.6% Europe, 1.5% Latin America, 1.1% Africa).

This place:	6.5%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Bridgewater, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bridgewater to the number of sex offenders is 2221 to 1.

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

Bridgewater:	1.2% ($1,932)
Massachusetts:	1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brockton, MA (7.2 miles , pop. 94,304).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (24.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (214.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: East Bridgewater, MA (3.5 miles ), West Bridgewater, MA (3.8 miles ), Raynham, MA (6.3 miles ), Raynham Center, MA (6.3 miles ), Whitman, MA (6.8 miles ), Brockton, MA (7.2 miles ), Middleborough Center, MA (7.6 miles ), Halifax, MA (8.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 143 buildings, average cost: $103,200
1997: 114 buildings, average cost: $108,900
1998: 155 buildings, average cost: $120,000
1999: 142 buildings, average cost: $127,300
2000: 81 buildings, average cost: $134,500
2001: 91 buildings, average cost: $175,700
2003: 79 buildings, average cost: $158,100
2004: 51 buildings, average cost: $160,500
2005: 76 buildings, average cost: $151,500
2006: 56 buildings, average cost: $167,100

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Latitude: 41.99 N, Longitude: 70.97 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,058 (+15.9%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 702 (19.5%)

People in group quarters in Bridgewater

1198 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
35 people in nursing homes
8 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Area codes: 508, 774

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Most common industries for males:

Educational services (12%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Construction (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Health care (14%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Cashiers (4%)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 36 (35 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	5.25
US city average:	3.00

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Bridgewater-area historical tornado activity is below Massachusetts state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.1 miles away from the Bridgewater place center injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.3 miles away from the place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Main business address for: CHASE CORP (ELECTRIC LIGHTING & WIRING EQUIPMENT).

Hospitals/medical centers near Bridgewater:

BROCKTON HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; BROCKTON, MA)
CARITAS GOOD SAMARITAN MED CTR (about 8 miles; BROCKTON, MA)
MORTON HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; TAUNTON, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bridgewater:

GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 25 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 36 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 40 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgewater:

TAUNTON MUNI (about 9 miles; TAUNTON, MA; ID: TAN)
MONPONSETT POND (about 10 miles; HALIFAX, MA; ID: MA6)
CRANLAND (about 10 miles; HANSON, MA; ID: 28M)

Amtrak station near Bridgewater:

20 miles: ROUTE 128 (WESTWOOD, UNIVERSITY AVE. & RTE. 128). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

College/University in Bridgewater:

BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 6,843; Public; Website: www.bridgew.edu; Offers Master's degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Bridgewater:

MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; BROCKTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,161)
STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 10 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
BABSON COLLEGE (about 16 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)
QUINCY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; QUINCY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,528)
BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; FALL RIVER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,497)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-BOSTON (about 24 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 9,248)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-DARTMOUTH (about 25 miles; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; FT enrollment: 6,071)

Public high school in Bridgewater:

BRIDGEWATER-RAYNHAM REG (Students: 1,563; Location: 166 MT PROSPECT STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Bridgewater:

BRIDGEWATER ELEM (Students: 1,360; Location: 500 SOUTH STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
WILLIAMS MIDDLE (Students: 1,171; Location: 200 SOUTH STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
BURNELL CAMPUS SCHOOL (Students: 362; Location: 66 HOOPER STREET; Grades: KG - 06)

Private elementary/middle school in Bridgewater:

JOYFUL LEARNING/SOUTHBROOK SCH (Students: 242; Location: 792 PLYMOUTH ST; Grades: PK - 4)

Library in Bridgewater:

BRIDGEWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $979,353; Location: 15 SOUTH ST.; 118,867 books; 2,930 audio materials; 2,729 video materials; 166 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

There is a Catholic Church in Bridgewater - Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish, 103 Center Street, Bridgewater, MA 02324

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Notable locations in Bridgewater: Campus Plaza (A), Clement C Maxwell Library (B), Bridgewater Public Library (C), Bridgewater Town Hall (D), Bridgewater Town Hall Annex (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Churches in Bridgewater include: Central Square Congregational Church (A), Trinity Episcopal Church (B), First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church (C), Gammons Memorial United Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mount Prospect Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Court: Justice Resource Institute - Justice Programs- Juvenille Court Clinic Pro (63 Main Street Suite 6).

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

BRIDGEWATER WATER DEPARTMENT (Address: 66 CENTRAL SQUARE, Population served: 18152, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-20-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

MCI BRIDGEWATER (Population served: 3146, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This place:	2.2 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	50.5%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	7.5%
Whole state:	9.3%

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

This place:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.4%

Bridgewater compared to Massachusetts state average:

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Median house value above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
Number of college students above state average.

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Banks with branches in Bridgewater (2007 data):

Bridgewater Savings Bank: Bridgewater Center Branch at 14 Main Street, branch established on 2000-05-01; Bridgewater Branch at 1400 Pleasant Street, branch established on 1997-11-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $373.3 mil, Deposits: $305.5 mil, headquarters in Raynham, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Bridgewater Financial, Mhc
Sovereign Bank: Bridgewater Branch at 20 Central Square, branch established on 1949-01-03. 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.
Mayflower Co-operative Bank: Bridgewater Branch at 5 Scotland Boulevard, branch established on 1998-06-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $239.9 mil, Deposits: $196.7 mil, headquarters in Middleboro, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
Rockland Trust Company: Campus Plaza Bridgewater Branch at Campus Plaza, Route 18, branch established on 1974-02-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,825.3 mil, Deposits: $2,129.5 mil, headquarters in Rockland, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 52 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corp.
Citizens Bank of Massachusetts: Bridgewater Branch at 755 Bedford Street, branch established on 1988-01-15. 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
Bridgewater Co-operative Bank: Bridgewater Co-Operative Bank at 72 Main Street, branch established on 1902-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $14.9 mil, Deposits: $13.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices
The Community Bank, A Massachusetts Cooperative Bank: Bridgewater Branch at 110 Main Street, branch established on 1999-09-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $351.9 mil, Deposits: $259.1 mil, headquarters in Brockton, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Campello Bancorp

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,926 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.34%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($402 average AGI)
Plymouth County: 0.04%
Massachusetts average: 0.28%

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

from Norfolk County, MA	1.57% ($60,184 average AGI)
from Bristol County, MA	0.84% ($49,926)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.72% ($62,461)

6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,677 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.02%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)
Plymouth County: 0.04%
Massachusetts average: 0.11%

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

to Norfolk County, MA	1.28% ($54,265 average AGI)
to Bristol County, MA	1.01% ($42,010)
to Suffolk County, MA	0.60% ($49,190)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bridgewater:

WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WBET (1460 AM; 5 kW; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: KJI BROADCASTING, LLC)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, 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)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVBF (1530 AM; 1 kW; MIDDLEBOROUGH CENTER, MA; Owner: STEVEN J. CALLAHAN)
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.)
WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
WMSX (1410 AM; 1 kW; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bridgewater:

WBIM-FM (91.5 FM; BRIDGEWATER, MA; Owner: BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE)
WBOT (97.7 FM; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, 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.)
WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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.)
WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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.)
WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
WSNE-FM (93.3 FM; TAUNTON, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPLM-FM (99.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bridgewater:

WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, LLC)
WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, 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)
WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)
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)

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