Dalton, Massachusetts

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Population (year 2000): 6,892. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,657 (-3.4% change)

Males: 3,293	(47.8%)
Females: 3,599	(52.2%)

Berkshire County

Median resident age:	40.1 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Zip codes: 01226.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $59,600 (it was $47,891 in 2000)

Dalton	$59,600
Massachusetts:	$57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $166,900 (it was $114,200 in 2000)

Dalton	$166,900
Massachusetts:	$361,500

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Races in Dalton:

White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Black (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (28.0%), Italian (18.0%), English (17.8%), German (14.8%), French (10.1%), Polish (7.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1784

Elevation: 1199 feet

Land area: 21.8 square miles.

Population density: 307 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dalton

High school or higher: 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.0%
Unemployed: 2.0%
Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dalton town

Never married: 20.7%
Now married: 57.0%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 10.7%

115 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.7%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Dalton, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dalton to the number of sex offenders is 2232 to 1.

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

Dalton:	1.7% ($1,917)
Massachusetts:	1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Albany, NY (44.4 miles , pop. 95,658).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (113.3 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (122.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Hinsdale, MA (4.2 miles ), Cheshire, MA (6.1 miles ), Lanesborough, MA (6.2 miles ), Pittsfield, MA (6.2 miles ), Washington, MA (7.2 miles ), Peru, MA (8.3 miles ), Windsor, MA (8.9 miles ), New Ashford, MA (10.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $127,800
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $166,700
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $160,400
1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $139,900
2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $191,000
2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $191,000
2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $178,600
2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $178,600
2004: 16 buildings, average cost: $178,600
2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $178,600
2006: 15 buildings, average cost: $178,600

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Latitude: 42.47 N, Longitude: 73.16 W

112 people in nursing homes

Area code: 413

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Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.0%
Massachusetts:	4.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Paper (13%)
Construction (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Health care (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Paper (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Engineers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Crime in Dalton by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	14.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	0	0	1	3	2
per 100,000	28.9	0.0	0.0	14.8	44.7	29.7
Robberies	0	1	0	0	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	14.3	0.0	0.0	14.9	14.8
Assaults	11	16	9	N/A	N/A	15
per 100,000	158.8	229.3	132.4	N/A	N/A	222.6
Burglaries	25	29	27	19	27	27
per 100,000	361.0	415.6	397.2	280.9	402.0	400.6
Thefts	54	42	42	34	35	70
per 100,000	779.8	601.9	617.8	502.6	521.1	1038.6
Auto thefts	5	12	6	5	2	3
per 100,000	72.2	172.0	88.3	73.9	29.8	44.5
Arson	1	0	0	3	1	2
per 100,000	14.4	0.0	0.0	44.3	14.9	29.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 161.3)	117.1	117.1	115.5	N/A	N/A	145.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (12 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.79
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Dalton, Massachusetts

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Dalton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 5% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.0 miles away from the Dalton town center killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 tornado 20.8 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Dalton:

NORTH ADAMS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; NORTH ADAMS, MA)
BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 6 miles; PITTSFIELD, MA)
FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dalton:

BARNES MUNI (about 39 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
ALBANY INTL (about 48 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 48 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dalton:

PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 10 miles; PITTSFIELD, MA; ID: PSF)
HARRIMAN-AND-WEST (about 15 miles; NORTH ADAMS, MA; ID: AQW)
GREAT BARRINGTON (about 26 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; ID: GBR)

Amtrak station near Dalton:

7 miles: PITTSFIELD (DEPOT ST. BTW NORTH & CENTER STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dalton:

WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 14 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 34 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 38 miles; AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)
SMITH COLLEGE (about 38 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,053)
HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; HOLYOKE, MA; FT enrollment: 3,747)

Public high school in Dalton:

WAHCONAH REGIONAL HIGH (Students: 787; Location: 150 WINDSOR RD; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Dalton:

NESSACUS REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 584; Location: 35 FOX ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
CRANEVILLE (Students: 479; Location: 71 PARK AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)

Private elementary/middle school in Dalton:

ST AGNES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 230; Location: 30 CARSON AVE; Grades: KG - 8)

Library in Dalton:

DALTON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $143,960; Location: 462 MAIN STREET; 39,426 books; 1,047 audio materials; 721 video materials; 81 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Dalton: Wahconah County Club (A), Crane Museum (B), Dalton Free Public Library (C), Dalton Grange Hall Number 23 (D), Dalton Townhall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Dalton include: Dalton United Methodist Church (A), First Congregational Church (B), Grace Episcopal Church (C), Berkshire First Church of the Nazarene (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), East Main Street Cemetery (2), Ashuelot Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Anthony Pond (A), Gore Pond (B), Hathaway Reservoir (C), Little Egypt Reservoir (D), Center Pond (E), Egypt Reservoir (F), East Branch Housatonic River Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cleveland Brook (A), Walker Brook (B), Wahconah Falls Brook (C), Anthony Brook (D), Weston Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Dalton include: American Legion Park (1), Pine Grove Park (2), Wahconah Falls State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Hotels: Dalton House the Lodgings (955 Main Street) (1), Shamrock Village Inn (633 Main Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

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

DALTON FIRE DISTRICT (Population served: 7055, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-14-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-1997)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-1996 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-03-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

72 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.5%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.3%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	2.7%
Whole state:	9.3%

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

This town:	0.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

Dalton compared to Massachusetts state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly 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 below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Dalton (2007 data):

TD BankNorth, National Association: Dalton Branch at 431 Main Street, branch established on 1962-10-01. 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
The Pittsfield Co-operative Bank: Dalton Branch at 488 Main Street, branch established on 1962-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $229.7 mil, Deposits: $172.8 mil, headquarters in Pittsfield, MA, positive income, 4 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

3.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,107 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.71%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($561 average AGI)
Berkshire County: 0.19%
Massachusetts average: 0.28%

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

from Hampden County, MA	0.23% ($35,441 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.15% ($73,234)
from Columbia County, NY	0.12% ($36,952)

4.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.39%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,035 average AGI)
Berkshire County: 0.08%
Massachusetts average: 0.11%

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

to Middlesex County, MA	0.23% ($35,108 average AGI)
to Hampden County, MA	0.21% ($36,750)
to Hampshire County, MA	0.20% ($30,755)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dalton:

WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WUHN (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBRK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WBRK, INC.)
WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WBEC (1420 AM; 1 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSBS (860 AM; 3 kW; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WHYN (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dalton:

WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
WBEC-FM (105.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
WUPE (95.9 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WZEC (97.5 FM; HOOSICK FALLS, NY; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WMNB (100.1 FM; NORTH ADAMS, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WBRK-FM (101.7 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WBRK, INC.)
WAMQ (105.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: WAMC)
WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
WTBR-FM (89.7 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: PITTSFIELD PUBLIC SCHL. COMMITTEE)

TV broadcast stations around Dalton:

WCDC-TV (Channel 19; ADAMS, MA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF ALBANY, INC.)
WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
W38DL (Channel 38; ADAMS, ETC., MA; Owner: WNYT-TV, LLC)
W35BK (Channel 35; PLAINFIELD, MA; Owner: LYDIA SYLVANE STOCKWELL)
W07AI (Channel 7; PITTSFIELD, ETC., MA; Owner: WNYT-TV, LLC)

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