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Dunstable, MA map Population (year 2000): 2,829. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,222 (+13.9% change)
 

Males: 1,398  (49.4%)
Females: 1,431  (50.6%)

Middlesex County

Median resident age:  37.3 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01827.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $98,300 (it was $86,633 in 2000)
Dunstable  $98,300
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $467,200 (it was $266,100 in 2000)
Dunstable  $467,200
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Dunstable:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (31.6%), English (16.6%), Italian (11.8%), French (10.4%), French Canadian (7.0%), Polish (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1673

Elevation: 224 feet

Land area: 16.5 square miles.

Population density: 191 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Dunstable

  • High school or higher: 94.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 18.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dunstable town

  • Never married: 16.4%
  • Now married: 70.9%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

97 residents are foreign born (2.3% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.4% Latin America).

This town:  3.4%
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:

Dunstable:  1.2% ($3,221)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Dunstable satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashua, NH (5.7 miles , pop. 86,605).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (37.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (206.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: East Pepperell, MA (4.2 miles ), Groton, MA (5.7 miles ), Nashua, NH (5.7 miles ), Pepperell, MA (5.8 miles ), Tyngsborough, MA (5.9 miles ), Pepperell, MA (6.2 miles ), Groton, MA (6.5 miles ), Westford, MA (7.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 26 buildings, average cost: $114,500
  • 1997: 27 buildings, average cost: $114,900
  • 1998: 29 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 1999: 30 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 2000: 29 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 2001: 25 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 2002: 27 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 2003: 26 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 2004: 29 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 2005: 30 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 2007: 18 buildings, average cost: $114,800

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Latitude: 42.67 N, Longitude: 71.50 W


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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.4%
Massachusetts:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)



Most common industries for males:



  • Computer and electronic products (16%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Engineers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.21
US city average:  3.00

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Dunstable-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 16% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.7 miles away from the Dunstable town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dunstable:
  • DEACONESS - NASHOBA HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; AYER, MA)
  • SOUTHERN NH MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; NASHUA, NH)
  • ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; NASHUA, NH)

Political contributions by individuals in Dunstable, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dunstable:
  • MANCHESTER (about 19 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 21 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 38 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dunstable:
  • BOIRE FIELD (about 7 miles; NASHUA, NH; ID: ASH)
  • SHIRLEY (about 15 miles; SHIRLEY, MA; ID: 9B4)
  • MINUTE MAN AIR FIELD (about 16 miles; STOW, MA; ID: 6B6)

Local government website: WWW.DUNSTABLE.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dunstable:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 12 miles; LOWELL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 8,373)
  • MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; BEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,501)
  • BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,444)
  • FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
  • FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 25 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 27 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
  • MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 28 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
Public elementary/middle school in Dunstable:
  • SWALLOW/UNION SCHOOL (Students: 316; Location: 522 MAIN STREET; Grades: Kindergarten Enrollment-4th grade Enrollment)
Library in Dunstable:
  • DUNSTABLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $111,767; Location: 588 MAIN ST.; 25,878 books; 413 audio materials; 648 video materials; 70 serial subscriptions)

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

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

Cemeteries: Central Cemetery (1), Blood Cemetery (2), Mount Hermon Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Hawk Pond (A), Massapoag Ponds (B), Massapoag Pond (C), Lower Massapoag Pond (D), Hauk Swamp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Unkety Brook (A), Hauk Brook (B), Joint Grass Brook (C), Black Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

 

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

DUNSTABLE WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 598, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 102 regular monitoring violations
YMCA CAMP MASSAPOAG (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  86.5%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.9%
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:  1.9%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.5%
Whole state:  4.4%

Dunstable compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above 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 Dunstable:
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSMN (1590 AM; 5 kW; NASHUA, NH; Owner: 1590 BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCAP (980 AM; 5 kW; LOWELL, MA; Owner: NORTHEAST RADIO, INC.)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSNH (900 AM; 1 kW; NASHUA, NH; Owner: ANASTOS MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WDER (1320 AM; 10 kW; DERRY, NH; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. OF NH)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dunstable:
  • WHOB (106.3 FM; NASHUA, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
  • 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)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WLMW (90.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE)
  • WZID (95.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, 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.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • W227AM (93.3 FM; ANDOVER, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • 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.)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dunstable:
  • WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)
  • 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)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • 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)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • W33AK (Channel 33; NASHUA, NH; Owner: CENTER B/CING CORPORATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
  • WYCN-LP (Channel 13; NASHUA, NH; Owner: CENTER BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • 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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