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Population (year 2000): 1,113
Males: 517  (46.5%)
Females: 596  (53.5%)

Middlesex County

Median resident age:  35.0 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01450.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $66,300 (it was $58,409 in 2000)
Groton  $66,300
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $476,500 (it was $271,400 in 2000)
Groton  $476,500
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Groton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Black (0.7%)

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Ancestries: Irish (21.8%), English (17.7%), United States (10.3%), German (9.9%), French (9.7%), Scottish (8.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1655

Elevation: 320 feet

Land area: 1.69 square miles.

Population density: 659 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Groton

  • High school or higher: 97.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 31.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Groton CDP

  • Never married: 29.5%
  • Now married: 53.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 11.2%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

37 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.0% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).

This place:  3.3%
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:

Groton:  1.0% ($2,844)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashua, NH (11.7 miles , pop. 86,605).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (38.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (199.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Ayer, MA (3.4 miles ), East Pepperell, MA (4.1 miles ), Pepperell, MA (4.2 miles ), Fort Devens, MA (5.7 miles ), Shirley, MA (6.1 miles ), Dunstable, MA (6.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 74 buildings, average cost: $207,400
  • 1997: 102 buildings, average cost: $145,400
  • 1998: 102 buildings, average cost: $171,500
  • 1999: 80 buildings, average cost: $190,100
  • 2000: 77 buildings, average cost: $235,100
  • 2001: 71 buildings, average cost: $226,200
  • 2002: 73 buildings, average cost: $228,200
  • 2003: 68 buildings, average cost: $227,800
  • 2004: 52 buildings, average cost: $226,300
  • 2005: 20 buildings, average cost: $164,500
  • 2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $192,200

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Latitude: 42.61 N, Longitude: 71.57 W


66 people in other nonhousehold living situations
8 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 978

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Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (19%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (32%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Computer and electronic products (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Book stores and news dealers (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Top executives (13%)
  • Computer specialists (11%)
  • Engineers (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Registered nurses (9%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Special education teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 22 (17 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  15.27
US city average:  3.00

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Groton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.6 miles away from the Groton place 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 4.5 miles away from the place center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Main business address for: NEW ENGLAND BUSINESS SERVICE INC (MANIFOLD BUSINESS FORMS).


Hospitals/medical centers near Groton:
  • DEACONESS - NASHOBA HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; AYER, MA)
  • SOUTHERN NH MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; NASHUA, NH)
  • ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; NASHUA, NH)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Groton:
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 23 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • MANCHESTER (about 25 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 32 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Groton:
  • SHIRLEY (about 9 miles; SHIRLEY, MA; ID: 9B4)
  • MINUTE MAN AIR FIELD (about 12 miles; STOW, MA; ID: 6B6)
  • BOIRE FIELD (about 12 miles; NASHUA, NH; ID: ASH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Groton:
  • MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,501)
  • BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,444)
  • FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 17 miles; LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
  • FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
  • BENTLEY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,651)
Public high school in Groton:
  • GROTON DUNSTABLE REGIONAL (Students: 745; Location: 703 CHICOPEE ROW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Groton:
  • LAWRENCE ACADEMY (Students: 366; Location: POWDER HOUSE RD; Grades: 9 - 12)
  • GROTON SCHOOL (Students: 341; Location: BOX 991 FARMERS ROW; Grades: 8 - 12)
  • MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE INSTITUTE (Students: 63; Location: 15 SQUANNACOOK DR; Grades: 3 - 12; Girls only)
Public elementary/middle schools in Groton:
  • FLORENCE ROCHE SCHOOL (Students: 703; Location: P O BOX 738; Grades: KG - 05)
  • GROTON/DUN REG'L MIDDLE (Students: 672; Location: P O BOX 727; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • PRESCOTT ELEM (Students: 223; Location: P O BOX 728; Grades: 01 - 05)
  • BOUTWELL SCHOOL (Students: 144; Location: P O BOX 730; Grades: PK - KG)
Private elementary/middle schools in Groton:
  • COUNTRY DAY SCH OF HOLY UNION (Students: 229; Location: BOX 993 14 MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 8)
  • GROTON COMM SCHOOL (Students: 193; Location: 110 BOSTON RD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Groton:
  • GROTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $626,914; Location: 99 MAIN ST.; 50,703 books; 3,454 audio materials; 3,492 video materials; 123 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Groton include: Union Congregational Church (A), Shepherd of the Valley Church (B), First Baptist Church of Groton (C), Holy Union Novitiate (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

GROTON WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 3271, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAR-10-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (JUL-07-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (JUL-07-2005)
  • 12 minor monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
STILL MEADOW (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  59.0%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.4%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.4%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.4%

Groton compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • 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 below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Groton (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Groton Branch at 167 Main Street, branch established on 1975-04-07. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • North Middlesex Savings Bank: Groton Branch at 489 Main Street, branch established on 2006-03-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $365.3 mil, Deposits: $288.3 mil, headquarters in Ayer, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
  • Citizens Bank of Massachusetts: Groton Branch at 163 Main Street, branch established on 1975-01-01. 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
  • Middlesex Savings Bank: Groton Branch at 112 Boston Road, branch established on 1999-08-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,328.7 mil, Deposits: $2,959.1 mil, headquarters in Natick, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 26 total offices



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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 Groton:
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WSMN (1590 AM; 5 kW; NASHUA, NH; Owner: 1590 BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCAP (980 AM; 5 kW; LOWELL, MA; Owner: NORTHEAST RADIO, INC.)
  • WAZN (1470 AM; 7 kW; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBNW (1120 AM; 5 kW; CONCORD, MA; Owner: MONEY MATTERS RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Groton:
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • 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)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQLL (96.5 FM; BEDFORD, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WLMW (90.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE)
  • WZID (95.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Groton:
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • 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)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • 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)
  • 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)

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