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Population (year 2000): 2,044
Males: 1,012  (49.5%)
Females: 1,032  (50.5%)

Plymouth County

Median resident age:  35.9 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 02341.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $77,900 (it was $64,896 in 2000)
Hanson  $77,900
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $380,600 (it was $184,600 in 2000)
Hanson  $380,600
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Hanson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: Irish (40.6%), Italian (14.9%), United States (10.9%), English (9.7%), German (7.2%), French Canadian (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1820

Elevation: 90 feet

Land area: 1.87 square miles.

Population density: 1093 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Hanson

  • High school or higher: 92.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hanson CDP

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

38 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.9%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Hanson, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Hanson to the number of sex offenders is 1022 to 1.

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

Hanson:  1.4% ($2,624)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Weymouth, MA (11.6 miles , pop. 53,988).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (24.0 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (224.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Pembroke, MA (3.2 miles ), Hanover, MA (4.3 miles ), Halifax, MA (4.7 miles ), North Pembroke, MA (5.4 miles ), Rockland, MA (6.0 miles ), Whitman, MA (6.1 miles ), Norwell, MA (6.2 miles ), East Bridgewater, MA (6.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 22 buildings, average cost: $100,100
  • 1997: 45 buildings, average cost: $96,900
  • 1998: 50 buildings, average cost: $118,700
  • 1999: 36 buildings, average cost: $112,600
  • 2000: 40 buildings, average cost: $123,900
  • 2001: 35 buildings, average cost: $130,900
  • 2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $142,600
  • 2003: 33 buildings, average cost: $162,600
  • 2004: 34 buildings, average cost: $154,600
  • 2005: 58 buildings, average cost: $167,900
  • 2006: 27 buildings, average cost: $190,600

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Latitude: 42.07 N, Longitude: 70.85 W


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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (13%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 26 (20 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  9.78
US city average:  3.00

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Hanson-area historical tornado activity is below Massachusetts state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.0 miles away from the Hanson 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 48.7 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.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Hanson:
  • SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MA)
  • BROCKTON HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BROCKTON, MA)
  • CARITAS GOOD SAMARITAN MED CTR (about 14 miles; BROCKTON, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hanson:
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 22 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 41 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 46 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hanson:
  • CRANLAND (about 4 miles; HANSON, MA; ID: 28M)
  • MONPONSETT POND (about 5 miles; HALIFAX, MA; ID: MA6)
  • MARSHFIELD MUNICIPAL - GEORGE HARLOW FIELD (about 13 miles; MARSHFIELD, MA; ID: 3B2)

Operable nuclear power plant near Hanson:
  • 15 miles: Pilgrim in Plymouth, MA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hanson:
  • BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (about 11 miles; BRIDGEWATER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 6,843)
  • MASSASOIT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; BROCKTON, MA; FT enrollment: 4,161)
  • QUINCY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; QUINCY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,528)
  • STONEHILL COLLEGE (about 17 miles; EASTON, MA; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,659)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-BOSTON (about 23 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 9,248)
  • EMERSON COLLEGE (about 25 miles; Boston, MA; FT enrollment: 3,697)
Public elementary/middle schools in Hanson:
  • MAQUAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 522; Location: 38 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
  • HANSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 488; Location: 111 LIBERTY STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • INDIAN HEAD (Students: 466; Location: INDIAN HEAD STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private elementary/middle school in Hanson:
  • CALVARY BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 21; Location: ROUTE 58 P O BOX 510; Grades: PK - 4)
Library in Hanson:
  • HANSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $274,488; Location: 132 MAQUAN ST.; 41,937 books; 668 audio materials; 1,057 video materials; 85 serial subscriptions)

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Lakes and reservoirs: Indian Head Pond (A), Maquan Pond (B), Wampatuck Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Hanson include: Rainbow Camp (1), Camp Heritage (2), Camp Kiwanee (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

HANSON WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 9630, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-21-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-10-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 171 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  85.9%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.2%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.8%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Hanson compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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Banks with branches in Hanson (2007 data):
  • East Bridgewater Savings Bank: Hanson Branch at 909 High Street, branch established on 1990-10-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $121.5 mil, Deposits: $86.9 mil, headquarters in East Bridgewater, MA, positive income, 3 total offices
  • Rockland Trust Company: Hanson Branch at Liberty Street And County Road, branch established on 1955-05-23. 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.
  • Sovereign Bank: Shaw's Supermarket Branch at 340 Liberty Street, Rt 58, branch established on 1998-09-09. 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.
  • Mutual Federal Savings Bank of Plymouth County: Liberty Street Branch at Liberty Street, branch established on 1889-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-27: Bank assets: $248.2 mil, Deposits: $195.7 mil, headquarters in Whitman, MA, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 8 total offices



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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 Hanson:
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WPLM (1390 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBET (1460 AM; 5 kW; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: KJI BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WMKI (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hanson:
  • WATD-FM (95.9 FM; MARSHFIELD, MA; Owner: MARSHFIELD BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WPLM-FM (99.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, MA; Owner: PLYMOUTH ROCK BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBOT (97.7 FM; BROCKTON, MA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WRPS (88.3 FM; ROCKLAND, MA; Owner: ROCKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWBB (101.5 FM; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Hanson:
  • WWDP (Channel 46; NORWELL, MA; Owner: NORWELL TELEVISION, 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.)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WPRI-TV (Channel 12; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: TVL BROADCASTING OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC)
  • WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
  • WJAR (Channel 10; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSBE-TV (Channel 36; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TELECOM. AUTHORITY)

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