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Notable locations in Holden: Holden Hills Country Club (A), Camp Kinneywood (B), Fairbrook Country Club (C), Holden Fire Department Station 2 (D), Holden Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (E), Wachusett Regional High School Media Center (F), Holden Town Hall (G), Gale Free Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Holden Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Holden include: Emmanuel Church (A), Immanuel Church (B), Wachusett Valley Baptist Church (C), Saint Marys Church (D), First Congregational Church (E), First Baptist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Grove Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Poutwater Pond (A), Chaffin Pond (B), Bryant Pond (C), Maple Spring Pond (D), Kendall Reservoir (E), Eagle Lake (F), Quinapoxet Reservoir (G), Holden Reservoir Number One (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muschopauge Brook (A), Scott Brook (B), Chaffins Brook (C), Silver Spring Brook (D), Tatnuck Brook (E), Wadsworth Brook (F), Worcester Brook (G), Asnebumskit Brook (H), Ball Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Holden: Holden Center Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Holden Historical Society Inc (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1157 Main Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Worcester County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.6. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.08. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 13.6. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 19.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.81. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.533. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Holden and their reported violations in the past:
HOLDEN WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 15000, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-03-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-25-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-25-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-09-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-09-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-29-2000), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-29-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-20-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-28-1998)
- 2 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
- 114 regular monitoring violations
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.7 people | | Massachusetts: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 77.4% | | Whole state: | 64.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 5.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Holden, MA
137 people in nursing homes
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Holden 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 below state average.
- Median age above 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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Banks with branches in Holden (2011 data):
- Sovereign Bank, National Association: Holden Branch at 164 Reservoir Street, branch established on 1934/01/01. Info updated 2012/01/31: Bank assets: $78,146.9 mil, Deposits: $48,042.9 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 718 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander, S.A.
- Commerce Bank & Trust Company: Holden Branch at 1059 Main Street, branch established on 1996/10/01. Info updated 2006/10/06: Bank assets: $1,410.8 mil, Deposits: $1,187.6 mil, headquarters in Worcester, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancshares Corp.
- Bank of America, National Association: Holden Branch at 560 Main Street, branch established on 1967/09/11. Info updated 2009/11/18: Bank assets: $1,451,969.3 mil, Deposits: $1,077,176.8 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5782 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Bay State Savings Bank: Holden Branch at 628 Main Street, branch established on 1997/01/21. Info updated 2011/08/17: Bank assets: $268.4 mil, Deposits: $214.3 mil, headquarters in Worcester, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: 1895 Mhc
- Southbridge Savings Bank: Holden Branch at 1073 Main Street, branch established on 2003/06/04. Info updated 2008/10/14: Bank assets: $419.3 mil, Deposits: $329.4 mil, headquarters in Southbridge, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Green Valley Bancorp, Mhc
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (82%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Wood (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Religion statistics for Holden (based on Worcester County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.43%
| Here |  | 57.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Jewish | United Church of Christ | Episcopal Church | United Methodist Church |
| Adherents | 71.7% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% |
| Congregations | 24.8% | 3.4% | 13.9% | 5.6% | 6.6% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Muslim Estimate | Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America | Other |
| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 9.1% |
| Congregations | 2.8% | 5.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 35.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 135 | Worcester County: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. | | Massachusetts: | 1.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4 | This county: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 140 | Worcester County: | 1.79 / 10,000 pop. | | Massachusetts: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 174 | Worcester County: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 569 | Here: | 7.27 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.0% | | Massachusetts: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Worcester County: | 24.0% | | Massachusetts: | 22.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.6% | | State: | 16.5% |
4.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,737 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.47% | | Massachusetts average: | 6.31% |
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($421 average AGI)| Worcester County: | 0.14% | | Massachusetts average: | 0.28% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,085 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.90% | | Massachusetts average: | 6.91% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($610 average AGI)| Worcester County: | 0.08% | | Massachusetts average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Holden:
- WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVEI (1440 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
- 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)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
- WORC (1310 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CHOWDER BROADCAST GROUP LLC)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Holden:
- WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WICN (90.5 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WICN PUBLIC RADIO, INC)
- WBPR (91.9 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
- WCUW (91.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WUW, INC.)
- WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 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.)
- WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
- WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
- WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WYCM (90.1 FM; CHARLTON, MA; Owner: BAY PATH VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL)
- 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.)
- WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Holden:
- WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
- WCRN-LP (Channel 34; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
- 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.)
- WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
- WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
- WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
- WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
- WNAC-TV (Channel 64; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: WNAC, LLC)
- WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
- WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Holden fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 19
Total length: 92 meters (302ft)
Total costs: $43,587,000
Total average daily traffic: 151,180
Total average daily truck traffic: 18,010
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 238,759
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1900-1909: 2
- 1910-1919: 0
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 1
- 1940-1949: 1
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 5
- 1980-1989: 3
- 1990-1999: 1
- 2000-2010: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Holden, MA
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Holden)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Shrewsbury St. (Lat: 42.334806 Lon: -71.816472), Type: Tower, Structure height: 43 m, Call Sign: WPLA737, Licensee ID: L00124895
Assigned Frequencies: 857.012 MHz, 857.587 MHz, 858.012 MHz, 858.587 MHz, 859.012 MHz, 859.587 MHz, 860.012 MHz, 860.587 MHz, 862.012 MHz, 862.037 MHz... (+158 more) Grant Date: 01/01/2002, Expiration Date: 02/06/2012
Registrant: Nextel Communications Of The Mid-Atlantic, Inc., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4035
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5 - Fire Station 1384 Main St (Lat: 42.353972 Lon: -71.871472), Call Sign: KCD421, Licensee ID: L00042555
Assigned Frequencies: 45.3400 MHz, 45.3800 MHz, 45.5400 MHz Grant Date: 02/20/2003, Expiration Date: 04/28/2013
Registrant: Holden, Town Of, 1420 Main St, Holden, MA 01520, Phone: (508) 829-4444 - Holden Barracks Main St (Lat: 42.338139 Lon: -71.836194), Call Sign: KCG579, Licensee ID: L00003516
Assigned Frequencies: 158.970 MHz Grant Date: 12/01/2005, Expiration Date: 02/25/2016
Registrant: Massachusetts, Commonwealth Of, 470 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA 01701, Phone: (617) 829-5336 - Arl 30 Shrewsbury St (Lat: 42.337028 Lon: -71.833417), Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPFC955, Licensee ID: L00034661
Assigned Frequencies: 462.750 MHz Grant Date: 06/30/2004, Expiration Date: 06/22/2014
Registrant: Alden Research Laboratory Inc, 30 Shrewsbury St, Holden, MA 01520-1843, Phone: (508) 829-4323 - Avery Rd (Lat: 42.344528 Lon: -71.869250), Type: Tank, Structure height: 12 m, Overall height: 13 m, Call Sign: WPQY630
Assigned Frequencies: 460.462 MHz Grant Date: 11/24/2005, Expiration Date: 12/01/2015, Certifier: Brian J Bullock
Registrant: Motorola, 1270 Fairfield Rd Suite 5, Gettysburg, PA 17325-0000, Phone: (717) 334-9741, Fax: (717) 334-9588 - MOBILE, Lat: 42.353972 Lon: -71.871472, Call Sign: WQEM312
Assigned Frequencies: 155.910 MHz Grant Date: 03/03/2006, Expiration Date: 03/03/2016, Certifier: Ge0rge R Sherril
Registrant: Cara Enterprises, Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6 - Holden 2, 260 River Street (Lat: 42.371417 Lon: -71.834194), Type: Mast, Structure height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WQEI790
Assigned Frequencies: 10627.5 MHz Grant Date: 02/06/2006, Expiration Date: 02/06/2016, Cancellation Date: 07/09/2007, Certifier: Richard A Craig
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- Holden Davis, 2077 North Main Street (Lat: 42.360917 Lon: -71.915583), Type: Mast, Structure height: 73.2 m, Call Sign: WQEJ407
Assigned Frequencies: 6063.80 MHz, 10602.5 MHz, 10572.5 MHz, 10582.5 MHz, 11245.0 MHz Grant Date: 02/09/2006, Expiration Date: 02/09/2016, Certifier: Richard A Craig
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- BS54XC050, 2077 North Main Street (Lat: 42.360917 Lon: -71.915583), Type: Mast, Structure height: 73.2 m, Call Sign: WQFM401, Licensee ID: L00152704
Assigned Frequencies: 10556.2 MHz Grant Date: 08/16/2006, Expiration Date: 08/16/2016, Certifier: Ashwin Mohan
Registrant: Sprint Spectrum L.P., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142 - BOS1129, Steele Street (Lat: 42.333611 Lon: -71.816417), Type: Tank, Structure height: 49.1 m, Call Sign: WQHK260
Assigned Frequencies: 17800.0 MHz Grant Date: 08/20/2007, Expiration Date: 08/20/2017, Certifier: Joseph M Sandri Jr.
Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:
- STATION, State Police Barracks Main St (Lat: 42.338139 Lon: -71.836167), Overall height: 33.5 m, Call Sign: KCA69
Assigned Frequencies: 957.300 MHz Grant Date: 01/14/2010, Expiration Date: 03/29/2020
Registrant: Airwaves Licensing Assistance Inc, 4285 Fairfield Road, Fairfield, PA 17320, Phone: (717) 642-9512, Email:
- Shrewsbury Street (Lat: 42.337028 Lon: -71.820333), Overall height: 12.2 m, Call Sign: WLI407
Assigned Frequencies: 944.500 MHz Grant Date: 11/18/1987, Expiration Date: 04/01/2014
Registrant: Capstar Tx LLC, 2625 S. Memorial Drive Suite A, Tulsa, OK 74129
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 62 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Holden)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 17 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Holden)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Holden, MA
| Businesses in Holden, MA |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | Penske | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Dunkin Donuts | 2 | | Talbots | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| Jones New York | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | | |
- #79 on the list of "Top 100 safest cities (lowest city-data.com crime index) (pop. 5,000+)"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
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