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Population (year 2000): 4,161
Males: 1,957  (47.0%)
Females: 2,204  (53.0%)

Essex County

Median resident age:  38.9 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01938.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,900 (it was $40,482 in 2000)
Ipswich  $44,900
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $376,400 (it was $216,600 in 2000)
Ipswich  $376,400
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Ipswich:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Irish (23.3%), English (21.1%), French (10.4%), Italian (7.5%), Polish (7.5%), French Canadian (6.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1634

Elevation: 50 feet

Land area: 1.66 square miles.

Population density: 2508 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ipswich

  • High school or higher: 89.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ipswich CDP

  • Never married: 27.2%
  • Now married: 44.8%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 10.9%
  • Divorced: 14.6%

138 residents are foreign born (1.9% Europe, 0.5% North America, 0.4% Latin America, 0.3% Asia).

This place:  3.3%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Ipswich, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ipswich to the number of sex offenders is 1387 to 1.

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

Ipswich:  1.2% ($2,567)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lynn, MA (16.3 miles , pop. 89,050).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (30.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (244.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Rowley, MA (3.8 miles ), Hamilton, MA (4.7 miles ), Rowley, MA (4.8 miles ), Essex, MA (5.2 miles ), Wenham, MA (6.1 miles ), Newbury, MA (7.2 miles ), Topsfield, MA (7.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 52 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 1997: 56 buildings, average cost: $112,600
  • 1998: 53 buildings, average cost: $115,400
  • 1999: 69 buildings, average cost: $120,800
  • 2000: 36 buildings, average cost: $144,700
  • 2001: 39 buildings, average cost: $235,500
  • 2002: 43 buildings, average cost: $198,600
  • 2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $152,300
  • 2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $156,200
  • 2005: 66 buildings, average cost: $227,600
  • 2006: 21 buildings, average cost: $419,100

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Latitude: 42.68 N, Longitude: 70.84 W


60 people in nursing homes
4 people in homes for the mentally ill

Area code: 978

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 25 (24 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.77
US city average:  3.00

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Ipswich-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Massachusetts state average. It is 46% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.1 miles away from the Ipswich place center injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 tornado 25.2 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Ipswich:
  • LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LAWRENCE, MA)
  • BEVERLY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; BEVERLY, MA)
  • ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ipswich:
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 26 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
  • PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 27 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 35 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ipswich:
  • PLUM ISLAND (about 8 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA; ID: 2B2)
  • BEVERLY MUNI (about 8 miles; BEVERLY, MA; ID: BVY)
  • HAMPTON AIRFIELD (about 19 miles; HAMPTON, NH; ID: 7B3)

Amtrak station near Ipswich:
  • 19 miles: HAVERHILL (WASHINGTON ST. @ RAILROAD SQUARE). Services: ticket office.

Operable nuclear power plant near Ipswich:
  • 15 miles: Seabrook in Seabrook, NH.

College/University in Ipswich:
  • POLARITY REALIZATION INSTITUTE (Location: 126 HIGH ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.ryse.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ipswich:
  • NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; DANVERS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,663)
  • SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SALEM, MA; FT enrollment: 5,917)
  • NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
  • MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 19 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
  • TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; MEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 8,627)
  • BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,638)
  • SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 5,291)
Public high school in Ipswich:
  • IPSWICH HIGH (Students: 602; Location: 136 HIGH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Ipswich:
  • IPSWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 526; Location: 130 HIGH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • WINTHROP (Students: 491; Location: 65 CENTRAL STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
  • PAUL F DOYON MEMORIAL (Students: 475; Location: 216 LINEBROOK RD; Grades: PK - 05)
Private elementary/middle schools in Ipswich:
  • CUVILLY ARTS AND EARTH CTR PRS (Students: 94; Location: 10 JEFFREY'S NECK ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
  • CORNERSTONES (Students: 26; Location: 35 MITCHELL ROAD; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Ipswich:
  • IPSWICH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $489,515; Location: 25 NORTH MAIN ST.; 82,025 books; 2,145 audio materials; 1,339 video materials; 287 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Colleges: Montserrat College of Art, Beverly MA 01915 11 miles, 350 students

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Notable locations in Ipswich: Ipswich Historical Society Building (A), Ipswich Public Library (B), Ipswich Town Hall (C), Ipswich Visitors Center (D), John Heard House (E), Hall-Haskell House (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Ipswich Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Ipswich: First Church in Ipswich (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Highland Cemetery (1), Old South Cemetery (2), Cawles Memorial Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Fourmile Pond (A), Ipswich River Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Ipswich: Bialek Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Tourist attractions: Heard House Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 54 South Main Street), Ipswich Historicl Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 54 South Main Street), New England Alive Inc. (Nature Centers; 163 High Street), Ipswich Visitor Information Center (36 South Main Street), Olde Ipswich Tours (Recreational Trips & Guides; 8 Herrick Drive).

Hotel: Inn at Castle Hill (290 Argilla Road).

 

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

IPSWICH DPU WATER DEPT (Population served: 16483, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorite. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-19-2006)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUL-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-05-1997)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-13-1996)
  • Public Education - Between JAN-01-1994 and JAN-01-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-1995), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-1999)

Average household size:
This place:  2.2 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  54.0%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.5%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.0%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Ipswich compared to Massachusetts state average:

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  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Ipswich (2007 data):
  • Ipswich Co-operative Bank: Ipswich High School Branch at 130 High Street, branch established on 1990-11-14; Ipswich Co-Operative Bank at 2-8 Depot Square, branch established on 1913-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $240.3 mil, Deposits: $177.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
  • Sovereign Bank: Ipswich Branch at 110 Central Street, branch established on 1968-02-01. 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.
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: Ipswich Savings Bank at 23 Market Street, branch established on 1869-03-26. 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 First National Bank of Ipswich: The First National Bank Of Ipswich at Market Street, branch established on 1892-07-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $331.9 mil, Deposits: $269.4 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: First Ipswich Bancorp



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5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,508 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.06%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($565 average AGI)
Essex County:  0.09%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, MA  1.65% ($62,439 average AGI)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.90% ($54,644)
from Rockingham County, NH  0.35% ($42,167)


5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,620 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.73%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($831 average AGI)
Essex County:  0.08%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  1.26% ($47,527 average AGI)
to Rockingham County, NH  0.72% ($57,207)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.57% ($50,542)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ipswich:
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WNSH (1570 AM; 5 kW; BEVERLY, MA)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WROL (950 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WEZE (590 AM; 5 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: NEW ENGLAND CONTINENTAL MEDIA, INC.)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WUNR (1600 AM; 20 kW; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: CHAMPION BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ipswich:
  • WBOQ (104.9 FM; GLOUCESTER, MA; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WQSX (93.7 FM; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WXRV (92.5 FM; HAVERHILL, MA; Owner: BEANPOT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • WNEF (91.7 FM; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • W267AI (101.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: MCC BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZLX (100.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF BOSTON)
  • WSAK (102.1 FM; HAMPTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WERS (88.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: EMERSON COLLEGE)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Ipswich:
  • WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)

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