For population 25 years and over in Millers Falls:
High school or higher: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Millers Falls CDP:
Never married: 29.7%
Now married: 49.5%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 10.5%
Divorced: 9.2%
58 residents are foreign born (4.6% Europe, 0.7% Latin America).
This place:
5.4%
Massachusetts:
12.2%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,157 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,380 (0.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chicopee, MA (28.7 miles , pop. 54,653).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (73.8 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (139.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Millers Falls-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 31% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/9/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.1 miles away from the Millers Falls place center killed 90 peopleand injured 1228 peopleand causedbetween $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
On 10/3/1979, a category F4 tornado 38.1 miles away from the place center killed 3 peopleand injured 500 peopleand causedbetween $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Millers Falls-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Massachusetts state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 78.1 miles away from the city center On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 19.5 miles away from Millers Falls center On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 20.7 miles away from the city center On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.1 miles away from the city center On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.3 miles away from Millers Falls center On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 79.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Franklin County (13) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Snows: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Doug Smith (baseball) - Baseball player.
Hospitals/medical centers near Millers Falls:
SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 58 miles away; TROY, NY)
SETON HEALTH SYSTEM-ST MARY'S CAMPUS (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 58 miles away; TROY, NY)
ALBANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 66 miles away; ALBANY, NY)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 15.9. This is significantly better than average.
City:
15.9
U.S.:
32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.04. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 17.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
1.04
U.S.:
2.43
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 3.01. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 21.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
3.01
U.S.:
9.39
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.19. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 19.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
9.19
U.S.:
22.06
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2002 was 8.34. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 21.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
8.34
U.S.:
11.90
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.9%
(21.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.4 people
Massachusetts:
2.3 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
63.1%
Whole state:
57.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
12.5%
Whole state:
5.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Millers Falls (based on Franklin County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 72.03%
Here
72.0%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Church of Christ
Jewish
American Baptist Churches in the USA
United Methodist Church
Adherents
81.2%
6.5%
2.1%
2.0%
1.5%
Congregations
19.1%
29.2%
1.1%
6.7%
5.6%
Name
Episcopal Church
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Assemblies of God
Other
Adherents
1.3%
1.1%
0.9%
0.5%
2.8%
Congregations
4.5%
1.1%
2.2%
3.4%
27.0%
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: 26
Franklin County:
3.63 / 10,000 pop.
Massachusetts:
1.98 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 12
Franklin County:
1.67 / 10,000 pop.
Massachusetts:
2.22 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
Franklin County:
3.21 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.77 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 58
Here:
8.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.76 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
7.5%
Massachusetts:
8.1%
Adult obesity rate:
Franklin County:
22.2%
Massachusetts:
22.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
15.1%
State:
16.5%
6.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,741 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.21%
Massachusetts average:
6.31%
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($126 average AGI)
Franklin County:
0.06%
Massachusetts average:
0.28%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
COUNTRY HILL, Near Intersection Of Wendle And Leverett Road (Lat: 42.561028 Lon: -72.476333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18 m, Call Sign: WQDS844 Assigned Frequencies: 942.975 MHz, 959.150 MHz Grant Date: 10/24/2005, Expiration Date: 10/24/2015, Certifier: Russell Sienkiewcz Registrant: New England Communications Systems, Inc., 15 Industrial Park Place, Middletown, CT 06457, Phone: (860) 632-2678, Fax: (860) 613-0559, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
3
Call Sign: KA1ZEH Grant Date: 07/23/1991, Expiration Date: 07/23/2001, Cancellation Date: 07/24/2003 Registrant: Charles A Waseleski, 47 Poplar Mtn Rd Box 14, Millers Falls, MA 01349
Call Sign: KB1BYY Grant Date: 03/27/1997, Expiration Date: 08/02/2006, Cancellation Date: 08/05/2008 Registrant: Gerald A Bergeron, 6 Gunn St, Millers Falls, MA 01349
Call Sign: N1LXR Grant Date: 04/07/1992, Expiration Date: 04/07/2002, Cancellation Date: 04/08/2004 Registrant: Frederick J Erickson Sr, 13 Pleasant St, Millers Falls, MA 01349
FAA Registered Aircraft:
1
Aircraft: PIPER PA-25 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 6063Z , Serial Number: 25-72, Year manufactured: 1959 Registrant (Individual): Raymond J Dion, 86 South Prescott Street, Millers Falls, MA 01349
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
