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Franklin County

Population in July 2007: 1,076.
Males: 538  (50.0%)
Females: 538  (50.0%)

Median resident age:  35.4 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01349.


Estimated median household income in 2009: $46,672 (it was $37,337 in 2000)
Millers Falls:

$46,672
Massachusetts:

$64,081
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $21,068

Millers Falls CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $172,115 (it was $92,400 in 2000)
Millers Falls:

$172,115
Massachusetts:

$338,500
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $179,574; Detached houses: $172,309; Townhouses or other attached units: $159,712; In 2-unit structures: $187,897; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $225,476; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $352,306

Median gross rent in 2009: $782.

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Millers Falls races chart
  • White alone - 1,273 (94.2%)
  • Hispanic - 36 (2.7%)
  • Two or more races - 23 (1.7%)
  • Asian alone - 19 (1.4%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Millers Falls: 109.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Polish (19.2%), Irish (15.4%), English (14.1%), French (14.0%), German (12.6%), French Canadian (9.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 300 feet

Land area: 0.89 square miles.

Population density: 1203 people per square mile 
 
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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%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in July 2011

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%)

Millers Falls satellite photo by USGS

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).

Nearest cities: Montague, MA (1.5 miles ), Erving, MA (1.6 miles ), Turners Falls, MA (1.9 miles ), Gill, MA (2.1 miles ), Wendell, MA (2.3 miles ), Greenfield, MA (2.3 miles ), Leverett, MA (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 42.58 N, Longitude: 72.49 W

Area code: 413

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Unemployment in March 2011:
Here:

7.6%
Massachusetts:

8.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (22%)
  • Construction (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Other services, except public administration (11%)
  • Retail trade (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Wholesale trade (6%)
  • Educational services (38%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Health care and social assistance (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Wholesale trade (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Accountants and auditors (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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Tornado activity:

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 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $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 people and injured 500 people and caused between $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).

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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)

Political contributions by individuals in Millers Falls, MA

Amtrak stations near Millers Falls:

  • 15 miles: AMHERST (RAILROAD ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: BRATTLEBORO (VERNON RD.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Operable nuclear power plant near Millers Falls:

  • 14 miles: Vermont Yankee in Vernon, VT.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Millers Falls:

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst (about 14 miles; Amherst, MA; Full-time enrollment: 21,515)
  • Smith College (about 20 miles; Northampton, MA; FT enrollment: 3,021)
  • Mount Holyoke College (about 23 miles; South Hadley, MA; FT enrollment: 2,232)
  • Keene State College (about 27 miles; Keene, NH; FT enrollment: 4,898)
  • Holyoke Community College (about 28 miles; Holyoke, MA; FT enrollment: 3,973)
  • Western New England College (about 33 miles; Springfield, MA; FT enrollment: 2,859)
  • Springfield Technical Community College (about 34 miles; Springfield, MA; FT enrollment: 2,952)

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Franklin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

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:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  62.2%
Whole state:  64.5%

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)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Millers Falls, MA


Millers Falls compared to Massachusetts state average:

Millers Falls, Massachusetts environmental map by EPA

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Millers Falls travel time to work - commute
Millers Falls mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (85%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Wood (3%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Massachusetts:
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Religion statistics for Millers Falls:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 72.03%
Here72.0%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal Church
Adherents81.2%6.5%2.0%1.5%1.3%
Congregations19.1%29.2%6.7%5.6%4.5%
NameChristian and Missionary AllianceEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodUnitarian Universalist AssociationOther
Adherents1.1%0.9%0.5%0.5%4.4%
Congregations1.1%2.2%3.4%6.7%21.3%
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:
from Hampshire County, MA  1.75% ($34,745 average AGI)
from Worcester County, MA  0.92% ($35,238)
from Hampden County, MA  0.49% ($30,775)


6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,013 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.50%
Massachusetts average:

6.91%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($209 average AGI)
Franklin County:

0.06%
Massachusetts average:

0.11%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hampshire County, MA  1.46% ($32,244 average AGI)
to Worcester County, MA  0.76% ($29,892)
to Hampden County, MA  0.53% ($35,603)

Strongest AM radio stations in Millers Falls:

  • WIZZ (1520 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: P. & M. RADIO, LLC)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WCAT (700 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ORANGE-ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHMQ (1240 AM; 1 kW; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WPNI (1430 AM; 5 kW; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN 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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Millers Falls:

  • WHAI (98.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WPVQ (95.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WGAJ (91.7 FM; DEERFIELD, MA; Owner: TRUATEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY)
  • WRSI (93.9 FM; TURNERS FALLS, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WJDF (97.3 FM; ORANGE, MA; Owner: DEANE BROTHERS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WYRY (104.9 FM; HINSDALE, NH; Owner: TRI-VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAMH (89.3 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • W246AM (97.1 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRSY (101.5 FM; MARLBORO, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WOQL (98.7 FM; WINCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, LLC)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WAHL (99.9 FM; ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Millers Falls:

  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)


FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • 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: 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:

  • Fire: 2
  • Hazardous Condition: 3


Millers Falls on our top lists:

  • #73 on the list of "Top 100 cities with oldest houses"
  • #74 on the list of "Top 100 cities with old houses but young residents"

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