New Marlborough, Massachusetts

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Population in July 2008: 1,508. Population change since 2000: +0.9%

Males: 777	(51.5%)
Females: 731	(48.5%)

Median resident age:	41.2 years
Massachusetts median age:	36.5 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,785 (it was $46,875 in 2000)

New Marlborough:	$56,785
Massachusetts:	$62,365

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $33,925

New Marlborough:	$33,925
Massachusetts:	$32,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $268,652 (it was $160,800 in 2000)

New Marlborough:	$268,652
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $404,283; Detached houses: $418,003; Townhouses or other attached units: $326,323; In 2-unit structures: $290,411; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $330,204; Mobile homes: $54,167

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Races in New Marlborough:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
Black (1.7%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in New Marlborough: 96.0 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (17.4%), Irish (13.5%), Italian (12.0%), German (11.8%), French (6.8%), Polish (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1775

Elevation: 1351 feet

Land area: 47.2 square miles.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in New Marlborough

High school or higher: 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 16.9%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Marlborough town

Never married: 18.6%
Now married: 64.2%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 8.0%

56 residents are foreign born (2.5% Europe, 0.7% North America, 0.4% Latin America).

This town:	3.7%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

New Marlborough:	0.8% ($1,357)
Massachusetts:	1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bristol, CT (33.8 miles , pop. 60,062).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (88.9 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (93.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Monterey, MA (2.2 miles ), Sheffield, MA (2.4 miles ), Canaan, CT (2.6 miles ), North Canaan, CT (2.6 miles ), Sandisfield, MA (2.6 miles ), Great Barrington, MA (2.9 miles ), Norfolk, CT (3.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $239,500
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $120,000
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $226,700
1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $204,400
2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $263,200
2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $177,800
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $229,600
2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $114,300
2004: 19 buildings, average cost: $122,300
2005: 18 buildings, average cost: $122,300
2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $907,800
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $314,000
2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $344,800

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.11 N, Longitude: 73.25 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 413

New Marlborough household income distribution

New Marlborough home values distribution

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	5.3%
Massachusetts:	8.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (20%)
Educational services (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Health care (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Carpenters (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Average climate in New Marlborough, Massachusetts

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New Marlborough-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 23% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the New Marlborough town center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1973, a category 4 tornado 12.9 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 36 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

New Marlborough-area historical earthquake activity is below Massachusetts state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.3 miles away from New Marlborough 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 52.4 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 22.1 miles away from the city 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 55.6 miles away from New Marlborough center
On 7/24/2007 at 01:56:48, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 2.7 LG, Depth: 9.3 mi) earthquake occurred 56.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 74.0 miles away from New Marlborough center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near New Marlborough:

FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA)
CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; TORRINGTON, CT)
SHARON HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SHARON, CT)

Political contributions by individuals in New Marlborough, MA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Marlborough:

WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,058)
HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; HOLYOKE, MA; FT enrollment: 3,747)
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 34 miles; WEST HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)
SMITH COLLEGE (about 35 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,053)
SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,026)
MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
VASSAR COLLEGE (about 36 miles; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; FT enrollment: 2,374)

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Notable locations in New Marlborough: United States Fish Hatchery (A), YMCA Camp (B), Mill River Town Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in New Marlborough: United Church of New Marlboro (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Palmer Cemetery (1), Carroll Cemetery (2), New Marlborough Cemetery (3), Huxley Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: East Indies Pond (A), Harmon Pond (B), Mill Pond (C), Juniper Pond (D), Harnett Pond (E), Gleason Pond (F), Thousand Acre Swamp Reservoir (G), Windemere Lake Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Umpachene River (A), Ginger Creek (B), Brewer Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

KOLBURNE SCHOOL (Address: 343 NM SOUTHFIELD RD, Population served: 130, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-20-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-20-2001)

8 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.4%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.4%
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: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	6.4%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in New Marlborough, MA

88 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

New Marlborough compared to Massachusetts state average:

Median house value above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%) Wood (7%) Electricity (5%) Utility gas (2%)

Religion statistics for New Marlborough

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Episcopal Church	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	77.0%	4.1%	4.1%	2.9%	2.5%
Congregations	28.2%	11.5%	16.0%	7.6%	7.6%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.0%	0.8%	0.6%	0.4%	6.6%
Congregations	1.5%	2.3%	6.1%	0.8%	18.3%

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.

3.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,107 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.71%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($561 average AGI)
Berkshire County: 0.19%
Massachusetts average: 0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hampden County, MA	0.23% ($35,441 average AGI)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.15% ($73,234)
from Columbia County, NY	0.12% ($36,952)

4.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.39%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,035 average AGI)
Berkshire County: 0.08%
Massachusetts average: 0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Middlesex County, MA	0.23% ($35,108 average AGI)
to Hampden County, MA	0.21% ($36,750)
to Hampshire County, MA	0.20% ($30,755)

Strongest AM radio stations in New Marlborough:

WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WSBS (860 AM; 3 kW; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: BERKSHIRE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WHYN (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WUHN (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WKZE (1020 AM; daytime; 3 kW; SHARON, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in New Marlborough:

WAMQ (105.1 FM; GREAT BARRINGTON, MA; Owner: WAMC)
WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
WSGG (89.3 FM; NORFOLK, CT; Owner: REVIVAL CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WBEC-FM (105.5 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
WKZE-FM (98.1 FM; SALISBURY, CT; Owner: JOHNSON DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAMK (90.9 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: W A M C)
WUPE (95.9 FM; PITTSFIELD, MA; Owner: WEINER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WFGB (89.7 FM; KINGSTON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WPDH (101.5 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
WQQQ (103.3 FM; SHARON, CT; Owner: THE RIDGEFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WFNP (88.7 FM; ROSENDALE, NY; Owner: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK)
WRHV (88.7 FM; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY; Owner: WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around New Marlborough:

WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWLP (Channel 22; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WWLP BROADCASTING, LLC)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 21
Total length: 28 meters (92ft)
Total costs: $7,894,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,000
Total average daily truck traffic: 198
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 6,320

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 12
1940-1949: 1
1950-1959: 5
1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 0
1980-1989: 0
1990-1999: 2

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for New Marlborough, MA

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: WB1CGG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00618436
Grant Date: 06/26/2007, Expiration Date: 06/26/2017
Registrant: David F Brigham, 784 Rhodes & Bailey Rd, New Marlborough, MA 01244
Call Sign: KB1JOD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00652565
Grant Date: 03/11/2003, Expiration Date: 03/11/2013, Certifier: Russell H Silver
Registrant: Russell H Silver, 78 Knight Rd, New Marlborough, MA 01230

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-181 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8122H , Serial Number: 28-8090151, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 10/18/1979
Registrant (Individual): Geoffrey Maynard, 1762 Hartsville New Marlboro Rd, New Marlborough, MA 01230

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