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Population (year 2000): 4,484
Males: 2,204  (49.2%)
Females: 2,280  (50.8%)

Essex County

Median resident age:  39.4 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01952.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,500 (it was $41,961 in 2000)
Salisbury  $46,500
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $302,900 (it was $174,300 in 2000)
Salisbury  $302,900
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Salisbury:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Black (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (22.2%), French (19.7%), English (15.1%), Italian (13.6%), French Canadian (7.2%), German (6.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1639

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 5.90 square miles.

Population density: 760 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Salisbury

  • High school or higher: 82.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Salisbury CDP

  • Never married: 27.2%
  • Now married: 46.4%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 15.4%

222 residents are foreign born (1.8% Europe, 1.3% North America, 1.0% Africa, 0.8% Asia).

This place:  5.0%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Salisbury, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Salisbury to the number of sex offenders is 2242 to 1.

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

Salisbury:  1.0% ($1,824)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Haverhill, MA (17.6 miles , pop. 58,969).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (39.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (250.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Seabrook, NH (3.3 miles ), Newburyport, MA (3.4 miles ), Newbury, MA (4.1 miles ), Amesbury, MA (6.4 miles ), Hampton, NH (6.5 miles ), Hampton Falls, NH (6.8 miles ), Amesbury, MA (6.8 miles ), Hampton, NH (7.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 40 buildings, average cost: $94,900
  • 1997: 37 buildings, average cost: $91,900
  • 1998: 30 buildings, average cost: $84,900
  • 1999: 26 buildings, average cost: $118,400
  • 2000: 23 buildings, average cost: $139,300
  • 2001: 24 buildings, average cost: $140,800
  • 2002: 33 buildings, average cost: $138,700
  • 2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $197,700
  • 2004: 112 buildings, average cost: $72,300
  • 2005: 128 buildings, average cost: $102,800
  • 2006: 98 buildings, average cost: $144,200
  • 2007: 25 buildings, average cost: $249,100

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Latitude: 42.84 N, Longitude: 70.84 W


29 people in nursing homes
7 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Health care (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Social assistance (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electricians (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 19 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.35
US city average:  3.00

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Salisbury-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Massachusetts state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.8 miles away from the Salisbury place center injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 tornado 29.2 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Hannah Webster Foster - novelist.


Hospitals/medical centers near Salisbury:
  • ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA)
  • BALDPATE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; GEORGETOWN, MA)
  • EXETER HOSPITAL INC (about 14 miles; EXETER, NH)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Salisbury:
  • PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 16 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 36 miles; BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 41 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Salisbury:
  • PLUM ISLAND (about 4 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA; ID: 2B2)
  • HAMPTON AIRFIELD (about 8 miles; HAMPTON, NH; ID: 7B3)
  • BEVERLY MUNI (about 19 miles; BEVERLY, MA; ID: BVY)

Amtrak stations near Salisbury:
  • 13 miles: EXETER (60 LINCOLN ST.). Services: ticket office.
  • 18 miles: HAVERHILL (WASHINGTON ST. @ RAILROAD SQUARE). Services: ticket office.

Operable nuclear power plant near Salisbury:
  • 4 miles: Seabrook in Seabrook, NH.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Salisbury:
  • NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,388)
  • NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; DANVERS, MA; FT enrollment: 3,663)
  • MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 22 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
  • SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; SALEM, MA; FT enrollment: 5,917)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 25 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
  • TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; MEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 8,627)
  • BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,638)
Public elementary/middle school in Salisbury:
  • SALISBURY ELEMENTARY (Students: 632; Location: 100 LAFAYETTE RD.; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
Library in Salisbury:
  • SALISBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $137,853; Location: 17 ELM STREET; 25,960 books; 381 audio materials; 131 video materials; 62 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: North Pier Light (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Salisbury include: Star of the Sea Chapel (A), Hope Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Green Street Cemetery (1), Maplewood Cemetery (2), Long Hill Cemetery (3), First Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Morrill Creek (A), Merrimack River (B), Shad Creek (C), Allen Creek (D), Fox Island Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Salisbury: Salisbury Beach State Reservation (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Joe's Playland-Midway Arcade (Arcades & Amusements; 10 Broadway).

Hotels: Ocean Gate Motel (233 Beach Road), Michael's Oceanfront Motel (40 Central Avenue), Knotty Pine Motel (123 Beach Road), Beach Road Grove Cabins (148 Beach Road), Hilton's Dunes Motel (162 Beach Road), Driftwood Motel (229 Beach Road), Casino Motel Oceanside (406 North End Boulevard), Beachway Motel (82 Beach Road), Shoreline Motel (41 Atlantic Avenue).

 

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

SALISBURY DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS (Population served: 20000, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 38 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Salisbury that have no violations reported:
  • RINGS ISLAND WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.4 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  57.9%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.1%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  8.0%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.5%
Whole state:  4.4%

Salisbury compared to Massachusetts 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.


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Banks with branches in Salisbury (2007 data):
  • Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank: Salisbury Branch at Merrill Street And Route 110, branch established on 1971-09-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $541.2 mil, Deposits: $373.5 mil, headquarters in Newburyport, MA, positive income, 5 total offices
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: Crossroads Plaza Branch at 6 Merrill Street, branch established on 1991-12-02. 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



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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 Salisbury:
  • WNBP (1450 AM; 1 kW; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Owner: RADIO NEWBURYPORT, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WGIP (1540 AM; 5 kW; EXETER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDER (1320 AM; 10 kW; DERRY, NH; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. OF NH)

Strongest FM radio stations in Salisbury:
  • WSAK (102.1 FM; HAMPTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNEF (91.7 FM; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WXRV (92.5 FM; HAVERHILL, MA; Owner: BEANPOT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WHEB (100.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WERZ (107.1 FM; EXETER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQSX (93.7 FM; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WBOQ (104.9 FM; GLOUCESTER, MA; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WUBB (95.3 FM; YORK CENTER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • W227AM (93.3 FM; ANDOVER, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBCN (104.1 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: HEMISPHERE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Salisbury:
  • WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • 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.)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, 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)

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