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Population (year 2000): 1,427
Males: 694  (48.6%)
Females: 733  (51.4%)

Middlesex County

Median resident age:  39.0 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01464.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,500 (it was $40,956 in 2000)
Shirley  $46,500
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $256,500 (it was $146,100 in 2000)
Shirley  $256,500
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Shirley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.0%)
  • Black (4.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Korean (0.8%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Irish (21.2%), French (15.1%), German (13.7%), English (11.7%), French Canadian (8.5%), Polish (8.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1775

Elevation: 279 feet

Land area: 1.35 square miles.

Population density: 1059 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Shirley

  • High school or higher: 85.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shirley CDP

  • Never married: 28.7%
  • Now married: 48.4%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

28 residents are foreign born

This place:  2.0%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

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

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

Shirley:  1.1% ($1,662)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashua, NH (18.5 miles , pop. 86,605).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (41.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (192.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Fort Devens, MA (2.5 miles ), Harvard, MA (4.2 miles ), Ayer, MA (4.7 miles ), Lancaster, MA (5.2 miles ), Ayer, MA (5.3 miles ), Lunenburg, MA (5.5 miles ), Groton, MA (7.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 42 buildings, average cost: $68,900
  • 1997: 61 buildings, average cost: $87,300
  • 1999: 18 buildings, average cost: $118,000
  • 2000: 20 buildings, average cost: $116,900
  • 2001: 25 buildings, average cost: $129,300
  • 2002: 29 buildings, average cost: $162,000
  • 2003: 23 buildings, average cost: $182,900
  • 2004: 36 buildings, average cost: $174,400
  • 2005: 36 buildings, average cost: $201,800
  • 2006: 31 buildings, average cost: $194,400
  • 2007: 22 buildings, average cost: $181,300

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Latitude: 42.54 N, Longitude: 71.65 W


Area code: 978

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (9%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Paper (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (19%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 16 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  8.41
US city average:  3.00

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Shirley-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 11% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the Shirley place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the place center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Shirley:
  • DEACONESS - NASHOBA HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; AYER, MA)
  • HEALTH ALLIANCE HOSPITALS INC (about 8 miles; LEOMINSTER, MA)
  • CLINTON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 9 miles; CLINTON, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Shirley, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shirley:
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 25 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 26 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • MANCHESTER (about 31 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shirley:
  • SHIRLEY (about 2 miles; SHIRLEY, MA; ID: 9B4)
  • FITCHBURG MUNI (about 7 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; ID: FIT)
  • MINUTE MAN AIR FIELD (about 12 miles; STOW, MA; ID: 6B6)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shirley:
  • FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 11 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,660)
  • MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,501)
  • BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,444)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 22 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 22 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
Public elementary/middle schools in Shirley:
  • LURA A WHITE (Students: 376; Location: 34 LANCASTER RD; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-4th grade Enrollment)
  • SHIRLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 254; Location: 1 HOSPITAL ROAD; Grades: 5th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
Library in Shirley:
  • HAZEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $199,727; Location: 3 KEADY WAY; 30,130 books; 559 audio materials; 1,284 video materials; 113 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Deaconess - Nashoba Hospital is now named Nashoba Community Medical Center
  • Deaconess - Nashoba Hospital is now named Nashoba Community Medical Center

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Notable locations in Shirley: Shirley Municipal Building (A), Hazen Memorial Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Shirley: Saint Anthonys Religious Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Anthonys Cemetery (1), Village Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Phoenix Pond (A), Tophet Swamp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bow Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Hands On Art Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 3 Lancaster Road).

 

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

SHIRLEY WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 4233, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-28-2000), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-28-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-1998), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-28-1998)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In MAR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-27-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-1996)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 11 regular monitoring violations
SPRINGHAVEN CAMPGROUND LLC (Serves NH, Population served: 78, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  54.3%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  7.8%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.2%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.9%
Whole state:  4.4%

Shirley compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Shirley (2007 data):
  • North Middlesex Savings Bank: Shirley Branch at 95 Front Street, branch established on 2004-08-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $365.3 mil, Deposits: $288.3 mil, headquarters in Ayer, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
  • Fidelity Co-operative Bank: Shirley Branch at 21 Main Street, branch established on 1908-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-24: Bank assets: $380.4 mil, Deposits: $267.1 mil, headquarters in Fitchburg, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity Mutual Holding Company



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7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($52,906 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.07%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,266 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.52%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Suffolk County, MA  1.47% ($54,668 average AGI)
from Essex County, MA  0.61% ($47,527)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.59% ($73,785)


7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($62,506 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.59%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,062 average AGI)
Middlesex County:  0.16%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Suffolk County, MA  1.22% ($53,734 average AGI)
to Essex County, MA  0.79% ($62,439)
to Worcester County, MA  0.70% ($58,665)


Strongest AM radio stations in Shirley:
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WAZN (1470 AM; 7 kW; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WCMX (1000 AM; daytime; 1 kW; LEOMINSTER, MA; Owner: TWIN CITY BAPTIST TEMPLE, INC.)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEIM (1280 AM; 5 kW; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: LIVEAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shirley:
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WGIR-FM (101.1 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WQLL (96.5 FM; BEDFORD, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WLMW (90.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE)
  • WZID (95.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WHOB (106.3 FM; NASHUA, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Shirley:
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)

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