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Population (year 2000): 2,047
Males: 1,026  (50.1%)
Females: 1,021  (49.9%)

Worcester County

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01566.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $65,900 (it was $56,806 in 2000)
Sturbridge  $65,900
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $290,400 (it was $148,500 in 2000)
Sturbridge  $290,400
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Sturbridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
  • Asian Indian (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)

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Ancestries: Italian (21.4%), Irish (20.5%), English (17.3%), French (16.8%), French Canadian (9.3%), German (9.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1738

Elevation: 619 feet

Land area: 5.35 square miles.

Population density: 383 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sturbridge

  • High school or higher: 90.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sturbridge CDP

  • Never married: 17.7%
  • Now married: 64.3%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

169 residents are foreign born (4.7% Europe, 1.7% North America, 1.5% Asia).

This place:  8.3%
Massachusetts:  12.2%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Sturbridge, Massachusetts in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sturbridge to the number of sex offenders is 2047 to 1.

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

Sturbridge:  1.5% ($2,228)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Worcester, MA (21.4 miles , pop. 172,648).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (68.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (151.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Southbridge, MA (2.2 miles ), Fiskdale, MA (3.5 miles ), Charlton, MA (7.0 miles ), Holland, MA (7.2 miles ), Brookfield, MA (7.5 miles ), East Brookfield, MA (8.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 27 buildings, average cost: $106,400
  • 1997: 20 buildings, average cost: $106,300
  • 1998: 25 buildings, average cost: $101,000
  • 1999: 27 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 2000: 72 buildings, average cost: $106,000
  • 2001: 62 buildings, average cost: $134,200
  • 2002: 102 buildings, average cost: $132,900
  • 2003: 125 buildings, average cost: $144,500
  • 2004: 98 buildings, average cost: $172,000
  • 2005: 78 buildings, average cost: $163,700
  • 2006: 52 buildings, average cost: $182,700
  • 2007: 26 buildings, average cost: $184,400

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Latitude: 42.10 N, Longitude: 72.06 W


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Area codes: 508, 774

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Top executives (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Accountants and auditors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 23 (17 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  8.30
US city average:  3.00

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Sturbridge-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 5% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.7 miles away from the Sturbridge 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 17.6 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 Sturbridge:
  • HARRINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA)
  • HUBBARD REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WEBSTER, MA)
  • WING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PALMER, MA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sturbridge:
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 18 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 33 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 44 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sturbridge:
  • SOUTHBRIDGE MUNI (about 3 miles; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; ID: 3B0)
  • TOUTANT (about 11 miles; PUTNAM, CT; ID: C44)
  • SPENCER (about 15 miles; SPENCER, MA; ID: 60M)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sturbridge:
  • WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 20 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,846)
  • COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 21 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
  • CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 22 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 22 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 24 miles; STORRS, CT; FT enrollment: 16,952)
Public elementary/middle school in Sturbridge:
  • BURGESS ELEMENTARY (Students: 876; Location: 45 BURGESS SCHOOL RD; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-6th grade Enrollment)
Private elementary/middle school in Sturbridge:
  • TREETOPS MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 40; Location: 114 SHEPARD ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Sturbridge:
  • JOSHUA HYDE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $278,112; Location: 306 MAIN STREET; 35,277 books; 2,029 audio materials; 1,641 video materials; 91 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Sturbridge Plaza (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Sturbridge include: Sturbridge Federated Church (A), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: North Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Pistol Pond (A), Westville Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hatchet Brook (A), Hobbs Brook (B), Honey Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Sturbridge: Sturbridge Common Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Old Sturbridge Village (Museums; Route 20).

Hotels: Carriage House Inn (358 Main Street), Comfort Inn & Suites Colonial (215 Charlton Road (US 20)), Hampton Inn Sturbridge (328 Main Street), Lodges At Old Sturbridge Village (Route 20), Colonel Ebenezer Crafts Inn (277 Main Street), Oxhead Tavern (366 Main Street), Rodeway Inn Sturbridge (Sr 131 (172 Main ST)), Publick House Country Motor Lodge (On The Cmn).

 

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

STURBRIDGE WATER DEPARTMENT (Address: 308 MAIN STREET, Population served: 3200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-16-2000), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-16-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 23 regular monitoring violations
STURBRIDGE RETIREMENT COOP. CORP. (Population served: 263, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 57 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  73.0%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.7%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.8%
Whole state:  4.4%

Sturbridge compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Banks with branches in Sturbridge (2007 data):
  • Hometown Bank, A Cooperative Bank: Sturbridge Branch at 331 Main Stret, branch established on 2001-09-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $171.8 mil, Deposits: $141.9 mil, headquarters in Webster, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices
  • Southbridge Savings Bank: Sturbridge Branch at 200 Charlton Road, branch established on 1972-10-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $430.2 mil, Deposits: $316.1 mil, headquarters in Southbridge, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 13 total offices
  • Sovereign Bank: Sturbridge Branch at 379 Main Street, Route 20, branch established on 1958-12-13. Info updated 2006-12-07: Bank assets: $89,506.4 mil, Deposits: $51,244.7 mil, headquarters in Wyomissing, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 860 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.
  • Citizens Bank of Massachusetts: Sturbridge Stop And Shop Branch at 100 Charlton Road, branch established on 2002-09-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $35,276.0 mil, Deposits: $23,418.1 mil, headquarters in Boston, MA, positive income, 264 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
  • Savers Co-operative Bank: Sturbridge Branch at 55 Main Street, branch established on 1996-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $319.2 mil, Deposits: $253.7 mil, headquarters in Southbridge, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
  • Bank of America, National Association: Sturbridge Branch at 500 Main Street, branch established on 2002-09-09. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: Sturbridge Branch at 178 Main Street, branch established on 1972-09-11. 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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4.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.47%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($421 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.14%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, MA  1.37% ($58,665 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.29% ($58,509)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.18% ($52,994)


4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.90%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($610 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.08%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  0.91% ($51,723 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA  0.25% ($49,788)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.22% ($45,031)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sturbridge:
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WESO (970 AM; 1 kW; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WARE (1250 AM; 5 kW; WARE, MA; Owner: SUCCESS SIGNAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sturbridge:
  • WWFX (100.1 FM; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WORC-FM (98.9 FM; WEBSTER, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYCM (90.1 FM; CHARLTON, MA; Owner: BAY PATH VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL)
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBPR (91.9 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WAMH (89.3 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE)
  • WHUS (91.7 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: THE BD. OF TRUSTEES, THE UNIV. OF CT)
  • WBVC (91.1 FM; POMFRET, CT; Owner: POMFRET SCHOOL)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WILI-FM (98.3 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: NUTMEG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W246AM (97.1 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WICN (90.5 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WICN PUBLIC RADIO, INC)
  • W258AC (99.5 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Sturbridge:
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WCRN-LP (Channel 34; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)

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