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Notable locations in Tisbury: West Chop Light (A), Vineyard Haven Breakwater Light (B), Vineyard Haven Ferry Slip Light (C), Lake Tashmoo East Jetty Light (D), Marthas Vineyard Shipyard (E), Mink Meadows Golf Course (F), Schamonchi Dock (G), Steamship Authority Wharf (H), Tashmoo Overlook (I), Vineyard Haven Yacht Club (J), Tisbury Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters (K), West Tisbury Fire Department (L), Tisbury Elementary School Library (M), Katherine Cornell Theater (N), Marthas Vineyard Chamber of Commerce (O), Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole (P), Seamans Bethel (Q), Tisbury Museum (R), Tisbury Town Hall (S), Vineyard Haven Public Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Tisbury include: Unitarian Universalist Society (A), Saint Augustines Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Tisbury Village Cemetery (1), West Chop Cemetery (2), Oak Grove Cemetery (3), South End Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Rhoda Pond (A), Mink Meadows Pond (B), Lagoon Pond (C), Flat Bottom Pond (D), Lake Tashmoo (E), Upper Lagoon Pond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Mud Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Tisbury include: William Street Historic District (1), Veterans Memorial Park (2), Owen Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Beaches: Tisbury Town Beach (A), Owen Park Beach (B), Lake Tashmoo Town Beach (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotel: Bayberry Inn Bed & Breakfast (49 Old Courthouse Rd.).
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Dukes 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 (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2002 was 10.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.2 miles away from the city center.
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people | | Massachusetts: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 54.8% | | Whole state: | 64.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.2% | | 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: 0.3% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 12.2% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tisbury, MA
People in group quarters in Tisbury:
- 92 people in nursing homes
- 17 people in other workers' dormitories
- 2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Tisbury compared to Massachusetts state average:
- Median house value significantly above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born 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. (51%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (5%)
Religion statistics for Tisbury (based on Dukes County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 85.96%
| Here |  | 86.0% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Episcopal Church | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Jewish |
| Adherents | 77.2% | 4.7% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 2.3% |
| Congregations | 12.5% | 12.5% | 20.8% | 12.5% | 4.2% |
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| Name | Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches | United Church of Christ | Assemblies of God | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Other |
| Adherents | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
| Congregations | 4.2% | 4.2% | 8.3% | 4.2% | 16.7% |
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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: 13 | Dukes County: | 8.41 / 10,000 pop. | | Massachusetts: | 1.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Dukes County: | 1.94 / 10,000 pop. | | Massachusetts: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 3 | Here: | 1.94 / 10,000 pop. | | Massachusetts: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 55 | Here: | 35.59 / 10,000 pop. | | Massachusetts: | 8.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Dukes County: | 8.1% | | State: | 8.1% |
Adult obesity rate: | Dukes County: | 19.1% | | State: | 22.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Here: | 14.6% | | Massachusetts: | 16.5% |
5.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,717 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.49% | | Massachusetts average: | 6.31% |
0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($812 average AGI)| Dukes County: | 0.29% | | Massachusetts average: | 0.28% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,591 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.17% | | Massachusetts average: | 6.91% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Tisbury:
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WBSM (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPRO (630 AM; 5 kW; PROVIDENCE, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tisbury:
- WMVY (92.7 FM; TISBURY, MA; Owner: ARITAUR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCAI (90.1 FM; WOODS HOLE, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WCIB (101.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WTWV (101.1 FM; MASHPEE, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WJFD-FM (97.3 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: EDMUND DINIS, TRUSTEE)
- WFPB-FM (91.9 FM; FALMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
- WCTK (98.1 FM; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: HALL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPXC (102.9 FM; HYANNIS, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WQRC (99.9 FM; BARNSTABLE, MA; Owner: SANDAB COMMUNICATION LTD. PNR/SHP II)
- WFHN (107.1 FM; FAIRHAVEN, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WXTK (95.1 FM; WEST YARMOUTH, MA; Owner: BOCH BROADCASTING LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
- WRZE (96.3 FM; NANTUCKET, MA; Owner: QANTUM OF CAPE COD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WKKB (100.3 FM; MIDDLETOWN, RI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSMU-FM (91.1 FM; NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
TV broadcast stations around Tisbury:
- WLWC (Channel 28; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: C-28 FCC LICENSEE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
- WDPX (Channel 58; VINEYARD HAVEN, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
- WLNE-TV (Channel 6; NEW BEDFORD, MA; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, INC.)
- WMPX-LP (Channel 67; DENNIS, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 18 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Tisbury)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Off State Rd/1.4 Km Sw Of (Lat: 41.445667 Lon: -70.612806), Type: Tower, Structure height: 35 m, Call Sign: WPJS691
Assigned Frequencies: 157.740 MHz Grant Date: 10/09/1996, Expiration Date: 10/09/2006, Cancellation Date: 11/25/2006, Certifier: Eugene H Kreeft
Registrant: Preferred Networks Inc, 5801 Goshen Springs Rd, Suite D, Norcross, GA 30071, Fax: (770) 734-0936
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - High Point Lane (Lat: 41.445556 Lon: -70.612778), Type: Tank, Structure height: 22.3 m, Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WPJQ679
Assigned Frequencies: 155.880 MHz Grant Date: 01/18/2002, Expiration Date: 02/28/2012, Certifier: Earl Littlefield
Registrant: Federal Licensing, Inc., 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - Lat: 41.425000 Lon: -70.641667, Call Sign: WQIG219
Assigned Frequencies: 154.070 MHz Grant Date: 01/30/2008, Expiration Date: 01/30/2018, Certifier: John F Schilling
Registrant: Federal Licensing, Inc., 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - State Road (Lat: 41.445944 Lon: -70.616139), Overall height: 19.8 m, Call Sign: WLJ340, Licensee ID: L00276131
Assigned Frequencies: 2042.00 MHz Grant Date: 06/19/1985, Expiration Date: 04/01/2007, Cancellation Date: 02/18/2005
Registrant: Paxson Boston-68 License, Inc., 601 Clearwater Park Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6233
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 - Beach Rd (Lat: 41.454278 Lon: -70.595861), Type: Building, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: KDO759
Assigned Frequencies: 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.975 MHz Grant Date: 04/01/1997, Expiration Date: 04/01/2002, Cancellation Date: 07/07/2002
Registrant: Tisbury Wharf Company, Beach Rd, Tisbury, MA 02568 - Owen Park (Lat: 41.459556 Lon: -70.611139), Type: Building, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: KYQ842
Assigned Frequencies: 156.450 MHz, 156.475 MHz, 156.800 MHz Grant Date: 02/01/2000, Expiration Date: 05/03/2005, Cancellation Date: 07/09/2005
Registrant: Tisbury, Town Of, 21 Spring St, Tisbury, MA 02568 - 45 Owen Little Way (Lat: 41.463444 Lon: -70.599472), Type: Tower, Overall height: 10 m, Call Sign: WHX700, Licensee ID: L00010248
Assigned Frequencies: 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.925 MHz Grant Date: 03/13/2001, Expiration Date: 05/29/2011
Registrant: Vineyard Haven Yacht Club Inc, 45 Owen Little Way, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: W0RBN, Licensee ID: L00592135
Grant Date: 03/14/2006, Expiration Date: 03/20/2016
Registrant: John W Clough, 125 Main Street, Tisbury, MA 02568
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 81368 , Serial Number: AA5B0513, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 05/17/1977
Registrant (Corporation): Deca Inc, Po Box 2169, Tisbury, MA 02568
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