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Population (year 2000): 4,098. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,416 (+7.8% change)
Males: 2,045 (49.9%), Females: 2,053 (50.1%)
Windham County
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $55,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $136,600 (year 2000)
Races in Ashford:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Black (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: Irish (18.7%), Italian (15.7%),
German (14.0%), French (13.2%), English (11.8%), Polish (9.1%).
Elevation: 700 feet
For population 25 years and over in Ashford
- High school or higher: 87.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.1%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashford town
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 8.7%
4.2% Foreign born (3.3% Europe, 0.4% North
America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ashford:
- NATCHAUG HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MANSFIELD CENTER,
CT)
- WINDHAM COMM MEM HOSP & HATCH HOSP (about 13 miles;
WILLIMANTIC, CT)
- JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; STAFFORD
SPRINGS, CT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashford:
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 33 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 36 miles;
SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
- HARTFORD-BRAINARD (about 38 miles; HARTFORD, CT; ID:
HFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashford:
- TOUTANT (about 8 miles; PUTNAM, CT; ID: C44)
- WINDHAM (about 11 miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; ID: IJD)
- DANIELSON (about 16 miles; DANIELSON, CT; ID: 5B3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashford:
- UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 10 miles; STORRS,
CT; Full-time enrollment: 16,952)
- EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13
miles; WILLIMANTIC, CT; FT enrollment: 4,165)
- WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 3,285)
- WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 34 miles; WORCESTER,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
- COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 34 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
- CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT
enrollment: 2,563)
- SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SPRINGFIELD,
MA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
Public primary/middle schools in Ashford:
- ASHFORD SCHOOL (Students: 573; Location: 440
WESTFORD RD.; Grades: PK - 08)
- HOMEBOUND (Location: 440 WESTFORD ROAD;
Grades: PK - 12)
Library in Ashford:
- BABCOCK LIBRARY (Operating income: $143,063;
Location: 25 POMPEY HOLLOW RD.; 19,134 books; 568 audio
materials; 513 video materials; 156 serial
subscriptions)
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