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Population (year 2000): 5,546. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,981 (+7.8% change)
Males: 2,817 (50.8%), Females: 2,729 (49.2%)
Worcester County
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $55,568 (year 2000)
Median house value: $127,200 (year 2000)
Races in Ashburnham:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: Irish (25.7%), French (21.2%),
French Canadian (14.7%), English (13.0%), Italian (11.1%),
German (5.9%).
Elevation: 1028 feet
For population 25 years and over in Ashburnham
- High school or higher: 90.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashburnham town
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 64.0%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 3.8%
- Divorced: 7.7%
4.2% Foreign born (2.0% North America, 1.4%
Europe, 0.5% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ashburnham:
- HEYWOOD HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GARDNER, MA)
- HEALTH ALLIANCE HOSPITALS INC (about 14 miles;
LEOMINSTER, MA)
- MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
PETERBOROUGH, NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashburnham:
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 26 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- MANCHESTER (about 39 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 45 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashburnham:
- GARDNER MUNI (about 10 miles; GARDNER, MA; ID: GDM)
- FITCHBURG MUNI (about 13 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; ID:
FIT)
- JAFFREY AIRPORT-SILVER RANCH (about 13 miles;
JAFFREY, NH; ID: AFN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashburnham:
- MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles;
GARDNER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,023)
- FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 9 miles; FITCHBURG,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
- QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
- WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WORCESTER,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
- WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 26 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
- ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
FT enrollment: 2,356)
- COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 28 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
Public high school in Ashburnham:
- OAKMONT REGIONAL H S (Students: 673;
Location: 9 OAKMONT DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Ashburnham:
- CUSHING ACADEMY (Students: 411; Location: 39
SCHOOL STREET PO BOX 8000; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ashburnham:
- OVERLOOK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 641;
Location: 10 OAKMONT DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BRIGGS ELEM (Students: 516; Location: 96
WILLIAMS RD; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Ashburnham:
- STEVENS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$155,213; Location: 20 MEMORIAL DRIVE; 72,016 books; 820
audio materials; 1,870 video materials; 67 serial
subscriptions)
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