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Population (year 2000): 2,845. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,930 (+3.0% change)
Males: 1,428 (50.2%), Females: 1,417 (49.8%)
Middlesex County
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $61,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $144,200 (year 2000)
Races in Ashby:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: French (17.4%), English (17.3%),
Irish (17.3%), French Canadian (8.5%), German (7.8%), Italian
(7.1%).
Elevation: 904 feet
For population 25 years and over in Ashby
- High school or higher: 90.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashby town
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 6.9%
2.7% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.1% North
America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ashby:
- HEALTH ALLIANCE HOSPITALS INC (about 12 miles;
LEOMINSTER, MA)
- HEYWOOD HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GARDNER, MA)
- MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
PETERBOROUGH, NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashby:
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 29 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- MANCHESTER (about 33 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 40 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashby:
- FITCHBURG MUNI (about 11 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; ID:
FIT)
- JAFFREY AIRPORT-SILVER RANCH (about 15 miles;
JAFFREY, NH; ID: AFN)
- GARDNER MUNI (about 16 miles; GARDNER, MA; ID: GDM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashby:
- FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 7 miles; FITCHBURG,
MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,660)
- MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles;
GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
- QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
- WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 28 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
- ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
FT enrollment: 2,356)
- WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
- COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 30 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
Public primary/middle school in Ashby:
- ASHBY ELEMENTARY (Students: 270; Location:
MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Ashby:
- ASHBY FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$31,316; Location: 812 MAIN STREET; 20,677 books; 217
audio materials; 755 video materials; 20 serial
subscriptions)
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