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Population (year 2000): 8,804. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,057 (+2.9% change)
Males: 4,363 (49.6%), Females: 4,441 (50.4%)
Worcester County
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $55,163 (year 2000)
Median house value: $145,900 (year 2000)
Races in Blackstone:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: French Canadian (22.3%), French
(21.6%), Irish (20.1%), Italian (15.4%), English (14.4%), Polish
(8.5%).
Elevation: 186 feet
For population 25 years and over in Blackstone
- High school or higher: 80.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blackstone town
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 58.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 8.5%
2.7% Foreign born (1.1% Asia, 0.7% North
America, 0.7% Europe).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blackstone:
- REHAB HOSP OF R I (about 3 miles; NORTH SMITHFIELD,
RI)
- LANDMARK MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 3 miles;
WOONSOCKET, RI)
- MILFORD WHITINSVILLE REG HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
MILFORD, MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blackstone:
- THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 23 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; ID: PVD)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 29 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 36 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blackstone:
- HOPEDALE INDUSTRIAL PARK (about 7 miles; HOPEDALE,
MA; ID: 1B6)
- NORTH CENTRAL STATE (about 9 miles; PAWTUCKET, RI;
ID: SFZ)
- NORFOLK (about 14 miles; NORFOLK, MA; ID: 32M)
Amtrak stations near Blackstone:
- 16 miles: PROVIDENCE (100 GASPEE ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
- 20 miles: FRAMINGHAM (443 WAVERLY ST.). Services:
public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blackstone:
- BRYANT COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SMITHFIELD, RI;
Full-time enrollment: 2,926)
- PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI;
FT enrollment: 4,456)
- RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE (about 15 miles; PROVIDENCE,
RI; FT enrollment: 6,208)
- JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles;
Providence, RI; FT enrollment: 8,218)
- RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (about 17 miles;
PROVIDENCE, RI; FT enrollment: 2,086)
- BROWN UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; FT
enrollment: 7,460)
- FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 23 miles;
FRAMINGHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
Public high school in Blackstone:
- BLACKSTONE MILLVILLE RHS (Students: 601;
Location: 175 LINCOLN STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blackstone:
- FREDERICK W. HARTNETT MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Students: 605; Location: 35 FEDERAL STREET; Grades: 06
- 08)
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEM (Students: 467; Location:
200 LINCOLN STREET; Grades: PK - 03)
- A F MALONEY (Students: 253; Location: 200
LINCOLN STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
Library in Blackstone:
- BLACKSTONE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $120,117; Location: 15 ST. PAUL STREET; 18,088
books; 726 audio materials; 1,202 video materials; 48
serial subscriptions)
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