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Population (year 2000): 3,401. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,357 (-1.3% change)
Males: 1,706 (50.2%), Females: 1,695 (49.8%)
Berkshire County
Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $41,981 (year 2000)
Median house value: $124,100 (year 2000)
Races in Cheshire:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: Polish (22.4%), Irish (21.2%),
French (17.6%), Italian (14.2%), English (13.2%), German
(10.2%).
Elevation: 963 feet
For population 25 years and over in Cheshire
- High school or higher: 87.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cheshire town
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 63.9%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 8.3%
2.6% Foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.4% North
America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Cheshire:
- BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 10 miles;
PITTSFIELD, MA)
- NORTH ADAMS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; NORTH
ADAMS, MA)
- SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles;
BENNINGTON, VT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cheshire:
- BARNES MUNI (about 43 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD,
MA; ID: BAF)
- ALBANY INTL (about 46 miles; ALBANY, NY; ID: ALB)
- WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 51 miles;
SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cheshire:
- HARRIMAN-AND-WEST (about 9 miles; NORTH ADAMS, MA;
ID: AQW)
- PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 13 miles; PITTSFIELD, MA; ID:
PSF)
- WILLIAM H. MORSE STATE (about 23 miles; BENNINGTON,
VT; ID: DDH)
Amtrak station near Cheshire:
- 10 miles: PITTSFIELD (DEPOT ST. BTW NORTH & CENTER
STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public
transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cheshire:
- WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 10 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
- WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 35 miles; WESTFIELD,
MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
- RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 37 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 7,150)
- HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles;
TROY, NY; FT enrollment: 6,337)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 39 miles;
AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)
- SMITH COLLEGE (about 40 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT
enrollment: 3,053)
- SIENA COLLEGE (about 44 miles; LOUDONVILLE, NY; FT
enrollment: 3,001)
Public high school in Cheshire:
- HOOSAC VALLEY HIGH (Students: 522; Location:
125 SAVOY ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Cheshire:
- CHESHIRE ELEMENTARY (Students: 282; Location:
191 CHURCH STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Cheshire:
- CHESHIRE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$22,716; Location: 23 DEPOT STREET; 7,420 books; 8 audio
materials; 161 video materials; 38 serial subscriptions)
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