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Population (year 2000): 27,134. Estimated
population in July 2005: 26,365 (-2.8% change)
Males: 12,757 (47.0%), Females: 14,377 (53.0%)
Middlesex County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $62,811 (year 2000)
Median house value: $254,400 (year 2000)
Races in Melrose:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Chinese (0.9%)
Ancestries: Irish (35.3%), Italian (22.4%),
English (13.1%), German (5.6%), French (4.8%), French Canadian
(3.8%).
Elevation: 133 feet
Land area: 4.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Melrose
- High school or higher: 91.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.0%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Melrose city
- Never married: 27.8%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 6.9%
6.1% Foreign born (2.8% Europe, 1.7% Asia, 0.8%
North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -975 (-3.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Melrose:
- HALLMARK HEALTH SYSTEM (about 3 miles; MALDEN, MA)
- QUIGLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; CHELSEA,
MA)
- WINCHESTER HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WINCHESTER, MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Melrose:
- GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 9 miles;
BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 16 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
- MANCHESTER (about 42 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Melrose:
- BEVERLY MUNI (about 15 miles; BEVERLY, MA; ID: BVY)
- LAWRENCE MUNI (about 19 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; ID:
LWM)
- MERRIMACK VALLEY (about 20 miles; METHUEN, MA; ID:
MA2)
Amtrak stations near Melrose:
- 7 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY
ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
- 7 miles: WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services:
ticket office.
- 8 miles: BOSTON (SO. STA) (BOSTON, ATLANTIC AVE. &
SUMMER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Melrose:
- TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; MEDFORD, MA;
Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
- BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles;
BOSTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,638)
- SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; BOSTON, MA; FT
enrollment: 5,291)
- MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 8
miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; FT enrollment: 9,895)
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; FT
enrollment: 20,531)
- LESLEY UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; FT
enrollment: 3,700)
- EMERSON COLLEGE (about 8 miles; Boston, MA; FT
enrollment: 3,697)
Public high school in Melrose:
- MELROSE HIGH (Students: 971; Location: 360
LYNN FELLS PKWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Melrose:
- MELROSE MIDDLE (Students: 828; Location: 350
LYNN FELLS PKWY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LINCOLN (Students: 576; Location: 80 WEST
WYOMING AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- WINTHROP (Students: 348; Location: 162 FIRST
STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- ROOSEVELT (Students: 326; Location: 253
VINTON STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- HERBERT CLARK HOOVER (Students: 267;
Location: 37 GLENDOWER RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- HORACE MANN (Students: 256; Location: 40
DAMON AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Melrose:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 381;
Location: 4 MYRTLE STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- MELROSE NURSERY AND DAY SCHOOL (Students: 88;
Location: 15 BARTLETT STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- MELROSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 41;
Location: 70 WEST EMERSON STREET; Grades: PK - 1)
- MELROSE DAY CARE CENTER INC (Students: 9;
Location: 121 WEST FOSTER STREET; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Melrose:
- MELROSE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$948,988; Location: 69 WEST EMERSON ST.; 114,306 books;
1,907 audio materials; 2,932 video materials; 204 serial
subscriptions)
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