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Population (year 2000): 43,789. Estimated
population in July 2005: 44,609 (+1.9% change)
Males: 20,967 (47.9%), Females: 22,822 (52.1%)
Essex County
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $49,627 (year 2000)
Median house value: $159,000 (year 2000)
Races in Methuen:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.8%)
- Hispanic (9.6%)
- Other race (4.9%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Vietnamese (0.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (21.9%), Irish (20.7%),
French (10.5%), English (9.8%), French Canadian (8.8%), German
(4.8%).
Elevation: 115 feet
Land area: 22.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Methuen
- High school or higher: 81.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Methuen city
- Never married: 25.6%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 8.2%
11.2% Foreign born (4.3% Latin America, 3.5%
Asia, 2.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,616 (+9.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Methuen:
- HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (70
EAST ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Methuen:
- NORTHEAST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 5 miles;
SALEM, NH)
- MERRIMACK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; HAVERHILL,
MA)
- WHITTIER REHABILITATION HOSP (about 9 miles;
HAVERHILL, MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Methuen:
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 20 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
- MANCHESTER (about 23 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 29 miles;
BOSTON, MA; ID: BOS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Methuen:
- MERRIMACK VALLEY (about 3 miles; METHUEN, MA; ID:
MA2)
- LAWRENCE MUNI (about 5 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; ID: LWM)
- BEVERLY MUNI (about 22 miles; BEVERLY, MA; ID: BVY)
Amtrak stations near Methuen:
- 8 miles: HAVERHILL (WASHINGTON ST. @ RAILROAD
SQUARE). Services: ticket office.
- 16 miles: WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services:
ticket office.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Methuen:
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 6 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,384)
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 13 miles;
LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
- MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
BEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,501)
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
DANVERS, MA; FT enrollment: 3,663)
- TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MEDFORD, MA; FT
enrollment: 8,627)
- BENTLEY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT
enrollment: 4,651)
Public high school in Methuen:
- METHUEN HIGH (Students: 1,883; Location: 1
RANGER RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Methuen:
- PRESENTATION OF MARY ACADEMY (Students: 258;
Location: 209 LAWRENCE STREET; Grades: 9 - 12; Girls
only)
- FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 207;
Location: FELLOWSHIP WAY; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Methuen:
- MARSH GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 1,418;
Location: 309 PELHAM STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
- DONALD P TIMONY GRAMMAR (Students: 1,404;
Location: 45 PLEASANT VIEW STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
- TENNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students: 1,357;
Location: 75 PLEASANT STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
- COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Students:
1,160; Location: 100 HOWE STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
- PLEASANT VALLEY SCHOOL (Students: 8;
Location: 180 PLEASANT VALLEY STREET; Grades: PK - PK)
Private primary/middle schools in Methuen:
- ST MONICA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 379;
Location: 212 LAWRENCE STREET; Grades: 1 - 8)
- OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL SCHOO (Students:
218; Location: 82 UNION STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- CHAPEL KINDERGARTEN AND NURSER (Students:
210; Location: 26 PLEASANT STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- THE GROWING YEARS (Students: 157; Location:
423 HOWE STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- ST ANN'S HOME INC (Students: 135; Location:
100A HAVERHILL STREET; Grades: 1 - 10)
- COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN OF METH (Students:
115; Location: 90 BROADWAY STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- A SMALL WORLD CHILDRENS CENTER (Students: 51;
Location: 7 GLOUCESTER STREET; Grades: PK - 3)
- KIDS KORNER (Students: 17; Location: 969
RIVERSIDE DRIVE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Methuen:
- NEVINS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$666,307; Location: 305 BROADWAY; 71,311 books; 1,475
audio materials; 1,903 video materials; 231 serial
subscriptions)
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