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Population (year 2000): 1,673. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,897 (+13.4% change)
Males: 838 (50.1%), Females: 835 (49.9%)
Worcester County
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $60,729 (year 2000)
Median house value: $144,500 (year 2000)
Races in Oakham:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (17.3%), English
(17.1%), Irish (16.7%), French (12.9%), Polish (9.0%), French
Canadian (6.8%).
Elevation: 1050 feet
For population 25 years and over in Oakham
- High school or higher: 91.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.9%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oakham town
- Never married: 22.5%
- Now married: 65.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 4.8%
- Divorced: 6.7%
2.8% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.7% North
America, 0.4% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Oakham:
- FAIRLAWN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
WORCESTER, MA)
- HEYWOOD HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; GARDNER, MA)
- MARY LANE HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WARE, MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Oakham:
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 14 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 36 miles;
SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
- BARNES MUNI (about 48 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD,
MA; ID: BAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oakham:
- TANNER-HILLER (about 5 miles; BARRE/BARRE PLAINS,
MA; ID: 8B5)
- SPENCER (about 9 miles; SPENCER, MA; ID: 60M)
- GARDNER MUNI (about 13 miles; GARDNER, MA; ID: GDM)
Amtrak station near Oakham:
- 19 miles: WORCESTER (WORCHESTER, 45 SHREWSBURY ST.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public
transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oakham:
- WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WORCESTER,
MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,846)
- MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
- WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 18 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
- ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 18 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
FT enrollment: 2,356)
- QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
- COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 18 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
- CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT
enrollment: 2,563)
Public primary/middle school in Oakham:
- OAKHAM CENTER (Students: 288; Location:
COLDBROOK RD; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Oakham:
- FOBES MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$25,831; Location: 4 MAPLE ST.; 21,805 books; 120 audio
materials; 565 video materials; 24 serial subscriptions)
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