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Population (year 2000): 152,082. Estimated
population in July 2005: 151,732 (-0.2% change)
Males: 71,802 (47.2%), Females: 80,280 (52.8%)
Hampden County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $30,417 (year 2000)
Median house value: $87,300 (year 2000)
Races in Springfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (48.8%)
- Hispanic (27.2%)
- Black (21.0%)
- Other race (16.4%)
- Two or more races (4.0%)
- Vietnamese (1.0%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (12.6%), Italian (9.3%),
French (8.2%), Polish (6.0%), English (4.8%), French Canadian
(4.4%).
Elevation: 70 feet
Land area: 32.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Springfield
- High school or higher: 73.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Springfield city
- Never married: 38.4%
- Now married: 39.9%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 10.2%
8.0% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America, 2.6%
Europe, 1.9% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -4,925 (-3.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Springfield:
- BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER (759 CHESTNUT ST)
- MERCY HOSPITAL, INC (271 CAREW STREET)
- PARK VIEW SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (1400 STATE
STREET)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Springfield:
- WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 5 miles;
SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
- BARNES MUNI (about 11 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD,
MA; ID: BAF)
- BRADLEY INTL (about 15 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID:
BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Springfield:
- SKYLARK AIRPARK (about 14 miles; WAREHOUSE POINT,
CT; ID: 7B6)
- NORTHAMPTON (about 15 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; ID:
7B2)
- ELLINGTON (about 16 miles; ELLINGTON, CT; ID: 7B9)
Amtrak station:
SPRINGFIELD (66 LYMAN ST.). Services: ticket office,
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food
facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid
short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car
rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public
transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Springfield:
- SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
4,176; Location: 263 ALDEN ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.spfldcol.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 4,026; Location: 1 ARMORY SQ; Public;
Website: www.stcc.mass.edu)
- WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
3,285; Location: 1215 WILBRAHAM RD; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.wnec.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 1,224; Location: 1000 STATE ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: WWW.AIC.EDU; Offers Doctor's
degree)
- ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SCHOOL (FT enrollment:
269; Location: 365 CADWELL DR 1ST FL; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.UDSEDUCATION.COM)
- THE SALTER SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 58;
Location: 1243 MAIN ST; Private, for-profit)
- MASSACHUSETTS CAREER DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE INC
(FT enrollment: 39; Location: 140 WILBRAHAM AVE;
Private, not-for-profit; Website: mcditraining.com)
- MANSFIELD BEAUTY SCHOOLS (FT enrollment: 25;
Location: 266 BRIDGE ST; Private, for-profit)
- BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER-SCHOOL OF NURSE MIDWIFERY
(FT enrollment: 7; Location: 759 CHESTNUT ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: baystatehealth.com; Offers
Master's degree)
- SMITH & WESSON ACADEMY (Location: 299 PAGE
BLVD; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.smith-wesson.com/academy)
- CAREGIVERS TRAINING SCHOOL (Location: 155
CHESTNUT ST RM 306; Private, for-profit)
- GREATER SPRINGFIELD ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
SCHOOL (Location: 221 INDUSTRY AVE; Private,
not-for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Springfield:
- HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; HOLYOKE,
MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
- MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SOUTH HADLEY,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,029)
- SMITH COLLEGE (about 16 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT
enrollment: 3,053)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 19 miles;
AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)
- WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; WESTFIELD,
MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
- MANCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
MANCHESTER, CT; FT enrollment: 2,863)
- UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (about 27 miles; WEST
HARTFORD, CT; FT enrollment: 5,557)
Public high schools in Springfield:
- HIGH SCHOOL/SCIENCE-TECH (Students: 1,853;
Location: 1250 STATE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 1,843;
Location: 1840 ROOSEVELT AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HIGH SCHOOL OF COMMERCE (Students: 1,722;
Location: 415 STATE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PUTNAM VOC TECH HIGH SCH (Students: 982;
Location: 1300 STATE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SPRINGFIELD H S (Students: 228; Location:
1170 CAREW STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Springfield:
- CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 870;
Location: 260 SURREY ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- PIONEER VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 239;
Location: 965 PLUMTREE ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- THE MACDUFFIE SCHOOL (Students: 209;
Location: 3 AMES HILL DRIVE; Grades: 6 - 12)
- SPRINGFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 170;
Location: 627 STATE ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Springfield:
- SABIS INTERNATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL (Students:
1,343; Location: 160 JOAN STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- CHESTNUT STREET MIDDLE (Students: 1,212;
Location: 355 PLAINFIELD STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- VAN SICKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,111;
Location: 1170 CAREW STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- M MARCUS KILEY MIDDLE (Students: 1,068;
Location: 180 COOLEY STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FOREST PARK MIDDLE (Students: 939; Location:
46 OAKLAND STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JOHN J DUGGAN MIDDLE (Students: 858;
Location: 1015 WILBRAHAM RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GERENA (Students: 752; Location: 200 BIRNIE
AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- REBECCA M JOHNSON (Students: 733; Location:
55 CATHERINE STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE (Students: 691;
Location: 1385 BERKSHIRE AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BOLAND SCHOOL (Students: 618; Location: 426
ARMORY STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Springfield:
- HOLY CROSS SCHOOL (Students: 508; Location:
153 EDDYWOOD STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY OF HOPE SCHOOL (Students: 479;
Location: 474 ARMORY STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- HOLY NAME SCHOOL (Students: 393; Location: 37
ALDERMAN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY-SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 310;
Location: 52 ROSEWELL AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
180; Location: 370 STAFFORD ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL SCH (Students: 155;
Location: 36 MARGARET STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- CHILDREN'S HOUSE (Students: 110; Location:
720 WILBRAHAM ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
- MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS (Students: 107;
Location: 761 SUMNER AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
- PIONEER VALLEY MONTESSORI SCH (Students: 96;
Location: 1524 PARKER STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
- THE CHILDREN'SCT @ TOWER SQUAR (Students: 81;
Location: 1500 MAIN ST 6TH FL TOWER SQ; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Springfield:
- SPRINGFIELD CITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$7,336,788; Location: 220 STATE ST.; 626,315 books;
30,423 audio materials; 18,930 video materials; 1,532
serial subscriptions)
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