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Population (year 2000): 5,902. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,179 (+4.7% change)
Males: 2,948 (49.9%), Females: 2,954 (50.1%)
Middlesex County
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $96,290 (year 2000)
Median house value: $291,600 (year 2000)
Races in Stow:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Asian Indian (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (24.6%), English (20.1%),
Italian (16.5%), French (8.8%), German (8.5%), Scottish (5.0%).
Elevation: 231 feet
For population 25 years and over in Stow
- High school or higher: 96.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 28.0%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Stow town
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 69.5%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 6.0%
7.6% Foreign born (4.5% Europe, 1.8% Asia, 0.9%
Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Stow:
- MARLBOROUGH HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; MARLBOROUGH,
MA)
- EMERSON HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; W CONCORD, MA)
- DEACONESS - NASHOBA HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; AYER,
MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Stow:
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 16 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- MANCHESTER (about 35 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Stow:
- MINUTE MAN AIR FIELD (about 2 miles; STOW, MA; ID:
6B6)
- MARLBORO (about 8 miles; MARLBORO, MA; ID: 9B1)
- SHIRLEY (about 12 miles; SHIRLEY, MA; ID: 9B4)
Amtrak station near Stow:
- 13 miles: FRAMINGHAM (443 WAVERLY ST.). Services:
public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Stow:
- BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; WALTHAM, MA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,444)
- FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
FRAMINGHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
- MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
BEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,501)
- WELLESLEY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; FT
enrollment: 2,241)
- MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
WELLESLEY HILLS, MA; FT enrollment: 2,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 19 miles;
LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
- BENTLEY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT
enrollment: 4,651)
Public primary/middle schools in Stow:
- POMPOSITTICUT (Students: 280; Location: 511
GREAT RD; Grades: KG - 02)
- HALE (Students: 275; Location: 55 HARTLEY
ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CENTER SCHOOL (Students: 256; Location: 403
GREAT RD; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Stow:
- STEPPINGSTONES SCHOOL (Students: 71;
Location: PO BOX 342; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Stow:
- RANDALL LIBRARY (Operating income: $191,947;
Location: 19 CRESCENT STREET; 38,695 books; 2,316 audio
materials; 747 video materials; 82 serial subscriptions)
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