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Population (year 2000): 9,198. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,285 (+0.9% change)
Males: 4,561 (49.6%), Females: 4,637 (50.4%)
Middlesex County
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $61,745 (year 2000)
Median house value: $159,700 (year 2000)
Races in Townsend:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Black (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (27.0%), English (17.5%),
Italian (14.5%), French (12.9%), French Canadian (9.0%), German
(7.8%).
Elevation: 315 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Townsend
- High school or higher: 91.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Townsend town
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 7.1%
3.7% Foreign born (1.9% Europe, 1.4% North
America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Townsend:
- HEALTH ALLIANCE HOSPITALS INC (about 11 miles;
LEOMINSTER, MA)
- DEACONESS - NASHOBA HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; AYER,
MA)
- CLINTON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 18 miles;
CLINTON, MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Townsend:
- MANCHESTER (about 27 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 30 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 33 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Townsend:
- FITCHBURG MUNI (about 9 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; ID:
FIT)
- SHIRLEY (about 12 miles; SHIRLEY, MA; ID: 9B4)
- BOIRE FIELD (about 16 miles; NASHUA, NH; ID: ASH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Townsend:
- FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 10 miles; FITCHBURG,
MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,660)
- MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
- BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT
enrollment: 4,444)
- QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 26 miles;
LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
- WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 29 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
- ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 29 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
FT enrollment: 2,356)
Public high school in Townsend:
- NORTH MIDDLESEX REG (Students: 1,225;
Location: 19 MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Townsend:
- HAWTHORNE BROOK (Students: 603; Location: 64
BROOKLINE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SPAULDING MEMORIAL (Students: 436; Location:
1 WHITCOMB STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
- SQUANNACOOK (Students: 429; Location: 66
BROOKLINE RD; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Townsend:
- RAINBOW PRESCHOOL - CHILD CARE (Students: 10;
Location: 27 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Townsend:
- TOWNSEND PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$162,490; Location: 276 MAIN ST.; 27,676 books; 795
audio materials; 1,514 video materials; 40 serial
subscriptions)
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