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Population (year 2000): 7,747. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,769 (+0.3% change)
Males: 3,788 (48.9%), Females: 3,959 (51.1%)
Rockingham County
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $61,707 (year 2000)
Median house value: $158,100 (year 2000)
Races in Plaistow:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (26.8%), English (20.8%),
Italian (17.0%), French (15.7%), French Canadian (6.6%), German
(5.1%).
Elevation: 104 feet
For population 25 years and over in Plaistow
- High school or higher: 91.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Plaistow town
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 60.9%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 9.4%
2.9% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.6% North
America, 0.5% Africa, 0.5% Asia, 0.4% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Plaistow:
- MERRIMACK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; HAVERHILL,
MA)
- WHITTIER REHABILITATION HOSP (about 4 miles;
HAVERHILL, MA)
- HAMPSTEAD HOSP (about 7 miles; HAMPSTEAD, NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Plaistow:
- MANCHESTER (about 25 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 25 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 29 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Plaistow:
- LAWRENCE MUNI (about 9 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; ID: LWM)
- MERRIMACK VALLEY (about 12 miles; METHUEN, MA; ID:
MA2)
- PLUM ISLAND (about 19 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA; ID:
2B2)
Amtrak stations near Plaistow:
- 5 miles: HAVERHILL (WASHINGTON ST. @ RAILROAD
SQUARE). Services: ticket office.
- 14 miles: EXETER (60 LINCOLN ST.). Services: ticket
office.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Plaistow:
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles;
HAVERHILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,388)
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 11 miles; NORTH ANDOVER,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 21 miles;
LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
DANVERS, MA; FT enrollment: 3,663)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 23
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
- SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SALEM, MA; FT
enrollment: 5,917)
- MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
BEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,501)
Public high school in Plaistow:
- TIMBERLANE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,404; Location: 36 GREENOUGH RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Plaistow:
- TIMBERLANE REGIONAL MIDDLE (Students: 1,218;
Location: 44 GREENOUGH RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- POLLARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 589;
Location: 120 MAIN ST; Grades: 01 - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Plaistow:
- RAINBOW PRESCHL FIRST BAPTIST (Students: 104;
Location: 122 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- HOLY ANGELS KINDERGARDEN SCH (Students: 47;
Location: 8 ATKINSON DEPOT RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- SWEET HILL KINDERGARTEN (Students: 42;
Location: 8 PALMER AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
- WONDER YEARS LEARNING CENTER 2 (Students: 14;
Location: 8 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Plaistow:
- PLAISTOW PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$279,976; Location: 85 MAIN STREET; 29,776 books; 856
audio materials; 822 video materials; 65 serial
subscriptions)
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