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Population (year 2000): 946. Estimated
population in July 2005: 926 (-2.1% change)
Males: 503 (53.2%), Females: 443 (46.8%)
Windham County
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $34,917 (year 2000)
Median house value: $112,000 (year 2000)
Races in Jamaica:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: English (23.6%), Irish (16.9%),
German (10.1%), United States (8.0%), Italian (7.5%), French
(6.9%).
Elevation: 732 feet
For population 25 years and over in Jamaica
- High school or higher: 86.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.0%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jamaica town
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 10.7%
3.2% Foreign born (2.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +190 (+25.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Jamaica:
- GRACE COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; TOWNSHEND,
VT)
- BRATTLEBORO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
BRATTLEBORO, VT)
- BRATTLEBORO RETREAT (about 21 miles; BRATTLEBORO,
VT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jamaica:
- RUTLAND STATE (about 31 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
- FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 60 miles; GLENS FALLS,
NY; ID: GFL)
- WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 66 miles;
SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jamaica:
- NORTH WINDHAM (about 10 miles; LONDONDERRY, VT; ID:
3N3)
- MOUNT SNOW (about 14 miles; WEST DOVER, VT; ID: 4V8)
- HARTNESS STATE (SPRINGFIELD) (about 25 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, VT; ID: VSF)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jamaica:
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; KEENE, NH;
Full-time enrollment: 4,049)
- WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA;
FT enrollment: 2,047)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 52 miles;
AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)
- SMITH COLLEGE (about 55 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT
enrollment: 3,053)
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 57 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT
enrollment: 5,309)
- MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 61 miles; SOUTH HADLEY,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,029)
- HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; HOLYOKE,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,747)
Public primary/middle school in Jamaica:
- JAMAICA VILLAGE SCHOOL (Students: 101;
Location: 18 WORDEN ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Jamaica:
- JAMAICA MEMORIAL (Operating income: $5,506;
Location: P.O. BOX 266; 3,300 books)
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