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Population (year 2000): 1,298. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,245 (-4.1% change)
Males: 642 (49.5%), Females: 656 (50.5%)
Windham County
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $37,434 (year 2000)
Median house value: $100,000 (year 2000)
Races in Whitingham:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (20.1%), Irish (17.1%),
French (11.9%), Italian (8.4%), German (8.1%), United States
(8.0%).
Elevation: 1689 feet
For population 25 years and over in Whitingham
- High school or higher: 86.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Whitingham town
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 64.9%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 9.0%
2.0% Foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.5% North
America, 0.3% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +116 (+9.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Whitingham:
- NORTH ADAMS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; NORTH
ADAMS, MA)
- BRATTLEBORO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
BRATTLEBORO, VT)
- BRATTLEBORO RETREAT (about 19 miles; BRATTLEBORO,
VT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Whitingham:
- BARNES MUNI (about 46 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD,
MA; ID: BAF)
- WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 49 miles;
SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
- RUTLAND STATE (about 51 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Whitingham:
- MOUNT SNOW (about 10 miles; WEST DOVER, VT; ID: 4V8)
- HARRIMAN-AND-WEST (about 21 miles; NORTH ADAMS, MA;
ID: AQW)
- WILLIAM H. MORSE STATE (about 25 miles; BENNINGTON,
VT; ID: DDH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Whitingham:
- WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 25 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 34 miles;
AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)
- SMITH COLLEGE (about 37 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT
enrollment: 3,053)
- WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; WESTFIELD,
MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
- MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SOUTH HADLEY,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,029)
- HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; HOLYOKE,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,747)
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; KEENE, NH; FT
enrollment: 4,049)
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