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Deerfield, MA map Population (year 2000): 4,750. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,757 (+0.1% change)
 

Males: 2,339  (49.2%)
Females: 2,411  (50.8%)

Franklin County

Median resident age:  41.3 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01342.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $57,700 (it was $49,764 in 2000)
Deerfield  $57,700
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $249,000 (it was $153,200 in 2000)
Deerfield  $249,000
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Deerfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)

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Ancestries: Polish (25.9%), English (19.2%), Irish (16.8%), French (12.0%), German (8.8%), Italian (6.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1677

Elevation: 150 feet

Land area: 32.3 square miles.

Population density: 148 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Deerfield

  • High school or higher: 89.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Deerfield town

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 57.4%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

251 residents are foreign born (2.1% Europe, 1.2% Asia, 1.0% North America, 0.8% Latin America).

This town:  5.3%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Deerfield:  1.4% ($2,133)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
Deerfield satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chicopee, MA (24.0 miles , pop. 54,653).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (105.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (144.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: South Deerfield, MA (2.9 miles ), Sunderland, MA (5.2 miles ), Whately, MA (5.3 miles ), Greenfield, MA (5.3 miles ), Conway, MA (6.4 miles ), Montague, MA (6.5 miles ), Turners Falls, MA (6.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 13 buildings, average cost: $144,600
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $148,700
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $197,000
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $195,200
  • 2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $177,900
  • 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $232,200
  • 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $224,300
  • 2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $240,400
  • 2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $165,200
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $212,400
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $279,100
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $215,500

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Latitude: 42.52 N, Longitude: 72.61 W


10 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code commonly used in this area: 413

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.7%
Massachusetts:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (27%)
  • Health care (22%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)



 

Crime in Deerfield by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000020
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.041.80.0
Rapes 120010
    per 100,000 21.041.60.00.020.90.0
Robberies 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.020.90.0
Assaults 211997117
    per 100,000 440.0395.1188.8146.8229.9145.4
Burglaries 233519253532
    per 100,000 481.9727.8398.6524.4731.5664.6
Thefts 596769474270
    per 100,000 1236.11393.21447.5985.9877.71453.8
Auto thefts 12126578
    per 100,000 251.4249.5125.9104.9146.3166.1
Arson 110002
    per 100,000 21.020.80.00.00.041.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 208.0238.9133.6113.9250.6147.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.25
US city average:  3.00

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Deerfield-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.6 miles away from the Deerfield town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 tornado 32.8 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Deerfield:
  • FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; GREENFIELD, MA)
  • MARY LANE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WARE, MA)
  • COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL INC,THE (about 13 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Deerfield, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Deerfield:
  • WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 24 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
  • BARNES MUNI (about 26 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 41 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Deerfield:
  • TURNERS FALLS (about 9 miles; MONTAGUE, MA; ID: 0B5)
  • NORTHAMPTON (about 14 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; ID: 7B2)
  • ORANGE MUNI (about 24 miles; ORANGE, MA; ID: ORE)

Amtrak station near Deerfield:
  • 13 miles: AMHERST (RAILROAD ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plant near Deerfield:
  • 19 miles: Vermont Yankee in Vernon, VT.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Deerfield:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 11 miles; AMHERST, MA; Full-time enrollment: 21,468)
  • SMITH COLLEGE (about 14 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,053)
  • MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 20 miles; SOUTH HADLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,029)
  • HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; HOLYOKE, MA; FT enrollment: 3,747)
  • WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 3,285)
  • SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
  • WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
Private high school in Deerfield:
  • DEERFIELD ACADEMY (Students: 611; Grades: 9 - 12)
Private elementary/middle schools in Deerfield:
  • EAGLEBROOK SCHOOL (Students: 247; Location: PINE NOOK ROAD; Grades: 6 - 9; Boys only)
  • THE BEMENT SCHOOL (Students: 241; Location: 94 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 9)

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Notable location: Historic Deerfield and Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Deerfield: First Church of Deerfield (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Laurel Hill Cemetery (1), North Cemetery (2), Saint Stanislaus Cemetery (3), Pine Nook Cemetery (4), Brookside Cemetery (5), East Deerfield Cemetery (6), Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Clapp Pond (A), Fuller Swamp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Oxbow, The (A), Sheldon Brook (B), Clapp Brook (C), Fuller Swamp Brook (D), Mill Brook Stream (E), Pole Swamp Brook (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Deerfield include: Old Deerfield Village Historic District (1), Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Deerfield Museums - Indian House (Memorial) (1), Memorial Hall Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 8 Memorial Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Deerfield and their reported violations in the past:

DEERFIELD FIRE DISTRICT (Population served: 1300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 52 regular monitoring violations
EAGLEBROOK SCHOOL (Population served: 400, Purch_groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 161 regular monitoring violations
B & M RAILROAD (Population served: 140, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
WOOLMAN HILL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-28-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-19-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.7%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.3%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Deerfield compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.


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6.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,741 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.21%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($126 average AGI)
Franklin County:  0.06%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hampshire County, MA  1.75% ($34,745 average AGI)
from Worcester County, MA  0.92% ($35,238)
from Hampden County, MA  0.49% ($30,775)


6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,013 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.50%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($209 average AGI)
Franklin County:  0.06%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hampshire County, MA  1.46% ($32,244 average AGI)
to Worcester County, MA  0.76% ($29,892)
to Hampden County, MA  0.53% ($35,603)


Strongest AM radio stations in Deerfield:
  • WIZZ (1520 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: P. & M. RADIO, LLC)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHMQ (1240 AM; 1 kW; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WPNI (1430 AM; 5 kW; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WHYN (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WACE (730 AM; 5 kW; CHICOPEE, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCAT (700 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ORANGE-ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Deerfield:
  • WGAJ (91.7 FM; DEERFIELD, MA; Owner: TRUATEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY)
  • WHAI (98.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WRSI (93.9 FM; TURNERS FALLS, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WPVQ (95.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WLZX (99.3 FM; NORTHAMPTON, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WAMH (89.3 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE)
  • W246AM (97.1 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WEIB (106.3 FM; NORTHAMPTON, MA; Owner: CUTTING EDGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WYRY (104.9 FM; HINSDALE, NH; Owner: TRI-VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRSY (101.5 FM; MARLBORO, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Deerfield:
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WWLP (Channel 22; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WWLP BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W67DF (Channel 67; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W35BK (Channel 35; PLAINFIELD, MA; Owner: LYDIA SYLVANE STOCKWELL)

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