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Population (year 2000): 2,156
Males: 1,023  (47.4%)
Females: 1,133  (52.6%)

Worcester County

Median resident age:  37.4 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01518.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $56,700 (it was $48,924 in 2000)
Fiskdale  $56,700
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $258,300 (it was $132,100 in 2000)
Fiskdale  $258,300
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Fiskdale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Fiskdale: 109.8 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (17.4%), Irish (14.8%), French Canadian (12.7%), Polish (12.1%), English (11.4%), German (10.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 636 feet

Land area: 3.19 square miles.

Population density: 677 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fiskdale

  • High school or higher: 82.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fiskdale CDP

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 59.7%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

67 residents are foreign born (2.1% Europe, 1.0% North America).

This place:  3.1%
Massachusetts:  12.2%

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

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

Fiskdale:  1.4% ($1,907)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Worcester, MA (23.7 miles , pop. 172,648).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (71.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (149.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Sturbridge, MA (1.4 miles ), Holland, MA (5.4 miles ), Southbridge, MA (5.7 miles ), Brookfield, MA (6.0 miles ), Brimfield, MA (6.5 miles ).

Latitude: 42.11 N, Longitude: 72.11 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)


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Fiskdale-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Massachusetts state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.9 miles away from the Fiskdale place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.4 miles away from the place center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fiskdale:
  • HARRINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA)
  • WING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PALMER, MA)
  • HUBBARD REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WEBSTER, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Fiskdale, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fiskdale:
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 20 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 30 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 41 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fiskdale:
  • SOUTHBRIDGE MUNI (about 6 miles; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; ID: 3B0)
  • TOUTANT (about 13 miles; PUTNAM, CT; ID: C44)
  • METROPOLITAN (about 15 miles; PALMER, MA; ID: PMX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fiskdale:
  • WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; WORCESTER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,846)
  • COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 23 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
  • CLARK UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,563)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT (about 24 miles; STORRS, CT; FT enrollment: 16,952)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 24 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 24 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
Public high schools in Fiskdale:
  • TANTASQUA REG SR HIGH (Students: 970; Location: 319 BROOKFIELD RD; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
  • TANTASQUA REG VOC (Students: 299; Location: 319 BROOKFIELD RD; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Public elementary/middle school in Fiskdale:
  • TANTASQUA REG JR HIGH (Students: 611; Location: 320 BROOKFIELD RD; Grades: 7th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)

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Notable location: Streeter Point Recreation Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Fiskdale: Saint Annes Shrine (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Saint Annes Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: East Brimfield Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Hearthstone Inn (453 Main Street), Econo Lodge Sturbridge (682 Main Street (ROUTE 20)).

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.1%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.2%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  11.4%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Fiskdale compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,737 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.47%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($421 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.14%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Middlesex County, MA  1.37% ($58,665 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA  0.29% ($58,509)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.18% ($52,994)


4.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.90%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($610 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.08%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Middlesex County, MA  0.91% ($51,723 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA  0.25% ($49,788)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.22% ($45,031)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fiskdale:
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WARE (1250 AM; 5 kW; WARE, MA; Owner: SUCCESS SIGNAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WESO (970 AM; 1 kW; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA)
  • WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fiskdale:
  • WWFX (100.1 FM; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WORC-FM (98.9 FM; WEBSTER, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYCM (90.1 FM; CHARLTON, MA; Owner: BAY PATH VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WBPR (91.9 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WAMH (89.3 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHUS (91.7 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: THE BD. OF TRUSTEES, THE UNIV. OF CT)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • W246AM (97.1 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBVC (91.1 FM; POMFRET, CT; Owner: POMFRET SCHOOL)
  • WILI-FM (98.3 FM; WILLIMANTIC, CT; Owner: NUTMEG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W258AC (99.5 FM; STORRS, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WICN (90.5 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: WICN PUBLIC RADIO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Fiskdale:
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WPXQ (Channel 69; BLOCK ISLAND, RI; Owner: OCEAN STATE TELEVISION, L.L.C.)
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WHPX (Channel 26; NEW LONDON, CT; Owner: PAXSON HARTFORD LICENSE, INC.)
  • WCRN-LP (Channel 34; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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