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Hardwick: Busy beaver dam on Gaudett Road
 

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Hardwick, MA map Population in July 2007: 2,650. Population change since 2000: +1.0%
 

Males: 1,277  (48.7%)
Females: 1,345  (51.3%)

Worcester County

Median resident age:  37.5 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01037.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,000 (it was $45,742 in 2000)
Hardwick  $53,000
Massachusetts:  $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $247,400 (it was $126,500 in 2000)
Hardwick  $247,400
Massachusetts:  $361,500

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Races in Hardwick:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Hardwick: 110.7 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: French (18.7%), Irish (18.3%), Polish (17.2%), English (15.1%), French Canadian (8.3%), German (7.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1739

Elevation: 880 feet

Land area: 38.6 square miles.

Population density: 68 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Hardwick

  • High school or higher: 84.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hardwick town

  • Never married: 25.3%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

76 residents are foreign born (1.5% Europe, 0.6% North America, 0.4% Africa).

This town:  2.9%
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:

Hardwick:  1.4% ($1,810)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Worcester, MA (27.7 miles , pop. 172,648).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (76.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (155.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: New Braintree, MA (5.7 miles ), Ware, MA (6.9 miles ), Barre, MA (7.8 miles ), West Brookfield, MA (7.8 miles ), Barre, MA (8.2 miles ), West Brookfield, MA (8.6 miles ), Petersham, MA (8.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $88,500
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $101,900
  • 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $97,100
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $105,600
  • 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $102,700
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $197,600
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $146,400
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $154,900
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $152,800
  • 2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $153,700
  • 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $169,900
  • 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $282,600

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.35 N, Longitude: 72.20 W


53 people in other nonhousehold living situations
7 people in nursing homes

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.1%
Massachusetts:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



 

Crime in Hardwick by Year

Type 2001 2003 2005 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0012
    per 100,000 0.00.037.674.9
Robberies 0010
    per 100,000 0.00.037.60.0
Assaults N/AN/AN/A14
    per 100,000 N/AN/AN/A524.1
Burglaries 891310
    per 100,000 303.7337.5489.1374.4
Thefts 1031215
    per 100,000 379.7112.5451.5561.6
Auto thefts 2042
    per 100,000 75.90.0150.574.9
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 34.4) N/AN/AN/A219.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.14
US city average:  3.00

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Hardwick-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Hardwick town 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 2.4 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Hardwick:
  • WING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PALMER, MA)
  • ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; ATHOL, MA)
  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES (about 19 miles; AMHERST, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Hardwick, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hardwick:
  • WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 24 miles; WORCESTER, MA; ID: ORH)
  • WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 26 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
  • BARNES MUNI (about 38 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hardwick:
  • TANNER-HILLER (about 6 miles; BARRE/BARRE PLAINS, MA; ID: 8B5)
  • METROPOLITAN (about 12 miles; PALMER, MA; ID: PMX)
  • ORANGE MUNI (about 17 miles; ORANGE, MA; ID: ORE)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hardwick:
  • MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; GARDNER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,023)
  • WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
  • WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE (about 27 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 3,285)
  • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
  • ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SOUTH HADLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,029)
  • COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (about 28 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,808)
Library in Hardwick:
  • PAIGE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $27,930; Location: PETERSHAM ROAD; 11,537 books; 145 audio materials; 236 video materials; 18 serial subscriptions)

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Cemeteries: Taylor Cemetery (1), Saint Aloysius Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Dead Pond (A), Hardwick Pond (B), Hemingway Swamp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Canterbury Brook (A), Moose Brook (B), Ellwell Brook (C), Newton Brook (D), Broadmeadow Brook (E), Fish Brook (F), Pine Hill Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

EAGLE HILL SCHOOL (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 57 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.2%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.4%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.5%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  4.4%

Hardwick compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic 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 Hardwick:
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WARE (1250 AM; 5 kW; WARE, MA; Owner: SUCCESS SIGNAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WTAG (580 AM; 5 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCAT (700 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ORANGE-ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hardwick:
  • WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WAMH (89.3 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAHL (99.9 FM; ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W246AM (97.1 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBPR (91.9 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WPVQ (95.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WWFX (100.1 FM; SOUTHBRIDGE, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYCM (90.1 FM; CHARLTON, MA; Owner: BAY PATH VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL)
  • WYRY (104.9 FM; HINSDALE, NH; Owner: TRI-VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WINQ (97.7 FM; WINCHENDON, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WORC-FM (98.9 FM; WEBSTER, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJDF (97.3 FM; ORANGE, MA; Owner: DEANE BROTHERS BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Hardwick:
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WCRN-LP (Channel 34; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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