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Hampshire County

Population in July 2007: 2,193. Population change since 2000: +0.6%
 

Males: 1,088  (49.6%)
Females: 1,105  (50.4%)
Median resident age:  36.9 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01050.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,100 (it was $48,958 in 2000)
Huntington  $59,100
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $209,500 (it was $117,800 in 2000)
Huntington  $209,500
Massachusetts:  $366,400

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Races in Huntington:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Huntington: 89.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (18.1%), French (17.5%), Irish (17.5%), French Canadian (12.8%), German (9.5%), Polish (9.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1775

Elevation: 382 feet

Land area: 26.6 square miles.

Population density: 82 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Huntington

  • High school or higher: 89.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Huntington town

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 61.2%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

31 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.4%
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:

Huntington:  1.4% ($1,618)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chicopee, MA (19.8 miles , pop. 54,653).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Brookhaven, NY (98.6 miles , pop. 448,248).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (120.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Montgomery, MA (4.7 miles ), Chester, MA (5.6 miles ), Russell, MA (6.9 miles ), Westhampton, MA (7.0 miles ), Blandford, MA (8.7 miles ), Chesterfield, MA (9.1 miles ), Southampton, MA (9.6 miles ), Worthington, MA (10.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $118,600
  • 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $159,200
  • 1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $115,500
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $118,000
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $153,100
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $140,400
  • 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $110,100
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $89,200
  • 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $170,300
  • 2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $180,400
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $147,800
  • 2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $191,400

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Latitude: 42.27 N, Longitude: 72.86 W


Area code: 413

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  4.3%
Massachusetts:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)


Most common industries for males:
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Paper (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Huntington-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 7% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.5 miles away from the Huntington town center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/29/1995, a category 4 tornado 22.3 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Huntington:
  • COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL INC,THE (about 13 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA)
  • HOLYOKE HOSPITAL INC (about 16 miles; HOLYOKE, MA)
  • SOLDIERS HOME OF HOLYOKE (about 16 miles; HOLYOKE, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Huntington, MA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Huntington:
  • BARNES MUNI (about 14 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
  • WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 24 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 27 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Huntington:
  • NORTHAMPTON (about 19 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; ID: 7B2)
  • SIMSBURY (about 25 miles; SIMSBURY, CT; ID: 4B9)
  • PITTSFIELD MUNI (about 32 miles; PITTSFIELD, MA; ID: PSF)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Huntington:
  • WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 7 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,058)
  • SMITH COLLEGE (about 16 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,053)
  • HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; HOLYOKE, MA; FT enrollment: 3,747)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 18 miles; AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)
  • MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 20 miles; SOUTH HADLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,029)
  • SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,026)
  • SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
Public high school in Huntington:
  • GATEWAY REG HIGH (Students: 398; Location: 12 LITTLEVILLE ROAD; Grades: 9th grade Enrollment-12th grade Enrollment)
Public elementary/middle schools in Huntington:
  • GATEWAY REG MIDDLE (Students: 440; Location: 12 LITTLEVILLE ROAD; Grades: 5th grade Enrollment-8th grade Enrollment)
  • LITTLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 179; Location: 4 LITTLEVILLE ROAD; Grades: Primary Kindergarten Enrollment-4th grade Enrollment)
Library in Huntington:
  • HUNTINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $52,196; Location: 7 EAST MAIN ST.; 10,127 books; 209 audio materials; 521 video materials; 76 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Camp Norwich (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Huntington include: Pioneer Valley Assembly Church (A), Huntington Evangelical Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Norwhich Bridge Cemetery (1), Saint Thomas Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Grotto Pond (A), Norwich Pond (B), Knightville Reservoir (C), Adam Swamp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Middle Branch Westfield River (A), Little River (B), West Branch Westfield River (C), Cold Brook (D), Sykes Brook (E), Horse Hill Brook (F), Pond Brook (G), Dead Branch (H), Florida Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Huntington: Gardner State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Huntington Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

HUNTINGTON WATER DEPT (Population served: 1200, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-29-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-23-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-23-2001), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-23-2001)
  • 8 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.8%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.6%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.8%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Huntington compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.


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Banks with branches in Huntington (2007 data):
  • United Bank: Huntington Branch at 14 Russell Road, Route 20, branch established on 1996-09-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $980.8 mil, Deposits: $687.7 mil, headquarters in West Springfield, MA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,450 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.03%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.74% of residents moved from foreign countries ($524 average AGI)
Hampshire County:  0.74%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hampden County, MA  2.32% ($38,198 average AGI)
from Franklin County, MA  0.74% ($32,244)
from Worcester County, MA  0.46% ($36,102)


8.33% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,073 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.33%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($351 average AGI)
Hampshire County:  0.16%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hampden County, MA  2.33% ($35,301 average AGI)
to Franklin County, MA  0.88% ($34,745)
to Middlesex County, MA  0.44% ($31,736)


Strongest AM radio stations in Huntington:
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHYN (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WACE (730 AM; 5 kW; CHICOPEE, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WSPR (1270 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: ANTONIO F. AND HELENA R. GOIS, TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY)
  • WIZZ (1520 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: P. & M. RADIO, LLC)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Huntington:
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WPKX (97.9 FM; ENFIELD, CT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLZX (99.3 FM; NORTHAMPTON, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRCH (100.5 FM; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WEIB (106.3 FM; NORTHAMPTON, MA; Owner: CUTTING EDGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAMH (89.3 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE)
  • WTIC-FM (96.5 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WWUH (91.3 FM; WEST HARTFORD, CT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD)
  • WCCC-FM (106.9 FM; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: MARLIN BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WPVQ (95.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • W246AM (97.1 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WHVP (91.1 FM; HUDSON, NY; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WCCH (103.5 FM; HOLYOKE, MA; Owner: HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Huntington:
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W11BJ (Channel 11; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS SITE MANAGEMENT LLC)
  • WWLP (Channel 22; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WWLP BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WUVN (Channel 18; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WTXX (Channel 20; WATERBURY, CT; Owner: WTXX INC.)
  • W67DF (Channel 67; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WVIT (Channel 30; NEW BRITAIN, CT; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WEDH (Channel 24; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: CONNECTICUT PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WGGB-TV (Channel 40; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WGGB LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WGBY-TV (Channel 57; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WDMR-LP (Channel 65; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: ZGS HARTFORD, INC.)
  • W35BK (Channel 35; PLAINFIELD, MA; Owner: LYDIA SYLVANE STOCKWELL)


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