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Plymouth County

Population in July 2007: 1,051.
Males: 940  (89.5%)
Females: 111  (10.5%)

Median resident age:  32.5 years
Massachusetts median age:  36.5 years

Zip codes: 01432.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $0 (it was $0 in 2000)
Fort Devens:  $0
Massachusetts:  $62,365

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,193
Fort Devens:  $13,193
Massachusetts:  $32,822

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $0 (it was $0 in 2000)
Fort Devens:  $0
Massachusetts:  $366,400

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Races in Fort Devens:

  • Hispanic (35.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (32.7%)
  • Black (32.4%)
  • Other race (6.7%)
  • Other Asian (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Fort Devens: -1.$ (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Fort Devens, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Fort Devens is mentioned 22 times on our forum:
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Shirley, Ayer and Harvard........  (3 replies)

Ancestries: West Indian (9.3%), Subsaharan African (7.0%), Irish (6.0%), United States (3.1%), Italian (3.0%), English (2.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 6.73 square miles.

Population density: 156 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fort Devens

  • High school or higher: 61.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 28.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Devens CDP

  • Never married: 53.9%
  • Now married: 27.2%
  • Separated: 8.0%
  • Widowed: 1.2%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

458 residents are foreign born (41.5% Latin America).

This place:  45.0%
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:

Fort Devens:  -1.$% ($0)
Massachusetts:  1.3% ($2,336)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashua, NH (16.3 miles , pop. 86,605).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (30.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (165.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Harvard, MA (1.3 miles ), Shirley, MA (1.4 miles ), Ayer, MA (1.5 miles ), Groton, MA (2.3 miles ), Lancaster, MA (2.3 miles ), Groton, MA (2.4 miles ).

Latitude: 42.54 N, Longitude: 71.62 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 978

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Historical population

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Food and beverage stores (79%)
  • Wood products (21%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (100%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (100%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (100%)



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Fort Devens-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.1 miles away from the Fort Devens 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 5.4 miles away from the place center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Fort Devens-area historical earthquake activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 66.6 miles away from Fort Devens center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 36.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 82.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 33.1 miles away from Fort Devens center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.6 miles away from Fort Devens center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Birthplace of: Brett Quigley - PGA Tour Golf player (born: 8/18/69).


Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Devens:
  • DEACONESS - NASHOBA HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; AYER, MA)
  • HEALTH ALLIANCE HOSPITALS INC (about 8 miles; LEOMINSTER, MA)
  • CLINTON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 9 miles; CLINTON, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in Fort Devens, MA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Devens:
  • FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 10 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,660)
  • MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; BEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,501)
  • BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,444)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 17 miles; LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
  • FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,185)
  • QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
  • MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)

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Church in Fort Devens: New Patriots Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Lakes and reservoirs: Mirror Lake (A), Robbins Pond (B), Little Mirror Lake (C), Nashua River Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Morse Brook (A), Trout Brook (B), Nonacoicus Brook (C), Walker Brook (D), Catacoonamug Brook (E), Mulpus Brook (F), Willow Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.0 people
Massachusetts:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  33.3%
Whole state:  64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  0.0%
Whole state:  5.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  78.6%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  41.2%
Whole state:  4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fort Devens, MA


747 people in federal prisons and detention centers
264 people in job corps and vocational training facilities


Fort Devens compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Religion statistics for Fort Devens

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents75.1%3.5%2.5%1.8%1.0%
Congregations17.5%10.9%6.6%10.0%7.0%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnitarian Universalist AssociationAssemblies of GodChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents1.0%0.8%0.7%0.5%13.1%
Congregations2.6%6.1%3.9%3.5%31.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,926 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
Massachusetts average:  6.31%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($402 average AGI)
Plymouth County:  0.04%
Massachusetts average:  0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Norfolk County, MA  1.57% ($60,184 average AGI)
from Bristol County, MA  0.84% ($49,926)
from Suffolk County, MA  0.72% ($62,461)


6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,677 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.02%
Massachusetts average:  6.91%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)
Plymouth County:  0.04%
Massachusetts average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Norfolk County, MA  1.28% ($54,265 average AGI)
to Bristol County, MA  1.01% ($42,010)
to Suffolk County, MA  0.60% ($49,190)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Devens:
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WAZN (1470 AM; 7 kW; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: MULTICULTURAL RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBNW (1120 AM; 5 kW; CONCORD, MA; Owner: MONEY MATTERS RADIO, INC.)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Devens:
  • WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
  • WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGBH (89.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBUR-FM (90.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WODS (103.3 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHOB (106.3 FM; NASHUA, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
  • WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WGIR-FM (101.1 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQLL (96.5 FM; BEDFORD, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WLMW (90.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Devens:
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
  • WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
  • WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)
  • WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
  • WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Bldg 3710 Nationa Guard, Call Sign: KJL648, Licensee ID: L00003516
    Assigned Frequencies : 45.3600 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/01/2005, Expiration Date: 05/28/2015
    Registrant: Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, 400 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA 01702-5399, Phone: (508) 820-2023, Fax: (508) 875-2517, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Fort Devens)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 182C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 8776T , Serial Number: 52676, Year manufactured: 1960
    Registrant (Individual): James A Reid, 700g Salerno Circle, Fort Devens, MA 01433



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 full and 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$236,84030$205,22628$192,7527$46,5731$190,8704$187,153
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$04$190,8005$228,4380$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$05$166,72020$226,7687$68,4230$01$316,950
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$02$222,33012$199,2231$12,3100$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$152,4204$234,5800$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 3022.00 , 3251.00, 7141.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED7$254,4202$251,485
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$199,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 3251.00 , 7141.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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