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Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission 2 Washington Square, Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016

TOWN OF BLACKSTONE, MASSACHUSETTS

Location: Southern Massachusetts, bordered by Mendon on the north; Bellingham on the east; North Smithfield and Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on the south; and Millville on the west. Blackstone is 22 miles southeast of Worcester and 37 miles southwest of Boston.

Total Area: 11.23 sq. miles Land Area: 10.90 sq. miles Population: 9,026 Density: 804 per sq. mile

This snapshot contains details about the following items:

Population Economy Land use Housing Public Safety Education Transportation Traffic Safety

Data Sources: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation / Geographic Information Systems / Education / State Police / Division of Unemployment Assistance / Housing and Community Development, The US Census Bureau, Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research (MISER), The Warren Group and massbenchmarks.org.

BLACKSTONE

BOSTON

WORCESTER

Community Snapshot BlackstoneThis snapshot contains data on:

Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Transportation-Public Safety

Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission www.cmrpc.org

POPULATION ECONOMY

Source: US Census *CMRPC Projections approved March 2011 Source: MA Division of Unemp. Assist.

Source: US Census 2010 Source: American Community Survey 2009 inflation-adjusted dollars

Source: massbenchmarks.org Source: US Census

LANDUSE

Source: US Census Source: MassGIS

9,026

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1920

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2000

2010

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Population

Past *Projected

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Labor Force % Unemployed MA

65,148

64,496

71,160

73,563

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2009

Estimated Median Household Income

Blackstone

MA

3.3%

1.8%

6.7% 6.7%

00.010.020.030.040.050.060.070.08

1990 2000

Pe

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Families Below Poverty Level

Blackstone MA

2.7%

0.7% 0.7% 0.2%1.1%

0.0% 0.0%

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15%

All ForeignBorn

Europe NorthAmerica

LatinAmerica

Asia Africa Oceania

Foreign Born

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29%

14%

28%

16%13%

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Professional Service Sales Manufacturing Construction Farming

Occupation

Blackstone MA Total Jobs

< 9

10 - 19

20 - 29

30 - 39

40 - 49

50 - 59

60 - 69

70 - 79

> 80

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Population by Age & Gender

MALE FEMALE

3%

6%

69%

19%

3%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

%Agriculture

%Built Environment

%Open Space

%Residential

%Water

2005

1999

1985

Find Excel version of these tables at: http://www.cmrpc.org/Stats-Demographics

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HOUSING PUBLIC SAFETY

Source: CMRPC / MISER / US Census Source: MA State Police

Source: The Warren Group/Mass. Assoc. of Realtors Source: Mass DOT Highway State & Local Police Jurisdiction

TRANSPORTATION

Source: US Census 2010 Source: US Census

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Source: MA Dept of Education Source: US Census 2000

26 26 2624 25

22

19

13

10

46

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Single Family Condo

MA -SF MA - Condo

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Crimes per 100,000 Residents

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127

167

113 120132

118

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Traffic Accidents

BLACKSTONE % of Region

13.7

17.018.4

4.26 6.6

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Per

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K-12 Selected PopulationLow-Income Special Education

Free Lunch Reduced Lunch

Limited English Proficiency Drop Out Rate

23.526.6

28.1

21.6 22.727

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1980 1990 2000

Min

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Mean Commute Time

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0.348292029

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Within Community Outside toCommunity

Community toOutside

Commute Pattern

2,419

984

225 123

0500

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OwnerOccupied

RenterOccupied

Vacant Chapter 40B

Housing

2000 2010


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POPULATION 1990 2000 % Change

Total Population 8,023 8,804 9.7%

In households 7,989 8,773 9.8%

In group quarters 34 31 -8.8%

PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD

Total Households 2,862 3,228 12.8%

1 556 722 29.9%

2 794 960 20.9%

3 565 602 6.5%

4 619 599 -3.2%

> 5 328 345 5.2%

Mean persons / household 3 3 -2.5%

VEHICLES AVAILABLE

Total Households 2,862 3,228 12.8%

0 203 242 19.2%

1 776 967 24.6%

2 1,338 1,319 -1.4%

3 386 447 15.8%

4 106 203 91.5%

> 5 53 50 -5.7%

Mean vehicles / household 2 2 0.0%

WORKERS BY GENDER

Workers 16 years and over 3,999 4,660 16.5%

Male 2,092 2,550 21.9%

Female 1,907 2,105 10.4%

COMMUTE MODE

Workers 16 years and over 3,999 4,658 16.5%

Drive Alone 3,349 3,996 19.3%

Carpool 414 433 4.6%

Transit / Taxi 18 28 55.6%

Bike / Ped 75 70 -6.7%

Motorbike 48 47 -2.1%

Work at home 95 84 -11.6%

COMMUTE TIME

Workers not working at home 3,904 4,574 17.2%

< 5 mins 98 75 -23.5%

5 - 9 mins 391 391 0.0%

10 - 14 mins 500 509 1.8%

15 - 19 mins 475 529 11.4%

20 - 29 mins 756 1,146 51.6%

30 - 44 mins 947 933 -1.5%

> 45 mins 737 991 34.5%

Mean travel time to work (mins) 27 28 5.6%

TIME LEAVING FOR WORK

Workers not working at home 3,904 4,574 17.2%

5 to 6:59 a.m. 1,358 1,463 7.7%

7 to 7:59 a.m. 1,112 1,358 22.1%

8 to 8:59 a.m 575 784 36.3%

9 to 9:59 a.m. 133 91 -31.6%

10 to 11:59 a.m. 26 81 211.5%

12 to 11:59 p.m. 616 662 7.5%

12 to 4:59 a.m. 84 135 60.7% Source: Census Transportation Planning Package (CTPP 2000)

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BLACKSTONE

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Community Snapshot BLACKSTONE

www.cmrpc.orgThis snapshot contains data on:Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Public Safety -TransportationCentral Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission

Information depicted on these mapsis for planning purposes.Data obtained from MassDOT, MassGIS, CMRPCProduced by the GIS Center :Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission.2 Washington Sq,Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016

NB : Color Coded # is Regional Rank

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Source: MassDOT

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RailroadTrailsInterstateU.S. RouteState Route

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† TRAFFIC SAFETY HIGHLIGHTSSum Fatal Injury ¹ PDO ³ HSIP

Auto Crash Clusters 2006-2008 Community Crash Crash Crash Crash ² EPDO EligibleMAIN ST / SAINT PAUL ST BLACKSTONE 17 0 2 15 25 YesRATHBUN ST / DOLLARD AV BLACKSTONE 6 0 3 3 18 No

Pedestrian Crash Clusters 2006-2008MAIN ST / SAINT PAUL ST BLACKSTONE 4 0 4 0 20 No

Bike Crash Clusters 2006-2008AUSTIN ST / MAIN ST BLACKSTONE 2 0 2 0 10 No

Total Auto Crashes 2006-2008 BLACKSTONE 339 1 71 267 632Total Pedestrian Crashes 2006-2008 BLACKSTONE 4 1 3 0 25Total Bike Crashes 2006-2008 BLACKSTONE 4 0 2 2 12¹ PDO - Property Damage Only² EPDO - Equivalent Property Damage Only weighted by fatal crashes = 10, injury crashes = 5, PDO =1³ HSIP- Highway Safety Improvement Program (MA)† Excluding Interstate HighwaysSource : Mass DOT Highway

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Trails

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Community Snapshot BLACKSTONE

www.cmrpc.orgThis snapshot contains data on:Population-Economy-Housing-Education-Public Safety -TransportationCentral Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission

Information depicted on these maps is for planning purposes.Data obtained from MassDOT, MassGIS, CMRPCProduced by the GIS Center :Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission.2 Washington Sq,Union Station, 2nd Floor, Worcester, MA 01604-4016

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Roadway Improvement Projects -TIP* *TIP-Transportation Improvment Program

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