| 词条 | Ashby, Massachusetts |
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|official_name = Ashby, Massachusetts |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Town Hall |image_seal = AshbyMA-seal.png |image_flag = |image_map = Ashby_ma_highlight.png |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Massachusetts |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Middlesex |established_title = Settled |established_date = 1676 |established_title2 = Incorporated |established_date2 = 1767 |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |government_type = Open town meeting |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 62.6 |area_total_sq_mi = 24.2 |area_land_km2 = 61.6 |area_land_sq_mi = 23.8 |area_water_km2 = 1.0 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.4 |population_as_of = 2010 |settlement_type = Town |population_total = 3074 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |elevation_m = 276 |elevation_ft = 904 |timezone = Eastern |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = Eastern |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|42|40|40|N|71|49|15|W|region:US-MA|display=inline,title}} |website = www.ci.ashby.ma.us |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 01431 |area_code = 351 / 978 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 25-01955 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0618214 |footnotes = }}Ashby is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,074 at the 2010 census, which makes it the least populous municipality in Middlesex County.[1] GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|24.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|23.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} (1.53%) is water. Ashby is bordered by New Ipswich, New Hampshire and Mason, New Hampshire to the north, Townsend to the east, Lunenburg to the southeast, Fitchburg to the south, and Ashburnham to the west. Ashby is the only town in Middlesex County which does not border more than one town in the same county. TransportationRoute 31 runs north-south through Ashby, and Route 119 runs east-west. The two routes have a short overlap to the east of the town center. Public transportation for Ashby is largely supplied by the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART). MART[2] operates fixed-route bus services, shuttle services, as well as paratransit services within the Montachusett Region. Demographics{{See also|List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income}}{{Historical populations | type=USA | align=left | state=collapsed| 1850|1208 | 1860|1091 | 1870|994 | 1880|914 | 1890|825 | 1900|876 | 1910|885 | 1920|834 | 1930|982 | 1940|1026 | 1950|1464 | 1960|1883 | 1970|2274 | 1980|2311 | 1990|2717 | 2000|2845 | 2010|3074 | footnote=* = population estimate. {{Historical populations/Massachusetts municipalities references}} }} At the 2010 census,[3] there were 3,074 people, 1,105 households and 862 families residing in the town. The population density was 129.2 per square mile (49.9/km2). There were 1,191 housing units at an average density of 50.0 per square mile (19.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.1% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 1,060 households of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 0.9% had a male householder with no wife present, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.20. Of the 3,074 people in the population, 24.5% were under the age of 18, 8.0% were 15 to 19 years of age, 4.6% were 20 to 24 years of age, 22.7% were 25 to 44 years of age, 35.6% were 45 to 64 years of age, and 10.5% were 65 years and over. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females, there was 101.0 males. For every 100 females 18 years and over there were 102.0 males. The median household income was $82,614, and the median family income was $84,655. The median income of individuals working full-time was $62,355 for males versus $44,511 for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,434. About 0.9% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over. HistoryAshby was first settled in 1676 and was officially incorporated in 1767. The town was formed from portions of Townsend, Ma., Lunenburg, Ma., Fitchburg, Ma., and Dorchester-Canada (portion of Ashburnham, Ma.) Ashby Free Public LibraryThe library is a public library, founded in 1874 "largely through the efforts of Rev. George S. Shaw."[4] In the 1890s it was "kept in a private house" open to the public Tuesday and Friday afternoons.[5] Around 1890 the Ashby library had "1,584 volumes, with which its inhabitants have a pleasant and profitable acquaintance."[6] In 1901 businessman and Civil War veteran Edwin Chapman donated a new building, which opened in 1902.[7] See also
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Ashby town, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |accessdate=April 5, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=September 11, 2013 |df= }} 2. ^http://mrta.us {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011044850/http://www.mrta.us/ |date=2012-10-11 }} 3. ^{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 13, 2013}} 4. ^http://mblc.state.ma.us/libraries/directory/index.php Retrieved 05-18-2010 5. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=LusKAAAAYAAJ Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts]. 1891. 6. ^Hurd, ed. [https://books.google.com/books?id=m74TAAAAYAAJ History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts]. J. W. Lewis & co., 1890. 7. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=u689AAAAYAAJ Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts]. 1903. External links{{Commons category|Ashby, Massachusetts}}
| Centre = Ashby | North = New Ipswich, New Hampshire | Northeast = Mason, New Hampshire | East = Townsend | Southeast = Lunenburg | South = Fitchburg | Southwest = Ashburnham | West = Ashburnham | Northwest = New Ipswich, New Hampshire }}{{Middlesex County, Massachusetts}} 5 : Towns in Middlesex County, Massachusetts|Populated places established in 1676|1676 establishments in Massachusetts|Towns in Massachusetts|Ashby, Massachusetts |
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