Hubbardston, Massachusetts
Location in Worcester County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°28′25″N 72°00′24″W / 42.47361, -72.00667
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Worcester
Settled	1734
Incorporated	1775
Government
- Type	Open town meeting
- Administrative Assistant	Deb Roussel
Area
- Total	42.0 sq mi (108.7 km²)
- Land	41.0 sq mi (106.3 km²)
- Water	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km²)
Elevation	993 ft (303 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,909
- Density	95.3/sq mi (36.8/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	01452
Area code(s)	351 / 978
FIPS code	25-31435
GNIS feature ID	0618367
Website: http://www.hubbardstonma.us/

Hubbardston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is bounded on the northwest by Phillipston and Templeton; on the northeast by Gardner and Westminster; on the southeast by Princeton and Rutland; and on the southwest by Barre.

As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,909.

History

Hubbardston was first settled in 1784 and was officially incorporated in 1775. Matthew Batista and Matthew Cote, led the 2001 Hubbardston Merchants (Little League) to a perfect season of 21-0, but everyone still knows GFA (Little League) was the better-looking team of the two. Local legends also can recall the monsoon of '96, which scientists believe to be the result of Nick Aufiero taking a shit.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 42.0 square miles (108.7 km²), of which, 41.0 square miles (106.3 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²) of it (2.19%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 3,909 people, 1,308 households, and 1,071 families residing in the town. The population density was 95.3 people per square mile (36.8/km²). There were 1,360 housing units at an average density of 33.1/sq mi (12.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.39% White, 0.15% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 1,308 households out of which 43.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the town the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $61,462, and the median income for a family was $66,058. Males had a median income of $48,730 versus $33,654 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,072. About 2.1% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under the age of 18 and 7.9% of those 65 and older.

Government

References

1. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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