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SHIRLEY, MASSACHUSETTS QUICK STATSCounty: Middlesex
Incorporated: 1775
Elevation: 279 feet
Land Area: 1.35 square miles
Population Density: 1059 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (91.0%), Black (4.0%), Hispanic (2.0%), Two or more races (1.5%), Korean (0.8%), Filipino (0.6%)
Ancestries (City): Irish (21.2%), French (15.1%), German (13.7%), English (11.7%), French Canadian (8.5%), Polish (8.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashua, NH (16.8 miles , pop. 86,605)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (32.5 miles , pop. 589,141)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (164.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650)
Nearest cities: Fort Devens, MA (1.4 miles ), Harvard, MA (1.8 miles ), Ayer, MA (1.9 miles ), Lunenburg, MA (2.1 miles ), Lancaster, MA (2.3 miles ), Lunenburg, MA (2.3 miles ), Leominster, MA (2.3 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in Shirley: Shirley Airport (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 30, Itinerant Ops: 150, Local Ops: 650, Military Ops: 150)
Shirley Compared to State Average: Median house value above state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage below state average. Renting percentage above state average. Number of rooms per house below state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
SHIRLEY, MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 85.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.50%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.50%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Shirley:
FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE about 9 miles, FITCHBURG, MA, Full-time enrollment: 3,660 MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 12 miles, BEDFORD, MA, FT enrollment: 4,501 BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY about 12 miles, WALTHAM, MA, FT enrollment: 4,444 MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 18 miles, GARDNER, MA, FT enrollment: 2,023 QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 18 miles, WORCESTER, MA, FT enrollment: 3,359 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL about 18 miles, LOWELL, MA, FT enrollment: 8,373 FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE about 20 miles, FRAMINGHAM, MA, FT enrollment: 4,185
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