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As of the census of 2000, there were 6,373 people, 2,067 households, and 1,426 families residing in the town. The population density was 402.7 inhabitants per square mile (155.5/km). There were 2,156 housing units at an average density of 136.2 per square mile (52.6/km). The racial makeup of the town
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building. Dave befriended Tom and commissioned him to create the storybook figures and signs on the building. Dave and Tom are no longer with us but what they left behind still brings lots of joy to many. Storybook is private property currently owned by my wife Carol and her two brothers and sister."
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There were 2,067 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 53,344, and the median income for a family was $ 66,250. Males had a median income of $ 42,078 versus $ 32,130 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 20,556. About 1.9% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty
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In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 39.2% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 137.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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Storybook
Cottage. Stan Jurga writes, "Storybook Cottage is the creation of my father-in-law, Dave Holden. Dave purchase the property quite a few years back from his relatives and began the renovation. At the time we had Tom Fleming, an exceptional artist renting space from us in the President
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This article describes the town of
Shirley as a whole. Additional demographic detail is available which describes only the central settlement or village within the town, although that detail is included in the aggregate values reported here. See:
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A medium-security state prison was built on land surrounding the remains of the Shaker village in
Shirley, and continues to operate. The town also operates a Senior Center located at 9 Parker Road, which previously was a preschool/kindergarten.
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living. They are renowned for their plain architecture and furniture. The Shaker movement peaked in the 1840s, but gradually dwindled, perhaps because of greater employment opportunities offered by the
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The town has a total area of 15.9 square miles (41.2 km), of which 15.8 square miles (41.0 km) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km) (0.50%) is water. It is bounded by the
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1338:. Department of the Interior, Census Office. 1864. Pages 220 through 226. State of Massachusetts Table No. 3. Populations of Cities, Towns, &c
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A new regional school system shared with the neighboring Town of Ayer officially launched in 2011
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Note: Municipalities not listed have a town meeting form of government (see
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Joseph
Crehore (1890). "Chapter XXXII: Shirley". In D. Hamilton Hurd (ed.).
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1581:"The Shirley Meeting House – The Shirley Meeting House"
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The inhabitants at the time of
European encounter were
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1869:Massachusetts official website – Town of Shirley
875:Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley
354:Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Shirley
1816:. Vol. I. J. W. Lewis & Co. pp.
1793:, by Seth Chandler, published 1883, 744 pages.
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1790:History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts
76:Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
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441:, was established in Shirley in 1793. The
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3417:Towns in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1759:The source for Shirley's coordinates is
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2425:Note: Nine former counties were in the
1459:"Ayer-Shirley Middle School: Home Page"
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358:Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center
18:Town in Massachusetts, United States
947:Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise
831:Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School
196:15.8 sq mi (41.0 km)
188:15.9 sq mi (41.2 km)
2796:Municipalities and communities of
1591:from the original on March 7, 2018
345:. The population was 7,431 at the
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1561:Shirley Historical Society Museum
1550:thetrustees.org/place/farandnear/
1061:Shirley Village Historic District
979:Shirley Public Access Corporation
866:Shirley Historical Society Museum
834:Ayer Shirley Regional High School
204:0.1 sq mi (0.2 km)
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1864:Town of Shirley official website
1805:. Vol. 2. pp. 297–309.
1056:Shirley Center Historic District
961:Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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2799:Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1801:. In Samuel Adams Drake (ed.).
1446:Lura A. White Elementary School
1308:"1870 Census of the Population"
1283:"1890 Census of the Population"
998:, educator, lecturer and author
828:Lura A. White Elementary School
392:) Indians, who called the area
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1512:Benjamin Hill Recreation Area
1502:. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
1475:. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
1163:. United States Census Bureau
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1434:Shirley (CDP), Massachusetts
1010:, forester who proposed the
942:(previously Shirley Oracle)
762:Population Estimates Program
1839:1871 Atlas of Massachusetts
1766:United States Census Bureau
1747:. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
1726:. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
1705:. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
1684:. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
1585:www.shirleymeetinghouse.org
1570:. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
1448:. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
1412:United States Census Bureau
1387:United States Census Bureau
1258:"1920 Census of Population"
1233:"1950 Census of Population"
1122:United States Census Bureau
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2303:Southeastern Massachusetts
1743:September 2, 2017, at the
1722:February 27, 2017, at the
1648:"MART: Communities served"
1566:February 14, 2009, at the
1540:. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
1521:. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
1017:Sarah Carter Edgarton Mayo
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1905:Destinations from Shirley
1701:December 9, 2006, at the
1695:Sentinel & Enterprise
1650:. mrta.us. Archived from
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2756:Massachusetts portal
2081:Administrative divisions
1852:Map of Middlesex County.
1680:January 5, 2011, at the
1629:January 2, 2010, at the
1611:"Hazen Memorial Library"
815:there were 151.8 males.
2086:Congressional districts
1825:Seth Chandler Biography
1536:March 17, 2015, at the
1531:Fredonian Nature Center
850:Fredonian Nature Center
212:279 ft (85 m)
3422:Towns in Massachusetts
3412:Shirley, Massachusetts
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1797:Seth Chandler (1880).
1737:Telegram & Gazette
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996:Clara Bancroft Beatley
890:Hazen Memorial Library
870:Shirley Shaker Village
856:Farandnear Reservation
439:Shirley Shaker Village
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2260:Central Massachusetts
1847:Map of Massachusetts.
1408:"U.S. Census website"
1043:Major League Baseball
969:(no longer published)
967:The Shirley Volunteer
883:Shirley Meeting House
880:Shirley Senior Center
489:Historical population
452:Industrial Revolution
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248: • Summer (
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3383:Massachusetts portal
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940:Nashoba Valley Voice
758:United States census
2156:Tourist attractions
1843:by Wall & Gray.
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3339:Pingryville
3319:Newtonville
3274:Gleasondale
3186:Hanscom AFB
2874:Marlborough
2685:Springfield
2680:Southbridge
2635:Northampton
2630:North Adams
2620:Newburyport
2615:New Bedford
2595:Marlborough
2515:Easthampton
2485:Bridgewater
2315:South Shore
2311:South Coast
2298:North Shore
2227:LGBT rights
2126:Lighthouses
1658:January 31,
1496:October 30,
1469:October 30,
1417:January 31,
1085:November 7,
1039:Jerry White
1029:Earl Tupper
797:other races
771:was 83.90%
468:Squannacook
347:2020 census
104: /
3406:Categories
3344:Saxonville
3264:Felchville
3248:Auburndale
3165:Cochituate
3160:Ayer (CDP)
3140:Winchester
3135:Wilmington
2995:Chelmsford
2985:Burlington
2980:Boxborough
2894:Somerville
2859:Framingham
2675:Somerville
2650:Pittsfield
2575:Leominster
2555:Greenfield
2550:Gloucester
2535:Framingham
2525:Fall River
2465:Barnstable
2356:Barnstable
2106:Government
1990:Leominster
1754:References
1033:Tupperware
934:Newspapers
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307:feature ID
217:Population
165:Government
92:71°38′47″W
89:42°33′31″N
3368:Footnotes
3294:Nabnasset
3279:Greenwood
3211:Pinehurst
3115:Wakefield
3100:Tewksbury
3065:Pepperell
3045:Littleton
3035:Lexington
3025:Hopkinton
3020:Holliston
3010:Dunstable
2975:Billerica
2945:Arlington
2904:Watertown
2849:Cambridge
2821:Cambridge
2730:Worcester
2705:Westfield
2700:Watertown
2560:Haverhill
2530:Fitchburg
2495:Cambridge
2480:Braintree
2460:Attleboro
2421:Worcester
2401:Nantucket
2396:Middlesex
2391:Hampshire
2361:Berkshire
2293:MetroWest
2207:Education
2161:Windmills
2096:Geography
2091:Elections
2061:(capital)
1995:Lancaster
1948:Lunenburg
1923:Pepperell
1799:"Shirley"
1772:April 23,
1595:April 23,
1041:, former
462:Geography
390:Pennacook
362:Lancaster
295:FIPS code
279:Area code
231:Time zone
209:Elevation
143:Middlesex
3324:Nonantum
3239:villages
3125:Westford
3105:Townsend
3085:Stoneham
3075:Sherborn
2990:Carlisle
2720:Winthrop
2715:Weymouth
2660:Randolph
2570:Lawrence
2540:Franklin
2505:Chicopee
2490:Brockton
2455:Amesbury
2411:Plymouth
2381:Franklin
2348:Counties
2307:Cape Cod
2255:Cape Ann
2232:Politics
2217:Gun laws
2177:Abortion
2151:Villages
1918:Townsend
1741:Archived
1720:Archived
1699:Archived
1678:Archived
1635:mbta.com
1627:Archived
1589:Archived
1564:Archived
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1242:July 12,
1217:July 12,
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1167:July 12,
1102:Archived
1050:See also
992:, Shaker
904:Boston's
801:Hispanic
791:, 0.08%
787:, 2.10%
783:, 0.47%
775:, 6.72%
756:Source:
447:communal
299:25-61590
268:ZIP code
3120:Wayland
3095:Sudbury
3080:Shirley
3070:Reading
3050:Maynard
3040:Lincoln
3000:Concord
2970:Belmont
2965:Bedford
2955:Ashland
2899:Waltham
2884:Melrose
2879:Medford
2854:Everett
2695:Waltham
2690:Taunton
2645:Peabody
2610:Methuen
2605:Melrose
2600:Medford
2565:Holyoke
2545:Gardner
2520:Everett
2500:Chelsea
2470:Beverly
2450:Amherst
2416:Suffolk
2406:Norfolk
2386:Hampden
2366:Bristol
2247:Regions
2202:Economy
2182:Culture
2170:Society
2111:History
2101:Geology
2000:Harvard
1959:Shirley
1035:company
917:on its
913:with a
823:Schools
443:Shakers
435:utopian
429:in 1884
372:History
331:Shirley
315:Website
310:0618234
261:Eastern
240:Eastern
149:Settled
117:Country
3170:Devens
3130:Weston
3055:Natick
3030:Hudson
3015:Groton
3005:Dracut
2909:Woburn
2889:Newton
2869:Malden
2864:Lowell
2840:Cities
2829:Lowell
2725:Woburn
2665:Revere
2655:Quincy
2640:Palmer
2625:Newton
2590:Malden
2580:Lowell
2475:Boston
2445:Agawam
2437:Cities
2237:Sports
2136:People
2116:Images
2068:Topics
2058:Boston
1928:Groton
1112:Online
1045:player
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805:Latino
725:+13.1%
699:+19.4%
660:+21.8%
647:+63.8%
595:+27.3%
582:+41.1%
556:−10.1%
530:+26.8%
472:Nashua
401:Groton
386:Nipmuc
366:Shaker
343:Boston
138:County
3354:Waban
3237:Other
2950:Ashby
2940:Acton
2931:Towns
2670:Salem
2376:Essex
2371:Dukes
2192:Crime
2131:Music
2076:Index
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1067:Notes
974:Cable
929:Media
842:Parks
789:Asian
777:Black
773:White
764:data.
749:−8.7%
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743:2022*
738:+3.1%
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722:7,211
712:+4.2%
709:6,373
696:6,118
686:+4.4%
683:5,124
673:−5.6%
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657:5,202
644:4,271
634:+7.5%
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608:+5.7%
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592:2,139
579:1,680
569:−8.7%
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514:1,158
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