Conway, Massachusetts Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,809. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,899 (+5.0% change)
 
Males: 895   (49.5%)
Females: 914   (50.5%)

Franklin County

Median resident age:   40.5 years
Massachusetts median age:   36.5 years

Zip codes: 01341 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $65,000 (it was $56,094 in 2000)
Conway   $65,000
Massachusetts:   $57,184

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $253,200 (it was $155,800 in 2000)
Conway   $253,200
Massachusetts:   $361,500

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Conway, MA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Conway:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)


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Ancestries: English (24.0%), Irish (19.7%), German (12.4%), Polish (11.9%), French (8.8%), French Canadian (8.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1775

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 37.7 square miles.

Population density: 50 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Conway

For population 25 years and over in Conway

  • High school or higher: 94.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 22.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Conway town

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 63.8%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 4.1%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

40 residents are foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.5% Asia).

This town:   2.2%
Massachusetts:   12.2%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Conway:   1.6% ($2,526)
Massachusetts:   1.3% ($2,336)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chicopee, MA (24.8 miles , pop. 54,653).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (111.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (140.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Deerfield, MA (6.4 miles ), Whately, MA (6.6 miles ), Shelburne, MA (6.6 miles ), Ashfield, MA (6.9 miles ), Shelburne Falls, MA (7.0 miles ), South Deerfield, MA (7.6 miles ), Buckland, MA (7.7 miles ), Williamsburg, MA (7.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $100,900
  • 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $120,800
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $126,800
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $124,800
  • 2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $182,300
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $135,300
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $121,100
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $185,700
  • 2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $249,100
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $240,800
  • 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $199,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.51 N, Longitude: 72.71 W


2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code: 413

This town's Wikipedia profile

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   2.8%
Massachusetts:   4.4%



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Average climate in Conway, Massachusetts

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Conway-area historical tornado activity is above Massachusetts state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.7 miles away from the Conway town center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 9/13/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Conway:
  • COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL INC,THE (about 8 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA)
  • FRANKLIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; GREENFIELD, MA)
  • MARY LANE HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WARE, MA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Conway:
  • BARNES MUNI (about 25 miles; WESTFIELD/SPRINGFIELD, MA; ID: BAF)
  • WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 26 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
  • BRADLEY INTL (about 40 miles; WINDSOR LOCKS, CT; ID: BDL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Conway:
  • TURNERS FALLS (about 15 miles; MONTAGUE, MA; ID: 0B5)
  • NORTHAMPTON (about 16 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; ID: 7B2)
  • ORANGE MUNI (about 30 miles; ORANGE, MA; ID: ORE)

Amtrak station near Conway:
  • 17 miles: AMHERST (RAILROAD ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

College/University in Conway:
  • CONWAY SCHOOL OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN (Full-time enrollment: 16; Location: DELABARRE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.csld.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Conway:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 11 miles; AMHERST, MA; Full-time enrollment: 21,468)
  • SMITH COLLEGE (about 14 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,053)
  • MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; SOUTH HADLEY, MA; FT enrollment: 2,029)
  • HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; HOLYOKE, MA; FT enrollment: 3,747)
  • WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; WESTFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,058)
  • SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
  • SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,026)
Public elementary/middle school in Conway:
  • CONWAY GRAMMAR (Students: 152; Location: 24 FOURNIER RD; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Conway:
  • FIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $46,756; Location: 1 ELM ST.; 12,974 books; 49 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Conway: Roaring Brook Camp (A) , Field Memorial Library (B) .

Churches in Conway include: United Congregational Church (A) , Roaring Brook Camp Church (B) .

Cemeteries: Cricket Hill Cemetery (1) , North Shirkshire Cemetery (2) , Boyden Cemetery (3) , Southpart Cemetery (4) , Pine Grove Cemetery (5) , Howland Cemetery (6) .

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: City Pond (A) , Roaring Brook Reservoir (B) , Conway Electric Reservoir (C) , Keyes Swamp (D) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Poplar Hill Brook (A) , Shingle Brook (B) , Schneck Brook (C) , Chapel Brook (D) , Hawks Brook (E) , Johnny Bean Brook (F) , Chadwick Brook (G) , Nye Brook (H) , Drakes Brook (I) .

Post office: Conway Post Office (A) .

 

Average household size:
This town:   2.6 people
Massachusetts:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   74.1%
Whole state:   64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   7.8%
Whole state:   5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 2.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   3.5%
Whole state:   9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   0.9%
Whole state:   4.4%

Conway compared to Massachusetts state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
Banks with branches in Conway (2007 data):
  • Greenfield Savings Bank: Conway Branch at Parsons Road And Route 116, branch established on 1855-03-28. Info updated 2006-10-11: Bank assets: $525.9 mil, Deposits: $379.2 mil, headquarters in Greenfield, MA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Gsb, Mhc





Most commonly used house heating fuel:



6.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,741 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.21%
Massachusetts average:   6.31%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($126 average AGI)
Franklin County:   0.06%
Massachusetts average:   0.28%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hampshire County, MA  1.75% ($34,745 average AGI)
from Worcester County, MA  0.92% ($35,238)
from Hampden County, MA  0.49% ($30,775)


6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,013 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.50%
Massachusetts average:   6.91%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($209 average AGI)
Franklin County:   0.06%
Massachusetts average:   0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hampshire County, MA  1.46% ($32,244 average AGI)
to Worcester County, MA  0.76% ($29,892)
to Hampden County, MA  0.53% ($35,603)


Strongest AM radio stations in Conway:
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIZZ (1520 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: P. & M. RADIO, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WHYN (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WHMQ (1240 AM; 1 kW; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WACE (730 AM; 5 kW; CHICOPEE, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WPNI (1430 AM; 5 kW; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Conway:
  • WRSI (93.9 FM; TURNERS FALLS, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WHAI (98.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WPVQ (95.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WLZX (99.3 FM; NORTHAMPTON, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WHYN-FM (93.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGAJ (91.7 FM; DEERFIELD, MA; Owner: TRUATEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
  • WRNX (100.9 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RADIO COMPANY)
  • WFCR (88.5 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • WEIB (106.3 FM; NORTHAMPTON, MA; Owner: CUTTING EDGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAMH (89.3 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLLEGE)
  • WRSY (101.5 FM; MARLBORO, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • W246AM (97.1 FM; AMHERST, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WYRY (104.9 FM; HINSDALE, NH; Owner: TRI-VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAQY (102.1 FM; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WKVT-FM (92.7 FM; BRATTLEBORO, VT; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WCMK (91.9 FM; PUTNEY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)

TV broadcast stations around Conway:
  • WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
  • WTIC-TV (Channel 61; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • W35BK (Channel 35; PLAINFIELD, MA; Owner: LYDIA SYLVANE STOCKWELL)
  • WWLP (Channel 22; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: WWLP BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W67DF (Channel 67; SPRINGFIELD, MA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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