Northern Middlesex Council of Go

INCORPORATED 1809

TOTAL AREA: 18.05 Square Miles

FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Board of Selectmen/Town Administrator/
Open Town Meeting

TOWN SERVICES:

TOWN CONTACTS: (as of August 2011)

Board of Selectmen: (978) 649-2300 ext.100

Rick Reault - Chair	Robert Jackson - Vice Chair	Elizabeth Coughlin - Clerk
Corliss Lambert	Allen Curseaden

Town Department Contacts:

Town Administrator	Michael Gilleberto	(978) 649-2300 x 100
Town Clerk	Joanne Shifres	(978) 649-2300 x 129
Conservation Director	Matt Maro	(978) 649-2300 x 119
Conservation Clerk	Pamela Berman	(978) 649-2300 x 116
Highway Department	James Hustins - Interim Administrative Assistant	(978) 649-2310
Chief of Police	Chief William Mulligan	(978) 649-7504
Chief of Fire Department	Chief Timothy Madden	(978) 649-7671
Parks and Recreation Director	Alyson Page	(978) 640-4460

Planning Board: (978) 649-2300 x115

Steven Nocco- Chair	Tom Delmore - Vice Chair	William Gramer - CPC Representative
Steve O-Neill - Treasurer/NMCOG Representative	Jim Miller

Conservation Commission: (978) 649-2300 ext. 116

Ed Smith - Chair	Jerry Earl	Lucy Gertz
Jeffrey Kablick	Brian Martin	John Nappi

Public Water Systems:
Approximately 60% of the Town is served by public water

Trash Collection:
Tyngsborough has curbside trash pickup and recycling. In FY99, total solid waste collected in Town was 4,708 tons. Recyclables totaled another 1,100 tons.

Sewer:
Public sewer services 25% of the Town. Treatment is provided at the Lowell Wastewater Utility.

Library:
Tyngsborough Public Library in FY09 had a circulation of 134,362 items.

Schools:

Tyngsborough school system includes three elementary schools and one junior/senior high school. 2008 – 2009 enrollment: 2,083 pupils in the system. Tyngsborough is also a member community for the Greater Lowell Vocational Technical High School.

Public Safety:
24 permanent officers staff Tyngsborough Police Dept. The Fire Chief oversees an on – call Fire Dept. of 40 on-call firefighters.

Chief of Police: Chief William Mulligan (978) 649-7504

Chief of Fire Department: Chief Timothy Madden (978) 649-7671

Rail:
Commuter rail service to North Station, Boston, is available at Lowell Gallagher Terminal or at North Billerica Station (Travel time 40 min). Freight rail service is available from the Springfield Terminal Railway, contact number: (978) 663 – 1073.

Bus:
Tyngsborough is a member of the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA), which provides fixed bus service between Lowell and Tyngsborough. Paratransit services for the elderly and disabled are available through the Council on Aging.

TAX RATE (FY 2011): Residential - $14.17 per $1,000, Commercial- $14.17 per $1,000

Community Census Profiles: 2010 Census data is currently becoming available in sections. Tables will be updated as new data is received. The 2000 Census Tables that have not been updated as of yet will remain below. Updated 1/25/12.

2010 Population Trends: Includes Community Population, Population by Age and Population by Race,

2010 Housing Profile: Includes Housing Units, Housing Occupancy, and Housing Tenure

2010 Household Relationship Profile: Includes Number of Households, Household Relationships, and Households by Type

Census Trends – TYNGSBOROUGH (2000 U.S. Census)
(Updated May 25, 2002)

Poverty Status (2000 U.S. Census)

Persons Below Poverty Level:	Tyngsborough	Mass.
	519	573,421
	4.7%	9.3%

Income Distribution (2000 U.S. Census)

	Households	%
Less than $ 10,000	120	3.2%
$ 10,000 - $ 14,999	187	5.0%
$ 15,000 - $ 24,999	189	5.1%
$ 25,000 - $ 34,999	194	5.2%
$ 35,000 - $ 49,999	589	15.7%
$ 50,000 - $ 74,999	724	19.4%
$ 75,000 - $ 99,999	859	23.0%
$ 100,000 - $ 149,999	580	15.5%
$ 150,000 - $ 199,999	169	4.5%
$ 200,000 or more	130	3.5%

Sources of Income (2000 U.S. Census)

	# Of Households	Average Income
Wage & Salary	3,407	$80,781
Social Security	584	$10,854
Supplemental Security	115	$6,915
Public Assistance	70	$3,020
Retirement	489	$12,472

HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS

Median Household Income (2000 U.S. Census)

1970	1980	1990	2000
$9,696	$20,947	$52,089	$69,818

Median Home Sale Price (Banker & Tradesman)

	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000
1 – Family	$130,000	$150,000	$146,900	$185,175	$239,900
Condo	$12,200	$48,500	$65,450	$81,000	$115,000
All Sales	$50,000	$140,500	$124,700	$140,000	$209,900

Housing Unit Permit Data

1990	1992	1994	1996	1998
91	45	137	71	98

LAND USE CLASSIFICATION (Mass. GIS 1991)

TYNGSBOROUGH LAND USE	ACREAGE	% OF TOTAL
Residential	2,242.87 Acres	19.4%
Commercial	178.98 Acres	1.5%
Industrial	54.71 Acres	0.5%
Agriculture	517.84 Acres	4.5%
Open Space/ Recreation	7,249.67 Acres	62.6%
Transportation/Mining/Waste	579.46 Acres	5.0%
Water	753.12 Acres	6.5%
TOTAL ACREAGE	11,576.66 Acres	100%

RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT: (978) 649-2300 ext. 150
Alyson Page - Director
amcnamara@tyngsboroughma.gov
Tyngsborough Recreation and Parks Department
10 Kendall Rd. Box 5
Tyngsborough, MA 01879

Recreational Facilities

Lowell, Dracut, Tyngsborough State Forest (1,040 Acres)
Bicycling, non-motorized boating, cross country skiing, fresh water fishing, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, ice skating, nature observation, organized events, picnicking, sight seeing, walking/jogging. ATV and Snowmobiling are not permitted in the State Forest.

MIT Property (251 Acres, Private)
Nature observation

Notre Dame Academy (199 Acres, Private)
Hiking, nature observation, pool swimming, tennis.

Vesper Country Club (170 Acres, Private)
Golf, hiking, nature observation, pool swimming, tennis

Elbow Meadow (132 Acres)
Hiking, nature observation

Tyngsborough Country Club (87 Acres)
Golf, hiking, hunting, nature observation, picnicking

Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical High School (85 Acres)
Baseball/softball, basketball, football/soccer, general play, organized events

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Employment Base – 2000

LABOR FORCE – 2000	6,328
# Residents Employed	6,176
# Residents Unemployed	152
Tyngsborough Unemployment Rate	2.4%
NMCOG Region Unemployment Rate	2.5%
State Unemployment Rate	2.6%

Employment by Industry Sector – 2001 (Mass Division of Employment & Training ES - 202 Series)

Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing	45
Government	924
Construction	423
Manufacturing	298
TCPU	222
Trade	995
FIRE	79
Services	1,104
Total Employment/Tyngsborough	4,090

TCPU = Transportation, Communications and Public Utilities
FIRE = Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
conf = Data suppressed due to confidentiality

Means Of Transportation To Work - 2000 (Census Transportation Planning Package 2000)

Subject	1990 Census		2000 Census		Change 1990 to 2000
Subject	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	4,543	100.0	5,863	100.0	1,320	29.1
Drove alone	3,890	85.6	5,218	89.0	1,328	34.1
Carpooled	463	10.2	407	6.9	-56	-12.1
Public transportation (including taxicab)	44	1.0	45	0.8	1	2.3
Bicycle or walked	69	1.5	30	0.5	-39	-56.5
Motorcycle or other means	0	0.0	21	0.4	21	0.0
Worked at home	77	1.7	142	2.4	65	84.4

Travel Time to Work - 2000 (Census Transportation Planning Package 2000)

Subject	1990 Census		2000 Census		Change 1990 to 2000
Subject	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Workers who did not work at home	4,466	100.0	5,721	100.0	1,255	28.1
Less than 5 minutes	111	2.5	66	1.2	-45	-40.5
5 to 9 minutes	295	6.6	229	4.0	-66	-22.4
10 to 14 minutes	482	10.8	676	11.8	194	40.2
15 to 19 minutes	769	17.2	830	14.5	61	7.9
20 to 29 minutes	1,040	23.3	1,157	20.2	117	11.2
30 to 44 minutes	994	22.3	1,525	26.7	531	53.4
45 or more minutes	775	17.4	1,238	21.6	463	59.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	26.2	X	31.2	X	5.0	X

MEDIA:

Lowell Sun
15 Kearney Square
Phone: 978-458 – 7100

Cablevision
4 Liberty Way, Westford, MA 01886
Phone: 978-692 – 6500

The Merrimack Journal
1794 Bridge Street, Unit 27B, Dracut, Ma 01826 Phone: 978-441-2770

REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY:

Northern Middlesex Council of Governments
40 Church Street Suite 200
Lowell MA 01852
Beverly Woods, Executive Director
Phone: (978) 454 – 8021
Fax: (978) 454 – 8023