TOWN OF TYNGSBOROUGH

Town of Tyngsborough's website

 

TOWN SERVICES:   

TOWN CONTACTS: (as of June 2004)  

Board of Selectmen: (978) 649 – 2300
Richard P. Lemoine - Chairman
Peter J. Nicosia - ViceChair
Kevin O'Connor - Clerk
Howard "Buddy" Hackett

Town Administrator:  (978) 649 - 2300
Paul Boushell 

Town Clerk:  (978) 649 – 7103
Joanne Shifres

Planning Board: (978)  649 - 2308
Mark H. Pease 
Steven Nocco 
Frederick A. Russell
Theresa O'Rioirden
Caryn DeCarteret

Conservation Commission: (978)  649 - 2304
Robert W. Sherburne 
Bryan P. Logue
Kathleen A. Cayer
Henry Jungman
Joseph Kablick
Lucy Gertz
Cynthia Hanna 

Public Works Department: (978) 649-2310
Frederick Flanagan - Director

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 FY99 had 29,000 holdings and circulation of 75,800 items. 

Schools:

Tyngsborough school system includes three elementary schools and one junior/senior high school. 1999 – 2000 enrollment: 2,115 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 John Miceli (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 the newly renovated 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: Residential - $17.20 per $1,000, Commercial- $17.20 per $1,000

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

1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	#Change 1990-2000	%Change 1990-2000
3,302	4,204	5,683	8,642	11,081	2,439	28.2%

 

Persons by Sex (2000 U.S. Census) 

Male	4,286
Female	4,356

 

Age Distribution (2000 U.S. Census) 

	Persons	%
Under 5	987	8.9%
5 – 14	1,886	17%
15 – 44	5,079	45.8%
45 – 64	2,397	21.6%
65 & over	732	6.6%

  

Race and Ethnicity (2000 U.S. Census) 

	Persons	%
White	10,597	95.6%
Black	55	0.5%
Am Indian, Eskimo or Aleut	25	0.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander	275	2.5%
Hispanic Origin	123	1.1%

 

Households (2000 U.S. Census) 

1980	1990	2000
1,834	2,823	3,731

 

Household Size (2000 U.S. Census) 

2.97 persons per household 

Poverty Status (2000 U.S. Census) 

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

 

Households by Type (2000 U.S. Census)                                   

	Households	%
Married Couple/ Family	2,517	67.5%
Female Householder	318	8.5%
Non-Family Household	782	21.0%

 

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 

Housing Units (2000 U.S. Census) 

1970	1980	1990	2000
1,269	1,985	3,033	3,806

 

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

 

Housing Breakdown by Occupancy (2000 U.S. Census) 

		% OF TOTAL
TOTAL HOUSING UNITS	3,806
Total Occupied Units	3,731	98.0%
Owner Occupied	3,144	84.3%
Renter Occupied	587	15.7%
Total Vacant	75	2.0

 

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 DEPARTMENT:  (978) 649-2300

Alyson McNamara - Director 
Tyngsborough Recreation Dept.
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
	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
	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: 458 – 7100 

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

REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCY:

Northern Middlesex Council of Governments
115 Thorndike Street, Lowell MA 01852
Robert W. Flynn, Executive Director
Phone: (978) 454 – 8021
Fax: (978) 454 – 8023