ZIP Code 02048

Mansfield is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It was named for William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, a pro-colonial member of the House of Lords. Mansfield is the home of the Xfinity Center (formerly known as Great Woods, Tweeter Center and Comcast Center) It is also the birthplace of Honey Dew Donuts, a regional New England chain of donut shops. The town is bordered by Foxborough and Sharon to the north, Easton to the east, Norton to the south, and North Attleborough and Attleboro to the west. Its location is 28 miles south of Boston, 14 miles west of Brockton, and 19 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island. There are five conservation areas in the town, from largest to smallest: the Great Woods Conservation Area, Maple Park Conservation area, York Conservation Area, Marie Strese Conservation Area and Sweet Pond Conservation Area. It is twinned with Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, England. As of the United States 2020 Census, the town population is 23,860, with a population density of 1,095.4 inhabitants per square mile (422.9/km²) The town has a total area of 20.7 square miles (54 km²), of which, 20.5 sq miles (53 km²) of it is land and 0.3sq miles (0.78 km²") of it (1.25%) is water. Its northern border is also a portion of the northern border of Bristol County.

History

Mansfield was named for William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, a pro-colonial member of the House of Lords. Mansfield is the home of the Xfinity Center (formerly known as Great Woods, Tweeter Center and Comcast Center) It is also the birthplace of Honey Dew Donuts, a regional New England chain of donut shops. The first Honey Dew was opened at 221 North Main Street on June 6, 1973.Benjamin E. Bates, an industrialist and philanthropist, who was the founder of Bates College was born in Mansfield in 1808. Stove and furnace manufacturer and innovator Gordon Chilson (1804-1877) worked here. It is home to the New England Symphony Orchestra, which was founded in 1876. It was also home to a number of professional sports teams, including the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, and the Boston Celtics. It has been the site of the U.S. Open, the World Series of Boxing, the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl. It also hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 1988 and the Winter Paralympic Games in 1992. The city is the location of the American Museum of Natural History, which opened in 1884. The town is located on the banks of the Connecticut River, which runs through the center of the city. The area was first scouted in 1640 by Captain Miles Standish, settled in 1658 and was officially incorporated in 1775.

Geography

Mansfield's location is 28 miles south of Boston, 14 miles west of Brockton, and 19 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island. It is bordered by Foxborough and Sharon to the north, Easton to the east, Norton to the south, and North Attleborough and Attleboro to the west. Its neighborhoods include East Mansfield, Whiteville, Ginty Corner, Mansfield Center, Purdy Corner, Robinsonville and West Mansfield. The town is bisected by the Canoe, Rumford and Wading Rivers, as well as many small brooks which are all part of the Taunton River Watershed. There are five conservation areas in the town. They are, from largest to smallest: the Great Woods Conservation Area, Maple Park Conservation Area, York Conservation Area. Marie Strese Conservation area, and Sweet Pond Conservation area. Mansfield's northern border is also a portion of the northern border of Bristol County. It has a total area of 20.7 square miles (54 km²), of which, 20.5 squaremile (53 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.78 km² of it (1.25%) is water. Its population is 1,816. It was founded in 1836. It had a population of 1,071 in 1838, and it has a current population of 2,074. It's located in the New England region of the U.S. and is one of the smallest towns in Massachusetts.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,414 people, 7,942 households, and 5,861 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,095.4 inhabitants per square mile (422.9/km²) The racial makeup of the town was 94.30% White, 2.18% African American, 1.93% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander,0.43% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population. The town's population was spread out, with 31.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 38.1% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 6. 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there are 99.4 males. For each 100 females age 18 and over, there is 94.8 males. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.34. The per capita income for the town is $27,441. About 3.0% of families and 4.5% of people were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under 18 and 12.9%. The median income for a family was $78,058 (these figures had risen to $93,533 and $111,316 respectively as of a 2007 estimate).

Government

The town is governed by an open town meeting, and is managed by a select board and town manager. The Mansfield Public Safety Complex, completed in 2019, houses the police and fire departments and is located in Mansfield Center on Route 106. On the state level, the town is represented in the State Senate as a portion of the Bristol and Norfolk district. The town is a part of three separate state representative districts, the First and Fourteenth Bristol and Eighth Norfolk districts. The state's senior (Class II) Senator, elected in 2012, is Elizabeth Warren and the state's junior (Class I) Senator, elected in 2013, is Ed Markey. The city is part of Massachusetts Congressional District 4, which is represented by Jake Auchincloss. It is also patrolled by Troop H (Metro Boston region) of the Massachusetts State Police, 3rd District (Foxborough barracks) The town's public library is located at Memorial Park, and the post office is near the intersection of Routes 106 & 140. In addition to Memorial Park, the town also has the Magna-Vista Recreation Area. There is also a secondary fire station located in West Mansfield, and a public recreation center in the center of the town. There are no plans for the town to build a new city center, but Mansfield does have plans for a new public park. It will be named after a former mayor, who was killed in a car accident in the early 1990s.

Education

Mansfield currently has its own school department consisting of five schools. There are five schools serving various levels within the town: the Roland Green Preschool, the Everett W. Robinson Elementary School, the Jordan-Jackson Elementary School and Mansfield High School. The town has one parochial school, Saint Mary's Catholic School, which serves grades Pre-K8 and an Islamic high school, Al-Noor Academy, which opened in 2000 and serves the Islamic community along the I-95 corridor. Mansfield residents can also send their children to the Foxboro Regional Charter School free of charge. High school students may also attend Southeastern Regional Vocational-Technical High School in Easton or Bristol County Agricultural High school in Dighton. In 2013 and 2019, the Mansfield Hornets won the Division 2 state title, and in 2018, the boys' basketball team won the state Division 1 championship. Football, soccer, baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, lacrosse, track and field (Men, and Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field teams have won multiple league, division, and all-state titles. The Mansfield music program has also won many awards over the years. The schools percussion ensemble has won many regional championships in the NESBA (New England Scholastic Band Association) circuit and the international championship held by WGI (Winter Guard International) in 2015. The school also has a growing marching band (which competes in NESBA and USBands), concert band, choir, and orchestra.

Library

The Mansfield Public Library was established in 1884. In fiscal year 2008, the town of Mansfield spent 0.86% ($605,929) of its budget on its public library. Some $25 per person, per year ($30.62 adjusted for inflation in 2021) is spent on the library. The library is located in the town's downtown area. It is located on the corner of Main Street and Main Street West. The town has a population of 2,000. It has a library that is open seven days a week, seven weeks a month. It also has a children's library, which is open on the weekends. The public library is open 24 hours a day, seven days per week, 365 days a year. It costs $25 to $30 per person per year to use the library, some $25 a year more than the library's cost in 2008. It's located on Main Street, just south of the downtown area, on the east side of the town. The city has a public park, which was built in the early 1900s. It was built on the site of the original Mansfield Town Hall, which dates back to the early 1800s. In the late 1800s, the library was moved to a new location on the west side of town, near the town center. The current library is on the north side of downtown Mansfield. It cost $25 in 2008 to run, and $30 in 2011 to operate. It covers an area of 1,000 acres.

Transportation

Mansfield is effectively equidistant between two international airports, with parts of the town being closer to either Logan International Airport in Boston or T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island. The town also has a stop along the MBTA's commuter line between Providence and Boston, and is serviced by Mansfield Municipal Airport, which serves smaller aircraft. The only exits off the interstates which are located within the town are I-495 Exit 31 (linking to a limited access section of Rt. 140 North from both directions) and I-95 Exit 13 (l linking to Rt.-140 North / South and South Main Street) The town is located on the Massachusetts Turnpike, which runs through the town. It is also on the New England Coast, where it is part of the Nanticoke-Worthington Highway, which goes through the center of the city. It also includes open and limited-access sections of Route 140, as well as part of Route 106. Mansfield is home to the Mansfield-Foxborough town line, which is one of the busiest intersections of Interstates 95 and 495 in the United States. It was also the site of the World Series football game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, which ended in a 1-0 victory for the Red Sox. The city is also home to a number of small businesses, such as a local bank, a bank, and a bank that serves small businesses.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts = 52. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 47. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Mansfield = 3.5 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 6,844 individuals with a median age of 35.7 age the population grows by 2.67% in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,163.90 residents per square mile of area (450.19/km²). There are average 2.83 people per household in the 8,122 households with an average household income of $86,958 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.20% of the available work force and has dropped -4.07% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 24.66%. The number of physicians in Mansfield per 100,000 population = 141.2.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Mansfield = 47.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 7.3 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 124. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 201. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 17.7 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 51, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Mansfield, Bristol County, Massachusetts which are owned by the occupant = 70.48%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 28 years with median home cost = $288,190 and home appreciation of 0.40%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $11.66 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,191 per student. There are 14.8 students for each teacher in the school, 1223 students for each Librarian and 612 students for each Counselor. 8.60% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 29.27% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 13.68% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).