Holden

Holden is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The town was founded in 1741, and the Town Square (Center, Common) was donated by John Hancock, former Governor of Massachusetts. The population was 19,905 at the 2020 census. Holden is part of the five-town Wachusett Regional School District that includes the neighboring towns of Paxton, Princeton, Sterling, and Paxton. Holden also serves as the hometown for Holden Christian Academy, a PS8 private school that opened in 1888. In fiscal year 2008, the town of Holden spent $679,756.40 per person, per year, on its public library. Alden Research Laboratory, an historic landmark, is an ASME Notable Notable. The Silver Linings Playbook and The Silver Playbook of The Boyferings, a professional golfer and poker player, is located in Holden, as is the Holden Christian Christian Academy. The Holden Christian Library is open to the public and costs $40,000 to $50,000 per year to maintain. It is located on the shores of the Quinapoxet River, which runs through the town. The landscape is compiled of hills and rivers, including the QuinAPoxet, which is a tributary of the Merrimack River. It was named for Samuel Holden, a director of the Bank of England, who founded the town in 1740. The current mayor of Holden is Michael O'Neill, who was elected in 2010.

History

Holden was named for Samuel Holden, a director of the Bank of England. He was one of the founders of the London Stock Exchange in 18th century. The bank was founded in 17th century London by Samuel Holden and his son, Samuel. Holden was named after his father, who was a director at the bank at the time of its founding. He died in 1841. He is buried at St Paul's Cathedral in London, where he is buried with his wife and two children. He also has a son, David, and a daughter, Emma, who were both born in London in 1851. He has been married three times and has three children, all of whom have been born in the UK. The couple have a son and daughter-in-law who were born in New York City, New York and London, respectively, in 1852 and 1853. They have two sons, David and David, who are both still living in the U.S. and New York. They were born on September 11 and September 13, 1852, and September 14, 1853, respectively. They married on September 21, 1854 and 1855. They had a son in 1855, David Holden, born in 1856, and two daughters in 1858 and 1859. The family moved to New York in 1859, and moved to London in 1861. In 1881, the family moved back to London, and the name Holden was given to the city.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km²) Holden is bounded on the west by Rutland, on the northwest by Princeton, and on the east by Sterling and West Boylston. The landscape is compiled of hills and rivers, including the Quinapoxet. Holden has a population of 2,816. The town is located on the Massachusetts Turnpike, which runs through the center of the town. It is the only town in the state to have a post office, which was established in 1858. Holden is located at the junction of two rivers: the Quinsac and the Merrimack. It also has a number of small lakes and streams, which are used by the town as a source of drinking water. Holden's population is 2,716. It was the first town in Massachusetts to be incorporated in 1859, and the first in the U.S. to have its own post office in 1881. It has been the location of a post station since 1881, when the town was founded. The current post station is located in the town's central part, at the intersection of the Meriam and Merrimac rivers. The area is also known as the "Quinsac River Valley" because of the large number of rivers that flow through the area. Holden was the site of the Battle of the Bulge, which took place in the mid-19th century.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,621 people, 5,715 households, and 4,423 families residing in the town. The population density was 446.4 inhabitants per square mile (172.4/km²). There were 5,827 housing units at an average density of 166.5 per squaremile (64.3/ km²) The racial makeup of the town was 97.39% White, 0.49% African American, 0,10% Native American,0.99% Asian, 0.,01% Pacific Islander, 0, 24% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population. The median income for a household in theTown was $64,297, and the median income. for a family was $73,614. The per capita income for the town is $27,971. About 2.0% of families and 3.1% of people were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 4.8% ofThose age 65 or over. The town is located in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers's National Defense Training Area (NDTSA), which is part of the Army National Guard. It is the only town in the NDTSA that does not have an active military base. It has a population of about 15,000.

Government

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that would ban the use of torture by members of Congress. The Senate voted in favor of the bill, but not the House, which would have banned torture. The bill was approved by the Senate, but the House voted against it, and the Senate voted against the bill. The House voted in favour of the Senate's proposal, and it was passed by a vote of 419-3. The vote was the first time the House had voted against a bill to ban torture in more than 30 years. It was the second time the Senate had voted to ban the practice, and first time it had ever voted to allow it in the Senate. The measure was voted down by both houses of Congress, but it was the Senate that voted for it. The U.N. passed the measure, and now the Senate will vote on it, too, in a vote that could lead to a ban on torture. It would also allow the Senate to use torture in the future, but only if the Senate could vote on the measure first. In the past, the Senate has voted against such a measure, but now the House has voted to use it. It could be used in a future bill, if it's approved by both chambers of Congress and the House. It's possible the Senate would vote on a measure that would allow it, as well, but would require the House to vote no. It is possible that the House would vote no, and that would be a veto.

Education

Holden is part of the five-town Wachusett Regional School District that includes the neighboring towns of Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, and Sterling. The town is served by Mountview Middle School for grades 68 which was newly built in 2016. Holden also serves as the hometown for Holden Christian Academy, a PS8 private Christian school. The Holden public library first opened in 1888. In fiscal year 2008, the town of Holden spent 1.99% ($679,756) of its budget on its public libraryapproximately $40 per person, per year for the public library. The school district was the first regional school district in Massachusetts. High school students may choose to attend Wachuset Regional High School in Holden or Montachusett regional Vocational Technical School ("Monty Tech") in Fitchburg. The high school is located in Holden and the high school in Holden is in the neighboring town of Princeton. The public library is open to the public and costs about $40 a year to run. It is located on the second floor of the Holden Town Hall, which was built in 1888 and is on the first floor of a former fire station. The library has a collection of about 1,000 books, many of which have been donated by local businesses and individuals. It also has a large collection of rare books, some of which were donated by members of the public in the early 1900s. It was built to house the town's first public library, which opened its doors in 1888, and has been expanded several times.

Points of interest

Alden Research Laboratory is an ASME historic landmark.Steel rotating boom, for testing of hydraulic meters, an AS ME historic landmark, is on display at the lab. The lab is located in the former home of the Alden Manufacturing Company, which was founded in 1872. The laboratory is located on the site of the former Alden Machine Company, now known as Alden International, which opened in 1875. The research laboratory is on the former site of Alden Industries, which is now called Alden Research Laboratories, and was founded by Alden in 1876. The Laboratory is located at the base of a hill, known as the Elden Hill, and is on a hilltop overlooking the rest of the city. It is also on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where it was established in 1881. It was named after Alden's founder, William Alden, who was a pioneer in the field of hydraulic testing. It has been named a National Historic Landmark by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIA), which is a U.S. National Park Service agency. It also is a historic landmark by the ASME, and has been designated a National Register of Historic Places by the U.N. Institute of American History (U.A.H.I.S.) for its significance in the development of hydraulic technology. It's on the grounds of the nearby Alden Institute of Technology, which dates back to the early 1900s.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts = 38. 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 52. 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 31. 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 Holden = 3.3 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 15,660 individuals with a median age of 41.2 age the population grows by 6.87% in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 550 residents per square mile of area (210/km²). There are average 2.73 people per household in the 6,065 households with an average household income of $81,920 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.80% of the available work force and has dropped -2.86% 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 26.48%. The number of physicians in Holden per 100,000 population = 245.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Holden = 44.8 inches and the annual snowfall = 57.8 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 127. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 197. 81 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 16.6 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 Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts which are owned by the occupant = 86.56%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 42 years with median home cost = $217,010 and home appreciation of -7.70%. 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 $13.23 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 $4,818 per student. There are 14 students for each teacher in the school, 1268 students for each Librarian and 488 students for each Counselor. 9.41% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 27.10% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 18.80% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).