Ancestry in the Town of Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Town)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Worcester County and the Town of Petersham
Town of Petersham
Worcester County
0%5%10%15%20%CountIrishEnglishAmericanFrenchUnclassified1GermanOther2ItalianSwedishFrench CanadianPolishScotch-IrishScottishBritishArmenianPortugueseLithuanianNorwegianSubsaharan AfricanLiberian20.715474%19.936971%20.715474%20.7%24918.302829%9.797945%18.302829%18.3%22012.312812%4.875066%12.312812%12.3%14811.148087%12.181949%11.148087%11.1%13410.316140%12.099475%10.316140%10.3%12410.149750%5.829233%10.149750%10.1%1226.988353%20.762695%6.988353%7.0%845.740433%13.448805%5.740433%5.7%695.241265%3.075263%5.241265%5.2%635.074875%6.486936%5.074875%5.1%612.995008%5.947966%2.995008%3.0%362.911814%0.580760%2.911814%2.9%352.828619%2.123062%2.828619%2.8%342.246256%0.445557%2.246256%2.2%271.913478%0.526802%1.913478%1.9%231.663894%1.601300%1.663894%1.7%201.580699%1.295003%1.580699%1.6%191.331115%0.423924%1.331115%1.3%161.331115%1.727531%1.331115%1.3%161.331115%0.088743%1.331115%1.3%16

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Worcester County and the Town of Petersham
Town of Petersham
Worcester County
0%20%40%60%Count%DominicanOther HispanicSpaniardCentral AmericanCosta Rican70.000000%11.248651%70.000000%70.0%141.165%1.16%20.000000%3.890740%20.000000%20.0%40.333%0.33%20.000000%1.300042%20.000000%20.0%40.333%0.33%10.000000%7.153752%10.000000%10.0%20.166%0.17%10.000000%0.357864%10.000000%10.0%20.166%0.17%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Worcester County and the Town of Petersham
Town of Petersham
Worcester County
0%20%40%60%80%100%Count%Korean100.000000%3.628902%100.000000%100.0%20.166%0.17%

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Worcester Area

There are 75 county subdivisions in the Worcester Area. This section compares the Town of Petersham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Worcester Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Petersham. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 5,178.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Petersham, selected other county subdivisions in the Worcester Area, and entities that contain the Town of Petersham
0%10%20%30%Count#Town of RutlandRutlandTown of HopedaleHopedaleTown of ClintonClintonTown of AuburnAuburnTown of SterlingSterlingTown of HoldenHoldenTown of BlackstoneBlackstoneTown of UxbridgeUxbridgeTown of AshburnhamAshburnhamTown of DouglasDouglasTown of SuttonSuttonTown of MillburyMillburyTown of MendonMendonTown of SturbridgeSturbridgeTown of NorthboroughNorthboroughTown of NorthbridgeNorthbridgeTown of WestminsterWestminsterTown of LeicesterLeicesterTown of UptonTown of GraftonGraftonTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyTown of SouthboroughSouthboroughTown of LunenburgLunenburgTown of LancasterLancasterTown of CharltonCharltonMassachusettsTown of MilfordMilfordPetersham School DistrictPetershamTown of PetershamPetershamTown of HarvardHarvardWorcester CountyWorcester704200Tract 704200Worcester Metro AreaWorcesterTown of SpencerSpencerTown of DudleyDudleyTown of OxfordOxfordNew EnglandTown of ThompsonThompsonTown of WestboroughWestboroughRalph C. Mahar School DistrictRalph C. MaharTown of West BoylstonW BoylstonTown of WoodstockWoodstockGardnerTown of WinchendonWinchendonFitchburgTown of AtholTown of WebsterWebsterTown of BrooklynBrooklynTown of PlainfieldPlainfieldTown of BarreLeominsterTown of PutnamPutnamNortheastTown of TempletonTempletonTown of WarrenWarrenWorcesterTown of KillinglyKillinglyTown of WindhamWindhamSouthbridge TownUnited States of AmericaUnited States33.741966%33.741966%33.7%2,835131.958936%31.958936%32.0%1,899230.721709%30.721709%30.7%4,227330.244617%30.244617%30.2%4,958429.167714%29.167714%29.2%2,320528.956284%28.956284%29.0%5,299628.164976%28.164976%28.2%2,554727.286596%27.286596%27.3%3,756827.143089%27.143089%27.1%1,675926.855164%26.855164%26.9%2,3271026.238054%26.238054%26.2%2,4161125.932544%25.932544%25.9%3,4831225.020963%25.020963%25.0%1,4921324.992064%24.992064%25.0%2,3621423.932372%23.932372%23.9%3,5531523.838593%23.838593%23.8%3,9051623.636364%23.636364%23.6%1,7681723.563986%23.563986%23.6%2,6461822.367909%22.367909%22.4%1,7231922.280415%22.280415%22.3%4,0842022.066641%22.066641%22.1%8,0532122.030498%22.030498%22.0%2,1962222.025796%22.025796%22.0%2,4422321.737519%21.737519%21.7%1,7592421.396329%21.396329%21.4%2,8442521.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.827324%20.827324%20.8%5,9212620.715474%20.715474%20.7%24920.715474%20.715474%20.7%24920.563166%20.563166%20.6%1,3512719.936971%19.936971%19.9%162,205162k19.468085%19.468085%19.5%54919.406404%19.406404%19.4%180,609181k19.379714%19.379714%19.4%2,2872819.331496%19.331496%19.3%2,2442919.177983%19.177983%19.2%2,6553019.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.387477%18.387477%18.4%1,7153118.224099%18.224099%18.2%3,4093218.181818%18.181818%18.2%1,95217.440082%17.440082%17.4%1,3683317.124682%17.124682%17.1%1,3463416.863382%16.863382%16.9%3,4293516.376142%16.376142%16.4%1,7383616.344799%16.344799%16.3%6,6103716.335484%16.335484%16.3%1,8993816.219266%16.219266%16.2%2,7313915.693873%15.693873%15.7%1,2964015.645183%15.645183%15.6%2,3744115.560850%15.560850%15.6%8494215.264865%15.264865%15.3%6,3054315.150228%15.150228%15.2%1,4274415.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M15.028902%15.028902%15.0%1,2224514.619544%14.619544%14.6%7574614.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k4714.550003%14.550003%14.6%2,5014813.885111%13.885111%13.9%3,4714912.678317%12.678317%12.7%2,1335010.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Massachusetts

There are 357 county subdivisions in Massachusetts. This section compares the Town of Petersham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Petersham. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 33,526.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Petersham, selected other county subdivisions in Massachusetts, and entities that contain the Town of Petersham
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Braintree TownWeymouth TownTown of PlymouthPlymouthTown of BillericaBillericaTown of ChelmsfordChelmsfordWoburnBeverlyQuincyAttleboroBarnstable TownSalemPeabodyPittsfieldTown of AndoverAndoverWestfieldMedfordTown of NatickNatickTown of ShrewsburyShrewsburyTauntonMassachusettsHaverhillPetersham School DistrictPetershamTown of PetershamPetershamTown of ArlingtonArlingtonWorcester CountyWorcester704200Tract 704200Worcester Metro AreaWorcesterWatertown TownNew EnglandWalthamMarlboroughRalph C. Mahar School DistrictRalph C. MaharSomervilleMethuen TownTown of AmherstAmherstTown of FraminghamFraminghamFitchburgLowellChicopeeNewtonLeominsterNortheastMaldenWorcesterTown of DartmouthDartmouthBostonLynnBrocktonHolyokeEverettTown of BrooklineBrooklineCambridgeFall RiverTown of RandolphRandolphRevereUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfieldNew BedfordChelseaLawrence40.382021%40.382021%40.4%14,96815.0k138.279887%38.279887%38.3%21,28421.3k232.482479%32.482479%32.5%18,91018.9k330.344795%30.344795%30.3%12,81412.8k428.530912%28.530912%28.5%9,959528.029067%28.029067%28.0%10,99311.0k626.355359%26.355359%26.4%10,79710.8k726.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k826.114549%26.114549%26.1%11,52211.5k925.870826%25.870826%25.9%11,51211.5k1024.584151%24.584151%24.6%10,52310.5k1124.217479%24.217479%24.2%12,65012.7k1223.785295%23.785295%23.8%10,37810.4k1323.667877%23.667877%23.7%8,2751422.718507%22.718507%22.7%9,4251522.717733%22.717733%22.7%12,99013.0k1622.193020%22.193020%22.2%7,8531722.066641%22.066641%22.1%8,0531821.662183%21.662183%21.7%12,24012.2k1921.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.949631%20.949631%20.9%13,06013.1k2020.715474%20.715474%20.7%24920.715474%20.715474%20.7%24920.714736%20.714736%20.7%9,1992119.936971%19.936971%19.9%162,205162k19.468085%19.468085%19.5%54919.406404%19.406404%19.4%180,609181k19.158616%19.158616%19.2%6,4852219.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.658990%18.658990%18.7%11,69911.7k2318.386648%18.386648%18.4%7,2712418.181818%18.181818%18.2%1,95217.817299%17.817299%17.8%14,16614.2k2517.539710%17.539710%17.5%8,6022616.418286%16.418286%16.4%6,5222716.400209%16.400209%16.4%11,60211.6k2816.344799%16.344799%16.3%6,6102916.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k3015.570410%15.570410%15.6%8,7353115.557594%15.557594%15.6%13,74013.7k3215.264865%15.264865%15.3%6,3053315.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.758282%14.758282%14.8%8,9633414.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k3514.168717%14.168717%14.2%4,8963614.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k3713.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k3813.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k3913.440914%13.440914%13.4%5,4144012.944708%12.944708%12.9%5,7784112.825279%12.825279%12.8%7,5904212.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k4311.478932%11.478932%11.5%10,20510.2k4411.104814%11.104814%11.1%3,7234510.943290%10.943290%10.9%5,8184610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M9.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k478.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048486.304257%6.304257%6.3%2,411494.673734%4.673734%4.7%3,70850

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the Northeast

There are 5,785 county subdivisions in the Northeast. This section compares the Town of Petersham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Petersham. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 91,133.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Petersham, selected other county subdivisions in the Northeast, and entities that contain the Town of Petersham
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#QuincyToms River TownshipToms RivTown of SmithtownSmithtownTown of BrookhavenBrookhavenMassachusettsPetersham School DistrictPetershamTown of PetershamPetershamWorcester CountyWorcester704200Tract 704200Worcester Metro AreaWorcesterManchesterTown of Oyster BayOyster BayNew EnglandTown of HuntingtonHuntingtonRalph C. Mahar School DistrictRalph C. MaharTown of IslipTown of GreeceGreeceTown of BabylonBabylonPittsburghLowellTown of AmherstAmherstAlbanyNortheastErieWorcesterSyracuseTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonLynnBrocktonTown of GreenburghGreenburghBuffaloCambridgeStaten IslandPhiladelphiaYonkersWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of North HempsteadN HempsteadSpringfieldTown of StamfordStamfordRochesterNew BedfordTown of WaterburyWaterburyProvidenceEdison TownshipEdisonManhattanAllentownTown of New HavenNew HvnTown of RamapoRamapoTown of BridgeportBridgeportJersey CityLakewood TownshipLakewoodQueensBrooklynTown of HartfordHartfordBronxElizabethNewarkPaterson26.215600%26.215600%26.2%24,47224.5k126.146401%26.146401%26.1%23,82823.8k224.921635%24.921635%24.9%29,41729.4k321.335401%21.335401%21.3%104,143104k421.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.715474%20.715474%20.7%24920.715474%20.715474%20.7%24919.936971%19.936971%19.9%162,205162k19.468085%19.468085%19.5%54919.406404%19.406404%19.4%180,609181k19.400169%19.400169%19.4%21,38521.4k519.071242%19.071242%19.1%56,74456.7k619.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.720523%18.720523%18.7%38,18538.2k718.181818%18.181818%18.2%1,95217.646183%17.646183%17.6%59,24059.2k817.413707%17.413707%17.4%16,83016.8k916.708245%16.708245%16.7%35,63135.6k1016.296163%16.296163%16.3%49,75349.8k1116.187165%16.187165%16.2%17,78517.8k1215.991560%15.991560%16.0%19,93319.9k1315.464567%15.464567%15.5%15,22115.2k1415.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.665974%14.665974%14.7%14,68914.7k1514.596275%14.596275%14.6%26,81026.8k1614.531347%14.531347%14.5%20,97621.0k1714.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k1814.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k1913.771532%13.771532%13.8%12,68012.7k2013.461234%13.461234%13.5%12,76312.8k2112.866580%12.866580%12.9%11,74511.7k2212.459989%12.459989%12.5%32,27032.3k2312.388168%12.388168%12.4%13,47313.5k2412.223128%12.223128%12.2%57,85557.9k2511.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k2610.859932%10.859932%10.9%21,69021.7k2710.417182%10.417182%10.4%10,53510.5k2810.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.245166%10.245166%10.2%23,52723.5k299.564845%9.564845%9.6%14,72914.7k309.533004%9.533004%9.5%12,14612.1k318.835851%8.835851%8.8%18,58118.6k328.472649%8.472649%8.5%8,048338.068784%8.068784%8.1%8,812348.059782%8.059782%8.1%14,41514.4k357.326148%7.326148%7.3%7,463366.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k376.864007%6.864007%6.9%8,211386.782715%6.782715%6.8%8,845394.569235%4.569235%4.6%6,070404.334045%4.334045%4.3%6,372414.104087%4.104087%4.1%10,73910.7k423.973158%3.973158%4.0%3,890433.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k443.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k453.199003%3.199003%3.2%3,977462.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k471.408913%1.408913%1.4%1,804480.802102%0.802102%0.8%2,247490.664425%0.664425%0.7%97650

Ancestry by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Town of Petersham to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Town of Petersham. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of the Town of Petersham, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Town of Petersham
0%5%10%15%20%Count#MassachusettsPetersham School DistrictPetershamTown of PetershamPetershamWorcester CountyWorcester704200Tract 704200Worcester Metro AreaWorcesterNew EnglandRalph C. Mahar School DistrictRalph C. MaharNortheastTown of HempsteadHempsteadBostonTulsaColumbusPhiladelphiaNortheast TarrantNE TarrantUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTucsonSeattleDenverOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…Seattle EastPhoenixPlanoSacramentoSan FranciscoTampaSan DiegoLas VegasChicagoTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisAustinFort WorthManhattanAlbuquerqueWashingtonOrlandoMilwaukeeSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityBaltimoreLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodNortheast DallasNE DallasFresnoOntarioSan JoseAtlantaAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…San Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyHoustonQueensSan BernardinoLos AngelesBrooklynEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlySouthwest DallasSW DallasSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlEl PasoBronxDetroitMiami21.158762%21.158762%21.2%1,426,5541.43M20.715474%20.715474%20.7%24920.715474%20.715474%20.7%24919.936971%19.936971%19.9%162,205162k19.468085%19.468085%19.5%54919.406404%19.406404%19.4%180,609181k19.063584%19.063584%19.1%2,796,4142.80M18.181818%18.181818%18.2%1,95215.136166%15.136166%15.1%8,486,2088.49M14.073745%14.073745%14.1%108,186108k114.063186%14.063186%14.1%92,57592.6k211.613485%11.613485%11.6%68,78468.8k311.149313%11.149313%11.1%91,31891.3k411.125314%11.125314%11.1%173,548174k510.818128%10.818128%10.8%61,97562.0k610.388542%10.388542%10.4%33,093,55033.1M10.172044%10.172044%10.2%88,88888.9k710.023098%10.023098%10.0%104,621105k89.788287%9.788287%9.8%64,92664.9k98.693811%8.693811%8.7%57,29157.3k108.646645%8.646645%8.6%50,70650.7k118.340623%8.340623%8.3%265,731266k128.209757%8.209757%8.2%44,93244.9k137.967295%7.967295%8.0%89,26089.3k147.898791%7.898791%7.9%67,16267.2k157.821029%7.821029%7.8%52,11352.1k167.711525%7.711525%7.7%183,537184k177.587390%7.587390%7.6%141,881142k187.480314%7.480314%7.5%203,017203k197.303724%7.303724%7.3%59,07559.1k207.298206%7.298206%7.3%54,60754.6k217.187308%7.187308%7.2%61,73161.7k227.043202%7.043202%7.0%60,00460.0k236.883716%6.883716%6.9%112,548113k246.828964%6.828964%6.8%43,85843.9k256.726464%6.726464%6.7%44,32844.3k266.282831%6.282831%6.3%36,59936.6k275.930793%5.930793%5.9%35,50635.5k285.894964%5.894964%5.9%58,04758.0k295.810145%5.810145%5.8%36,08136.1k305.682282%5.682282%5.7%32,84732.8k315.676427%5.676427%5.7%87,81787.8k325.515056%5.515056%5.5%38,17538.2k335.074170%5.074170%5.1%32,66732.7k345.023122%5.023122%5.0%88,24388.2k354.884414%4.884414%4.9%28,33428.3k364.677963%4.677963%4.7%79,39779.4k374.124565%4.124565%4.1%75,93375.9k383.994070%3.994070%4.0%131,942132k393.832493%3.832493%3.8%88,53188.5k403.509199%3.509199%3.5%29,43429.4k413.476966%3.476966%3.5%89,52289.5k423.327462%3.327462%3.3%86,74286.7k433.099164%3.099164%3.1%29,64829.6k443.013953%3.013953%3.0%29,11529.1k452.767147%2.767147%2.8%19,41319.4k462.283638%2.283638%2.3%12,52512.5k472.062661%2.062661%2.1%29,63629.6k481.555068%1.555068%1.6%10,62810.6k491.510146%1.510146%1.5%14,54014.5k50

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of the Town of Petersham. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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