Profile for Otis, Massachusetts, MA

Otis is on the Farmington River, in the Berkshire Hills

Nearby parks & recreation: Tolland State Forest, Otis State Forest, Camp Lenox

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Quotes:
Travelling northward from the township of Otis, the road leads for 20 or 30 miles toward Windsor, lengthwise upon that long broken spur of heights which the Green Mountains of Vermont send into Massachusetts. For nearly the whole of the distance you have the continual sensation of being upon some terrace in the moon.
-- Israel Putter
Herman Melville

Listed places near Otis

Cemeteries (9)

Communities (6)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (5)

Museums (1)

Parks (2)

Ski areas (1)

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• Berkshire County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Otis demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Berkshire County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 01029 ZIP code.

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6% of Otis residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Otis ancestry & family history guide.

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• Berkshire County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - MA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Otis business guide
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• Courts in Massachusetts
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• Crime in Berkshire County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Local information on disability access
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• Independent living centers in Massachusetts
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Otis was $25,029, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Massachusetts economic data

25% of Otis residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Nature Conservancy projects in Massachusetts
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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• Berkshire County historical society
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• Post history questions in Berkshire County genealogy forum

Median rent in Otis, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $421.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,000.

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Libraries in Otis include Otis Free Public Library ... View libraries

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The average commute time for Otis workers is 31 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Otis travel guide
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