Millville

Set on the Rhode Island border, Millville embodies two of America's best-loved 
traditions: innovation and baseball.  Started by the mill owners to build 
morale and teamwork, the town's baseball teams featured seven eventual 
Hall of Fame legends, including Casey Stengal.  Millville's industry, 
built up along the locks of the Blackstone River, has incluede rubber 
and felt for boot liners.  today the town's residents work within 
the Blackstone Valley or in the nearby high-tech Route I-495 belt.  
The town's traditions are preserved in post-and-beam historic 
buildings, the locks which raised and lowered the river for shipping 
traffic, and a continued focus on education and quality of life.

Contacts

Millville Municipal Offices: 508-883-8433
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce: 800-841-0919
Blackstone-Millville Regional School District: 508-883-6633

Location

Millville is 24 miles southeast of Worcester, 
42 miles southwest of Boston 
and 18 miles northwest of Providence, 
Rhode Island.

Government

Town (incorporated 1916; 
Board of Selectmen, 
Executive Secretary, 
Open Town Meeting

Demographics

Population
1990  2550
2000  2850
2010  3150

Age Groups
0-4    204
5-14   316
15-44  1159
45-64  364
65+    193

Total Households
787

Income Median:  $40154
Per Capita:     $15125
Avg. Annual     $13343

Housing

Total Units  832

Single Unit  603
2-4 Unit     166
5+ Unit      46
Other        17

Median Price (1994) $91,500

Tax Rate

Residential (94%) $17.45
Commercial  (6%) $17.45

Education

Public Schools
(Blackstone-Millville Regional)
   John F. Kennedy Elementary  K-3
   Longfellow Elementary  K-6
   A.F. Maloney Middle  4-6
   Blackstone-Millville Jr/Sr High  7-12
   Blackstone Regional Vocational 
    Technical High School  9-12

Colleges and Universities
Easy access to over 15 
institutions of higher 
learning within the Worcester County

Largest Employers

Millville Elementary School
Town of Millville
U.S. Post Office

Health Facilities

Hospitals
Easy access to Landmark Hospital
(Woonsocket, Rhode Island), 
Milford-Whitinsville 
Regional Hospital, 
University of Massachusetts 
Medical Center and others.

Long-Term Care/Rest Homes
No local facilities

Culture and Recreation

Millville Free Public Library
Chestnut Hill Meeting House
Blackstone River
Blackstone Canal and Millville Lock
Millville Town Forest
Mansfield Pond

Religious Institutions

Catholic 
Episcopal
Baptist

Transportation and Access

Airports
Worcester Municipal; 
Boston, Providence 
and Hartford

Highways
State Routes 122 and 146

Rail Service
Amtrak passenger service 
is available from Worcester; 
freight service is provided 
by te Providence & Worcester Railroad

Bus Service
No local service; 
easy access to Worcester, 
Boston and Providence stations

Utilities

Electric
Massachusetts Electric Company

Gas
Commonwealth Gas Company

Sewer
No municipal service

Water
Ground and purchased