Fact Sheet Information

 

Site:  MA, Worcester City

Disaster Type(s):  Storms and Flooding

Declaration Date:  April 10, 2001

Incident Period:  March 5 to April 16, 2001

 

Summary of Disaster:

 

The Disaster News Network reported that the Massachusetts Governor was asking for federal disaster aid for seven Massachusetts counties, including Worcester City, due to these storms and flooding.  The coastal part of the state was mostly affected with localized flooding, trees and debris littering many roads, and several bridges and roads washing away with flooding waters. The Concord River, in northeastern part of the state, was at flood stage and the town of Billerica was taking preventive steps by making sandbags available. According to the Worcester City emergency manager, “The storm did not affect Worcester much. We just got a lot of rain but no damages.”

 

Reported Injuries, Deaths, and Rescue at the Site:

 

The emergency manager was not aware of any injuries, deaths, or rescues as a result of the disaster in Worcester City.

 

 

Site Demographics:

 

Year	2001
FEMA Region	1
State	Massachusetts
County	Worcester County
Disaster Types(s)	Storms and Floods
FEMA Declaration Date of Disaster	10-Apr-01
Presence of CIL*at the Time of Disaster	yes
CIL*Office Type	standard
Current CIL* Presence in County/City/Boroughs	yes
Population	172648
Area in Square Miles	38
Population Density	4597
Caucasian (%)	79.8%
African American (%)	8%
Native American (%)	1.0%
Asian Pacific	5.3%
Hispanic (%)	15.1%
Median House Hold Income	$35,623
Above Median House Hold Income	No
Per Capita Income	$18,614
Below Poverty (%)	14.1%
Number of Persons with Disabilities over age 5	38,068
Persons with Disabilities over age 5 (%)	20.8%
Number of Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5	14471
Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5 (%)	8.5%

CIL* means Center for Independent Living

 

  From: Census Data on the number of persons with physical disabilities.