| Type of Government |
Selectmen |
| Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2007 |
$8,706,590 |
| Budget: School Appropriations, 2007 |
$31,045,854 |
| Zoning Ordinance |
1980/05 |
| Master Plan |
2003 |
| Capitol Improvement Plan |
Yes |
| Industrial Plans Reviewed By |
Planning Board |
| Boards and Commissions |
|
Elected:
|
Selectmen; Planning |
|
Appointed:
|
Zoning; Conservation; Library |
| Public Library |
Conway Public; North Conway Public |
| Police Department |
Full-time |
| Fire Department |
Volunteer |
| Town Fire Insurance Rating |
6/9 |
| Emergency Medical Service |
Municipal & volunteer |
| Nearest Hospital(s) |
Distance |
Staffed Beds |
| Memorial Hospital, North Conway |
Local |
35 |
|
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| Electric Supplier |
PSNH; NH Electric Coop |
| Natural Gas Supplier |
None |
| Water Supplier |
N. Conway; Conway Village |
| Sanitation |
Municipal |
| Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant |
Yes |
| Solid Waste Disposal |
|
|
Curbside Trash Pickup
|
None |
|
Pay-As-You-Throw Program
|
No |
|
Recycling
|
Mandatory |
| Telephone Company |
Verizon; Northland |
| Cellular Telephone Access |
Yes |
| Cable Television Access |
Yes |
| Public Access Television Station |
Yes |
| High Speed Internet Service: |
|
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Business
|
unknown |
|
Residential
|
unknown |
|
|
| 2006 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) |
$15.49 |
| 2006 Equalization Ratio |
78.7 |
| 2006 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) |
$12.16 |
| 2006 Percent of Local Assessed Value by Property Type |
|
Residential Land and Buildings
|
70.8% |
|
Commercial Land and Buildings
|
28.1% |
|
Public Utilities, Current Use, and Other
|
1.1% |
|
|
| 2006 Total Housing Units |
6,547 |
| |
|
| 2006 Single-Family Units |
3,682 |
|
Single-Family Permits Issued, Net Change of Units
|
48 |
| 2006 Multi-Family Units |
2,107 |
|
Multi-Family Permits Issued, Net Change of Units
|
2 |
| 2006 Manufactured Housing Units |
759 |
|
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| Total Population |
Community |
County |
| 2006 |
9,214 |
47,475 |
| 2000 |
8,646 |
43,918 |
| 1990 |
7,973 |
35,526 |
| 1980 |
7,158 |
27,929 |
| 1970 |
4,865 |
18,548 |
| Census 2000 Demographics |
| Population by Gender |
|
Male
|
4,169 |
Female
|
4,435 |
| Population by Age Group |
|
Under age 5
|
458 |
|
Age 5 to 19
|
1,677 |
|
Age 20 to 34
|
1,508 |
|
Age 35 to 54
|
2,797 |
|
Age 55 to 64
|
835 |
|
Age 65 and over
|
1,329 |
|
Median Age
|
39.9 years |
| Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over |
|
High school graduate or higher
|
87.8% |
|
Bachelor's degree or higher
|
22.5% |
|
|
| Per capita income |
$19,673 |
| Median 4-person family income |
$41,818 |
| Median household income |
$35,873 |
| Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers |
|
Male
|
$30,366 |
|
Female
|
$21,275 |
| Families below the poverty level |
8.0% |
|
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| Annual Average |
1996 |
2006 |
|
Civilian Labor Force
|
5,059 |
5,348 |
|
Employed
|
4,833 |
5,165 |
|
Unemployed
|
226 |
183 |
|
Unemployment Rate
|
4.5% |
3.4% |
|
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| Annual Average Covered Employment |
1996 |
2006 |
| Goods Producing Industries |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
761 |
930 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$460 |
$729 |
| |
|
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| Service Providing Industries |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
6,136 |
6,827 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$325 |
$561 |
| |
|
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| Total Private Industry |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
6,897 |
7,757 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$340 |
$581 |
| |
|
|
| Government (Federal, State, and Local) |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
594 |
623 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$511 |
$659 |
| |
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|
| Total, Private plus Government |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
7,490 |
8,380 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$353 |
$587 |
| n = indicates that the data does not meet disclosure standards |
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