| Type of Government |
Selectmen |
| Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2003 |
$3,012,809 |
| Budget: School Appropriations |
not available |
| Zoning Ordinance |
1957/05 |
| Master Plan |
2002 |
| Capitol Improvement Plan |
Yes |
| Industrial Plans Reviewed By |
Planning Board |
| Boards and Commissions |
|
Elected:
|
Selectmen |
|
Appointed:
|
Planning; Zoning; Conservation; Library; Cemetery |
| Public Library |
Aaron Cutler Memorial |
| Police Department |
Full-time |
| Fire Department |
Full-time |
| Town Fire Insurance Rating |
5/9 |
| Emergency Medical Service |
Volunteer |
| Nearest Hospital(s) |
Distance |
Staffed Beds |
| Southern NH Medical Center, Nashua |
9 miles |
188 |
| St. Joseph Hospital, Nashua |
10 miles |
208 |
| Elliot Hospital, Manchester |
10 miles |
296 |
| Electric Supplier |
PSNH |
| Natural Gas Supplier |
KeySpan |
| Water Supplier |
Pennichuck East |
| Sanitation |
Private septic |
| Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant |
No |
| Solid Waste Disposal |
|
|
Curbside Trash Pickup
|
None |
|
Pay-As-You-Throw Program
|
Yes |
|
Recycling
|
Mandatory |
| Telephone Company |
Verizon |
| Cellular Telephone Access |
Yes |
| Cable Television Access |
Yes |
| Public Access Television Station |
Yes |
| High Speed Internet Service: |
|
|
Business
|
Limited |
|
Residential
|
Limited |
|
|
| 2005 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) |
$27.56 |
| 2005 Equalization Ratio |
55.5 |
| 2005 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) |
$15.32 |
| 2005 Percent of Property Valuation by Type |
|
Residential Land and Buildings
|
91.5% |
|
Commercial Land and Buildings
|
6.0% |
|
Other Property including Utilities
|
2.5% |
|
|
| 2005 Total Housing Units |
2,798 |
| |
|
| 2005 Single-Family Units |
2,261 |
|
Building Permits Issued
|
41 |
| 2005 Multi-Family Units |
416 |
|
Building Permits Issued
|
84 |
| 2005 Manufactured Housing Units |
121 |
|
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|
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| Total Population |
Community |
County |
| 2005 |
8,277 |
401,291 |
| 2000 |
7,423 |
382,384 |
| 1990 |
5,441 |
336,549 |
| 1980 |
4,150 |
276,608 |
| 1970 |
1,420 |
223,941 |
| Census 2000 Demographics |
| Population by Gender |
|
Male
|
3,700 |
Female
|
3,660 |
| Population by Age Group |
|
Under age 5
|
682 |
|
Age 5 to 19
|
1,925 |
|
Age 20 to 34
|
1,366 |
|
Age 35 to 54
|
2,717 |
|
Age 55 to 64
|
409 |
|
Age 65 and over
|
261 |
|
Median Age
|
33.2 years |
| Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over |
|
High school graduate or higher
|
92.9% |
|
Bachelor's degree or higher
|
33.3% |
|
|
| Per capita income |
$25,203 |
| Median 4-person family income |
$76,931 |
| Median household income |
$73,302 |
| Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers |
|
Male
|
$46,809 |
|
Female
|
$33,488 |
| Families below the poverty level |
2.2% |
|
|
| Annual Average |
1995 |
2005 |
|
Civilian Labor Force
|
3,595 |
4,938 |
|
Employed
|
3,454 |
4,771 |
|
Unemployed
|
141 |
167 |
|
Unemployment Rate
|
3.9% |
3.4% |
|
|
| Annual Average Covered Employment |
1995 |
2005 |
| Goods Producing Industries |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
128 |
197 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$498 |
$1,058 |
| |
|
|
| Service Providing Industries |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
158 |
306 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$328 |
$730 |
| |
|
|
| Total Private Industry |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
286 |
502 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$404 |
$858 |
| |
|
|
| Government (Federal, State, and Local) |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
179 |
311 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$355 |
$628 |
| |
|
|
| Total, Private plus Government |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
465 |
814 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$385 |
$770 |
| n = indicates that the data does not meet disclosure standards |
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