Type of Government |
Selectmen |
Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2005 |
$4,171,238 |
Budget: School Appropriations, 2005 |
$7,819,365 |
Zoning Ordinance |
1977/06 |
Master Plan |
2000 |
Capitol Improvement Plan |
Yes |
Industrial Plans Reviewed By |
Planning Board |
Boards and Commissions |
Elected:
|
Selectmen |
Appointed:
|
Planning; Zoning; Conservation; Library; Cemetery |
Public Library |
Whipple Free |
Police Department |
Part-time |
Fire Department |
Volunteer |
Town Fire Insurance Rating |
6/9 |
Emergency Medical Service |
Volunteer |
Nearest Hospital(s) |
Distance |
Staffed Beds |
Elliot Hospital, Manchester |
17 miles |
296 |
Catholic Medical Center, Manchester |
14 miles |
330 |
|
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Electric Supplier |
PSNH |
Natural Gas Supplier |
None |
Water Supplier |
Private wells |
Sanitation |
Private septic |
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant |
No |
Solid Waste Disposal |
|
Curbside Trash Pickup
|
Private |
Pay-As-You-Throw Program
|
No |
Recycling
|
Mandatory |
Telephone Company |
Verizon |
Cellular Telephone Access |
Yes |
Cable Television Access |
Yes |
Public Access Television Station |
No |
High Speed Internet Service: |
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Business
|
Yes |
Residential
|
Yes |
|
2005 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) |
$28.90 |
2005 Equalization Ratio |
49.3 |
2005 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) |
$14.27 |
2005 Percent of Property Valuation by Type |
Residential Land and Buildings
|
95.0% |
Commercial Land and Buildings
|
3.5% |
Other Property including Utilities
|
1.4% |
|
2005 Total Housing Units |
1,832 |
|
|
2005 Single-Family Units |
1,625 |
Building Permits Issued
|
52 |
2005 Multi-Family Units |
152 |
Building Permits Issued
|
2 |
2005 Manufactured Housing Units |
55 |
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Total Population |
Community |
County |
2005 |
4,880 |
401,291 |
2000 |
4,190 |
382,384 |
1990 |
3,198 |
336,549 |
1980 |
1,928 |
276,608 |
1970 |
1,390 |
223,941 |
Census 2000 Demographics |
Population by Gender |
Male
|
2,071 |
Female
|
2,067 |
Population by Age Group |
Under age 5
|
316 |
Age 5 to 19
|
1,011 |
Age 20 to 34
|
639 |
Age 35 to 54
|
1,643 |
Age 55 to 64
|
321 |
Age 65 and over
|
208 |
Median Age
|
36.2 years |
Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over |
High school graduate or higher
|
93.9% |
Bachelor's degree or higher
|
36.0% |
|
Per capita income |
$26,488 |
Median 4-person family income |
$69,458 |
Median household income |
$66,020 |
Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers |
Male
|
$47,173 |
Female
|
$32,417 |
Families below the poverty level |
3.1% |
|
Annual Average |
1995 |
2005 |
Civilian Labor Force
|
2,090 |
2,884 |
Employed
|
2,047 |
2,797 |
Unemployed
|
43 |
87 |
Unemployment Rate
|
2.1% |
3.0% |
|
Annual Average Covered Employment |
1995 |
2005 |
Goods Producing Industries |
|
|
Average Employment
|
96 |
91 |
Average Weekly Wage
|
$367 |
$733 |
|
|
|
Service Providing Industries |
|
|
Average Employment
|
178 |
335 |
Average Weekly Wage
|
$317 |
$606 |
|
|
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Total Private Industry |
|
|
Average Employment
|
274 |
426 |
Average Weekly Wage
|
$334 |
$633 |
|
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Government (Federal, State, and Local) |
|
|
Average Employment
|
150 |
169 |
Average Weekly Wage
|
$466 |
$636 |
|
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Total, Private plus Government |
|
|
Average Employment
|
424 |
595 |
Average Weekly Wage
|
$381 |
$634 |
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