Alexandria, New Hampshire

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Population in July 2008: 1,536. Population change since 2000: +15.6%

Males: 765	(49.8%)
Females: 771	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	40.3 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,698 (it was $42,667 in 2000)

Alexandria:	$52,698
New Hampshire:	$62,369

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,042

Alexandria:	$25,042
New Hampshire:	$30,517

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $168,827 (it was $90,200 in 2000)

Alexandria:	$168,827
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $201,244; Detached houses: $215,601; Townhouses or other attached units: $276,807; In 2-unit structures: $469,559; Mobile homes: $48,269

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Races in Alexandria:

White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
American Indian (1.6%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Alexandria: 88.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (25.8%), French (21.4%), Irish (17.9%), United States (10.2%), German (8.6%), Italian (6.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1782

Elevation: 625 feet

Land area: 43.0 square miles.

Population density: 36 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Alexandria

High school or higher: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alexandria town

Never married: 20.2%
Now married: 64.4%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 10.2%

33 residents are foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.8% North America, 0.5% Latin America).

This town:	2.5%
New Hampshire:	4.4%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Alexandria, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alexandria to the number of sex offenders is 307 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alexandria:	1.8% ($1,658)
New Hampshire:	2.3% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (46.7 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (96.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (218.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Bristol, NH (1.8 miles ), Hebron, NH (2.4 miles ), Bridgewater, NH (2.5 miles ), Hill, NH (2.6 miles ), Danbury, NH (2.7 miles ), Orange, NH (2.9 miles ), Grafton, NH (3.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $87,400
1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $91,700
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $91,700
1999: 12 buildings, average cost: $109,200
2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $118,000
2001: 15 buildings, average cost: $118,000
2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $118,000
2003: 24 buildings, average cost: $132,800
2004: 25 buildings, average cost: $138,800
2005: 25 buildings, average cost: $110,000
2006: 25 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2007: 14 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2008: 15 buildings, average cost: $163,300

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Latitude: 43.61 N, Longitude: 71.81 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 603

Alexandria household income distribution

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	5.8%
New Hampshire:	6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (11%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Crime in Alexandria (2007):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
2 assaults (131.2 per 100,000)
3 burglaries (196.9 per 100,000)
9 thefts (590.6 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 63.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 302.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.65
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Alexandria, New Hampshire

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Alexandria-area historical tornado activity is near New Hampshire state average. It is 45% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the Alexandria town center .

On 7/3/1972, a category 2 tornado 23.0 miles away from the town center injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Alexandria-area historical earthquake activity is near New Hampshire state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 12.8 miles away from Alexandria center
On 8/21/1996 at 07:54:14, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 45.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 47.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 22.8 miles away from Alexandria center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/17/2000 at 08:16:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 10.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.0 miles away from Alexandria center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Alexandria:

SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH)
NEW LONDON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC (about 17 miles; NEW LONDON, NH)
FRANKLIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; FRANKLIN, NH)

Political contributions by individuals in Alexandria, NH

Local government website: www.alexandrianh.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alexandria:

PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 24 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; KEENE, NH; FT enrollment: 4,049)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 53 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 64 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)

Library in Alexandria:

HAYNES MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $6,576; Location: 33 WASHBURN ROAD; 7,139 books; 19 audio materials; 24 video materials; 7 serial subscriptions)

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Cemeteries: Burns Hill Cemetery (1), Riverside Cemetery (2), Crawford Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Goose Pond (A), Foster Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Patten Brook (A), Fowler River (B), Clark Brook (C), Chesley Brook (D), Templeton Brook (E), Town Brook (F), Brock Brook (G), Bailey Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	76.6%
Whole state:	68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.7%
Whole state:	6.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	6.3%
Whole state:	6.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.8%
Whole state:	2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alexandria, NH

Alexandria compared to New Hampshire state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Grafton County New Hampshire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (56%) Wood (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Electricity (2%) Utility gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religion statistics for Alexandria

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	52.1%	13.3%	8.5%	6.2%	5.7%
Congregations	14.7%	21.1%	17.9%	7.4%	10.5%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Other religions
Adherents	2.9%	2.0%	1.6%	0.8%	6.8%
Congregations	2.1%	2.1%	8.4%	2.1%	13.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

9.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,840 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.40%
New Hampshire average:	7.57%

0.56% of residents moved from foreign countries ($563 average AGI)
Grafton County: 0.56%
New Hampshire average: 0.13%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Windsor County, VT	0.67% ($47,938 average AGI)
from Sullivan County, NH	0.56% ($33,270)
from Merrimack County, NH	0.52% ($35,301)

9.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,875 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.05%
New Hampshire average:	7.49%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($384 average AGI)
Grafton County: 0.16%
New Hampshire average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Windsor County, VT	0.68% ($38,138 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, NH	0.67% ($48,389)
to Merrimack County, NH	0.53% ($35,472)

Strongest AM radio stations in Alexandria:

WPNH (1300 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEZS (1350 AM; 5 kW; LACONIA, NH; Owner: GARY W. HAMMOND)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFTN (1240 AM; 1 kW; FRANKLIN, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alexandria:

WPNH-FM (100.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WEVH (91.3 FM; HANOVER, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO INC)
WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNHI (93.3 FM; BELMONT, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WNTK-FM (99.7 FM; NEW LONDON, NH; Owner: SHEILA E. VINIKOOR)
WLKZ (104.9 FM; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
WFTN-FM (94.1 FM; FRANKLIN, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WVRR (101.7 FM; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WLNH-FM (98.3 FM; LACONIA, NH; Owner: WLNH RADIO, INC)
WXXK (100.5 FM; LEBANON, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Alexandria:

WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
W15BK (Channel 15; HANOVER, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
WMTW-TV (Channel 8; POLAND SPRING, ME; Owner: WMTW BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)

Alexandria fatal accident list:
Oct 23, 1999 10:45 AM, North Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 26, 1998 07:99 AM, Town Pound Road, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 5, 1998 12:00 AM, Sr-104, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 29, 1989 04:48 AM, 20133, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 26
Total length: 28 meters (92ft)
Total costs: $39,000,000
Total average daily traffic: 6,400
Total average daily truck traffic: 408
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 9,469

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1920-1929: 2
1930-1939: 9
1940-1949: 1
1950-1959: 4
1960-1969: 4
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 2
1990-1999: 0
2000-2009: 3

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Alexandria, NH

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA U206G (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 132 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 206YS , Serial Number: U20604652, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 12/15/1997
Registrant (Co-Owned): Ronald Everett Trustee Palmer, 17 Cove Rd, Alexandria, NH 03222, Other Owners: Wendy Trustee Palmer
Aircraft: MITSUBISHI MU-2B-60 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 10, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331-6-251M (750 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 999UP , Serial Number: 1557S.A., Year manufactured: 1982, Airworthiness Date: 06/14/1982
Registrant (Corporation): Jps Airtransport LLC, 236 Ragged Mountain Hwy, Alexandria, NH 03222

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 1

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