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Chatham, NH map Population (year 2000): 260. Estimated population in July 2006: 258 (-0.8% change)
 

Males: 134  (51.5%)
Females: 126  (48.5%)

Carroll County

Median resident age:  40.8 years
New Hampshire median age:  37.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,700 (it was $37,188 in 2000)
Chatham  $42,700
New Hampshire:  $56,768

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $199,800 (it was $110,900 in 2000)
Chatham  $199,800
New Hampshire:  $240,100

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Races in Chatham:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Other race (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

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Ancestries: English (26.2%), Irish (23.8%), United States (23.5%), German (8.8%), French Canadian (5.0%), French (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1767

Elevation: 521 feet

Land area: 56.7 square miles.

Population density: 4.6 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Chatham

  • High school or higher: 81.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chatham town

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 68.9%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 5.7%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
New Hampshire:  4.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Chatham:  1.1% ($1,250)
New Hampshire:  2.2% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (62.2 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (127.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (301.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Stow, ME (4.4 miles ), Fryeburg, ME (8.9 miles ), Lovell, ME (9.3 miles ), Jackson, NH (9.9 miles ), North Conway, NH (10.0 miles ), Fryeburg, ME (10.5 miles ), Conway, NH (11.8 miles ), Bartlett, NH (14.0 miles ).

Latitude: 44.16 N, Longitude: 71.03 W


Area code: 603

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  2.3%
New Hampshire:  3.2%


Unemployment by year (%)



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Department and other general merchandise stores (16%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Chatham-area historical tornado activity is significantly below New Hampshire state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/18/1963, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 40.5 miles away from the Chatham town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1961, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado 3.2 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Chatham:
  • BRIDGTON HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BRIDGTON, ME)
  • ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; BERLIN, NH)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL THE (about 27 miles; NORTH CONWAY, NH)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chatham:
  • PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 62 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
  • PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 77 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 78 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; ID: NHZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chatham:
  • EASTERN SLOPES REGIONAL (about 14 miles; FRYEBURG, ME; ID: IZG)
  • GORHAM (about 19 miles; GORHAM, NH; ID: 2G8)
  • BETHEL REGIONAL (about 24 miles; BETHEL, ME; ID: 0B1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chatham:
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 42 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 52 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 61 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 61 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 69 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 71 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 79 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)

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Notable locations in Chatham: Province Pond Shelter (A), Cold River Campground (B), Cold River AMC Camp (C), Mountain Pond Shelter (D), Brickett Place Organization Camp (E), Basin Pond Campground (F), Basin Campground and Picnic Area (G), Baldface Shelter (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Upper Kimball Pond (A), Shingle Pond (B), Mountain Pond (C), Province Pond (D), Basin Brook Reservoir (E), Upper Kimball Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Middle Brook (A), Mill Brook (B), Province Brook (C), Charles Brook (D), Chandler Brook (E), Watson Brook (F), Anderson Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
New Hampshire:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.4%
Whole state:  68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.6%
Whole state:  6.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  15.4%
Whole state:  6.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  6.9%
Whole state:  2.8%

Chatham 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Carroll County New Hampshire:




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7.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,607 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.73%
New Hampshire average:  7.57%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($414 average AGI)
Carroll County:  0.12%
New Hampshire average:  0.13%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Strafford County, NH  0.94% ($42,185 average AGI)
from Belknap County, NH  0.82% ($74,931)
from Rockingham County, NH  0.50% ($45,337)


6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,969 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.89%
New Hampshire average:  7.49%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($182 average AGI)
Carroll County:  0.06%
New Hampshire average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Strafford County, NH  0.84% ($41,687 average AGI)
to Belknap County, NH  0.44% ($50,600)
to Rockingham County, NH  0.43% ($40,349)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chatham:
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WBNC (1050 AM; 1 kW; CONWAY, NH; Owner: MT. WASHINGTON RADIO & GRAMOPHONE, L.L.C.)
  • WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chatham:
  • WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
  • WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMWV (93.5 FM; CONWAY, NH; Owner: MT. WASHINGTON RADIO & GRAMOPHONE, L.L.C.)
  • WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVMJ (104.5 FM; CONWAY, NH; Owner: MT. WASHINGTON RADIO & GRAMOPHONE, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Chatham:
  • WMTW-TV (Channel 8; POLAND SPRING, ME; Owner: WMTW BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
  • WCSH (Channel 6; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)

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