Columbia, New Hampshire

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Coos County

Population in July 2008: 808. Population change since 2000: +7.7%

Males: 429	(53.2%)
Females: 379	(46.8%)

Median resident age:	42.0 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2008: $48,834 (it was $36,964 in 2000)

Columbia:	$48,834
New Hampshire:	$63,731

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $22,680

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $171,580 (it was $80,500 in 2000)

Columbia:	$171,580
New Hampshire:	$264,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $167,038; Detached houses: $191,121; In 2-unit structures: $194,585; Mobile homes: $29,130

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Races in Columbia:

White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Columbia: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (36.0%), English (24.5%), Irish (16.0%), United States (6.4%), Scottish (5.9%), French Canadian (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1797

Land area: 60.8 square miles.

Population density: 13 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Columbia

High school or higher: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
Unemployed: 6.9%
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Columbia town

Never married: 21.3%
Now married: 59.8%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 13.3%

25 residents are foreign born (3.3% North America).

This town:	3.3%
New Hampshire:	4.4%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Columbia, New Hampshire in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Columbia to the number of sex offenders is 808 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Columbia:	1.5% ($1,212)
New Hampshire:	2.3% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (99.8 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (173.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (299.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Colebrook, NH (2.5 miles ), Bloomfield, VT (2.6 miles ), Lemington, VT (2.9 miles) , Stratford, NH (3.1 miles ), Brunswick, VT (3.1 miles) , Stewartstown, NH (3.3 miles ), Canaan, VT (3.6 miles ), Maidstone, VT (3.6 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $50,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $50,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $109,200
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $118,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $121,400
2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $130,700
2003: 14 buildings, average cost: $132,800
2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $132,300
2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $125,000

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 44.81 N, Longitude: 71.50 W

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Unemployment in Oct. 2009:

Here:	2.7%
New Hampshire:	6.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Furniture and related product manufacturing (25%)
Plastics and rubber products (8%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Art and design workers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

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Columbia-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Hampshire state average. It is 90% 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 90.7 miles away from Columbia center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 41.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1996 at 07:54:14, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 43.8 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 54.5 miles away from Columbia center
On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from the city center
On 1/3/2000 at 21:05:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 73.9 miles away from Columbia center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Columbia:

UPPER CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; COLEBROOK, NH)
WEEKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; LANCASTER, NH)
ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; BERLIN, NH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Columbia:

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 69 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 73 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 74 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 83 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 85 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 86 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)

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Churches in Columbia include: East Columbia Church (A), Oblate Fathers Novitiate (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Lyman Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wallace Pond (A), Cranberry Bog Pond (B), Fish Pond (C), Lime Pond (D), Blueberry Swamp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Moran Brook (A), Harvey Brook (B), East Branch Simms Stream (C), Schoolhouse Brook (D), Sweatt Brook (E), Lyman Brook (F), Uran Brook (G), Boy Brook (H), West Branch Simms Stream (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Coos County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	72.7%
Whole state:	68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	11.3%
Whole state:	6.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	7.3%
Whole state:	6.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	3.7%
Whole state:	2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Columbia, NH

3 people in religious group quarters

Columbia 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 below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Coos County New Hampshire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (81%) Wood (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Religion statistics for Columbia

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 65.61%

Here		65.6%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Episcopal Church
Adherents	81.2%	5.7%	2.5%	1.9%	1.7%
Congregations	24.5%	24.5%	12.2%	6.1%	8.2%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	LDS (Mormon) Church	Assemblies of God	Other
Adherents	1.5%	1.4%	1.2%	1.2%	1.8%
Congregations	2.0%	2.0%	2.0%	6.1%	12.2%

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.

5.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,306 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.49%
New Hampshire average:	7.57%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($396 average AGI)
Coos County: 0.09%
New Hampshire average: 0.13%

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

from Grafton County, NH	0.78% ($34,566 average AGI)
from Merrimack County, NH	0.34% ($30,804)
from Essex County, VT	0.33% ($26,205)

6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,686 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.05%
New Hampshire average:	7.49%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

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

to Grafton County, NH	1.03% ($24,436 average AGI)
to Hillsborough County, NH	0.43% ($23,932)
to Essex County, VT	0.33% ($31,533)

Strongest AM radio stations in Columbia:

WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Columbia:

WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WXXS (102.3 FM; LANCASTER, NH; Owner: BARRY P. LUNDERVILLE)
WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDOT (95.7 FM; DANVILLE, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING INC)
WMOO (92.1 FM; DERBY CENTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSTAR MEDIA, INC.)
WCKJ (90.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
WKXH (105.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
W243AE (96.5 FM; ORLEANS, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total costs: $15,000,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,870
Total average daily truck traffic: 642
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 14,607

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1910-1919: 1
1920-1929: 1
1930-1939: 2
1940-1949: 1
1950-1959: 3
1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 0
1980-1989: 0
1990-1999: 0
2000-2009: 1

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