Freedom, New Hampshire

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Population in July 2008: 1,434. Population change since 2000: +10.1%

Males: 698	(48.7%)
Females: 736	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	48.6 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Zip codes: 03836.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,108 (it was $40,188 in 2000)

Freedom:	$51,108
New Hampshire:	$62,369

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $29,719

Freedom:	$29,719
New Hampshire:	$30,517

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $292,427 (it was $138,900 in 2000)

Freedom:	$292,427
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $335,429; Detached houses: $349,185; Townhouses or other attached units: $322,353; In 2-unit structures: $388,022; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $274,834; Mobile homes: $62,576
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Races in Freedom:

White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
Two or more races (0.6%)
American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Freedom: 97.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (28.2%), Irish (26.3%), German (9.4%), Scottish (9.2%), French (8.1%), United States (7.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1831

Elevation: 452 feet

Land area: 34.6 square miles.

Population density: 41 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Freedom

High school or higher: 92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.0%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Freedom town

Never married: 15.4%
Now married: 66.3%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 10.3%

32 residents are foreign born (1.5% Europe, 0.5% North America, 0.3% Asia).

This town:	2.5%
New Hampshire:	4.4%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Freedom, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Freedom to the number of sex offenders is 287 to 1.

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

Freedom:	1.2% ($1,655)
New Hampshire:	2.3% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (41.8 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (103.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (249.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Effingham, NH (2.3 miles ), Ossipee, NH (2.3 miles ), Eaton, NH (2.6 miles ), Madison, NH (2.7 miles ), Porter, ME (2.8 miles ), Tamworth, NH (3.0 miles ), Parsonsfield, ME (3.2 miles ), Conway, NH (3.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $90,000
1997: 18 buildings, average cost: $84,100
1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $88,200
1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $88,200
2000: 24 buildings, average cost: $180,000
2001: 27 buildings, average cost: $180,000
2002: 32 buildings, average cost: $136,300
2003: 28 buildings, average cost: $58,800
2004: 31 buildings, average cost: $30,600
2005: 36 buildings, average cost: $88,000
2006: 19 buildings, average cost: $140,600
2007: 15 buildings, average cost: $237,800
2008: 9 buildings, average cost: $203,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 43.81 N, Longitude: 71.08 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 603

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	5.0%
New Hampshire:	6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (22%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Health care (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Carpenters (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Top executives (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)

Crime in Freedom by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	70.9	0.0	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	74.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	1	2	2	0
per 100,000	148.7	72.4	141.8	140.0	0.0
Burglaries	6	2	7	4	18
per 100,000	446.1	144.8	496.5	279.9	1246.5
Thefts	10	14	10	5	10
per 100,000	743.5	1013.8	709.2	349.9	692.5
Auto thefts	0	0	0	2	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	140.0	138.5
Arson	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	74.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	113.0	65.2	148.2	72.8	126.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.39
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Freedom, New Hampshire

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Freedom-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New Hampshire state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/18/1963, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 15.9 miles away from the Freedom town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1981, a category 2 tornado 26.8 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Freedom-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New Hampshire state average. It is 69% 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 33.8 miles away from Freedom 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 29.0 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 52.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from Freedom 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 61.3 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 56.8 miles away from Freedom center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Freedom:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL THE (about 3 miles; NORTH CONWAY, NH)
HUGGINS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WOLFEBORO, NH)
BRIDGTON HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; BRIDGTON, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Freedom, NH

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Freedom:

SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 26 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 39 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 41 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 46 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 53 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)

Public elementary/middle school in Freedom:

Freedom Elementary School (Students: 88; Location: 40 Loon Lake Rd.; Grades: P K 1-6)

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Library in Freedom:

FREEDOM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $93,515; Location: 38 OLD PORTLAND ROAD; 7,085 books; 44 audio materials; 264 video materials; 7 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Freedom: Cragged Mountain Farm (A), Camp Cody (B), Four Corners (C), Camp Huckins (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Freedom include: Unitarian Universalist Church (A), First Christian Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Sargent Cemetery (1), Lakeview Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Trout Pond (A), Loon Lake (B), Shaw Pond (C), Danforth Ponds (D), Duck Pond (E), Ossipee Lake (F), Berry Bay (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Moulton Brook (A), Nason Brook (B), Shawtown Brook (C), Lovering Brook (D), Square Brook (E), Stony Brook (F), Blaisdell Brook (G), Bennett Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Freedom: Lords Hill Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Freedom Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Freedom and their reported violations in the past:

FREEDOM WATER PRECINCT (Population served: 163, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-02-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-02-1999), St Public Notif received (NOV-06-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAY-19-2000)

OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-1994 and OCT-13-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-06-1994), St Compliance achieved (OCT-13-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

2 minor monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.1 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.8%
Whole state:	68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.0%
Whole state:	6.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	6.8%
Whole state:	6.5%

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

This town:	4.0%
Whole state:	2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Freedom, NH

6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Freedom compared to New Hampshire state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Carroll County New Hampshire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Wood (10%) Electricity (5%)

Religion statistics for Freedom

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Episcopal Church	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	50.7%	15.6%	9.5%	8.3%	5.8%
Congregations	14.9%	21.3%	8.5%	17.0%	12.8%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of the Nazarene	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Other religions
Adherents	2.1%	1.2%	1.0%	0.8%	5.1%
Congregations	2.1%	2.1%	2.1%	2.1%	17.0%

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.

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 Freedom:

WASR (1420 AM; 5 kW; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: RADIO WOLFEBORO, INC.)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBNC (1050 AM; 1 kW; CONWAY, NH; Owner: MT. WASHINGTON RADIO & GRAMOPHONE, L.L.C.)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WEZS (1350 AM; 5 kW; LACONIA, NH; Owner: GARY W. HAMMOND)
WPNH (1300 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Freedom:

WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WVMJ (104.5 FM; CONWAY, NH; Owner: MT. WASHINGTON RADIO & GRAMOPHONE, L.L.C.)
WMWV (93.5 FM; CONWAY, NH; Owner: MT. WASHINGTON RADIO & GRAMOPHONE, L.L.C.)
WLKZ (104.9 FM; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPNH-FM (100.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WMEX (106.5 FM; FARMINGTON, NH; Owner: WIMMEX, LLC)
WNHI (93.3 FM; BELMONT, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WJBQ (97.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WTHT (107.5 FM; LEWISTON, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WPHX-FM (92.1 FM; SANFORD, ME; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING LLC)
WSEW (88.5 FM; SANFORD, ME; Owner: WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WLNH-FM (98.3 FM; LACONIA, NH; Owner: WLNH RADIO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Freedom:

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

Freedom fatal accident list:
Jul 17, 2005 07:15 AM, Huckins Rd, Kenison Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 12, 2002 06:25 AM, Ossipee Lake Road, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 28, 1997 06:45 AM, 25, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 28, 1989 01:05 AM, 30854, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 26, 1987 09:35 AM, 3084100000, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $7,500,000
Total average daily traffic: 7,460
Total average daily truck traffic: 523
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 11,041

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: K1MEZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00238642
Grant Date: 03/08/2005, Expiration Date: 06/06/2015, Certifier: Roland D Goodwin
Registrant: Roland D Goodwin, E Danforth Pond Rd, Freedom, NH 03836
Call Sign: N1PZH, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 08/24/1993, Expiration Date: 08/24/2003, Cancelation Date: 08/25/2005
Registrant: Joel J Clement, Rt 153, Freedom, NH 03836
Call Sign: WA1MAQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01381091
Grant Date: 03/19/2008, Expiration Date: 03/19/2018
Registrant: James J Pittman, Freedom, NH 03836-0521
Call Sign: KB1FUJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00292901
Grant Date: 10/19/2000, Expiration Date: 10/19/2010, Certifier: William T Devine Iii
Registrant: William T Devine Iii, 18 Powder Horn Lane, Freedom, NH 03836

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA 182P (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4725K , Serial Number: 18263724, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 03/21/1975
Registrant (Individual): Michael E Dewitt, 74 Pauli Point Rd, Freedom, NH 03836
Aircraft: BEECH 35-A33 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 535T , Serial Number: CD-322, Year manufactured: 1916, Airworthiness Date: 03/09/1961
Registrant (Individual): Caryl Lane, 265 Old Portland Rd, Freedom, NH 03836

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2
Hazardous Condition: 4
Good Intent Call: 2

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