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Grafton, VT map Population (year 2000): 649. Estimated population in July 2006: 628 (-3.2% change)
 

Males: 346  (53.3%)
Females: 303  (46.7%)

Windham County

Median resident age:  46.0 years
Vermont median age:  37.7 years

Zip codes: 05146.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,000 (it was $42,312 in 2000)
Grafton  $46,000
Vermont:  $45,686

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $160,200 (it was $98,800 in 2000)
Grafton  $160,200
Vermont:  $173,400

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Races in Grafton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

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Ancestries: English (15.1%), Irish (12.3%), United States (12.3%), French (8.3%), German (6.0%), Scottish (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 841 feet

Land area: 38.4 square miles.

Population density: 16 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Grafton

  • High school or higher: 83.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grafton town

  • Never married: 17.2%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

38 residents are foreign born (2.9% Europe, 1.4% North America, 1.2% Latin America).

This town:  5.9%
Vermont:  3.8%

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:

Grafton:  2.3% ($2,290)
Vermont:  2.0% ($2,196)
Grafton satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chicopee, MA (70.6 miles , pop. 54,653).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (119.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (184.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Chester-Chester Depot, VT (5.2 miles ), Athens, VT (5.3 miles ), Chester, VT (6.8 miles ), Saxtons River, VT (7.2 miles ), Rockingham, VT (8.3 miles ), Windham, VT (8.6 miles ), Andover, VT (9.9 miles ), Springfield, VT (10.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.19 N, Longitude: 72.60 W


Area code: 802

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Population change in the 1990s: +45 (+7.5%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.5%
Vermont:  3.8%


Unemployment by year (%)


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (16%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (11%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


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Grafton-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Vermont state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/20/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the Grafton town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/9/1962, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 7.6 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Grafton:
  • GRACE COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; TOWNSHEND, VT)
  • SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL INC (about 12 miles; SPRINGFIELD, VT)
  • VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CLAREMONT, NH)

Political contributions by individuals in Grafton, VT

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grafton:
  • RUTLAND STATE (about 33 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
  • WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 70 miles; SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
  • FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 70 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; ID: GFL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grafton:
  • NORTH WINDHAM (about 8 miles; LONDONDERRY, VT; ID: 3N3)
  • HARTNESS STATE (SPRINGFIELD) (about 12 miles; SPRINGFIELD, VT; ID: VSF)
  • CLAREMONT MUNI (about 21 miles; CLAREMONT, NH; ID: CNH)

Amtrak stations near Grafton:
  • 12 miles: BELLOWS FALLS (DEPOT ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 17 miles: OKEMO (LUDLOW, OKEMO MOUNTAIN) - Seasonal Bus Station
  • 20 miles: CLAREMONT (PLAINS RD.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grafton:
  • KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; KEENE, NH; Full-time enrollment: 4,049)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 57 miles; AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)
  • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 57 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
  • WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; FT enrollment: 2,047)
  • MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
  • SMITH COLLEGE (about 61 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,053)
  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
Public elementary/middle school in Grafton:
Library in Grafton:
  • GRAFTON PUBLIC (Operating income: $33,400; Location: PO BOX 129, 204 MAIN ST.; 30,619 books; 134 audio materials; 69 video materials; 17 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Grafton: Grafton Cross Country Ski Center (A), Timbertrail Camp (B), Grafton Historical Museum Library (C), Grafton Historical Society Museum (D), Grafton Public Library (E), Windham Foundation (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Grafton: Grafton Congregational Church and Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Middletown Cemetery (1), Cobb-West Cemetery (2), Houghtonville Cemetery (3), Stiles Cemetery (4), Burgess Cemetery (5), Village Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Howe Brook (A), Hinkley Brook (B), South Branch Saxtons River (C), Willie Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Hotel: Grafton Homestead (499 Route 121 East) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

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

OLD TAVERN AT GRAFTON DANIELS CAFE (Population served: 220, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
GRAFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Population served: 93, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (APR-01-2000), St Public Notif requested (APR-01-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-01-2000), St Public Notif received (APR-07-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-17-1999), St Boil Water Order (JAN-01-2000), St Public Notif requested (JAN-01-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-01-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-31-1999), St Boil Water Order (OCT-01-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-31-1999), St Boil Water Order (SEP-01-1999), St Public Notif requested (SEP-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-01-1999)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (NOV-01-1998), St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-1998), St Public Notif received (NOV-12-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (2 times from OCT-01-1997 to OCT-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (2 times from OCT-01-1997 to OCT-01-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from OCT-01-1997 to OCT-01-1997)
  • 2 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Vermont:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.6%
Whole state:  65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.8%
Whole state:  7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.6%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.2%
Whole state:  3.6%

Grafton compared to Vermont 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 above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Windham County Vermont:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.04%
Vermont average:  6.60%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($520 average AGI)
Windham County:  0.27%
Vermont average:  0.16%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cheshire County, NH  0.78% ($28,873 average AGI)
from Windsor County, VT  0.47% ($25,558)
from Franklin County, MA  0.36% ($31,500)


7.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.16%
Vermont average:  6.82%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Windham County:  0.11%
Vermont average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cheshire County, NH  0.92% ($34,137 average AGI)
to Windsor County, VT  0.51% ($33,596)
to Bennington County, VT  0.28% ($33,346)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grafton:
  • WNBX (1480 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, VT)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WKBK (1290 AM; 5 kW; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WTIC (1080 AM; 50 kW; HARTFORD, CT; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WIZZ (1520 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: P. & M. RADIO, LLC)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grafton:
  • WCFR-FM (96.3 FM; WALPOLE, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
  • WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • 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.)
  • WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCMK (91.9 FM; PUTNEY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
  • WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
  • WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WKNE (103.7 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WEVN (90.7 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WXKK (93.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, VT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVRR (101.7 FM; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZSH (107.1 FM; BELLOWS FALLS, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WKVT-FM (92.7 FM; BRATTLEBORO, VT; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WRSY (101.5 FM; MARLBORO, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)

TV broadcast stations around Grafton:
  • WEKW-TV (Channel 52; KEENE, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
  • WVTA (Channel 41; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT ETV, INC.)
  • WNNE (Channel 31; HARTFORD, VT; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE STATIONS, INC.)
  • W17CI (Channel 17; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: UPPER VALLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)

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