Lisbon, New Hampshire

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Population in July 2007: 1,118.

Males: 533	(47.8%)
Females: 585	(52.2%)

Median resident age:	35.1 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Zip codes: 03585.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,159 (it was $36,563 in 2000)

Lisbon:	$45,159
New Hampshire:	$62,369

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,437

Lisbon:	$20,437
New Hampshire:	$30,517

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $124,842 (it was $66,700 in 2000)

Lisbon:	$124,842
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $138,506; Detached houses: $149,349; Townhouses or other attached units: $180,526; In 2-unit structures: $177,389; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $98,429; Mobile homes: $36,250

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Races in Lisbon:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Lisbon: 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (20.9%), English (17.3%), Irish (17.0%), United States (10.2%), French Canadian (8.4%), Scottish (6.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1763

Elevation: 599 feet

Land area: 3.35 square miles.

Population density: 334 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lisbon

High school or higher: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 2.9%
Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lisbon CDP

Never married: 20.4%
Now married: 58.9%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 6.6%
Divorced: 12.9%

16 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.5%
New Hampshire:	4.4%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Lisbon, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lisbon to the number of sex offenders is 373 to 1.

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

Lisbon:	2.9% ($1,959)
New Hampshire:	2.3% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (87.9 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (137.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (253.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Landaff, NH (2.0 miles ), Lyman, NH (2.1 miles ), Bath, NH (2.3 miles ), Sugar Hill, NH (2.5 miles ), Monroe, NH (2.8 miles ), Woodsville, NH (2.8 miles ), Easton, NH (2.8 miles ), Wells River, VT (2.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $95,000
1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $65,700
1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $54,300
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $57,000
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $81,500
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $55,000
2002: 11 buildings, average cost: $101,500
2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $103,800
2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $117,900
2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $142,000
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $300,000

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 44.21 N, Longitude: 71.91 W

Area code: 603

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Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (20%)
Furniture and related products (13%)
Construction (10%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
Wood products (9%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Metal and metal products (19%)
Health care (11%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
Woodworkers (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.58
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Lisbon, New Hampshire

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Lisbon, New Hampshire average temperatures

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Lisbon-area historical tornado activity is below New Hampshire state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/11/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.0 miles away from the Lisbon place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1982, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado 2.9 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Lisbon-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New Hampshire state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from Lisbon center
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 51.7 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 5.0 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 27.7 miles away from Lisbon center
On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.2 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 76.6 miles away from Lisbon center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Lisbon topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Lisbon:

COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; WOODSVILLE, NH)
LITTLETON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LITTLETON, NH)
NORTHEASTERN VERMONT REG HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; SAINT JOHNSBURY, VT)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lisbon:

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 27 miles; HANOVER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 5,309)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 35 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 61 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 66 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 74 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)

Public high school in Lisbon:

Lisbon Regional School (High) (Students: 145; Location: 24 Highland Ave.; Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Lisbon:

Lisbon Regional School (Elem) (Students: 156; Location: 24 Highland Ave.; Grades: K 1-5)
Lisbon Regional School (Middle) (Students: 102; Location: 24 Highland Ave.; Grades: 6-8)

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Library in Lisbon:

LISBON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $52,850; Location: 76 SCHOOL STREET; 9,172 books; 174 audio materials; 179 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Lisbon: Ammonoosuc Country Club (A), Lisbon Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lisbon include: Saint Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church (A), Church of the Epiphany Episcopal Church (B), Lisbon Bible Church (C), Lisbon-Landaff Shared Ministry (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Reservoir: Ammonoosuc River Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ogontz Brook (A), Pearl Lake Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

LISBON WATER DEPARTMENT (Address: 46 SCHOOL ST, Population served: 1050, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-21-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-21-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-20-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-20-2004), St Public Notif received (MAR-08-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-05-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-2005 and FEB-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-31-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-31-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-23-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2006)

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.6%
Whole state:	68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	9.8%
Whole state:	6.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	5.2%
Whole state:	6.5%

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

This place:	1.0%
Whole state:	2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lisbon, NH

Lisbon compared to New Hampshire state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly 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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Banks with branches in Lisbon (2009 data):

Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank: Lisbon Branch at 240 Main Street, branch established on 1985-12-11. Info updated 2006-10-31: Bank assets: $357.6 mil, Deposits: $261.5 mil, headquarters in Woodsville, NH, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Guaranty Bancorp, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Lisbon mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Grafton County New Hampshire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (90%) Wood (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Lisbon

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 Lisbon:

WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLTN (1400 AM; 1 kW; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: PROFILE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WPNH (1300 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WSTJ (1340 AM; 1 kW; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lisbon:

WLTN-FM (96.7 FM; LISBON, NH; Owner: PROFILE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
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.)
WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WDOT (95.7 FM; DANVILLE, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING INC)
WCKJ (90.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
WYKR-FM (101.3 FM; HAVERHILL, NH; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKXH (105.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WXXS (102.3 FM; LANCASTER, NH; Owner: BARRY P. LUNDERVILLE)
WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
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)
WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WNCS (104.7 FM; MONTPELIER, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPNH-FM (100.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Lisbon:

WLED-TV (Channel 49; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
WMUR-LP (Channel 29; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE PROPERTIES, INC.)
W38CB (Channel 38; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE PROPERTIES, INC.)

Lisbon fatal accident list:
May 10, 2002 05:15 AM, Us-302, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
Mar 18, 1989 03:50 AM, 1249, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Golf Course Rd, Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: KMF679, Licensee ID: L00112869
Assigned Frequencies : 47.9000 MHz, 48.3200 MHz, 48.9000 MHz
Grant Date: 07/09/2003, Expiration Date: 08/16/2013
Registrant: New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, 579 Tenney Mtn Hwy, Plymouth, NH 03264-9420, Phone: (603) 536-1800
Breezy Hill 1.1 Km Wsw Of Golf Rd And Georgeville Rd Int, Type: Tower, Structure height: 52 m, Overall height: 55 m, Call Sign: WPKV267
Assigned Frequencies : 47.7600 MHz
Grant Date: 05/30/2002, Expiration Date: 07/31/2012, Certifier: Scott Pulsifer
Registrant: New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, 579 Tenney Mtn Hwy, Plymouth, NH 03264, Phone: (603) 536-1800, Fax: (603) 536-8687, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Lisbon, Lat: 44.213500 Lon: -71.911139, Call Sign: WQJN641
Assigned Frequencies : 956.368 MHz
Grant Date: 11/10/2008, Expiration Date: 11/10/2018, Certifier: Regan Pride
Registrant: Sensus Metering Systems, 450 N Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: N1QZS, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/21/1993, Expiration Date: 12/21/2003, Cancelation Date: 12/22/2005
Registrant: Cheyenne T Greatorex, 25 Bergin Ter, Lisbon, NH 03585
Call Sign: N1TJX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00942622
Grant Date: 11/20/2004, Expiration Date: 11/20/2014
Registrant: Michael S Magwire Sr, 431 Presby R.D., Lisbon, NH 03585
Call Sign: N1ZGJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01379049
Grant Date: 03/12/2008, Expiration Date: 05/19/2017, Certifier: David N Stiles
Registrant: David N Stiles, 106 School St, Lisbon, NH 03585
Call Sign: W1LJN, Previous Call Sign: WN1TCB, Licensee ID: L01094955
Grant Date: 08/04/2007, Expiration Date: 10/16/2017
Registrant: Leonard J Nyberg Jr, 125 Savageville Road, Lisbon, NH 03585
Call Sign: WA1DPP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00261374
Grant Date: 01/10/2003, Expiration Date: 02/09/2013
Registrant: Robert J Howarth Jr, 1930 Route 302, Lisbon, NH 03585-7100

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 9

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