Mason, New Hampshire

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Population in July 2008: 1,370. Population change since 2000: +19.4%

Males: 705	(51.5%)
Females: 665	(48.5%)

Median resident age:	39.9 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $76,602 (it was $60,433 in 2000)

Mason:	$76,602
New Hampshire:	$62,369

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $35,528

Mason:	$35,528
New Hampshire:	$30,517

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $297,204 (it was $142,100 in 2000)

Mason:	$297,204
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $319,688; Detached houses: $330,167; Mobile homes: $45,000
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Races in Mason:

White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Mason: 116.3 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (23.2%), English (18.6%), French (12.3%), French Canadian (9.4%), German (9.4%), Italian (8.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1768

Elevation: 760 feet

Land area: 23.9 square miles.

Population density: 57 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Mason

High school or higher: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
Unemployed: 5.4%
Mean travel time to work: 36.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mason town

Never married: 20.5%
Now married: 62.9%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 6.0%
Divorced: 8.2%

43 residents are foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.3% North America, 0.7% Asia).

This town:	3.7%
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:

Mason:	1.9% ($2,746)
New Hampshire:	2.3% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashua, NH (14.1 miles , pop. 86,605).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (44.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (170.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Greenville, NH (1.7 miles ), Brookline, NH (2.2 miles ), Ashby, MA (2.4 miles ), New Ipswich, NH (2.4 miles ), Townsend, MA (2.4 miles ), Wilton, NH (2.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $64,300
1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $64,300
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $65,700
1999: 12 buildings, average cost: $65,400
2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $65,500
2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $65,400
2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $88,700
2003: 18 buildings, average cost: $110,600
2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $106,900
2005: 18 buildings, average cost: $106,900
2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $129,600
2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $105,700
2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $110,000

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Latitude: 42.74 N, Longitude: 71.76 W

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	5.8%
New Hampshire:	6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Computer and electronic products (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Printing and related support activities (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Engineers (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Average climate in Mason, New Hampshire

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Mason-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New Hampshire state average. It is 9% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.2 miles away from the Mason town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Mason-area historical earthquake activity is near New Hampshire state average. It is 70% 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 53.0 miles away from Mason center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 38.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from Mason center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 35.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.1 miles away from Mason center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mason:

SOUTHERN NH MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; NASHUA, NH)
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; NASHUA, NH)
MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; PETERBOROUGH, NH)

Political contributions by individuals in Mason, NH

Airports located in Mason:

Mason Airfield Airport (Runways: 1)
Zim Airport (Runways: 1)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mason:

FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,660)
MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 23 miles; LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,501)
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,444)
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; KEENE, NH; FT enrollment: 4,049)

Public elementary/middle school in Mason:

Mason Elementary School (Students: 71; Location: 13 Darling Hill Rd.; Grades: P R 1-4 SpEd)

Private elementary/middle schools in Mason:

WEE DREAMS LEARNING CENTER (Students: 40; Location: 339 FITCHBURG ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
YOUNG CHILDS CREATIVE WORKSHOP (Students: 16; Location: 33 VALLEY ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)

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Library in Mason:

MASON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $33,125; Location: 16 DARLING HILL ROAD; 11,091 books; 282 audio materials; 529 video materials; 25 serial subscriptions)

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

Cemeteries: Pratt Cemetery (1), Prospect Hill Cemetery (2), Pleasant View Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Pratt Pond (A), Babb Swamp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	75.8%
Whole state:	68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.3%
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: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.4%
Whole state:	6.5%

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

This town:	2.3%
Whole state:	2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mason, NH

Mason compared to New Hampshire state average:

Median household income above 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 rooms per house above state average.
House age above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Hillsborough County New Hampshire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%) Wood (13%) Electricity (2%) Coal or coke (2%)

Religion statistics for Mason

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Episcopal Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	78.3%	3.7%	2.2%	1.9%	1.7%
Congregations	23.3%	11.1%	2.1%	4.2%	5.3%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Salvation Army	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	1.0%	0.9%	0.7%	0.7%	8.9%
Congregations	5.8%	3.7%	1.1%	3.7%	39.7%

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.

6.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,627 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
New Hampshire average:	7.57%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($429 average AGI)
Hillsborough County: 0.12%
New Hampshire average: 0.13%

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

from Middlesex County, MA	1.22% ($59,399 average AGI)
from Rockingham County, NH	1.07% ($42,544)
from Merrimack County, NH	0.76% ($37,923)

6.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.91%
New Hampshire average:	7.49%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($527 average AGI)
Hillsborough County: 0.09%
New Hampshire average: 0.08%

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

to Rockingham County, NH	0.96% ($50,299 average AGI)
to Merrimack County, NH	0.92% ($46,209)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.62% ($45,934)

Strongest AM radio stations in Mason:

WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEIM (1280 AM; 5 kW; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: LIVEAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WFGL (960 AM; 3 kW; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
WSMN (1590 AM; 5 kW; NASHUA, NH; Owner: 1590 BROADCASTING CORP.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mason:

WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
WGIR-FM (101.1 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQLL (96.5 FM; BEDFORD, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WLMW (90.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE)
WZID (95.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WINQ (97.7 FM; WINCHENDON, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WHOB (106.3 FM; NASHUA, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WTPL (107.7 FM; HILLSBORO, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WSRS (96.1 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WJMN (94.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCRB (102.5 FM; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: CHARLES RIVER BROADCASTING WCRB LICE)
WTKK (96.9 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WROR-FM (105.7 FM; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WBOS (92.9 FM; BROOKLINE, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WKNE (103.7 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Mason:

WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)
WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
W40BO (Channel 40; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
WMUR-TV (Channel 9; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE PROPERTIES, INC.)
W33AK (Channel 33; NASHUA, NH; Owner: CENTER B/CING CORPORATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
WYCN-LP (Channel 13; NASHUA, NH; Owner: CENTER BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)

Mason fatal accident list:
Dec 10, 2008 12:09 AM, Barrett Hill Rd, Lat: 42.709219, Lon: -71.772067, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 5, 2005 01:54 AM, Sr-124, Mass State Line, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Sep 7, 2002 09:30 AM, Old Ashby Road, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Oct 14, 1997 10:08 AM, 31, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 11, 1988 03:40 AM, 4184000000, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 29, 1975 07:53 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

7 Meetinghouse Hill Rd, Call Sign: WNBK693
Assigned Frequencies : 155.565 MHz
Grant Date: 01/11/2005, Expiration Date: 01/16/2015
Registrant: Town Of Mason, 83 Depot Road, Mason, NH 03048, Phone: (603) 878-2279
Police Department, Call Sign: WXP331, Licensee ID: L00008549
Assigned Frequencies : 155.475 MHz, 156.090 MHz
Grant Date: 01/17/2003, Expiration Date: 04/15/2013
Registrant: State Of New Hampshire, Hazen Dr, Concord, NH 03305, Phone: (603) 878-1611

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 39 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mason)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Mason)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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