Milton, New Hampshire

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Population in July 2008: 4,578. Population change since 2000: +17.1%

Males: 2,274	(49.7%)
Females: 2,304	(50.3%)

Median resident age:	37.4 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Zip codes: 03851.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,962 (it was $44,194 in 2000)

Milton:	$59,962
New Hampshire:	$62,369

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,879

Milton:	$23,879
New Hampshire:	$30,517

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $194,030 (it was $94,200 in 2000)

Milton:	$194,030
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $202,742; Detached houses: $223,985; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $206,125; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $14,384; Mobile homes: $51,896
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Races in Milton:

White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Milton: 112.0 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (22.0%), Irish (18.6%), English (18.1%), French Canadian (9.2%), German (7.6%), United States (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1802

Elevation: 422 feet

Land area: 33.1 square miles.

Population density: 138 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Milton

High school or higher: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Milton town

Never married: 23.5%
Now married: 59.4%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 10.4%

22 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.6%
New Hampshire:	4.4%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Milton, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Milton to the number of sex offenders is 916 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:

Milton:	2.4% ($2,293)
New Hampshire:	2.3% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (38.5 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (77.3 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (231.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Middleton, NH (2.0 miles ), Farmington, NH (2.1 miles ), Lebanon, ME (2.2 miles ), Farmington, NH (2.3 miles ), New Durham, NH (2.7 miles ), Acton, ME (2.9 miles ), Rochester, NH (3.1 miles ), Brookfield, NH (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $95,900
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 20 buildings, average cost: $122,900
2000: 45 buildings, average cost: $131,600
2001: 42 buildings, average cost: $137,500
2002: 43 buildings, average cost: $147,100
2003: 48 buildings, average cost: $151,700
2004: 44 buildings, average cost: $162,700
2005: 61 buildings, average cost: $175,600
2006: 42 buildings, average cost: $175,700
2007: 37 buildings, average cost: $175,700
2008: 22 buildings, average cost: $137,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 43.44 N, Longitude: 71.00 W

Area code: 603

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	8.5%
New Hampshire:	6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Educational services (10%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Crime in Milton by Year
Type	2001	2002	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	1	1	2	3
per 100,000	0.0	24.8	23.3	23.1	45.8	66.2
Robberies	2	0	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	50.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	22.9	0.0
Assaults	5	2	10	4	22	3
per 100,000	125.5	49.6	233.2	92.3	503.7	66.2
Burglaries	31	14	20	14	14	19
per 100,000	778.1	347.0	466.3	323.1	320.5	419.3
Thefts	27	38	41	25	47	58
per 100,000	677.7	941.8	955.9	577.0	1076.0	1280.1
Auto thefts	6	6	10	3	13	6
per 100,000	150.6	148.7	233.2	69.2	297.6	132.4
Arson	1	2	0	0	1	1
per 100,000	25.1	49.6	0.0	0.0	22.9	22.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	133.8	103.6	154.8	88.2	233.5	157.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.53
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Milton, New Hampshire

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Milton, New Hampshire average temperatures

Milton, New Hampshire average precipitation

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Milton-area historical tornado activity is near New Hampshire state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 32.3 miles away from the Milton town center injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1981, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.9 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Milton-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 30.2 miles away from Milton 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 54.5 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 74.2 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 67.6 miles away from Milton center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 29.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from Milton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Milton:

FRISBIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ROCHESTER, NH)
WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; DOVER, NH)
HENRIETTA D GOODALL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; SANFORD, ME)

Political contributions by individuals in Milton, NH

Amtrak station near Milton:

18 miles: DOVER (33 CHESTNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Milton:

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 19 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 28 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 32 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 35 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 40 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)

Public high schools in Milton:

Nute High School (Students: 212; Location: 22 Elm St.; Grades: 9-12)
Shortridge Academy (Location: 619 Governor's Rd; Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Milton:

Milton Elementary School (Students: 282; Location: 8 School St.; Grades: K 1-5)
Nute Junior High School (Students: 169; Location: 22 Elm St.; Grades: 6-8)
Abundant Living Christian Learning Center (Location: PO Box 1442; Grades: K 1-6)

Private elementary/middle school in Milton:

MILTON LEARNING CENTER (Students: 5; Location: PO BOX 291; Grades: KG - KG)

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Library in Milton:

NUTE LIBRARY (Operating income: $38,383; Location: 22 ELM STREET; 5,899 books; 100 audio materials; 65 video materials; 8 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: New Hampshire Farm Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Wentworth Cemetery (1), Nutes Ridge Cemetery (2), Hayes Cemetery (3), Milton Mills Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Town House Pond (A), Gould Pond (B), Milton Pond (C), Salmon Falls River Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jones Brook (A), Miller Brook (B), Hart Brook (C), Great Brook (D), Farnham Brook (E), Lyman Brook (F), Branch River (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

MILTON WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 800, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-02-2004 and JUN-15-2004, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-28-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-15-2004)

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-13-2003 and SEP-05-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-25-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-05-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-26-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-12-2003), St Compliance achieved (SEP-26-2003)

3 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.5%
Whole state:	68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.3%
Whole state:	6.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	7.9%
Whole state:	6.5%

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

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Milton, NH

Milton compared to New Hampshire 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.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age 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 Strafford County New Hampshire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (82%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Wood (4%) Utility gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Milton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Muslim Estimate	United Methodist Church	Conservative Baptist Association of America
Adherents	69.4%	7.9%	4.3%	3.9%	2.4%
Congregations	19.7%	12.1%	1.5%	6.1%	9.1%

Name	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other religions
Adherents	2.0%	1.7%	1.4%	1.1%	5.9%
Congregations	4.5%	6.1%	3.0%	6.1%	31.8%

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.

8.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,938 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.53%
New Hampshire average:	7.57%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($302 average AGI)
Strafford County: 0.18%
New Hampshire average: 0.13%

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

from Rockingham County, NH	2.69% ($44,612 average AGI)
from York County, ME	0.99% ($34,097)
from Hillsborough County, NH	0.54% ($37,952)

7.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,735 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.99%
New Hampshire average:	7.49%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($404 average AGI)
Strafford County: 0.08%
New Hampshire average: 0.08%

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

to Rockingham County, NH	2.03% ($40,145 average AGI)
to York County, ME	0.87% ($36,557)
to Carroll County, NH	0.40% ($42,185)

Strongest AM radio stations in Milton:

WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
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.)
WTSN (1270 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, NH; Owner: GARRISON CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPHX (1220 AM; 1 kW; SANFORD, ME; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING L.L.C.)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGAN (560 AM; 5 kW; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Milton:

WMEX (106.5 FM; FARMINGTON, NH; Owner: WIMMEX, LLC)
WPHX-FM (92.1 FM; SANFORD, ME; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING LLC)
WSEW (88.5 FM; SANFORD, ME; Owner: WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WLKZ (104.9 FM; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
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)
WQSO (96.7 FM; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOKQ (97.5 FM; DOVER, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNHI (93.3 FM; BELMONT, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WUBB (95.3 FM; YORK CENTER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBYY (98.7 FM; SOMERSWORTH, NH; Owner: GARRISON CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WPNH-FM (100.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
W282AF (104.3 FM; CONCORD, NH; Owner: CONCORD BIBLE FELLOWSHIP)
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)

TV broadcast stations around Milton:

WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMTW-TV (Channel 8; POLAND SPRING, ME; Owner: WMTW BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
WCSH (Channel 6; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)
WENH-TV (Channel 11; DURHAM, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Milton, New Hampshire:

Fatal accident count: 27
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 46
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 13
Fatalities: 29
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 81
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

New Hampshire average:

Fatal accident count: 56
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 81
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
Fatalities: 61
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 132
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3

See more detailed statistics of Milton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 25
Total length: 59 meters (194ft)
Total costs: $36,000,000
Total average daily traffic: 115,860
Total average daily truck traffic: 7,913

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1910-1919: 3
1920-1929: 3
1930-1939: 3
1940-1949: 1
1950-1959: 2
1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 3
1980-1989: 8
1990-1999: 1

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Milton, NH

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Sean O'Malley, Off Harmony Drive (Nh010303), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 57.9 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7600
Sean O'Malley, Ford Farm Rd (Nh010304), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 56.3 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7600
Edward G Roach, Elm Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, , Licensee ID: L00131772
Registrant: Sba Towers, Inc, 5900 Broken Sound Parkway Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Milton)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-181 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 8903C , Serial Number: 28-7690170, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 02/10/1976
Registrant (Individual): Jeffrey P Everett, Po Box 1013, Milton, NH 03851

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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