Mountain Lakes, New Hampshire

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Population in 2010: 488.
Males: 150  (30.9%)
Females: 338  (69.1%)
Median resident age:

51.7 years
New Hampshire median age:

43.3 years

Zip codes: 03740, 03774, 03785.

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Estimated median household income in 2022: $82,045
Mountain Lakes:

$82,045
NH:

$89,992

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $50,544

Mountain Lakes CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $338,800
Mountain Lakes:

$338,800
NH:

$384,700

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $173,836; detached houses: $246,750; mobile homes: $30,710
March 2022 cost of living index in Mountain Lakes: 96.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 10.4%

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  • Races in Mountain Lakes, NH (2022)
    • 53389.1%White alone
    • 457.5%Two or more races
    • 193.2%American Indian alone

Races in Mountain Lakes detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: French Canadian (50.1%), Irish (14.8%), American (7.4%), French (3.5%), European (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (82.5 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (131.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (246.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities:

Bath, NH (1.6 miles ),
Haverhill, NH (1.8 miles ),
Woodsville, NH (2.0 miles ),
Landaff, NH (2.1 miles ),
Wells River, VT (2.3 miles ),
Newbury, VT (2.4 miles ),
Benton, NH (2.6 miles ),
Lisbon, NH (2.6 miles )

Latitude: 44.12 N, Longitude: 71.96 W

Distribution of median household income in Mountain Lakes, NH in 2022
Distribution of house value in Mountain Lakes, NH in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.1%
New Hampshire:

2.5%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2021 was 39.8. This is significantly better than average.

City:

39.8
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2021 was 25.7. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 3.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

25.7
U.S.:

33.3

Tornado activity:

Mountain Lakes-area historical tornado activity is significantly below New Hampshire state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/11/1966, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.8 miles away from the Mountain Lakes place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/11/1973, a category F2 tornado 38.1 miles away from the place center .

Earthquake activity:

Mountain Lakes-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Hampshire state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 90.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from Mountain Lakes center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 119.2 miles away from Mountain Lakes 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 46.5 miles away from Mountain Lakes center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from Mountain Lakes 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 11.6 miles away from the city 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)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Grafton County (32) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20
Emergencies Declared: 9

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 16, Storms: 16, Hurricanes: 3, Snows: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Mountain Lakes:

  • COTTAGE HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 1 miles away; WOODSVILLE, NH)
  • GRAFTON COUNTY NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; NORTH HAVERHILL, NH)
  • GLENCLIFF HOME FOR THE ELDERLY (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; GLENCLIFF, NH)
  • LAFAYETTE CENTER, GENESIS HEALTHCARE (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; FRANCONIA, NH)
  • NORTH COUNTRY HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE AGENCY (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; LITTLETON, NH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountain Lakes:

  • Plymouth State University (about 29 miles; Plymouth, NH; Full-time enrollment: 4,838)
  • Dartmouth College (about 34 miles; Hanover, NH; FT enrollment: 6,030)
  • Norwich University (about 35 miles; Northfield, VT; FT enrollment: 4,221)
  • Middlebury College (about 62 miles; Middlebury, VT; FT enrollment: 3,077)
  • Saint Michael's College (about 66 miles; Colchester, VT; FT enrollment: 2,336)
  • NHTI-Concord's Community College (about 66 miles; Concord, NH; FT enrollment: 2,865)
  • Community College of Vermont (about 66 miles; Winooski, VT; FT enrollment: 3,394)

Points of interest:

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Cemetery: Swiftwater District Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Lower Mountain Lake (A), Upper Mountain Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Grafton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.3 people
New Hampshire:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

63.7%
Whole state:

66.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

4.7%
Whole state:

8.3%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Mountain Lakes:

Marital status in Mountain Lakes, NH
  • Never married: 29.9%
  • Now married: 55.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.4%
  • Divorced: 14.3%

For population 25 years and over in Mountain Lakes:

  • High school or higher: 93.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

6.8
New Hampshire average:

10.3

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Mountain Lakes, NH (based on Grafton County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic9,50312
Mainline Protestant7,83257
Evangelical Protestant1,49429
Other1,32011
None68,969-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 33
This county:

3.87 / 10,000 pop.
New Hampshire:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Grafton County:

0.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
Grafton County:

1.29 / 10,000 pop.
New Hampshire:

1.78 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 55
Grafton County:

6.45 / 10,000 pop.
New Hampshire:

4.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 123
This county:

14.41 / 10,000 pop.
New Hampshire:

9.70 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Grafton County:

7.2%
State:

7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

22.9%
New Hampshire:

24.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Grafton County:

15.9%
New Hampshire:

15.9%

Strongest AM radio stations in Mountain Lakes:

  • WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPNH (1300 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, 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)
  • WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WLTN (1400 AM; 1 kW; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: PROFILE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mountain Lakes:

  • WYKR-FM (101.3 FM; HAVERHILL, NH; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLTN-FM (96.7 FM; LISBON, NH; Owner: PROFILE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WDOT (95.7 FM; DANVILLE, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING INC)
  • WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
  • WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WPNH-FM (100.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • 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)
  • WXXS (102.3 FM; LANCASTER, NH; Owner: BARRY P. LUNDERVILLE)
  • WCKJ (90.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WEVH (91.3 FM; HANOVER, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO INC)
  • WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WKXH (105.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Mountain Lakes:

  • WLED-TV (Channel 49; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 3ft / 0.9mTotal length
  • 99Total average daily traffic
  • 148Total future (year 2042) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: WA1JVV, Licensee ID: L00416870, Grant Date: 01/13/2022, Expiration Date: 02/04/2032, Registrant: Thomas R Mangels, 282 Bear Road, Mountain Lakes, NH 03785


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Mountain Lakes, NH
  • 36.6%Other fuel
  • 35.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 18.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 7.3%Utility gas
  • 2.6%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Mountain Lakes, NH
  • 100.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


Mountain Lakes compared to New Hampshire state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly 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 below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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