Rockingham County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 25.3. This is better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 22.6. This is about average. There were 23 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2009 was 12.2. This is about average. There were 19 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 7.03. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 1.5 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.88. This is about average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.0930. This is significantly better than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in New Castle and their reported violations in the past:
NEW CASTLE WATER WORKS (Population served: 1000, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-15-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-22-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-22-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-15-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-19-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-05-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-05-2005), St Public Notif received (APR-08-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-15-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-15-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-02-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-01-2004 and APR-01-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-04-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-04-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-24-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-2004)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-01-2004 and APR-01-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-04-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-04-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-24-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-2004)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-01-2004 and APR-01-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-04-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-04-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-24-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-2004)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people | | New Hampshire: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.9% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.5% | | 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 2009:
| This town: | 0.6% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This town: | 0.4% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
11 people in military ships
New Castle compared to New Hampshire state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value significantly above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above 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 significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (85%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Rockingham County New Hampshire:
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Religion statistics for New Castle (based on Rockingham County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.17%
| Here |  | 54.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Church of Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Methodist Church | Episcopal Church |
| Adherents | 78.2% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.3% |
| Congregations | 16.7% | 15.3% | 14.0% | 10.7% | 5.3% |
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| Name | Muslim Estimate | Southern Baptist Convention | Jewish | Unitarian Universalist Association | Other |
| Adherents | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 5.0% |
| Congregations | 0.7% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 32.0% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 47 | Rockingham County: | 1.59 / 10,000 pop. | | New Hampshire: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5 | This county: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 55 | Rockingham County: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. | | New Hampshire: | 1.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 98 | Rockingham County: | 3.31 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 283 | Here: | 9.56 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 9.70 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 7.6% | | New Hampshire: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Rockingham County: | 23.3% | | New Hampshire: | 24.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.8% | | State: | 15.9% |
7.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,963 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.85% | | New Hampshire average: | 7.57% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($496 average AGI)| Rockingham County: | 0.08% | | New Hampshire average: | 0.13% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,163 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.81% | | New Hampshire average: | 7.49% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($322 average AGI)| Rockingham County: | 0.06% | | New Hampshire average: | 0.08% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in New Castle:
- WMYF (1380 AM; 1 kW; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTSN (1270 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, NH; Owner: GARRISON CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGIP (1540 AM; 5 kW; EXETER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDER (1320 AM; 10 kW; DERRY, NH; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. OF NH)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in New Castle:
- WHEB (100.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WUBB (95.3 FM; YORK CENTER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSHK (105.3 FM; KITTERY, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WERZ (107.1 FM; EXETER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOKQ (97.5 FM; DOVER, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBYY (98.7 FM; SOMERSWORTH, NH; Owner: GARRISON CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPHX-FM (92.1 FM; SANFORD, ME; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING LLC)
- WSEW (88.5 FM; SANFORD, ME; Owner: WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
- WUNH (91.3 FM; DURHAM, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
- WXRV (92.5 FM; HAVERHILL, MA; Owner: BEANPOT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WSAK (102.1 FM; HAMPTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNEF (91.7 FM; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
- WMEX (106.5 FM; FARMINGTON, NH; Owner: WIMMEX, LLC)
- WGIR-FM (101.1 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQSO (96.7 FM; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around New Castle:
- WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
- WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMTW-TV (Channel 8; POLAND SPRING, ME; Owner: WMTW BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
- WENH-TV (Channel 11; DURHAM, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 22 meters (72ft)
Total costs: $5,000,000
Total average daily traffic: 7,000
Total average daily truck traffic: 350
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 10,360
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - New Castle Fire Dept (Lat: 43.071472 Lon: -70.716444), Call Sign: KNGQ688
Assigned Frequencies: 45.4400 MHz Grant Date: 03/04/2003, Expiration Date: 05/26/2013
Registrant: State Of New Hampshire Homeland Security & Emergency Management, 33 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03305, Phone: (603) 271-2231, Fax: (603) 271-6337, Email:
- Fort Constitution (Lat: 43.072028 Lon: -70.709778), Call Sign: WNGC726, Licensee ID: L00005531
Assigned Frequencies: 458.425 MHz Grant Date: 07/10/2001, Expiration Date: 04/24/2011
Registrant: State Of New Hampshire, Janetos House Pettee Brook Lane, Durham, NH 03824, Phone: (603) 862-1427
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 4 - 328 Portsmouth Ave (Lat: 43.072306 Lon: -70.732833), Type: Building, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: WHU361
Assigned Frequencies: 156.325 MHz, 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz Grant Date: 01/24/2000, Expiration Date: 03/06/2005, Cancellation Date: 05/07/2005
Registrant: Kittery Point Yacht Club, 328 Portsmouth Ave, New Castle, NH 03854-0373 - 76 Piscataqua St (Lat: 43.070361 Lon: -70.721167), Type: Building, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WHU467, Licensee ID: L00003924
Assigned Frequencies: 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz Grant Date: 11/18/2003, Expiration Date: 12/15/2013
Registrant: Portsmouth Yacht Club, New Castle, NH 03854-0189 - 32 Cape Rd (Lat: 43.072861 Lon: -70.723944), Type: Building, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WQA799, Licensee ID: L00003321
Assigned Frequencies: 156.450 MHz, 156.475 MHz, 156.800 MHz Grant Date: 06/15/2005, Expiration Date: 07/24/2015
Registrant: Paul G Amazeen, 33 Cape Rd, New Castle, NH 03854, Phone: (603) 436-1196, Email:
- Coastal Marine Laboratory Rt 1b (Lat: 43.050083 Lon: -70.749500), Type: Building, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WQX635
Assigned Frequencies: 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz Grant Date: 06/02/1998, Expiration Date: 08/12/2003, Cancellation Date: 10/12/2003
Registrant: University Of New Hampshire, Marine Programs Bldg, Durham, NH 03824
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6 - Call Sign: K1LLR, Licensee ID: L00579955
Grant Date: 07/07/2004, Expiration Date: 09/16/2014, Cancellation Date: 08/21/2004
Registrant: Geoffrey Potter, 59 Little Harbor Rd, New Castle, NH 03854 - Call Sign: N1YEB
Grant Date: 11/22/1996, Expiration Date: 11/22/2006, Cancellation Date: 11/25/2008
Registrant: Charles E Legare, New Castle, NH 03854 - Call Sign: W1CSW, Licensee ID: L01426319
Grant Date: 08/26/2008, Expiration Date: 08/26/2018
Registrant: Andrew B White, 40 Vennard\'s Court, New Castle, NH 03854-0091 - Call Sign: WA2DTN
Grant Date: 11/02/1993, Expiration Date: 11/02/2003, Cancellation Date: 11/03/2005
Registrant: Paul R Doe, 80 Cranfield St, New Castle, NH 03854 - Call Sign: KB1HPM, Licensee ID: L00431985
Grant Date: 12/11/2001, Expiration Date: 12/11/2011, Certifier: Reginald E Whitehouse
Registrant: Reginald E Whitehouse, 24 Elm Court, New Castle, NH 03854-0142 - Call Sign: K1UY, Previous Call Sign: K1LLR, Licensee ID: L00579955
Grant Date: 08/21/2004, Expiration Date: 08/21/2014, Certifier: Geoffrey Potter
Registrant: Geoffrey Potter, 59 Little Harbor Rd, New Castle, NH 03854
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: MOONEY M20J (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 205LL , Serial Number: 24-3055, Airworthiness Date: 12/17/1987
Registrant (Individual): Nicole Beaurang, Po Box 901, New Castle, NH 03854 - Aircraft: SWEET CYRUS B III KITFOX MODEL 4 (Category: Amphibian, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 836S , Serial Number: 1673
Registrant (Individual): Cyrus B Iii Sweet, Po Box 161, New Castle, NH 03854
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Businesses in New Castle, NH
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