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Strafford County

Population in July 2007: 2,529. Population change since 2000: +12.3%
 

Males: 1,311  (51.8%)
Females: 1,218  (48.2%)

Median resident age:  38.1 years
New Hampshire median age:  37.1 years

Zip codes: 03855.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $70,919 (it was $52,270 in 2000)
New Durham:  $70,919
New Hampshire:  $62,369

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $240,169 (it was $116,600 in 2000)
New Durham:  $240,169
New Hampshire:  $261,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $267,347; Detached houses: $260,264; Townhouses or other attached units: $376,148; In 2-unit structures: $798,063; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $237,836; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $413,470; Mobile homes: $91,959
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Races in New Durham:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in New Durham: 115.0 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (20.0%), French (17.9%), Irish (17.3%), United States (11.6%), German (8.0%), French Canadian (7.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1762

Elevation: 541 feet

Land area: 41.7 square miles.

Population density: 61 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in New Durham

  • High school or higher: 90.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Durham town

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 66.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 4.6%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

29 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.3%
New Hampshire:  4.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in New Durham, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in New Durham to the number of sex offenders is 2529 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

New Durham:  2.2% ($2,606)
New Hampshire:  2.3% ($2,946)
New Durham satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (35.2 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (77.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (227.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Middleton, NH (2.0 miles ), Farmington, NH (2.3 miles ), Alton, NH (2.3 miles ), Farmington, NH (2.5 miles ), Milton, NH (2.7 miles ), Barnstead, NH (2.8 miles ), Brookfield, NH (3.1 miles ), Wolfeboro, NH (3.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $74,600
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $114,100
  • 1998: 21 buildings, average cost: $86,500
  • 1999: 15 buildings, average cost: $100,600
  • 2000: 32 buildings, average cost: $125,300
  • 2001: 24 buildings, average cost: $126,100
  • 2002: 29 buildings, average cost: $110,500
  • 2003: 35 buildings, average cost: $132,100
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 36 buildings, average cost: $161,200
  • 2006: 27 buildings, average cost: $158,800
  • 2007: 20 buildings, average cost: $147,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.44 N, Longitude: 71.15 W

Area code: 603

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Unemployment in December 2008:
Here:  2.7%
New Hampshire:  3.1%


Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)




 

Crime in New Durham by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Murders 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 2100011
    per 100,000 88.443.70.00.00.040.639.4
Robberies 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 1113101
    per 100,000 44.243.742.3124.941.00.039.4
Burglaries 1186156123
    per 100,000 486.3349.3253.9624.7246.2487.2118.3
Thefts 11111523283928
    per 100,000 486.3480.3634.8957.91149.01583.41104.1
Auto thefts 6110234
    per 100,000 265.343.742.30.082.1121.8157.7
Arson 1000010
    per 100,000 44.20.00.00.00.040.60.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 154.390.855.0107.078.0139.7104.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.58
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in New Durham, New Hampshire

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New Durham-area historical tornado activity is near New Hampshire state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/22/1981, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.5 miles away from the New Durham town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.9 miles away from the town center injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near New Durham:
  • HUGGINS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WOLFEBORO, NH)
  • FRISBIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ROCHESTER, NH)
  • WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DOVER, NH)

Political contributions by individuals in New Durham, NH

located in New Durham:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Durham:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 22 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 33 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 35 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 37 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 47 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
Public elementary/middle school in New Durham:
See full list of schools located in New Durham

Library in New Durham:
  • NEW DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $48,123; Location: 2 OLD BAY ROAD; 11,704 books; 132 audio materials; 380 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in New Durham: Powder Mill Fish Hatchery (A), Birch Hill Camp (B), New Durham Town Hall (C), New Durham Public Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in New Durham include: Free Will Baptist Church (A), New Durham Meetinghouse (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Chalk Pond (A), Club Pond (B), Coldrain Pond (C), Shaws Pond (D), Marchs Pond (E), Merrymeeting Lake (F), Jones Pond (G), Downing Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in New Durham: Jones Brook Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: New Durham Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

COPPLE CROWN VILLAGE DISTRICT (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-1997), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-20-1997), St Public Notif received (AUG-25-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between DEC-04-2002 and DEC-23-2002, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-17-2002), St Compliance achieved (DEC-23-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
MANITOOS SHORES (Population served: 57, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
New Hampshire:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.0%
Whole state:  68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.7%
Whole state:  6.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.1%
Whole state:  6.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in New Durham, NH



New Durham compared to New Hampshire 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 significantly below state average.


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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. (74%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Electricity (1%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religon statistics for New Durham

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristMuslim EstimateUnited Methodist ChurchConservative Baptist Association of America
Adherents69.4%7.9%4.3%3.9%2.4%
Congregations19.7%12.1%1.5%6.1%9.1%
NameEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of GodGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther religions
Adherents2.0%1.7%1.4%1.1%5.9%
Congregations4.5%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 New Durham:
  • WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WASR (1420 AM; 5 kW; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: RADIO WOLFEBORO, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEZS (1350 AM; 5 kW; LACONIA, NH; Owner: GARY W. HAMMOND)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGIR (610 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in New Durham:
  • WMEX (106.5 FM; FARMINGTON, NH; Owner: WIMMEX, LLC)
  • WLKZ (104.9 FM; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
  • WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WNHI (93.3 FM; BELMONT, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPHX-FM (92.1 FM; SANFORD, ME; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING LLC)
  • WSEW (88.5 FM; SANFORD, ME; Owner: WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WOKQ (97.5 FM; DOVER, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WQSO (96.7 FM; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJYY (105.5 FM; CONCORD, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WUBB (95.3 FM; YORK CENTER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WGIR-FM (101.1 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around New Durham:
  • 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.)
  • WENH-TV (Channel 11; DURHAM, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
  • WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • WPXG (Channel 21; CONCORD, NH; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

New Durham, New Hampshire:
  • Fatal accident count: 10
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
  • Fatalities: 11
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 23
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
New Hampshire average:
  • Fatal accident count: 54
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 78
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 24
  • Fatalities: 59
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 128
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
See more detailed statistics of New Durham fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $4,500,000
Total average daily traffic: 10,780
Total average daily truck traffic: 721
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 15,954

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Sharon E Malone, 6 Ridge Road Top, .3 Km East Of Intersection With Ridge Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 30.5 m
    Registrant: Sharon E. Malone, New Durham, NH 03855, Phone: (603) 859-9170, Email:
  • Edward G Roach, Off Ridge Top Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 31.7 m, Overall height: 34.7 m
    Registrant: None

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Fire Station Old Rt 11, Call Sign: KVJ862
    Assigned Frequencies : 46.0800 MHz, 33.9000 MHz, 33.9600 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/07/2005, Expiration Date: 08/14/2015
    Registrant: Town Of New Durham, 4 Main Street, New Durham, NH 03855, Phone: (603) 859-2091, Fax: (603) 859-6644, Email:
  • Powder Mill Fish Hatchery, Call Sign: WGM49, Licensee ID: L00008549
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.345 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/16/2005, Expiration Date: 10/04/2015
    Registrant: State Of New Hampshire, 11 Hazen Dr, Concord, NH 03301, Phone: (603) 271-3128
  • Lat: 43.521361 Lon: -71.134667, Call Sign: WPWX528
    Assigned Frequencies : 452.287 MHz, 452.512 MHz, 457.287 MHz, 457.512 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/04/2003, Expiration Date: 02/04/2013, Certifier: Steve Hale
    Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • 2 Ridge Road Top, Type: Mast, Structure height: 315.1 m, Overall height: 317 m, Call Sign: KSV478
    Assigned Frequencies : 161.700 MHz, 161.730 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/18/2000, Expiration Date: 04/01/2014
    Registrant: Malone Associates, 2 Ridge Road Top, New Durham, NH 03855, Phone: (603) 350-0319, Fax: (603) 859-8172, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in New Durham)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 9 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in New Durham)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 35
  • Hazardous Condition: 6

Incident types - New Durham


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for New Durham, NH

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