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Sandown, NH map Population (year 2000): 5,143. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,776 (+12.3% change)
 

Males: 2,635  (51.2%)
Females: 2,508  (48.8%)

Rockingham County

Median resident age:  34.8 years
New Hampshire median age:  37.1 years

Zip codes: 03873.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $76,900 (it was $67,581 in 2000)
Sandown  $76,900
New Hampshire:  $56,768

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $271,300 (it was $144,100 in 2000)
Sandown  $271,300
New Hampshire:  $240,100

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Races in Sandown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Irish (24.5%), English (18.2%), French (15.4%), Italian (14.6%), French Canadian (11.8%), German (7.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1756

Elevation: 232 feet

Land area: 13.9 square miles.

Population density: 410 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sandown

  • High school or higher: 91.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sandown town

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 65.6%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

161 residents are foreign born (1.8% North America, 1.0% Europe).

This town:  3.1%
New Hampshire:  4.4%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Sandown, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sandown to the number of sex offenders is 5701 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:

Sandown:  2.5% ($3,572)
New Hampshire:  2.2% ($2,946)
Sandown satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Haverhill, MA (12.5 miles , pop. 58,969).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (42.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (234.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Hampstead, NH (3.4 miles ), Danville, NH (4.3 miles ), Chester, NH (4.3 miles ), Fremont, NH (5.5 miles ), Atkinson, NH (6.6 miles ), Raymond, NH (7.1 miles ), Kingston, NH (8.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 23 buildings, average cost: $114,600
  • 1997: 33 buildings, average cost: $112,200
  • 1998: 21 buildings, average cost: $116,000
  • 1999: 19 buildings, average cost: $122,600
  • 2000: 17 buildings, average cost: $131,500
  • 2001: 63 buildings, average cost: $136,100
  • 2002: 61 buildings, average cost: $145,800
  • 2003: 45 buildings, average cost: $153,100
  • 2004: 39 buildings, average cost: $163,600
  • 2005: 36 buildings, average cost: $201,400
  • 2006: 19 buildings, average cost: $189,400
  • 2007: 29 buildings, average cost: $201,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.93 N, Longitude: 71.18 W


30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 603

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.7%
New Hampshire:  3.2%


Unemployment by year (%)


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Computer and electronic products (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)



 

Crime in Sandown by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 001410
    per 100,000 0.00.018.371.417.60.0
Robberies 010000
    per 100,000 0.018.80.00.00.00.0
Assaults 1054432
    per 100,000 190.894.273.271.452.834.8
Burglaries 810103417
    per 100,000 152.7188.5183.053.670.3295.8
Thefts 222439521518
    per 100,000 419.8452.3713.8928.7263.8313.2
Auto thefts 032628
    per 100,000 0.056.536.6107.235.2139.2
Arson 000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.017.60.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 65.660.373.6120.942.951.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.05
US city average:  3.00

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Sandown-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Hampshire state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.0 miles away from the Sandown town center injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 tornado 21.4 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Sandown topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Sandown:
  • NORTHEAST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; SALEM, NH)
  • HAMPSTEAD HOSP (about 5 miles; HAMPSTEAD, NH)
  • PARKLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; DERRY, NH)

Political contributions by individuals in Sandown, NH

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sandown:
  • MANCHESTER (about 18 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
  • PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 28 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 33 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sandown:
  • LAWRENCE MUNI (about 16 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; ID: LWM)
  • MERRIMACK VALLEY (about 16 miles; METHUEN, MA; ID: MA2)
  • BOIRE FIELD (about 25 miles; NASHUA, NH; ID: ASH)

Amtrak stations near Sandown:
  • 13 miles: HAVERHILL (WASHINGTON ST. @ RAILROAD SQUARE). Services: ticket office.
  • 16 miles: EXETER (60 LINCOLN ST.). Services: ticket office.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sandown:
  • NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,388)
  • MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 18 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 22 miles; LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 23 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
  • NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; DANVERS, MA; FT enrollment: 3,663)
  • SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SALEM, MA; FT enrollment: 5,917)
Public elementary/middle schools in Sandown:
Private elementary/middle schools in Sandown:
  • PLAYMATES LEARNING CENTER (Students: 64; Location: 56 NORTH ROAD PO BOX 436; Grades: PK - KG)
  • MAIN ST. FRIENDS (Students: 29; Location: 428 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
  • SCHOOL ZONE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 10; Location: 276 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Sandown:
  • SANDOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $120,497; Location: 305 MAIN STREET; 22,252 books; 818 audio materials; 770 video materials; 54 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Sandown: Angle Pond Campground (A), Sandown Town Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sandown include: Saint Matthews United Methodist Church (A), Fellowship In His Love Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: North Cemetery (1), Center Cemetery (2), Wells Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Phillips Pond (A), Lily Pond (B), Showell Pond (C), Cub Pond (D), Hunt Pond (E), Punch Pond (F), Angle Pond (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

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

SANDOWN TOWN HALL FIRE STATION (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-04-2002 and OCT-28-2002, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-19-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-28-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sandown that have no violations reported:
  • MILL PINE VILLAGE (Population served: 95, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  3.0 people
New Hampshire:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  81.6%
Whole state:  68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.1%
Whole state:  6.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.1%
Whole state:  6.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.9%
Whole state:  2.8%

Sandown compared to New Hampshire state average:
  • Median household income above 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 significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Rockingham County New Hampshire:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:



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:
from Essex County, MA  1.69% ($57,207 average AGI)
from Hillsborough County, NH  1.27% ($50,299)
from Strafford County, NH  0.79% ($40,145)


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:
to Hillsborough County, NH  1.41% ($42,544 average AGI)
to Strafford County, NH  1.05% ($44,612)
to Essex County, MA  0.81% ($42,167)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sandown:
  • WDER (1320 AM; 10 kW; DERRY, NH; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. OF NH)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCEC (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SALEM, NH; Owner: COSTA-EAGLE RADIO VENTURES LTD PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGIR (610 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)
  • WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sandown:
  • WXRV (92.5 FM; HAVERHILL, MA; Owner: BEANPOT BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • 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)
  • W227AM (93.3 FM; ANDOVER, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WLMW (90.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE)
  • WZID (95.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WHOB (106.3 FM; NASHUA, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
  • WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WNEF (91.7 FM; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
  • 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.)
  • WMEX (106.5 FM; FARMINGTON, NH; Owner: WIMMEX, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Sandown:
  • WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WENH-TV (Channel 11; DURHAM, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
  • WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
  • WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • 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)
  • WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
  • WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
  • WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPXG (Channel 21; CONCORD, NH; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)

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