Sharon, New Hampshire

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Population in July 2007: 366. Population change since 2000: +1.7%

Males: 206	(56.4%)
Females: 160	(43.6%)

Median resident age:	41.3 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $83,975 (it was $66,250 in 2000)

Sharon:	$83,975
New Hampshire:	$62,369

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $326,903 (it was $156,300 in 2000)

Sharon:	$326,903
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $380,592; Detached houses: $382,648

Sharon, NH residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Sharon:

White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
Other Asian (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Black (0.6%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Sharon: 120.6 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (25.6%), Irish (20.0%), French (10.0%), Italian (9.4%), French Canadian (6.1%), Polish (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1791

Elevation: 1185 feet

Land area: 14.6 square miles.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sharon

High school or higher: 93.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 18.8%
Unemployed: 1.4%
Mean travel time to work: 33.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sharon town

Never married: 11.0%
Now married: 75.7%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 5.5%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.9%
New Hampshire:	4.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Sharon:	2.0% ($3,109)
New Hampshire:	2.3% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashua, NH (23.7 miles , pop. 86,605).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (54.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (168.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Jaffrey, NH (2.0 miles ), Temple, NH (2.2 miles ), Jaffrey, NH (2.2 miles ), Peterborough, NH (2.3 miles ), Rindge, NH (2.3 miles ), New Ipswich, NH (2.3 miles ), Peterborough, NH (2.4 miles ), Greenville, NH (2.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $160,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $125,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $109,200
2000: 1 building, cost: $105,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $101,000
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $153,100
2004: 1 building, cost: $77,500
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $177,500
2006: 1 building, cost: $194,900
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $203,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 42.80 N, Longitude: 71.94 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 603

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Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	2.6%
New Hampshire:	3.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (30%)
Health care (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Educational services (20%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Computer and electronic products (3%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Top executives (4%)
Lawyers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Registered nurses (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Business operations specialists (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Therapists (4%)

Average climate in Sharon, New Hampshire

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Sharon, New Hampshire average temperatures

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Sharon-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New Hampshire state average. It is 11% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.9 miles away from the Sharon town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 17.8 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Sharon:

MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PETERBOROUGH, NH)
HEYWOOD HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GARDNER, MA)
SOUTHERN NH MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; NASHUA, NH)

Political contributions by individuals in Sharon, NH

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sharon:

MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; GARDNER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,023)
FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; KEENE, NH; FT enrollment: 4,049)
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 33 miles; LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; BEDFORD, MA; FT enrollment: 4,501)
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; WALTHAM, MA; FT enrollment: 4,444)

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Notable location: Sharon Arts Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: North Cemetery (1), Jarmany Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Town Line Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

SHARON ARTS CENTER (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2000), St Public Notif received (APR-26-2000), St Compliance achieved (JAN-02-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	81.9%
Whole state:	68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.4%
Whole state:	6.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.8%
Whole state:	6.5%

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

This town:	2.0%
Whole state:	2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sharon, NH

Sharon compared to New Hampshire state average:

Median household income 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 above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly 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

2004 Presidential Election results in Hillsborough County New Hampshire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Electricity (5%) Wood (4%) Coal or coke (1%)

Religon statistics for Sharon

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Episcopal Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	78.3%	3.7%	2.2%	1.9%	1.7%
Congregations	23.3%	11.1%	2.1%	4.2%	5.3%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Salvation Army	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	1.0%	0.9%	0.7%	0.7%	8.9%
Congregations	5.8%	3.7%	1.1%	3.7%	39.7%

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.

6.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,627 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
New Hampshire average:	7.57%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($429 average AGI)
Hillsborough County: 0.12%
New Hampshire average: 0.13%

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

from Middlesex County, MA	1.22% ($59,399 average AGI)
from Rockingham County, NH	1.07% ($42,544)
from Merrimack County, NH	0.76% ($37,923)

6.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($50,293 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.91%
New Hampshire average:	7.49%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($527 average AGI)
Hillsborough County: 0.09%
New Hampshire average: 0.08%

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

to Rockingham County, NH	0.96% ($50,299 average AGI)
to Merrimack County, NH	0.92% ($46,209)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.62% ($45,934)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sharon:

WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEIM (1280 AM; 5 kW; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: LIVEAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WAMG (890 AM; 25 kW; DEDHAM, MA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF DEDHAM LICENSEE, LLC)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WFGL (960 AM; 3 kW; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sharon:

WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
WINQ (97.7 FM; WINCHENDON, MA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
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)
WLMW (90.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE)
WZID (95.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WTPL (107.7 FM; HILLSBORO, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WKNE (103.7 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WEVN (90.7 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WXLO (104.5 FM; FITCHBURG, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAAF (107.3 FM; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W293AB (106.5 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WOQL (98.7 FM; WINCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, LLC)
WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WNNH (99.1 FM; HENNIKER, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Sharon:

WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, 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)
WYDN (Channel 48; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV CORPORATION)
WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WEKW-TV (Channel 52; KEENE, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)

Sharon fatal accident list:
Jul 15, 2006 07:50 AM, Sr-123, Temple Rd, Lat: 42.810839, Lon: -71.912406, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Nov 27, 2004 11:30 AM, Sr-124, Swamp Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 17, 1999 10:15 AM, Sr-124, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 9, 1991 08:15 AM, 42750, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 10, 1990 07:00 AM, Sr124, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $12,000,000
Total average daily traffic: 4,080
Total average daily truck traffic: 161
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 6,038

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KD1NY, Previous Call Sign: N1MGC, Licensee ID: L00647781
Grant Date: 03/03/2003, Expiration Date: 03/30/2013, Certifier: John M Wilson Jr
Registrant: John M Wilson Jr, 32 Mc Coy Rd, Sharon, NH 03458-7019
Call Sign: N1MZZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00500334
Grant Date: 04/12/2002, Expiration Date: 07/07/2012, Certifier: David L Bowles
Registrant: David L Bowles, 698 Route 123, Sharon, NH 03458
Call Sign: W1CSB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01191372
Grant Date: 09/13/2006, Expiration Date: 12/11/2016
Registrant: Chester S Bowles, 698 Rt 123, Sharon, NH 03458
Call Sign: KB1LDR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00843207
Grant Date: 04/07/2004, Expiration Date: 04/07/2014, Certifier: Robert A Greenwood
Registrant: Robert A Greenwood, 69 Spring Hill Rd, Sharon, NH 03458

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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