South Hampton, New Hampshire

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Rockingham County

Population in July 2008: 876. Population change since 2000: +3.8%

Males: 412	(47.0%)
Females: 464	(53.0%)

Median resident age:	40.4 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $83,241 (it was $63,750 in 2000)

South Hampton:	$83,241
New Hampshire:	$62,369

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $38,282

South Hampton:	$38,282
New Hampshire:	$30,517

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $474,139 (it was $229,600 in 2000)

South Hampton:	$474,139
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $510,973; Detached houses: $510,937; Townhouses or other attached units: $835,527; In 2-unit structures: $510,818

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Races in South Hampton:

White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in South Hampton: 131.4 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.9%), Irish (21.4%), French (15.9%), Italian (11.0%), Polish (9.2%), German (7.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1742

Elevation: 202 feet

Land area: 7.87 square miles.

Population density: 111 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in South Hampton

High school or higher: 90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
Unemployed: 3.2%
Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Hampton town

Never married: 19.5%
Now married: 64.1%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 8.6%

15 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.8%
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:

South Hampton:	1.5% ($3,362)
New Hampshire:	2.3% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Haverhill, MA (9.4 miles , pop. 58,969).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (39.2 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (205.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Amesbury, MA (1.5 miles ), Merrimac, MA (1.9 miles ), Kensington, NH (2.0 miles ), Newton, NH (2.1 miles ), East Kingston, NH (2.1 miles ), Hampton Falls, NH (2.2 miles ), Seabrook, NH (2.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $210,400
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $158,300
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $158,300
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $124,600
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $168,300
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $159,500
2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $285,800
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $226,500
2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $233,400
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $195,200
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $375,500
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $285,400
2008: 1 building, cost: $200,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 42.88 N, Longitude: 70.96 W

Area code: 603

South Hampton household income distribution

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	7.9%
New Hampshire:	6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (13%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Carpenters (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Engineers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Average climate in South Hampton, New Hampshire

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

South Hampton, New Hampshire average temperatures

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South Hampton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Hampshire state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.2 miles away from the South Hampton town center injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 tornado 21.7 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

South Hampton-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New Hampshire state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 53.5 miles away from South Hampton center
On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1996 at 07:54:14, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 92.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from South Hampton center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 43.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 3.0 miles away from South Hampton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

South Hampton topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near South Hampton:

EXETER HOSPITAL INC (about 7 miles; EXETER, NH)
ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA)
MERRIMACK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; HAVERHILL, MA)

Political contributions by individuals in South Hampton, NH

Amtrak stations near South Hampton:

7 miles: EXETER (60 LINCOLN ST.). Services: ticket office.
10 miles: HAVERHILL (WASHINGTON ST. @ RAILROAD SQUARE). Services: ticket office.
18 miles: DURHAM (3 DEPOT RD.). Services: ticket office.

Operable nuclear power plant near South Hampton:

6 miles: Seabrook in Seabrook, NH.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Hampton:

NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,388)
MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 16 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 20 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; DANVERS, MA; FT enrollment: 3,663)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 25 miles; LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
SALEM STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; SALEM, MA; FT enrollment: 5,917)
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)

Public elementary/middle school in South Hampton:

South Hampton Barnard School (Students: 95; Location: 219 Main Ave.; Grades: K 1-8 SpEd)

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Library in South Hampton:

SOUTH HAMPTON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $28,720; Location: 3-1 HILLDALE AVENUE; 7,333 books; 124 audio materials; 21 video materials; 25 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in South Hampton: Tuxbury Pond Camping Area (A), South Hampton Free Public Library (B), South Hampton Town Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in South Hampton: South Hampton Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Parks in South Hampton include: Highland Road Historic District (1), Town Center Historic District (2), Jewell Town District (3), South Hampton Town Green (4), Burrows-Brookside Sanctuary (5), Smiths Corner Historic District (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

TUXBURY POND CAMPGROUND (Population served: 350, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-03-2003 and JUN-10-2004, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2003), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-09-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-10-2004)

2 routine major monitoring violations

SOUTH HAMPTON BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-03-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-03-1997), St Public Notif received (SEP-07-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUL-29-1998)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-31-2004 and NOV-10-2004, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-10-2004)

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-04-2003 and JUL-15-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2003)

4 routine major monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in South Hampton that have no violations reported:

SOUTH HAMPTON TOWN HALL (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	81.1%
Whole state:	68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.3%
Whole state:	6.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.7%
Whole state:	6.5%

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

This town:	0.8%
Whole state:	2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Hampton, NH

South Hampton compared to New Hampshire state average:

Median household income above state average.
Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage 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.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Rockingham County New Hampshire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (86%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (5%) Utility gas (2%) Electricity (2%)

Religion statistics for South Hampton

Adherents

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%

Name	Muslim Estimate	Southern Baptist Convention	Unitarian Universalist Association	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.7%	5.2%
Congregations	0.7%	2.0%	2.7%	2.0%	30.7%

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.

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 South Hampton:

WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WGIP (1540 AM; 5 kW; EXETER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WDER (1320 AM; 10 kW; DERRY, NH; Owner: BLOUNT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. OF NH)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
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)
WNBP (1450 AM; 1 kW; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Owner: RADIO NEWBURYPORT, LLC)
WCEC (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SALEM, NH; Owner: COSTA-EAGLE RADIO VENTURES LTD PARTNERSHIP)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRCA (1330 AM; 25 kW; WALTHAM, MA; Owner: WRCA LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in South Hampton:

WNEF (91.7 FM; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS)
WSAK (102.1 FM; HAMPTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WXRV (92.5 FM; HAVERHILL, MA; Owner: BEANPOT BROADCASTING CORP.)
WERZ (107.1 FM; EXETER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WHEB (100.3 FM; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKLB-FM (99.5 FM; LOWELL, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
W227AM (93.3 FM; ANDOVER, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WGIR-FM (101.1 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXKS-FM (107.9 FM; MEDFORD, MA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WQLL (96.5 FM; BEDFORD, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WLMW (90.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE)
WMJX (106.7 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
WQSX (93.7 FM; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WZID (95.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
WUBB (95.3 FM; YORK CENTER, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WBMX (98.5 FM; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
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)

TV broadcast stations around South Hampton:

WHDN-LP (Channel 26; BOSTON, MA; Owner: GUENTER MARKSTEINER)
WFXZ-CA (Channel 24; BOSTON, MA; Owner: BOSTON BROADCASTING CORP.)
WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WCVB HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
WGBH-TV (Channel 2; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WHDH-TV (Channel 7; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WHDH-TV)
WMFP (Channel 62; LAWRENCE, MA; Owner: WSAH LICENSE, INC.)
WSBK-TV (Channel 38; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WLVI-TV (Channel 56; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Owner: WLVI, INC.)
WBZ-TV (Channel 4; BOSTON, MA; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
WGBX-TV (Channel 44; BOSTON, MA; Owner: WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WENH-TV (Channel 11; DURHAM, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
WFXT (Channel 25; BOSTON, MA; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
WBPX (Channel 68; BOSTON, MA; Owner: PAXSON BOSTON-68 LICENSE, INC.)
WUTF (Channel 66; MARLBOROUGH, MA; Owner: TELEFUTURA BOSTON LLC)
WNDS (Channel 50; DERRY, NH; Owner: CTV OF DERRY, INC)
WTMU-LP (Channel 32; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ZGS BOSTON, INC.)
WCEA-LP (Channel 58; BOSTON, MA; Owner: CHANNEL 19 TV CORPORATION)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $6,000,000
Total average daily traffic: 2,370
Total average daily truck traffic: 93
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 3,508

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: N1ZQG, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 08/08/1997, Expiration Date: 08/08/2007
Registrant: Jonathan D Baker, 304 Main Ave, South Hampton, NH 03827
Call Sign: W1KGH, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/22/1990, Expiration Date: 05/22/2000, Cancelation Date: 05/23/2002
Registrant: Randall H Spooner, Rfd 2 Box 459 Locust St, South Hampton, NH 03827
Call Sign: WA1OWH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00247122
Grant Date: 06/15/2001, Expiration Date: 06/15/2011
Registrant: Peter A Perkins Mr., 129 Hilldale Ave., South Hampton, NH 03827

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CHAMPION 7ECA (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2587F , Serial Number: 218, Year manufactured: 1965, Airworthiness Date: 05/12/1965
Registrant (Individual): Albert J Jr Theriault, 117 Woodman Rd, South Hampton, NH 03827
Aircraft: BEECH S35 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 8BA , Serial Number: D-7472, Year manufactured: 1964, Airworthiness Date: 07/03/1973
Registrant (Individual): William E Ansler, 53 Jewell St, South Hampton, NH 03827

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 5

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