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Coos County

Population in July 2008: 885. Population change since 2000: -6.1%
 

Males: 408  (46.2%)
Females: 477  (53.8%)

Median resident age:  40.0 years
New Hampshire median age:  37.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,363 (it was $28,594 in 2000)
Stratford:  $36,363
New Hampshire:  $62,369

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,782
Stratford:  $17,782
New Hampshire:  $30,517

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,687 (it was $57,800 in 2000)
Stratford:  $121,687
New Hampshire:  $261,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $135,112; Detached houses: $152,075; Townhouses or other attached units: $215,357; In 2-unit structures: $146,586; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $549,669; Mobile homes: $27,992

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Races in Stratford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
  • American Indian (3.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Stratford: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (27.1%), French (26.5%), United States (11.8%), Irish (11.7%), French Canadian (9.3%), German (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1773

Elevation: 904 feet

Land area: 79.9 square miles.

Population density: 11 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Stratford

  • High school or higher: 63.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Stratford town

  • Never married: 30.5%
  • Now married: 47.5%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

22 residents are foreign born (1.9% North America, 0.4% Asia).

This town:  2.3%
New Hampshire:  4.4%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Stratford, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Stratford to the number of sex offenders is 885 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

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

Stratford:  2.0% ($1,171)
New Hampshire:  2.3% ($2,946)
Stratford satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (95.0 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (164.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (289.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Maidstone, VT (2.1 miles) , Groveton, NH (2.4 miles ), Brunswick, VT (2.4 miles) , Northumberland, NH (2.5 miles ), Granby, VT (3.0 miles) , Bloomfield, VT (3.0 miles ), Stark, NH (3.0 miles ), Ferdinand, VT (3.1 miles) .

Latitude: 44.68 N, Longitude: 71.56 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 802

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Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  17.1%
New Hampshire:  6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Furniture and related products (20%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Paper (10%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Furniture and related products (8%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Woodworkers (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)



Average climate in Stratford, New Hampshire

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Stratford-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Hampshire state average. It is 87% 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 81.6 miles away from Stratford center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 32.3 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 35.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/17/2000 at 08:16:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 10.1 mi) earthquake occurred 55.7 miles away from Stratford center
On 1/3/2000 at 21:05:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 73.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.7 miles away from Stratford center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Stratford:
  • WEEKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; LANCASTER, NH)
  • UPPER CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; COLEBROOK, NH)
  • ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; BERLIN, NH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stratford:
  • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 63 miles; HANOVER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 5,309)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 65 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 71 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; FT enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 77 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
  • SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 80 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 81 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
See full list of schools located in Stratford


User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Plymouth State is now a university, as opposed to a college.

Stratford map

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Notable locations in Stratford: Camp Number 5 (A), Camp Number 6 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Sugarloaf Pond (A), Hoskins Pond (B), Stratford Bog Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hymmel Branch (A), Long Mountain Brook (B), Gore Branch (C), Gay Brook (D), Pond Brook (E), Roaring Brook (F), East Branch Nash Stream (G), Slide Brook (H), Connary Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
New Hampshire:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  59.2%
Whole state:  68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  10.3%
Whole state:  6.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  14.3%
Whole state:  6.5%

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

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Stratford, NH



Stratford compared to New Hampshire state average:
  • Median house value 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Coos County New Hampshire:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (84%)
  • Wood (12%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Electricity (1%)


Religion statistics for Stratford

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEpiscopal Church
Adherents81.2%5.7%2.5%1.9%1.7%
Congregations24.5%24.5%12.2%6.1%8.2%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaInternational Church of the Foursquare GospelChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.4%1.2%1.2%1.8%
Congregations2.0%2.0%2.0%6.1%12.2%
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.


5.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,306 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.49%
New Hampshire average:  7.57%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($396 average AGI)
Coos County:  0.09%
New Hampshire average:  0.13%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Grafton County, NH  0.78% ($34,566 average AGI)
from Merrimack County, NH  0.34% ($30,804)
from Essex County, VT  0.33% ($26,205)


6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,686 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.05%
New Hampshire average:  7.49%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Grafton County, NH  1.03% ($24,436 average AGI)
to Hillsborough County, NH  0.43% ($23,932)
to Essex County, VT  0.33% ($31,533)


Strongest AM radio stations in Stratford:
  • WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
  • WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WICY (1490 AM; 50 kW; MALONE, NY; Owner: CARTIER COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Stratford:
  • WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WXXS (102.3 FM; LANCASTER, NH; Owner: BARRY P. LUNDERVILLE)
  • WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
  • WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
  • WTOS-FM (105.1 FM; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDOT (95.7 FM; DANVILLE, VT; Owner: MONTPELIER BROADCASTING INC)
  • WCKJ (90.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WLOB-FM (96.3 FM; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: ATLANTIC COAST RADIO, LLC)
  • WKXH (105.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WTBM (100.7 FM; MEXICO, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W243AE (96.5 FM; ORLEANS, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WMOO (92.1 FM; DERBY CENTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSTAR MEDIA, INC.)
  • WLTN-FM (96.7 FM; LISBON, NH; Owner: PROFILE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Stratford:
  • WLED-TV (Channel 49; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 11
Total length: 29 meters (95ft)
Total costs: $16,500,000
Total average daily traffic: 7,586
Total average daily truck traffic: 699
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 11,228

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • Before 1900: 1
  • 1900-1909: 0
  • 1910-1919: 0
  • 1920-1929: 2
  • 1930-1939: 0
  • 1940-1949: 1
  • 1950-1959: 1
  • 1960-1969: 0
  • 1970-1979: 1
  • 1980-1989: 1
  • 1990-1999: 1
  • 2000-2009: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Stratford, NH

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: N1KTI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00321851
    Grant Date: 09/12/2001, Expiration Date: 12/10/2011
    Registrant: Arthur E Cook, Rfd 1 Box 502 Tetu Rd, Stratford, NH 03590


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