Surry, New Hampshire

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Population in July 2008: 676. Population change since 2000: +0.4%

Males: 332	(49.2%)
Females: 344	(50.8%)

Median resident age:	43.6 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $73,706 (it was $56,964 in 2000)

Surry:	$73,706
New Hampshire:	$62,369

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $32,150

Surry:	$32,150
New Hampshire:	$30,517

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $246,408 (it was $128,900 in 2000)

Surry:	$246,408
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $262,950; Detached houses: $264,218; Townhouses or other attached units: $263,284; Mobile homes: $77,000
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Races in Surry:

White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Surry: 95.3 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (25.4%), German (15.2%), French (13.8%), Irish (13.5%), Scottish (10.5%), French Canadian (8.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1769

Elevation: 545 feet

Land area: 15.6 square miles.

Population density: 43 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Surry

High school or higher: 90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 12.8%
Unemployed: 1.0%
Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Surry town

Never married: 14.2%
Now married: 71.4%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 8.0%

13 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:

Surry:	1.8% ($2,290)
New Hampshire:	2.3% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (44.8 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (79.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (169.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Gilsum, NH (2.1 miles ), Westmoreland, NH (2.3 miles ), Keene, NH (2.3 miles ), Sullivan, NH (2.5 miles ), Walpole, NH (2.5 miles ), Westminster, VT (2.7 miles ), Roxbury, NH (2.7 miles ), Alstead, NH (2.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $115,000
2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $239,300
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $233,300
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $233,300
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $233,300
2008: 1 building, cost: $80,000

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Latitude: 43.01 N, Longitude: 72.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 603

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	4.1%
New Hampshire:	6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (9%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Construction (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Health care (6%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (16%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Social assistance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Average climate in Surry, New Hampshire

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Surry, New Hampshire average temperatures

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Surry-area historical tornado activity is above New Hampshire state average. It is 1% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 38.5 miles away from the Surry town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/20/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.2 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Surry-area historical earthquake activity is below New Hampshire state average. It is 82% 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 50.2 miles away from Surry center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 46.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.6 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 94.9 miles away from Surry center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 43.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 45.6 miles away from Surry center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Surry:

CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 6 miles; KEENE, NH)
GRACE COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; TOWNSHEND, VT)
BRATTLEBORO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; BRATTLEBORO, VT)

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Amtrak stations near Surry:

11 miles: BELLOWS FALLS (DEPOT ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
17 miles: BRATTLEBORO (VERNON RD.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Operable nuclear power plant near Surry:

20 miles: Vermont Yankee in Vernon, VT.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Surry:

KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 7 miles; KEENE, NH; Full-time enrollment: 4,049)
MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 48 miles; AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)
SMITH COLLEGE (about 51 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT enrollment: 3,053)
WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; FT enrollment: 2,047)

Public elementary/middle school in Surry:

Surry Village Charter School (Students: 28; Location: 11 Village Rd.; Grades: K 1-6)

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Library in Surry:

REED FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $11,142; Location: 8 VILLAGE ROAD; 7,106 books; 6 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Surry Mountain Camping Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Surry: Beth-el Bible Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Lily Pond (A), Rodgers Pond (B), Surry Mountain Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Merriam Brook (A), Thompson Brook (B), Cannon Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

SURRY MOUNTAIN CAMPING AREA (Population served: 138, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-06-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-06-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-09-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-19-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	77.2%
Whole state:	68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	6.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	1.8%
Whole state:	6.5%

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

This town:	0.4%
Whole state:	2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Surry, NH

Surry 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.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Cheshire County New Hampshire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66%) Wood (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Electricity (7%) Utility gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%) Solar energy (1%)

Religion statistics for Surry

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Episcopal Church	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	56.3%	15.8%	4.7%	3.5%	3.4%
Congregations	15.6%	22.1%	2.6%	2.6%	13.0%

Name	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Unitarian Universalist Association	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.7%	1.6%	1.5%	1.4%	10.1%
Congregations	2.6%	5.2%	5.2%	1.3%	29.9%

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.

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,295 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
New Hampshire average:	7.57%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($111 average AGI)
Cheshire County: 0.05%
New Hampshire average: 0.13%

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

from Hillsborough County, NH	1.17% ($39,003 average AGI)
from Windham County, VT	0.55% ($34,137)
from Worcester County, MA	0.44% ($47,246)

6.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,715 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.87%
New Hampshire average:	7.49%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($326 average AGI)
Cheshire County: 0.09%
New Hampshire average: 0.08%

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

to Hillsborough County, NH	0.96% ($43,038 average AGI)
to Windham County, VT	0.47% ($28,873)
to Sullivan County, NH	0.34% ($33,238)

Strongest AM radio stations in Surry:

WKBK (1290 AM; 5 kW; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WZBK (1220 AM; 1 kW; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, LLC)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNBX (1480 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, VT)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Surry:

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.)
W293AB (106.5 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WCMK (91.9 FM; PUTNEY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
WOQL (98.7 FM; WINCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, LLC)
WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZSH (107.1 FM; BELLOWS FALLS, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WCFR-FM (96.3 FM; WALPOLE, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYRY (104.9 FM; HINSDALE, NH; Owner: TRI-VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVRR (101.7 FM; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WRSY (101.5 FM; MARLBORO, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WKVT-FM (92.7 FM; BRATTLEBORO, VT; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Surry:

WEKW-TV (Channel 52; KEENE, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)

Surry fatal accident list:
Jun 17, 2008 06:45 AM, Sr-12a, Webster Rd, Lat: 43.057458, Lon: -72.333517, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 22, 2005 01:30 AM, Sr-12a, Pond Rd Ext, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 27, 2004 12:50 AM, Sr-12, Keene City Line, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Jan 9, 2001 01:05 AM, Sr-12, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 1
Feb 10, 1996 02:40 AM, Old Walpol, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 8
Total length: 13 meters (43ft)
Total costs: $12,000,000
Total average daily traffic: 13,550
Total average daily truck traffic: 840
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 20,054

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WNTY217
Assigned Frequencies : 956.256 MHz
Grant Date: 04/26/2000, Expiration Date: 05/08/2010
Registrant: Phone: (203) 665-6748

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Surry)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 733XK , Serial Number: 17268629, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 11/22/1978
Registrant (Co-Owned): Mountain Aviation Surry, 60 Hayward Dr, Surry, NH 03431, Other Owners: Donald G Gibb, Heidi A Gibb, Robert W Bergevin, Linda M Bergevin, Dennis Dellagreca

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3
Hazardous Condition: 1

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