Tamworth, New Hampshire

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Population (year 2000): 2,510. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,493 (-0.7% change)

Males: 1,278	(50.9%)
Females: 1,232	(49.1%)

Carroll County

Median resident age:	40.5 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Zip codes: 03886.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,400 (it was $35,200 in 2000)

Tamworth	$40,400
New Hampshire:	$56,768

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $176,900 (it was $98,200 in 2000)

Tamworth	$176,900
New Hampshire:	$240,100

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Races in Tamworth:

White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: English (33.1%), Irish (18.8%), French (17.8%), German (10.7%), United States (8.8%), Scottish (8.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1766

Elevation: 524 feet

Land area: 59.9 square miles.

Population density: 42 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Tamworth

High school or higher: 78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tamworth town

Never married: 23.2%
Now married: 55.9%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 7.1%
Divorced: 12.4%

39 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.6%
New Hampshire:	4.4%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Tamworth, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tamworth to the number of sex offenders is 1254 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Tamworth:	1.8% ($1,797)
New Hampshire:	2.2% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (62.2 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (107.1 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (275.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Madison, NH (6.9 miles ), Albany, NH (7.1 miles ), Ossipee, NH (11.2 miles ), Conway, NH (11.6 miles ), Freedom, NH (12.0 miles ), Sandwich, NH (12.7 miles ), Eaton, NH (14.1 miles ), Conway, NH (14.1 miles ).

Latitude: 43.86 N, Longitude: 71.25 W

4 people in other group homes
2 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Area code: 603

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Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.1%
New Hampshire:	3.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Wood products (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (16%)
Health care (14%)
Educational services (9%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Average climate in Tamworth, New Hampshire

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Tamworth, New Hampshire average temperatures

Tamworth, New Hampshire average precipitation

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Tamworth-area historical tornado activity is below New Hampshire state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/18/1963, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 18.5 miles away from the Tamworth town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1981, a category 2 tornado 30.4 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Tamworth:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL THE (about 12 miles; NORTH CONWAY, NH)
HUGGINS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WOLFEBORO, NH)
LAKES REGION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; LACONIA, NH)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tamworth:

PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 63 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
MANCHESTER (about 66 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 68 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tamworth:

MOULTONBORO (about 12 miles; MOULTONBORO, NH; ID: 5M3)
LAKES REGION (about 20 miles; WOLFEBORO, NH; ID: 8B8)
EASTERN SLOPES REGIONAL (about 24 miles; FRYEBURG, ME; ID: IZG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tamworth:

PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 29 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 48 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 52 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 61 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 61 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 68 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)

Public elementary/middle school in Tamworth:

KENNETH A BRETT SCHOOL (Students: 262; Location: 881 TAMWORTH RD; Grades: KG - 08)

Library in Tamworth:

COOK MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $70,401; Location: 93 MAIN STREET; 14,045 books; 400 audio materials; 492 video materials; 48 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Tamworth: Camp Hemenway (A), Campground Number 3 (B), Campground Number 2 (C), Campground Number 1 (D), White Lake Camping Ground (E), White Mountain Camp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Stevenson Cemetery (1), Riverside Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Beaver Pond (A), White Lake (B), Tilton Pond (C), Chocorua Lake (D), Moores Pond (E), Little Lake (F), Lonely Lake (G), Jackman Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Meadow Brook (A), Hobb Brook (B), Hoag Brook (C), Paugus Brook (D), Lord Brook (E), Durrell Brook (F), Deer Brook (G), Sanborn Brook (H), Sanger Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Tamworth include: White Lake State Park (1), Bowditch-Runnells State Forest (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: White Lake Speedway - Go-Karts & Mini Golf Fun Park (Amusement & Theme Parks; Route 16) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotel: Whispering Pines B&B (Route 113A & Hemenway Road) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

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

JONATHANS LANDING CONDOS (Population served: 158, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-24-2005 and OCT-25-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-25-2005)

ROSIES RESTAURANT (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

TAMWORTH CAMPING AREA /SITE 5 (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

CHOCORUA MEADOWS (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Fluoride. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-05-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-07-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Fluoride. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-27-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAR-27-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-27-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Fluoride. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-09-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-09-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-09-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Fluoride. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-30-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-16-2005)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Fluoride. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-19-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-28-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Fluoride. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-04-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-11-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-11-2005)

6 other older health violations

TAMWORTH CAMPING AREA/REC BARN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-07-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-09-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-30-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-24-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-24-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-09-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-30-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-09-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-20-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-24-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-04-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-04-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-07-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-24-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-10-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-10-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAY-20-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-06-2002), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-12-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-27-2003)

2 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-27-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-24-2005)

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-20-2003 and DEC-30-2003, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-16-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-30-2003)

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-03-2003 and MAR-10-2004, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2003), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-10-2004)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-2003), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-13-2004), St Public Notif received (MAR-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAY-20-2004)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-24-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-24-2002), St Public Notif received (NOV-06-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-27-2003)

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

TAMWORTH CAMPING AREA/SITE 49 (Population served: 138, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
RIVERSIDE LANDING (Population served: 44, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	62.9%
Whole state:	68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	8.4%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	9.5%
Whole state:	6.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	3.3%
Whole state:	2.8%

Tamworth compared to New Hampshire 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 below 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 Carroll County New Hampshire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($55,607 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.73%
New Hampshire average:	7.57%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($414 average AGI)
Carroll County: 0.12%
New Hampshire average: 0.13%

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

from Strafford County, NH	0.94% ($42,185 average AGI)
from Belknap County, NH	0.82% ($74,931)
from Rockingham County, NH	0.50% ($45,337)

6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,969 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.89%
New Hampshire average:	7.49%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($182 average AGI)
Carroll County: 0.06%
New Hampshire average: 0.08%

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

to Strafford County, NH	0.84% ($41,687 average AGI)
to Belknap County, NH	0.44% ($50,600)
to Rockingham County, NH	0.43% ($40,349)

Strongest AM radio stations in Tamworth:

WASR (1420 AM; 5 kW; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: RADIO WOLFEBORO, INC.)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WBNC (1050 AM; 1 kW; CONWAY, NH; Owner: MT. WASHINGTON RADIO & GRAMOPHONE, L.L.C.)
WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEZS (1350 AM; 5 kW; LACONIA, NH; Owner: GARY W. HAMMOND)
WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WPNH (1300 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tamworth:

WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WMWV (93.5 FM; CONWAY, NH; Owner: MT. WASHINGTON RADIO & GRAMOPHONE, L.L.C.)
WVMJ (104.5 FM; CONWAY, NH; Owner: MT. WASHINGTON RADIO & GRAMOPHONE, L.L.C.)
WLKZ (104.9 FM; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPNH-FM (100.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WNHI (93.3 FM; BELMONT, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WMEX (106.5 FM; FARMINGTON, NH; Owner: WIMMEX, LLC)
WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WLNH-FM (98.3 FM; LACONIA, NH; Owner: WLNH RADIO, INC)
WBHG (101.5 FM; MEREDITH, NH; Owner: WLNH RADIO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Tamworth:

WMTW-TV (Channel 8; POLAND SPRING, ME; Owner: WMTW BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
WCSH (Channel 6; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN COMPANY, INC.)
WMEA-TV (Channel 26; BIDDEFORD, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
WGME-TV (Channel 13; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: WGME LICENSEE, LLC)

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