Thetford, Vermont

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Population in July 2008: 2,780. Population change since 2000: +6.2%

Males: 1,351	(48.6%)
Females: 1,429	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Vermont median age:	37.7 years

Zip codes: 05074.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,878 (it was $48,333 in 2000)

Thetford:	$60,878
Vermont:	$49,907

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $30,251

Thetford:	$30,251
Vermont:	$26,735

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $258,656 (it was $139,600 in 2000)

Thetford:	$258,656
Vermont:	$205,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $285,147; Detached houses: $296,363; Townhouses or other attached units: $356,855; In 2-unit structures: $334,084; Mobile homes: $53,640

Thetford, VT residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Thetford:

White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Thetford: 95.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: English (24.2%), Irish (15.8%), United States (15.0%), French (12.6%), German (10.5%), Scottish (6.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 43.6 square miles.

Population density: 64 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Thetford

High school or higher: 90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 21.4%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thetford town

Never married: 22.0%
Now married: 61.4%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 11.9%

77 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.7% North America, 0.3% Asia).

This town:	2.9%
Vermont:	3.8%

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:

Thetford:	1.8% ($2,529)
Vermont:	2.0% ($2,196)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (70.5 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (119.4 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (222.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Lyme, NH (2.4 miles ), West Fairlee, VT (2.6 miles ), Fairlee, VT (2.7 miles ), Norwich, VT (2.7 miles ), Strafford, VT (2.7 miles ), Hanover, NH (2.8 miles ), Vershire, VT (3.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $111,800
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $117,500
1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $127,300
1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $115,400
2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $115,400
2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $121,400
2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $130,700
2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $132,800
2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $138,800
2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $138,800
2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $138,800
2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $181,200
2008: 10 buildings, average cost: $182,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 43.83 N, Longitude: 72.25 W

Area code: 802

Population change in the 1990s: +162 (+6.6%).

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	2.9%
Vermont:	7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (19%)
Educational services (14%)
Health care (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (24%)
Health care (23%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Accommodation and food services (2%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Carpenters (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Crime in Thetford by Year
Type	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	36.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	2	2	3	2
per 100,000	72.2	72.3	107.6	70.5
Thefts	5	9	7	1
per 100,000	180.5	325.1	251.1	35.3
Auto thefts	0	0	3	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	107.6	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	19.5	18.1	26.2	6.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.72
US city average:	3.00

Thetford-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Vermont state average. It is 61% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/11/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 14.0 miles away from the Thetford town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/11/1973, a category 2 tornado 23.1 miles away from the town center .

Thetford-area historical earthquake activity is near Vermont state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 86.2 miles away from Thetford center
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 39.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.1 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 35.8 miles away from Thetford 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 50.9 miles away from the city center
On 5/24/2002 at 23:46:00, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.1 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 85.0 miles away from Thetford center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Thetford:

ALICE PECK DAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; LEBANON, NH)
MARY HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; LEBANON, NH)
GIFFORD MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; RANDOLPH, VT)

Political contributions by individuals in Thetford, VT

Amtrak station near Thetford:

13 miles: WHITE RIVER JUNCTION (RAILROAD ROW). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Local government website: 170.222.200.76/thetford

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thetford:

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 7 miles; HANOVER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 5,309)
NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 31 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; FT enrollment: 2,265)
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 60 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; FT enrollment: 8,852)
KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 61 miles; KEENE, NH; FT enrollment: 4,049)
SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 65 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; FT enrollment: 2,272)

Public high school in Thetford:

Thetford Academy School (Students: 386; Location: ACADEMY RD; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

Private high school in Thetford:

THETFORD ACADEMY (Students: 379; Location: PO BOX 190; Grades: 7 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Thetford:

Thetford Elementary School (Students: 231; Location: 2689 RT 113; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade)

Private elementary/middle school in Thetford:

OPEN FIELDS SCHOOL (Students: 21; Location: ACADEMY ROAD; Grades: KG - 6)

See full list of schools located in Thetford, School District: THETFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT

Library in Thetford:

LATHAM MEMORIAL (Operating income: $42,583; Location: P.O. BOX 240; 11,607 books; 375 audio materials; 78 video materials; 97 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Thetford: Rest N'Nest Campground (A), Five Corners (B), George Peabody Branch Thetford Town Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Thetford include: Old Congregational Church (A), North Thetford Congregational Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Gove Hill Cemetery (1), Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (2), Post Mills Cemetery (3), Sawnee Bean Cemetery (4), East Thetford Cemetery (5), The Glebe Cemetery (6), Thetford Center Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Abenaki, Lake (A), Childs Pond (B), Mud Pond (C), Fairlee, Lake (D), Norford Lake (E), Lake Abenaki (F), Conant Swamp (G), Gillette Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lord Brook (A), Jackson Brook (B), Gunn Brook (C), Fullon Brook (D), West Branch Ompompanoosuc River (E), Abbott Brook (F), Avery Brook (G), Barker Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Thetford include: Union Village Dam Recreation Area (1), Thetford Hill Historic District (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Post Mills Post Office (A), Thetford Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Thetford Historical Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Academy Road) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

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

THETFORD ACADEMY (Population served: 450, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-12-2005)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2002, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-18-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-18-2003), St Public Notif received (MAR-20-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (NOV-01-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-1999), St Public Notif received (NOV-05-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

THETFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Population served: 300, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

THETFORD WATER COOP INC (Population served: 120, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-24-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-01-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (AUG-01-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-01-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-01-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-01-1999), St Public Notif received (JUL-04-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUN-14-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-14-2005)

Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-01-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-01-2004)

3 routine major monitoring violations

23 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Vermont:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.8%
Whole state:	65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.7%
Whole state:	7.5%

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 2007:

This town:	5.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

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

This town:	1.4%
Whole state:	3.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Thetford, VT

Thetford compared to Vermont state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage 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 Orange County Vermont:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Wood (13%) Electricity (1%)

Religion statistics for Thetford

Adherents

Name	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Episcopal Church
Adherents	39.7%	16.1%	11.4%	7.2%	6.4%
Congregations	36.5%	17.3%	7.7%	7.7%	3.8%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Lutheran Church	Friends (Quakers)	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Other religions
Adherents	5.9%	4.0%	2.3%	2.1%	5.1%
Congregations	5.8%	1.9%	3.8%	1.9%	13.5%

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.

8.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.06%
Vermont average:	6.60%

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

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

from Washington County, VT	1.75% ($32,345 average AGI)
from Windsor County, VT	1.44% ($33,162)
from Grafton County, NH	1.04% ($40,529)

7.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,342 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.75%
Vermont average:	6.82%

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 Washington County, VT	1.49% ($27,329 average AGI)
to Windsor County, VT	1.22% ($33,348)
to Grafton County, NH	0.94% ($34,743)

Strongest AM radio stations in Thetford:

WDCR (1340 AM; 1 kW; HANOVER, NH; Owner: TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE)
WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTSL (1400 AM; 1 kW; HANOVER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WPNH (1300 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNHV (910 AM; 1 kW; WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; 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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thetford:

WEVH (91.3 FM; HANOVER, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO INC)
WRJT (103.1 FM; ROYALTON, VT; Owner: LISBON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXXK (100.5 FM; LEBANON, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WPNH-FM (100.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, 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.)
WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
WWOD (104.3 FM; HARTFORD, VT; Owner: FAMILY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMXR (93.9 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Thetford:

W15BK (Channel 15; HANOVER, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Thetford, Vermont:

Fatal accident count: 12
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 16
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 12
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 26
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Vermont average:

Fatal accident count: 46
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 65
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
Fatalities: 52
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 112
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2

See more detailed statistics of Thetford fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 17
Total length: 55 meters (180ft)
Total costs: $16,219,000
Total average daily traffic: 38,740
Total average daily truck traffic: 4,225

New bridges - Historical Statistics

Before 1900: 2
1900-1909: 0
1910-1919: 0
1920-1929: 0
1930-1939: 0
1940-1949: 1
1950-1959: 2
1960-1969: 2
1970-1979: 8
1980-1989: 1
1990-1999: 1

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Thetford, VT

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Thetford Elementary School Thetford Hill, Call Sign: KNCC500
Assigned Frequencies : 153.905 MHz
Grant Date: 10/23/2001, Expiration Date: 10/23/2011
Registrant: Federal Licensing, Inc., 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB1DGR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01412799
Grant Date: 06/30/2008, Expiration Date: 09/23/2018, Certifier: Jeffrey C Cunningham
Registrant: Jeffrey C Cunningham, Thetford, VT 05074
Call Sign: KB1JFA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00610984
Grant Date: 12/20/2002, Expiration Date: 12/20/2012, Certifier: Jon R Turgeon
Registrant: Jon R Turgeon, 338 Cranberry Hill Rd, E Thetford, VT 05043
Call Sign: KB1KHH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00733320
Grant Date: 08/22/2003, Expiration Date: 08/22/2013, Certifier: Heather R Turgeon
Registrant: Heather R Turgeon, 338 Cranberry Hill Rd, E Thetford, VT 05043

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 12
Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Thetford

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Thetford, VT

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