Thornton, New Hampshire

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Population in July 2008: 2,132. Population change since 2000: +15.7%

Males: 1,061	(49.8%)
Females: 1,071	(50.2%)

Median resident age:	38.4 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,403 (it was $38,380 in 2000)

Thornton:	$47,403
New Hampshire:	$62,369

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,946

Thornton:	$23,946
New Hampshire:	$30,517

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $193,721 (it was $103,500 in 2000)

Thornton:	$193,721
New Hampshire:	$261,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $211,361; Detached houses: $233,823; Townhouses or other attached units: $194,968; In 2-unit structures: $294,406; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $83,403; Mobile homes: $42,083

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Races in Thornton:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Thornton: 91.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (30.2%), Irish (21.7%), French (14.8%), Italian (9.9%), Scottish (8.4%), German (7.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1763

Elevation: 585 feet

Land area: 50.4 square miles.

Population density: 42 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Thornton

High school or higher: 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.0%
Unemployed: 4.6%
Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thornton town

Never married: 27.1%
Now married: 59.5%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 4.0%
Divorced: 8.8%

41 residents are foreign born (1.4% Europe, 0.5% Latin America, 0.3% Asia).

This town:	2.2%
New Hampshire:	4.4%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Thornton, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Thornton to the number of sex offenders is 1066 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:

Thornton:	2.3% ($2,339)
New Hampshire:	2.3% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (64.9 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (113.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (241.1 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Campton, NH (2.3 miles ), Ellsworth, NH (2.6 miles) , Woodstock, NH (2.6 miles ), Waterville Valley, NH (2.6 miles ), Livermore, NH (2.9 miles) , Lincoln, NH (3.1 miles ), Plymouth, NH (3.4 miles ), .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $96,000
1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $75,000
1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $71,700
1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $99,700
2000: 18 buildings, average cost: $111,500
2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $179,200
2002: 37 buildings, average cost: $146,600
2003: 39 buildings, average cost: $146,600
2004: 70 buildings, average cost: $195,200
2005: 45 buildings, average cost: $123,100
2006: 22 buildings, average cost: $176,800
2007: 37 buildings, average cost: $208,400
2008: 13 buildings, average cost: $255,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 43.91 N, Longitude: 71.63 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 603

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Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	7.8%
New Hampshire:	6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Accommodation and food services (16%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (21%)
Educational services (13%)
Health care (10%)
Social assistance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Public administration (3%)
Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Carpenters (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (3%)

Crime in Thornton by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	0	1	2	0	0	1
per 100,000	106.5	0.0	52.6	103.2	0.0	0.0	47.5
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	0	0	2	2	0	0
per 100,000	106.5	0.0	0.0	103.2	101.8	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	7	7	6	6	2	6	2
per 100,000	372.7	368.2	315.6	309.6	101.8	295.7	95.0
Thefts	11	15	10	18	11	8	7
per 100,000	585.7	789.1	526.0	928.8	559.8	394.3	332.5
Auto thefts	1	2	1	4	0	1	2
per 100,000	53.2	105.2	52.6	206.4	0.0	49.3	95.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.9	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	160.3	65.8	89.4	178.5	49.9	40.4	65.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.88
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Thornton, New Hampshire

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Thornton, New Hampshire average temperatures

Thornton, New Hampshire average precipitation

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Thornton-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New Hampshire state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/11/1966, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 18.2 miles away from the Thornton town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/11/1973, a category 2 tornado 28.6 miles away from the town center .

Thornton-area historical earthquake activity is near New Hampshire state average. It is 74% 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 28.7 miles away from Thornton center
On 8/21/1996 at 07:54:14, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 23.3 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 29.2 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 74.5 miles away from Thornton center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 40.9 miles away from the city 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 77.7 miles away from Thornton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Thornton:

MARY HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; LEBANON, NH)
SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH)
COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WOODSVILLE, NH)

Political contributions by individuals in Thornton, NH

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thornton:

PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 25 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 55 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 62 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 66 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)

Public elementary/middle school in Thornton:

Thornton Central School (Students: 199; Location: 1886 NH Rte. 175; Grades: K 1-8)

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Library in Thornton:

THORNTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $32,971; Location: RR 1 BOX 275; 8,620 books; 72 audio materials; 85 video materials; 6 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

WPCR (91.7 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY)

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Notable locations in Thornton: Campton Recreation Area (A), Campton Pond Forest Camp (B), Jack O'Lantern Golf Course (C), Lyfords Siding (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Thornton: Thorton Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Pine Grove Cemetery (1), Mad River Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Cone Pond (A), Mud Pond (B), Peaked Hill Pond (C), Brown Ash Swamp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Johnson Brook (A), Mill Brook (B), Hubbard Brook (C), Hazelton Brook (D), Great Brook (E), Shattuck Brook (F), Smarts Brook (G), Chickenboro Brook (H), Talford Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

WILLIAM TELL RESTAURANT (Population served: 151, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-29-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-13-2006)

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-30-2002 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-26-2002), St Other (FEB-02-2004)

2 routine major monitoring violations

MILLSBROOK VILLAGE (Population served: 68, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 regular monitoring violations

VALLEY BROOK COTTAGES (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-13-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-13-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-18-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-23-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-23-2005 and JAN-23-2006, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-23-2006)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.8%
Whole state:	68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.4%
Whole state:	6.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	9.5%
Whole state:	6.5%

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

This town:	3.7%
Whole state:	2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Thornton, NH

Thornton compared to New Hampshire state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Grafton County New Hampshire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (65%) Wood (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Electricity (5%)

Religion statistics for Thornton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents	52.1%	13.3%	8.5%	6.2%	5.7%
Congregations	14.7%	21.1%	17.9%	7.4%	10.5%

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Other religions
Adherents	2.9%	2.0%	1.6%	0.8%	6.8%
Congregations	2.1%	2.1%	8.4%	2.1%	13.7%

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.

9.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,840 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.40%
New Hampshire average:	7.57%

0.56% of residents moved from foreign countries ($563 average AGI)
Grafton County: 0.56%
New Hampshire average: 0.13%

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

from Windsor County, VT	0.67% ($47,938 average AGI)
from Sullivan County, NH	0.56% ($33,270)
from Merrimack County, NH	0.52% ($35,301)

9.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,875 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.05%
New Hampshire average:	7.49%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($384 average AGI)
Grafton County: 0.16%
New Hampshire average: 0.08%

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

to Windsor County, VT	0.68% ($38,138 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, NH	0.67% ($48,389)
to Merrimack County, NH	0.53% ($35,472)

Strongest AM radio stations in Thornton:

WPNH (1300 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
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.)
WEZS (1350 AM; 5 kW; LACONIA, NH; Owner: GARY W. HAMMOND)
WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WASR (1420 AM; 5 kW; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: RADIO WOLFEBORO, INC.)
WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, 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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Thornton:

WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPNH-FM (100.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WEVH (91.3 FM; HANOVER, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO INC)
WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
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)
WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
WXXS (102.3 FM; LANCASTER, NH; Owner: BARRY P. LUNDERVILLE)
WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Thornton:

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.)

Thornton, New Hampshire:

Fatal accident count: 10
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
Fatalities: 13
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 20
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

New Hampshire average:

Fatal accident count: 56
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 81
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
Fatalities: 61
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 132
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3

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

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 30
Total length: 86 meters (282ft)
Total costs: $45,000,000
Total average daily traffic: 86,100
Total average daily truck traffic: 7,853
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 127,429

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 3
1940-1949: 2
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 11
1970-1979: 10
1980-1989: 3
1990-1999: 0
2000-2009: 1

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Thornton, NH

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

Hwy Patrol 325 Division 3, Call Sign: KZQ641, Licensee ID: L00307774
Assigned Frequencies : 37.9400 MHz
Grant Date: 06/29/2001, Expiration Date: 07/23/2011
Registrant: State Of New Hampshire, J O Morton Bldg Box 483, Concord, NH 03302-0483, Phone: (603) 271-2693
Hwy Patrol 325, Call Sign: WBC278, Licensee ID: L00307774
Assigned Frequencies : 458.925 MHz, 458.975 MHz
Grant Date: 05/24/2005, Expiration Date: 06/04/2015
Registrant: State Of New Hampshire, Department Of Transportation, Division Of Operations, Seven Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03302-0483, Phone: (603) 271-6447, Fax: (603) 271-2084

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: N1YRO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01202313
Grant Date: 05/02/2007, Expiration Date: 05/02/2017
Registrant: Hope Dubois, 13 Mill Brook Rd, Thornton, NH 03223

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: GRADY WILLIAM T SA 300 STARDUSTER (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 3077V , Serial Number: 2229
Registrant (Individual): William T Grady, Po Box 388, Thornton, NH 03223
Aircraft: BELL HTL-3 (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 78 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6V4 SERIES (210 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7036C , Serial Number: 167, Year manufactured: 1950, Airworthiness Date: 12/16/1966
Registrant (Individual): Floyd W Wilkie, 39 Old Meadow Rd, Thornton, NH 03285

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 19
Hazardous Condition: 6
Service Call: 4
Good Intent Call: 3

Incident types - Thornton

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Thornton, NH

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