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Carroll County

Population in July 2008: 2,418. Population change since 2000: +12.6%
 

Males: 1,192  (49.3%)
Females: 1,226  (50.7%)

Median resident age:  47.7 years
New Hampshire median age:  37.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,154 (it was $45,729 in 2000)
Tuftonboro:  $58,154
New Hampshire:  $62,369

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $32,343
Tuftonboro:  $32,343
New Hampshire:  $30,517

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $325,691 (it was $154,700 in 2000)
Tuftonboro:  $325,691
New Hampshire:  $261,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $416,133; Detached houses: $430,817; Townhouses or other attached units: $822,380; In 2-unit structures: $388,022; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $274,834; Mobile homes: $38,500

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Races in Tuftonboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Tuftonboro: 98.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.1%), Irish (14.8%), German (10.3%), French (9.7%), United States (9.5%), Scottish (6.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1795

Elevation: 998 feet

Land area: 41.1 square miles.

Population density: 59 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tuftonboro

  • High school or higher: 90.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tuftonboro town

  • Never married: 16.7%
  • Now married: 67.3%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

52 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.4% North America).

This town:  2.4%
New Hampshire:  4.4%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tuftonboro to the number of sex offenders is 2418 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is a lot smaller than the state average.

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

Tuftonboro:  1.2% ($1,797)
New Hampshire:  2.3% ($2,946)
Tuftonboro satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (47.2 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (92.9 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (235.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Wolfeboro, NH (2.4 miles ), Moultonborough, NH (2.6 miles ), Gilford, NH (3.0 miles ), Ossipee, NH (3.0 miles ), Meredith, NH (3.3 miles ), Alton, NH (3.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 22 buildings, average cost: $156,900
  • 1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $118,600
  • 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $123,100
  • 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $133,200
  • 2000: 35 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2001: 40 buildings, average cost: $167,500
  • 2002: 53 buildings, average cost: $140,800
  • 2003: 58 buildings, average cost: $140,800
  • 2004: 37 buildings, average cost: $186,000
  • 2005: 53 buildings, average cost: $201,000
  • 2006: 23 buildings, average cost: $218,200
  • 2007: 26 buildings, average cost: $379,700
  • 2008: 18 buildings, average cost: $233,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 43.66 N, Longitude: 71.28 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 603

Tuftonboro household income distribution Tuftonboro home values distribution

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Unemployment in May 2009:
Here:  4.2%
New Hampshire:  6.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (22%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)



Crime in Tuftonboro (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 6 assaults (270.8 per 100,000)
  • 4 burglaries (180.5 per 100,000)
  • 13 thefts (586.6 per 100,000)
  • 2 auto thefts (90.3 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 97.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.24
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire

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Tuftonboro-area historical tornado activity is near New Hampshire state average. It is 50% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/18/1963, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the Tuftonboro town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1981, a category 2 tornado 16.6 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Tuftonboro-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New Hampshire state average. It is 67% 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 19.5 miles away from Tuftonboro 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 36.6 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 53.9 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 27.6 miles away from Tuftonboro 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 75.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/2003 at 11:41:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 88.0 miles away from Tuftonboro center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Tuftonboro topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Tuftonboro:
  • HUGGINS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; WOLFEBORO, NH)
  • LAKES REGION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LACONIA, NH)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL THE (about 13 miles; NORTH CONWAY, NH)

Political contributions by individuals in Tuftonboro, NH

located in Tuftonboro:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tuftonboro:
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 20 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 37 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 38 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 43 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
  • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 45 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 50 miles; PORTLAND, ME; FT enrollment: 7,381)
Library in Tuftonboro:
  • TUFTONBORO FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $70,147; Location: 221 MIDDLE ROAD; 17,426 books; 572 audio materials; 656 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Tuftonboro: North Woods Camp (A), Sandy Island Camp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Tuftonboro: Tuftonboro United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Edgerly Cemetery (1), Swetts Cemetery (2), Town Hall Cemetery (3), Bodge Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mirror Lake (A), Melvin Pond (B), Copps Pond (C), Lower Beech Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Melvin River (A), Nineteenmile Brook (B), Twentymile Brook (C), Bodge Brook (D), Whitten Brook (E), Wingate Brook (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Tuftonboro: Copps Pond Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
New Hampshire:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.9%
Whole state:  68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.7%
Whole state:  6.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.4%
Whole state:  6.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tuftonboro, NH



Tuftonboro 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.
  • 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:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (78%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Tuftonboro

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Church of ChristEpiscopal ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents50.7%15.6%9.5%8.3%5.8%
Congregations14.9%21.3%8.5%17.0%12.8%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of the NazareneChristian and Missionary AllianceOther religions
Adherents2.1%1.2%1.0%0.8%5.1%
Congregations2.1%2.1%2.1%2.1%17.0%
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.


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 Tuftonboro:
  • WASR (1420 AM; 5 kW; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: RADIO WOLFEBORO, INC.)
  • WEZS (1350 AM; 5 kW; LACONIA, NH; Owner: GARY W. HAMMOND)
  • WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WPNH (1300 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WMTW (870 AM; 10 kW; GORHAM, ME; Owner: RADIO PARTNERS OF MAINE, L.P.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEMJ (1490 AM; 1 kW; LACONIA, NH; Owner: WLNH RADIO, INC.)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tuftonboro:
  • WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WLKZ (104.9 FM; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
  • WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMEA (90.1 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMEX (106.5 FM; FARMINGTON, NH; Owner: WIMMEX, LLC)
  • WPNH-FM (100.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WNHI (93.3 FM; BELMONT, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WLNH-FM (98.3 FM; LACONIA, NH; Owner: WLNH RADIO, INC)
  • WBHG (101.5 FM; MEREDITH, NH; Owner: WLNH RADIO, INC)
  • WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WBLM (102.9 FM; PORTLAND, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WFTN-FM (94.1 FM; FRANKLIN, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WEVH (91.3 FM; HANOVER, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO INC)
  • WMWV (93.5 FM; CONWAY, NH; Owner: MT. WASHINGTON RADIO & GRAMOPHONE, L.L.C.)
  • WPHX-FM (92.1 FM; SANFORD, ME; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING LLC)
  • WSEW (88.5 FM; SANFORD, ME; Owner: WORD RADIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • WVMJ (104.5 FM; CONWAY, NH; Owner: MT. WASHINGTON RADIO & GRAMOPHONE, L.L.C.)

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

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

Tuftonboro, New Hampshire:
  • Fatal accident count: 9
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 9
  • Fatalities: 9
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 20
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
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 Tuftonboro fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 11
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $16,500,000
Total average daily traffic: 13,990
Total average daily truck traffic: 558
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 20,705

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1920-1929: 5
  • 1930-1939: 1
  • 1940-1949: 1
  • 1950-1959: 0
  • 1960-1969: 1
  • 1970-1979: 2
  • 1980-1989: 0
  • 1990-1999: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Tuftonboro, NH

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Stephen Flessner, Route 171, Type: Tower, Structure height: 49.9 m, Overall height: 50.3 m
    Registrant: Adelphia Communications Corporation, 1 North Main Street, Coudersport, PA 16915, Phone: (814) 274-6509, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Rt 109, Call Sign: KNGY900, Licensee ID: L00103187
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.930 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/27/1998, Expiration Date: 08/18/2003, Cancelation Date: 10/19/2003
    Registrant: Reginald Colby, Pon 145 Rt 109, Melvin Village, NH 03850

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: N1TPI, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 11/23/1994, Expiration Date: 11/23/2004, Cancelation Date: 11/25/2006
    Registrant: Evan L Lawrence Hurt, Willand Rd, Tuftonboro, NH 03816
  • Call Sign: N1TPJ, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 11/23/1994, Expiration Date: 11/23/2004, Cancelation Date: 11/25/2006
    Registrant: Raymond E Hurt, Box 97 Willand Rd, Tuftonboro, NH 03816
  • Call Sign: KB1NEC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01124029
    Grant Date: 03/02/2006, Expiration Date: 03/02/2016, Certifier: Zane Sundquist
    Registrant: Zane Sundquist, 11 Melody Park, Tuftonboro, NH 03816


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2
  • Good Intent Call: 1

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