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Sullivan County

Population in July 2008: 1,739. Population change since 2000: +13.7%

Males: 877	(50.5%)
Females: 862	(49.5%)

Median resident age:	42.6 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2008: $54,950 (it was $41,594 in 2000)

Unity:	$54,950
New Hampshire:	$63,731

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $24,091

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $185,008 (it was $86,800 in 2000)

Unity:	$185,008
New Hampshire:	$264,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $197,110; Detached houses: $221,226; Townhouses or other attached units: $188,449; In 2-unit structures: $356,739; Mobile homes: $53,611

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Races in Unity:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Unity: 91.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (18.7%), French (18.5%), French Canadian (10.9%), Irish (9.4%), German (9.0%), United States (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1764

Elevation: 1467 feet

Land area: 36.9 square miles.

Population density: 47 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Unity

High school or higher: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
Unemployed: 2.1%
Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Unity town

Never married: 18.8%
Now married: 61.8%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 10.8%

42 residents are foreign born (1.2% North America, 1.1% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

This town:	2.7%
New Hampshire:	4.4%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Unity, New Hampshire in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Unity to the number of sex offenders is 1739 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:

Unity:	2.2% ($1,870)
New Hampshire:	2.3% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (46.2 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (89.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (188.2 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Acworth, NH (2.3 miles ), Lempster, NH (2.4 miles ), Goshen, NH (2.6 miles ), Newport, NH (2.6 miles ), Claremont, NH (2.7 miles ), Charlestown, NH (2.8 miles ), .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $79,800
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $101,700
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $109,200
2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $116,700
2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $121,400
2002: 11 buildings, average cost: $121,400
2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $121,400
2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $121,400
2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $121,400
2006: 18 buildings, average cost: $77,700
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $103,000
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $103,000

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Latitude: 43.29 N, Longitude: 72.27 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 603

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Unemployment in Oct. 2009:

Here:	2.3%
New Hampshire:	6.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (18%)
Construction (12%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Machinery (7%)
Health care (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (29%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Paper (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Average climate in Unity, New Hampshire

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Unity-area historical tornado activity is above New Hampshire state average. It is 22% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/20/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.0 miles away from the Unity town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/9/1962, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 4.2 miles away from the town center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Unity-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below New Hampshire state average. It is 81% 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 36.4 miles away from Unity 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 71.0 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 76.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 65.3 miles away from Unity center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.7 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 64.5 miles away from Unity center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Unity:

VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; CLAREMONT, NH)
SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL INC (about 11 miles; SPRINGFIELD, VT)
MT ASCUTNEY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WINDSOR, VT)

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Amtrak stations near Unity:

8 miles: CLAREMONT (PLAINS RD.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
15 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.
15 miles: WINDSOR-MOUNT ASCUTNEY (WINDSOR, DEPOT AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Unity:

KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; KEENE, NH; Full-time enrollment: 4,049)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 41 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 55 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)

Library in Unity:

UNITY FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $8,076; Location: SECOND NH TURNPIKE; 4,986 books; 42 audio materials; 398 video materials)

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Lakes and reservoirs: Crescent Lake (A), Marshall Pond (B), Gilman Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Meadow Brook (A), Pierce Brook (B), Sawyer Brook (C), Copeland Brook (D), Sleeper Brook (E), Chase Brook (F), Swett Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Unity: Gallop Marsh State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	76.4%
Whole state:	68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.7%
Whole state:	6.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	8.1%
Whole state:	6.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	2.6%
Whole state:	2.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Unity, NH

172 people in nursing homes
55 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Unity 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.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Sullivan County New Hampshire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%) Wood (17%) Utility gas (1%) Electricity (1%)

Religion statistics for Unity

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.87%

Here		33.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Methodist Church	Episcopal Church
Adherents	60.9%	9.3%	7.2%	7.1%	3.9%
Congregations	12.2%	16.3%	14.3%	16.3%	8.2%

Name	LDS (Mormon) Church	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America	Other
Adherents	2.9%	1.3%	1.3%	1.2%	5.0%
Congregations	2.0%	4.1%	2.0%	2.0%	22.4%

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.

7.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,431 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.60%
New Hampshire average:	7.57%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($93 average AGI)
Sullivan County: 0.06%
New Hampshire average: 0.13%

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

from Grafton County, NH	1.34% ($48,389 average AGI)
from Merrimack County, NH	0.71% ($48,967)
from Windsor County, VT	0.67% ($43,018)

7.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,905 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.05%
New Hampshire average:	7.49%

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 Grafton County, NH	1.13% ($33,270 average AGI)
to Windsor County, VT	0.73% ($25,894)
to Merrimack County, NH	0.67% ($49,823)

Strongest AM radio stations in Unity:

WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNBX (1480 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, VT)
WTSV (1230 AM; 1 kW; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
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.)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WKBK (1290 AM; 5 kW; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Unity:

WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WVRR (101.7 FM; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WZSH (107.1 FM; BELLOWS FALLS, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WXKK (93.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, VT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
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.)
WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WNTK-FM (99.7 FM; NEW LONDON, NH; Owner: SHEILA E. VINIKOOR)
WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WEVH (91.3 FM; HANOVER, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO INC)
WTPL (107.7 FM; HILLSBORO, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
WMXR (93.9 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Unity:

WVTA (Channel 41; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT ETV, INC.)
WEKW-TV (Channel 52; KEENE, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
WNNE (Channel 31; HARTFORD, VT; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE STATIONS, INC.)
W17CI (Channel 17; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: UPPER VALLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
W10AC (Channel 10; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: CLAREMONT TELEVISION, INC.)
W12AF (Channel 12; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: CLAREMONT TELEVISION INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 13
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $19,500,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,120
Total average daily truck traffic: 211
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 4,618

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1900-1909: 1
1910-1919: 0
1920-1929: 0
1930-1939: 3
1940-1949: 1
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 1
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 2
1990-1999: 1
2000-2009: 3

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Unity, NH

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Claremont 2 Miles Nnw Of Unity, Call Sign: KNKN700
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 11/20/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

PETER M CONNOLLY, 2 Mi Nnw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Sui, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

CLAREMONT, 2 Mi Nnw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: WMQ530
Assigned Frequencies : 11285.0 MHz, 6745.00 MHz, 6755.00 MHz, 11325.0 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: N1UUG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00963043
Grant Date: 01/11/2005, Expiration Date: 04/10/2015
Registrant: Kim G White, 148 Skyline Rd., Unity, NH 03773
Call Sign: KB1FQN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00283096
Grant Date: 09/08/2000, Expiration Date: 09/08/2010, Certifier: Wayne D Michelsen
Registrant: Wayne D Michelsen, 402 M Straw Hill Rd, W Unity, NH 03743

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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