West Swanzey, New Hampshire

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Cheshire County

Population in 2010: 1,308. Population change since 2000: +17.0%

Males: 605	(46.3%)
Females: 703	(53.7%)

Median resident age:	37.9 years
New Hampshire median age:	48.3 years

Zip codes: 03469.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $36,555 (it was $33,194 in 2000)

West Swanzey:	$36,555
New Hampshire:	$60,567

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $21,579

West Swanzey CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $158,654 (it was $85,500 in 2000)

West Swanzey:	$158,654
New Hampshire:	$249,700

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $166,026; Detached houses: $165,004; Townhouses or other attached units: $194,560; Mobile homes: $83,569

Median gross rent in 2009: $731.

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White alone - 1,204 (92.0%)
Asian alone - 58 (4.4%)
Hispanic - 16 (1.2%)
Two or more races - 15 (1.1%)
Black alone - 10 (0.8%)
American Indian alone - 3 (0.2%)
Other race alone - 2 (0.2%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in West Swanzey: 101.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (20.0%), English (19.6%), French (14.3%), French Canadian (10.2%), United States (8.7%), Polish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 505 feet

Land area: 2.55 square miles.

Population density: 512 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West Swanzey:

High school or higher: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 8.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Swanzey CDP:

Never married: 25.0%
Now married: 41.8%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 11.4%
Divorced: 20.7%

20 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.8%
New Hampshire:	4.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,876 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $3,519 (1.9%)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashua, NH (43.6 miles , pop. 86,605).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (73.5 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (161.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Swanzey, NH (1.1 miles ), Keene, NH (2.3 miles ), Marlborough, NH (2.5 miles ), Winchester, NH (2.6 miles ), Marlborough, NH (2.6 miles ), Chesterfield, NH (2.7 miles ), Winchester, NH (2.7 miles ), Troy, NH (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 42.87 N, Longitude: 72.33 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 603

West Swanzey household income distribution

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	5.8%
New Hampshire:	5.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Manufacturing (24%)
Construction (22%)
Retail trade (20%)
Transportation and warehousing (12%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Retail trade (32%)
Health care and social assistance (13%)
Utilities (11%)
Other services, except public administration (11%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (10%)
Information (9%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Computer specialists (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)

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Average climate in West Swanzey, New Hampshire

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Tornado activity:

West Swanzey-area historical tornado activity is significantly above New Hampshire state average. It is 14% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.8 miles away from the West Swanzey place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 8/20/1968, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.8 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

West Swanzey-area historical earthquake activity is below New Hampshire state average. It is 83% 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 56.9 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 36.2 miles away from West Swanzey center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.1 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 35.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/2000 at 04:02:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.9 miles away from West Swanzey center
On 1/10/1999 at 10:52:16, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 68.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Cheshire County (21) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 9

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Snows: 4, Snowstorms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near West Swanzey:

SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 67 miles away; TROY, NY)
SETON HEALTH SYSTEM-ST MARY'S CAMPUS (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 67 miles away; TROY, NY)
ALBANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 75 miles away; ALBANY, NY)

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Amtrak stations near West Swanzey:

12 miles: BRATTLEBORO (VERNON RD.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
20 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.

Operable nuclear power plant near West Swanzey:

13 miles: Vermont Yankee in Vernon, VT.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Swanzey:

Keene State College (about 5 miles; Keene, NH; Full-time enrollment: 4,898)
Fitchburg State College (about 34 miles; Fitchburg, MA; FT enrollment: 3,820)
University of Massachusetts Amherst (about 35 miles; Amherst, MA; FT enrollment: 21,515)
Smith College (about 42 miles; Northampton, MA; FT enrollment: 3,021)
Hesser College (about 44 miles; Manchester, NH; FT enrollment: 2,870)
Mount Holyoke College (about 45 miles; South Hadley, MA; FT enrollment: 2,232)
Southern New Hampshire University (about 46 miles; Manchester, NH; FT enrollment: 4,316)

Library in West Swanzey:

STRATTON FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $33,855; Location: 9 MAIN STREET; 10,572 books; 175 audio materials; 345 video materials; 22 state licensed databases; 14 print serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Swanzey Fire Department West Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in West Swanzey include: Saint Anthonys Church (A), West Swanzey Community Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Ashuelot River Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bailey Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cheshire County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.4. This is about average.

City:	35.4
U.S.:	32.0

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2004 was 3.66. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	3.66
U.S.:	3.63

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2008 was 14.7. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	14.7
U.S.:	25.6

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	10.5
U.S.:	9.6

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

CALIFORNIA BROOK ESTATES (Population served: 163, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-01-2003 and DEC-12-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-13-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-13-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-02-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-12-2003)

43 regular monitoring violations

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.1%
(8.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
New Hampshire:	2.3 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	58.5%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.6%
Whole state:	6.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Swanzey, NH

West Swanzey 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.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

West Swanzey travel time to work - commute

West Swanzey mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Utility gas (7%)
Electricity (6%)
Wood (3%)
No fuel used (2%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Cheshire County New Hampshire:

2008 Presidential Election results in Cheshire County New Hampshire:

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Religion statistics for West Swanzey (based on Cheshire County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 30.84%

Here		30.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Episcopal Church	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	56.3%	15.8%	4.7%	3.5%	3.4%
Congregations	15.6%	22.1%	2.6%	2.6%	13.0%

Name	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Unitarian Universalist Association	American Baptist Churches in the USA	LDS (Mormon) Church	Other
Adherents	1.7%	1.6%	1.5%	1.4%	10.1%
Congregations	2.6%	5.2%	5.2%	1.3%	29.9%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 24

Cheshire County:	3.10 / 10,000 pop.
New Hampshire:	2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 24

Cheshire County:	3.10 / 10,000 pop.
New Hampshire:	1.78 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29

Cheshire County:	3.75 / 10,000 pop.
State:	4.02 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 67

Here:	8.67 / 10,000 pop.
State:	9.70 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	8.2%
New Hampshire:	7.6%

Adult obesity rate:

Cheshire County:	27.5%
New Hampshire:	24.4%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	14.5%
State:	15.9%

6.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,295 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
New Hampshire average:	7.57%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($111 average AGI)
Cheshire County:
0.05%
New Hampshire average:
0.13%

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

from Hillsborough County, NH	1.17% ($39,003 average AGI)
from Windham County, VT	0.55% ($34,137)
from Worcester County, MA	0.44% ($47,246)

6.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,715 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.87%
New Hampshire average:	7.49%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($326 average AGI)
Cheshire County:
0.09%
New Hampshire average:
0.08%

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

to Hillsborough County, NH	0.96% ($43,038 average AGI)
to Windham County, VT	0.47% ($28,873)
to Sullivan County, NH	0.34% ($33,238)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Swanzey:

WKBK (1290 AM; 5 kW; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WZBK (1220 AM; 1 kW; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, 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)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WIZZ (1520 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: P. & M. RADIO, LLC)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WCAT (700 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ORANGE-ATHOL, MA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Swanzey:

W293AB (106.5 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WOQL (98.7 FM; WINCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, LLC)
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.)
WYRY (104.9 FM; HINSDALE, NH; Owner: TRI-VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
WCMK (91.9 FM; PUTNEY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WPVQ (95.3 FM; GREENFIELD, MA; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WRSY (101.5 FM; MARLBORO, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WKVT-FM (92.7 FM; BRATTLEBORO, VT; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WAMC-FM (90.3 FM; ALBANY, NY; Owner: WAMC)
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.)
WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)

TV broadcast stations around West Swanzey:

WEKW-TV (Channel 52; KEENE, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
WUNI (Channel 27; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

West Swanzey fatal accident list:

Jun 3, 1998 05:48 AM, Sr-10, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

Peter M Connolly, Depot Road Extension (Lat: 42.829389 Lon: -72.345833), Type: Pole, Structure height: 36.5 m, Overall height: 42.6 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
Mark L Gartley, Depot Road Extension (Lat: 42.829389 Lon: -72.345833), Type: Pole, Structure height: 36.5 m, Overall height: 42.6 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
Mark L Gartley, Depot Road Extension (Lat: 42.829389 Lon: -72.345833), Type: Pole, Structure height: 36.5 m, Overall height: 42.6 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
Mark L Gartley, Depot Road Extension (Lat: 42.829389 Lon: -72.345833), Type: Pole, Structure height: 36.5 m, Overall height: 42.6 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

Fire Station Main St (Lat: 42.866750 Lon: -72.317583), Call Sign: KCE789, Licensee ID: L00061886
Assigned Frequencies: 33.7800 MHz
Grant Date: 08/19/1996, Expiration Date: 08/11/2001, Cancellation Date: 10/14/2001
Registrant: Swanzey, Town Of, Fire Dept, East Swanzey, NH 03446, Phone: (603) 352-7411
Fire Station Main Street (Lat: 42.866750 Lon: -72.317583), Type: Mast, Structure height: 10 m, Overall height: 21 m, Call Sign: WPUX491
Assigned Frequencies: 33.7800 MHz
Grant Date: 05/21/2002, Expiration Date: 05/21/2012, Certifier: Lee Dunham
Registrant: R & R Communications Inc, Swanzey, NH 03446, Phone: (603) 352-1825, Fax: (603) 352-5697, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

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