| Type of Government |
Selectmen |
| Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2008 |
$2,723,062 |
| Budget: School Appropriations, 2008 |
$2,290,704 |
| Zoning Ordinance |
1969/05 |
| Master Plan |
1990 |
| Capital Improvement Plan |
Yes |
| Industrial Plans Reviewed By |
Planning Board |
| Boards and Commissions |
|
Elected:
|
Selectmen |
|
Appointed:
|
Planning; Conservation; Library; Zoning |
| Public Library |
James E. Nichols Memorial |
| Police Department |
Full-time |
| Fire Department |
Part-time |
| Emergency Medical Service |
Volunteer |
| Nearest Hospital(s) |
Distance |
Staffed Beds |
| Speare Memorial, Plymouth |
15 miles |
25 |
| Lakes Region General, Laconia |
16 miles |
113 |
|
|
|
| Electric Supplier |
NH Electric Coop |
| Natural Gas Supplier |
None |
| Water Supplier |
Private wells |
| Sanitation |
Private septic & municipal |
| Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant |
Yes |
| Solid Waste Disposal |
|
|
Curbside Trash Pickup
|
none |
|
Pay-As-You-Throw Program
|
No |
|
Recycling
|
Mandatory |
| Telephone Company |
Fairpoint |
| Cellular Telephone Access |
Limited |
| Cable Television Access |
Limited |
| Public Access Television Station |
No |
| High Speed Internet Service: |
|
|
Business
|
Yes |
|
Residential
|
Yes |
|
|
| 2008 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) |
$10.09 |
| 2008 Equalization Ratio |
100.0 |
| 2008 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) |
$10.09 |
| 2008 Percent of Local Assessed Value by Property Type |
|
Residential Land and Buildings
|
95.6% |
|
Commercial Land and Buildings
|
3.9% |
|
Public Utilities, Current Use, and Other
|
0.4% |
|
|
| 2008 Total Housing Units |
737 |
|
|
| 2008 Single-Family Units |
675 |
|
Single-Family Permits Issued, Net Change of Units
|
4 |
| 2008 Multi-Family Units |
15 |
|
Multi-Family Permits Issued, Net Change of Units
|
0 |
| 2008 Manufactured Housing Units |
47 |
|
|
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|
|
|
| Total Population |
Community |
County |
| 2008 |
1,106 |
61,281 |
| 2000 |
1,000 |
56,576 |
| 1990 |
979 |
49,294 |
| 1980 |
808 |
42,884 |
| 1970 |
540 |
32,367 |
| Census 2000 Demographics |
| Population by Gender |
|
Male
|
499 |
Female
|
497 |
| Population by Age Group |
|
Under age 5
|
43 |
|
Age 5 to 19
|
189 |
|
Age 20 to 34
|
118 |
|
Age 35 to 54
|
349 |
|
Age 55 to 64
|
124 |
|
Age 65 and over
|
173 |
|
Median Age
|
44.6 years |
| Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over |
|
High school graduate or higher
|
91.4% |
|
Bachelor's degree or higher
|
35.3% |
|
|
| Per capita income |
$25,627 |
| Median 4-person family income |
$55,938 |
| Median household income |
$51,806 |
| Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers |
|
Male
|
$35,526 |
|
Female
|
$24,231 |
| Families below the poverty level |
4.4% |
|
|
| Annual Average |
1998 |
2008 |
|
Civilian Labor Force
|
631 |
710 |
|
Employed
|
621 |
683 |
|
Unemployed
|
10 |
27 |
|
Unemployment Rate
|
1.6% |
3.8% |
|
|
| Annual Average Covered Employment |
1998 |
2008 |
| Goods Producing Industries |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
31 |
60 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$752 |
$956 |
|
|
|
| Service Providing Industries |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
409 |
386 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$358 |
$520 |
|
|
|
| Total Private Industry |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
440 |
446 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$386 |
$579 |
|
|
|
| Government (Federal, State, and Local) |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
13 |
24 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$625 |
$717 |
|
|
|
| Total, Private plus Government |
|
|
|
Average Employment
|
453 |
470 |
|
Average Weekly Wage
|
$392 |
$586 |
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