Ashland, New Hampshire Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,955. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,022 (+3.4% change)
 
Males: 934   (47.8%)
Females: 1,021   (52.2%)

Grafton County

Median resident age:   36.8 years
New Hampshire median age:   37.1 years

Zip codes: 03217 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,000 (it was $33,345 in 2000)
Ashland   $37,000
New Hampshire:   $56,768

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $153,000 (it was $85,100 in 2000)
Ashland   $153,000
New Hampshire:   $240,100

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Ashland, NH residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Ashland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)


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Ancestries: English (23.8%), Irish (16.5%), French (14.7%), French Canadian (8.4%), German (8.1%), Italian (7.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1868

Elevation: 551 feet

Land area: 11.3 square miles.

Population density: 178 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Ashland

For population 25 years and over in Ashland

  • High school or higher: 84.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ashland town

  • Never married: 26.7%
  • Now married: 49.2%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

40 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.4% North America, 0.3% Latin America).

This town:   2.0%
New Hampshire:   4.4%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Ashland, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ashland to the number of sex offenders is 668 to 1.

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

Ashland:   2.9% ($2,457)
New Hampshire:   2.2% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (51.3 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (102.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (250.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Holderness, NH (3.7 miles ), New Hampton, NH (5.3 miles ), Plymouth, NH (5.4 miles ), Bridgewater, NH (6.6 miles ), Center Harbor, NH (7.8 miles ), Campton, NH (9.3 miles ), Bristol, NH (9.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $97,500
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $99,500
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $126,000
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $100,600
  • 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $103,000
  • 2004: 15 buildings, average cost: $126,700
  • 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $200,000
  • 2006: 7 buildings, average cost: $150,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.71 N, Longitude: 71.63 W


Area code: 603

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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   2.9%
New Hampshire:   3.2%



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (20%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


 

Crime in Ashland by Year

Type 2002 2003 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 1 1 1
    per 100,000 0.0 50.4 49.9 49.7
Robberies 0 1 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 50.4 0.0 0.0
Assaults 0 4 2 1
    per 100,000 0.0 201.5 99.9 49.7
Burglaries 20 4 6 14
    per 100,000 991.6 201.5 299.6 695.8
Thefts 47 51 37 37
    per 100,000 2330.2 2569.3 1847.2 1839.0
Auto thefts 4 4 2 4
    per 100,000 198.3 201.5 99.9 198.8
Arson 1 1 0 0
    per 100,000 49.6 50.4 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 159.1) 178.5 228.7 162.8 187.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.99
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Ashland, New Hampshire

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Ashland-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New Hampshire state average. It is 61% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 23.9 miles away from the Ashland town center .

On 7/3/1972, a category 2 tornado 24.1 miles away from the town center injured 7 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Birthplace of: George Hoyt Whipple - (1978-1976), medical researcher, Nobelist.


Hospitals/medical centers near Ashland:
  • SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH)
  • LAKES REGION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; LACONIA, NH)
  • FRANKLIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; FRANKLIN, NH)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ashland:
  • MANCHESTER (about 55 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
  • PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 72 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 89 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashland:
  • PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 10 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; ID: 1P1)
  • NEWFOUND VALLEY (about 12 miles; BRISTOL, NH; ID: 2N2)
  • MOULTONBORO (about 18 miles; MOULTONBORO, NH; ID: 5M3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ashland:
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 4 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
  • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 36 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 60 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
  • KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 68 miles; KEENE, NH; FT enrollment: 4,049)
  • NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 74 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
Public elementary/middle school in Ashland:
  • ASHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 177; Location: 20 SCHOOL ST; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Ashland:
  • ASHLAND TOWN LIBRARY (Operating income: $37,630; Location: 41 MAIN STREET; 14,330 books; 203 audio materials; 140 video materials; 24 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Ashland: Ames Brook Campground (A) , Ashland Town Hall (B) .

Churches in Ashland include: Saint Agnes Church (A) , First Free Will Baptist Church (B) , Saint Marks Episcopal Church (C) .

Cemetery: Green Grove Cemetery (1) .

Reservoirs: Ashland Town Sewage Lagoons (A) , Little Squam Lake (B) , Grist Mill Pond (C) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Owl Brook (A) , Spring Brook (B) , Ames Brook (C) .

Post office: Ashland Post Office (A) .

Hotels: Black Horse Motor CT (Daniel Webster Highway), Comfort Inn Ashland (53 West Street).

 

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

TILT N DINER (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-22-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-22-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-27-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-06-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-29-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-29-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-24-2003), St Compliance achieved (FEB-26-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-21-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-21-2002), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-20-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-25-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-24-2003)
THE ITALIAN FARMHOUSE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-12-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-12-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-15-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-25-2004), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-24-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-24-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-24-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-08-2004), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-15-2004), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-24-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-25-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-25-2003), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-26-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-11-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-21-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-03-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-03-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-15-2003), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-26-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-21-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ashland that have no violations reported:
  • ASHLAND WATER DEPT (Population served: 1500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:   60.4%
Whole state:   68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   11.7%
Whole state:   6.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   10.2%
Whole state:   6.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   4.5%
Whole state:   2.8%

Ashland 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.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with branches in Ashland (2007 data):
  • Meredith Village Savings Bank: Ashland Office at 1 River Street, branch established on 1934-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $533.8 mil, Deposits: $412.4 mil, headquarters in Meredith, NH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices
  • Northway Bank: Ashland Branch at 64 North Main Street, branch established on 1987-07-01. Info updated 2006-04-17: Bank assets: $645.3 mil, Deposits: $484.7 mil, headquarters in Berlin, NH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Northway Financial, Inc.








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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 Ashland:
  • WPNH (1300 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WEZS (1350 AM; 5 kW; LACONIA, NH; Owner: GARY W. HAMMOND)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WASR (1420 AM; 5 kW; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: RADIO WOLFEBORO, INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WGIN (930 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ashland:
  • WPNH-FM (100.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLKZ (104.9 FM; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
  • 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.)
  • WFTN-FM (94.1 FM; FRANKLIN, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • W245AF (96.9 FM; ASHLAND, NH; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW CHRISTIAN COMMUNICA)
  • WEVH (91.3 FM; HANOVER, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO INC)
  • WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WNTK-FM (99.7 FM; NEW LONDON, NH; Owner: SHEILA E. VINIKOOR)
  • WMEX (106.5 FM; FARMINGTON, NH; Owner: WIMMEX, LLC)
  • WJYY (105.5 FM; CONCORD, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WPCR-FM (91.7 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE)


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