Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,578 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $3,270 (2.1%)
Area name: Cheshire County, NH
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cheshire County is $622 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $780 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $941 a month.
Cities in this county include: Keene
, Swanzey
, Jaffrey
, Rindge
, Hillsborough
, Winchester
, Hinsdale
, Walpole
, Chesterfield
, Fitzwilliam
.
2005 air pollution in Cheshire County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.074 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
12.0 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
29 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Franklin County, Massachusetts
, Hillsborough County
, Sullivan County
, Windham County, Vermont
, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cheshire County: Laurel
Lake Campground
(A),
Ashuelot Ridge Golf Course
(B),
Pinnacle Mountain Ski Area
(C),
Spruceland Camps
(D),
Christian Science Camp
(E),
Camp Wiyako
(F),
Camp Merriewoode
(G),
Childrens Camp
(H),
Camp Wanoskett
(I),
Pine Grove Springs Country Club
(J),
Camp Wa-Klo
(K),
Camp Takodah
(L),
Surry Mountain Camping Area
(M),
Camp Rabbit Hollow
(N),
Camp Quinapoxet
(O),
Dublin Country Club
(P),
Cathedral of the Pines
(Q),
Camp Pearl
(R),
The Oxbow
(S),
Shir-Roy Campground
(T)
Churches in Cheshire County include: Westport
Community Church
(A),
Richmond Community Church
(B),
Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church
(C),
Universalist Church
(D),
United Congregational Church
(E),
Troy Congregational Church
(F),
East Alstead Second Congregational Church
(G),
Saint Michaels Church
(H),
Chapel by the Lake United Methodist Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Slade
Cemetery
(1),
North Cemetery
(2),
Hannah Davis-Amos Fortune Graves
(3),
East Cemetery
(4),
Crehore Cemetery
(5),
Evergreen Cemetery
(6),
Walpole Village Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Beaver
Pond
(A),
Wilson Pond
(B),
Wight Pond
(C),
Whites Pond
(D),
Big Pond
(E),
Frost Pond
(F),
Wellman Pond
(G),
Pinnacle Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mead
Brook
(A),
Meetinghouse Brook
(B),
Jesse Brook
(C),
Merriam Brook
(D),
Jefts Brook
(E),
Jaquith Brook
(F),
Mill Brook
(G),
Mills Brook
(H),
Indian Brook
(I)
Parks in Cheshire County include: Sawyer
Tract
(1),
Pisgah State Park
(2),
Monadnock State Park
(3),
Ryan State Wildlife Management Area
(4),
Richmond Wildlife Manangement Area
(5),
Hinsdale Raceway
(6),
Shadow Lake Park
(7),
Pierces Island State Park
(8),
Park Hill Common
(9)
Post offices: Ashuelot
Post Office
(A),
Walpole Post Office
(B),
East Swanzey Post Office
(C),
Gilsum Post Office
(D)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.1% | | New
Hampshire: | 3.2% |
Current college students: 6,717
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,645 (58% naturalized citizens)
| Cheshire
County: |
2.2% | | Whole
state: |
4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 282
- 1990
to 1994: 149
- 1985
to 1989: 104
- 1980
to 1984: 128
- 1975
to 1979: 101
- 1970
to 1974: 130
- 1970
to 1974: 160
- 1965
to 1969: 591
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Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 21,723
- One,
attached: 640
- Two:
2,040
- 3
or 4: 1,756
- 5
to 9: 1,425
- 10
to 19: 852
- 20
or more: 1,038
- Mobile
homes: 2,370
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 32
Housing units in Cheshire County with a mortgage: 9,766 (555 second mortgage, 1,083 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,584 Agriculture
in Cheshire County
Average size of farms: 128 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $38110
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $371.25
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.89%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 72.75%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $39886
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.90%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $42906
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.64
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 48.98%
Vegetables: 227 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 221 acresCheshire
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above New Hampshire state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/3/1997, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Metal
and metal products (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Machinery
(4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Repair
and maintenance (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (15%)
- Health
care (15%)
- Finance
and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Miscellaneous
manufacturing (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada
(19%)
- United
Kingdom (15%)
- Germany
(11%)
- Japan
(6%)
- Philippines
(5%)
- Poland
(4%)
- China,
excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Cheshire County:
|
- English
(16%)
- French
(except Basque) (13%)
- Irish
(13%)
- United
States or American (9%)
- French
Canadian (9%)
- Italian
(7%)
- German
(7%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 29,344 (79%)
- Carpooled:
4,287 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 85 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 9 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 23 (0%)
- Railroad:
4 (0%)
- Taxi:
11 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
8 (0%)
- Bicycle:
79 (0%)
- Walked:
1,600 (4%)
- Other
means: 116 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 1,669 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
- 2972
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 652
people in nursing homes
- 159
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 98
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 50
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 32
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 22
people in other group homes
- 20
people in religious group quarters
- 15
people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 9
people in homes for the mentally ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $56,214.
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% |
2.02% relocated from other counties in New Hampshire ($10,767 average AGI)
4.79% relocated from other states ($34,417 average AGI)
| Cheshire
County: |
4.79% | | New
Hampshire average: |
4.33% |
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) |
| from
Middlesex County, MA
|
0.26% ($53,744) |
| from
Sullivan County, NH
|
0.23% ($33,507) |
| from
Franklin County, MA
|
0.18% ($36,214) |
| from
Rockingham County, NH
|
0.17% ($42,358) |
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% |
1.95% relocated to other counties in New Hampshire ($10,918 average AGI)
4.83% relocated to other states ($26,470 average AGI)
| Cheshire
County: |
4.83% | | New
Hampshire average: |
4.30% |
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) |
| to
Worcester County, MA
|
0.27% ($33,741) |
| to
Middlesex County, MA
|
0.23% ($35,521) |
| to
Merrimack County, NH
|
0.20% ($34,677) |
| to
Rockingham County, NH
|
0.18% ($35,339) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1
Births
per 1000 population in Cheshire County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Cheshire County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.9
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Cheshire County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,811 (10,139 aged, 1,672 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 69,758
- In
family households: 57,571 (14,647 male householders, 4,239 female householders)
15,265
spouses, 19,905 children (18,239 natural, 549 adopted, 1,117 stepchildren), 694 grandchildren, 341 brothers or sisters, 361 parents, 631 other relatives, 1,488 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 12,187 (4,300 male householders (3,059 living alone)), 5,135 female householders (4,184 living alone)), 2,752 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 4,067 (827 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 8,506 2-persons, 4,189 3-persons, 3,947 4-persons, 1,552 5-persons, 492 6-persons, 200 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,243 1-person, 1,806 2-persons, 283 3-persons, 75 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.
12,264 married couples with children.
3,698 single-parent households (1,049 men, 2,649 women).
95.0% of residents of Cheshire County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $376,773,000 ($4901 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,612,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $186,215,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $71,375,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $649,000
Federal grants: $91,143,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,955,000 ($3,697,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,436,000 ($600,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $8,281,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,571,000
Federal Government insurance: $44,514,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,868
| Here: |
50 per 1000 residents | | State: | 57
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,478
| Here: |
45 per 1000 residents | | State: |
39 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +219
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +2,966
| Here: |
+38 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+31 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Cheshire County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.08 millions of gallons per day (57% from ground, 43% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 429
- 1995
to 1998: 1,071
- 1990
to 1994: 1,596
- 1980
to 1989: 5,351
- 1970
to 1979: 4,965
- 1960
to 1969: 3,364
- 1950
to 1959: 2,984
- 1940
to 1949: 1,852
- 1939
or earlier: 10,264
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Cheshire County, New Hampshire: |
- 1
room: 23
- 2
rooms: 110
- 3
rooms: 423
- 4
rooms: 2,279
- 5
rooms: 4,156
- 6
rooms: 4,746
- 7
rooms: 3,532
- 8
rooms: 2,374
- 9
or more rooms: 2,414
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cheshire County, New Hampshire: |
- 1
room: 277
- 2
rooms: 795
- 3
rooms: 1,878
- 4
rooms: 2,411
- 5
rooms: 1,469
- 6
rooms: 664
- 7
rooms: 441
- 8
rooms: 158
- 9
or more rooms: 149
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cheshire County: |
- no
bedroom: 33
- 1
bedroom: 711
- 2
bedrooms: 5,179
- 3
bedrooms: 9,405
- 4
bedrooms: 3,827
- 5
or more bedrooms: 902
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cheshire County: |
- no
bedroom: 347
- 1
bedroom: 2,769
- 2
bedrooms: 3,305
- 3
bedrooms: 1,372
- 4
bedrooms: 328
- 5
or more bedrooms: 121
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cheshire County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 491
- 1
vehicle: 4,814
- 2
vehicles: 9,836
- 3
vehicles: 3,657
- 4
vehicles: 840
- 5
or more vehicles: 419
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cheshire County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 997
- 1
vehicle: 4,108
- 2
vehicles: 2,412
- 3
vehicles: 552
- 4
vehicles: 110
- 5
or more vehicles: 63
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58% of Cheshire County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in New Hampshire.
| Cheshire
County: |
57.9% | | State
average: |
56.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 32655
- Northeast:
32393
- Midwest:
2559
- South:
2353
- West:
1648
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,400 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (77%)
- Wood
(12%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Electricity
(2%)
- Utility
gas (2%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (62%)
- Electricity
(15%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Utility
gas (6%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 752
| Here: |
8.8% | | New
Hampshire: | 8.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 409
| Here: |
9.9% | | New
Hampshire: | 10.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,807
| Here: |
30.3% | | New
Hampshire: | 36.4% |
Cheshire
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $60,000
- Charges
- All Other: $2,091,000
- Construction
- Welfare - Other: $5,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $15,313,000
Corrections - Other: $2,106,000
Fire Protection: $998,000
Police Protection: $827,000
Central Staff Services: $825,000
General - Other: $671,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $516,000
General Public Buildings: $461,000
Financial Administration: $122,000
Natural Resources - Other: $37,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $281,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $722,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,345,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,780,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $565,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,334,000
Interest Earnings: $82,000
Rents: $9,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $289,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,075,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $8,247,000
All Other: $321,000
- Tax
- Property: $11,499,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $9,188,000
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