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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,750 (2.5%)
Area name: Coos County, NH
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Coos County is $447 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $525 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $737 a month.
Cities in this county include: Berlin
, Lancaster
, Gorham
, Northumberland
, Colebrook
, Whitefield
, Milan
, Groveton
, Stewartstown
, Jefferson
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2005 air pollution in Coos County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
10.6 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
26 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Carroll County
, Grafton County
, Essex County, Vermont
, Oxford County, Maine
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Coos County: Nansen
Hut
(A),
Androscoggin Valley Country Club
(B),
Androscoggin Ranger Station
(C),
Meadows
(D),
Camp Number 5
(E),
College Farm
(F),
Colebrook Country Club
(G),
Dolly Copp Campground
(H),
Spruce Brook Shelter
(I),
Clarksville Town Hall
(J),
Stoddards Cabin
(K),
Cowen Hill Camp
(L),
Depot Camp
(M),
Sugarloaf Campground
(N),
Swift Diamond Farm
(O),
Deer Mountain Campground
(P),
Holden Camp
(Q),
Gentian Shelter
(R),
Crawford House
(S),
Carter Notch Hut
(T)
Shopping Center: Northumberland
Shopping Center
(1).
Churches in Coos County include: Twin
Mountain Baptist Church
(A),
East Columbia Church
(B),
Dummer United Methodist Church
(C),
Church of the Transfiguration
(D),
Saint Patricks Roman Catholic Church
(E),
Stark Union Church
(F),
Saint Johns Church
(G),
Oblate Fathers Novitiate
(H),
Holy Trinity Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Lyman
Cemetery
(1),
Hazelton Cemetery
(2),
East Whitefield Cemetery
(3)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Beaver
Pond
(A),
No Ketchum Pond
(B),
Whitcomb Pond
(C),
Wheeler Pond
(D),
Harris Pond
(E),
Whaleback Pond
(F),
Weeks Pond
(G),
Weed Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Johnson
Brook
(A),
Johns River
(B),
Jodrie Brook
(C),
Jobbers Brook
(D),
Jimmy Cole Brook
(E),
Jefferson Brook
(F),
Israel River
(G),
Island Brook
(H),
Ingersoll Brook
(I)
Parks in Coos County include: Eames
Wayside Area
(1),
Pinkham Notch Scenic Area
(2),
Dixville Notch State Park
(3),
Scotts Bog Wildlife Management Area
(4),
Nansen Wayside Park
(5),
East Inlet Wildlife Management Area
(6),
Androscoggin Wayside Park
(7),
Gray Lot State Wildlife Management Area
(8),
John Wingate Weeks Historic Site
(9)
Post offices: North
Straford Post Office
(A),
Pittsburg Post Office
(B),
Colebrook Post Office
(C),
Gorham Post Office
(D),
Milan Post Office
(E)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.5% | | New
Hampshire: |
3.2% |
Current college students: 932
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,322 (64% naturalized citizens)
| Coos
County: |
4.0% | | Whole
state: |
4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 97
- 1990
to 1994: 95
- 1985
to 1989: 49
- 1980
to 1984: 65
- 1975
to 1979: 42
- 1970
to 1974: 70
- 1970
to 1974: 69
- 1965
to 1969: 835
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Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 12,538
- One,
attached: 277
- Two:
1,720
- 3
or 4: 1,389
- 5
to 9: 1,063
- 10
to 19: 232
- 20
or more: 288
- Mobile
homes: 1,943
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 173
Housing units in Coos County with a mortgage: 3,691 (160 second mortgage, 193 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,957 Agriculture
in Coos County
Average size of farms: 212 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $43351
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $158.67
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.85%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 81.25%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $38839
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.17%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.24%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39041
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.42%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.31
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 50.36%
Vegetables: 49 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 30 acresCoos
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New Hampshire state average. It is 13.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Paper
(13%)
- Construction
(10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Furniture
and related products (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Motor
vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (20%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (11%)
- Food
and beverage stores (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
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- Cashiers
(5%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada
(71%)
- United
Kingdom (5%)
- Germany
(4%)
- France
(3%)
- Pakistan
(2%)
- Other
Western Europe (2%)
- Philippines
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Coos County:
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- French
(except Basque) (24%)
- French
Canadian (20%)
- English
(14%)
- Irish
(10%)
- United
States or American (10%)
- German
(3%)
- Italian
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 11,998 (79%)
- Carpooled:
1,742 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 25 (0%)
- Taxi:
2 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
7 (0%)
- Bicycle:
39 (0%)
- Walked:
677 (4%)
- Other
means: 168 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 572 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Coos County, New Hampshire
- 467
people in nursing homes
- 104
people in other group homes
- 33
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 25
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11
people in religious group quarters
- 6
people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,376.
5.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,306 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.49% | | New
Hampshire average: | 7.57% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($396 average AGI)
| Coos
County: |
0.09% | | New
Hampshire average: | 0.13% |
2.25% relocated from other counties in New Hampshire ($13,820 average AGI)
3.16% relocated from other states ($23,089 average AGI)
| Coos
County: |
3.16% | | New
Hampshire average: | 4.33% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Grafton County, NH
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0.78% ($34,566 average AGI) |
| from
Merrimack County, NH
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0.34% ($30,804) |
| from
Essex County, VT
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0.33% ($26,205) |
| from
Hillsborough County, NH
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0.32% ($46,233) |
| from
Carroll County, NH
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0.23% ($26,226) |
| from
Middlesex County, MA
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0.18% ($88,680) |
| from
Rockingham County, NH
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0.18% ($26,375) |
6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,686 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.05% | | New
Hampshire average: | 7.49% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.59% relocated to other counties in New Hampshire ($11,468 average AGI)
3.47% relocated to other states ($17,217 average AGI)
| Coos
County: |
3.47% | | New
Hampshire average: | 4.30% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Grafton County, NH
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1.03% ($24,436 average AGI) |
| to
Hillsborough County, NH
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0.43% ($23,932) |
| to
Essex County, VT
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0.33% ($31,533) |
| to
Merrimack County, NH
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0.32% ($43,814) |
| to
Carroll County, NH
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0.21% ($28,793) |
| to
Rockingham County, NH
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0.18% ($21,680) |
| to
Cumberland County, ME
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0.14% ($29,211) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2
Births
per 1000 population in Coos County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Coos County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Coos County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,420 (6,192 aged, 1,228 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 32,463
- In
family households: 26,837 (7,067 male householders, 2,130 female householders)
7,312
spouses, 8,623 children (7,837 natural, 187 adopted, 599 stepchildren), 217 grandchildren, 195 brothers or sisters, 144 parents, 220 other relatives, 929 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 5,626 (2,226 male householders (1,774 living alone)), 2,554 female householders (2,250 living alone)), 846 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 648 (467 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,492 2-persons, 2,063 3-persons, 1,754 4-persons, 662 5-persons, 166 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,024 1-person, 675 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 4 5-persons.
5,031 married couples with children.
1,956 single-parent households (627 men, 1,329 women).
82.4% of residents of Coos County speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
16.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $242,890,000 ($7248 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,040,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $109,367,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $53,508,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $223,000
Federal grants: $62,810,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,920,000 ($220,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,063,000 ($7,017,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,860,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,587,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,790,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,557
| Here: |
46 per 1000 residents | | State: | 57
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,133
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: |
39 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +64
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +8
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,088
| Here: |
+32 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+31 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Coos County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.79 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% 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: 439
- 1995
to 1998: 887
- 1990
to 1994: 967
- 1980
to 1989: 2,673
- 1970
to 1979: 2,902
- 1960
to 1969: 1,503
- 1950
to 1959: 1,644
- 1940
to 1949: 1,106
- 1939
or earlier: 7,502
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Coos County, New Hampshire: |
- 1
room: 25
- 2
rooms: 71
- 3
rooms: 333
- 4
rooms: 1,302
- 5
rooms: 2,536
- 6
rooms: 2,297
- 7
rooms: 1,515
- 8
rooms: 898
- 9
or more rooms: 948
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Coos County, New Hampshire: |
- 1
room: 51
- 2
rooms: 242
- 3
rooms: 912
- 4
rooms: 1,076
- 5
rooms: 979
- 6
rooms: 432
- 7
rooms: 174
- 8
rooms: 95
- 9
or more rooms: 75
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Coos County: |
- no
bedroom: 27
- 1
bedroom: 470
- 2
bedrooms: 2,768
- 3
bedrooms: 4,583
- 4
bedrooms: 1,601
- 5
or more bedrooms: 476
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Coos County: |
- no
bedroom: 60
- 1
bedroom: 1,288
- 2
bedrooms: 1,529
- 3
bedrooms: 928
- 4
bedrooms: 178
- 5
or more bedrooms: 53
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Coos County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 335
- 1
vehicle: 3,150
- 2
vehicles: 4,591
- 3
vehicles: 1,372
- 4
vehicles: 352
- 5
or more vehicles: 125
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Coos County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 788
- 1
vehicle: 2,161
- 2
vehicles: 910
- 3
vehicles: 131
- 4
vehicles: 34
- 5
or more vehicles: 12
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64% of Coos County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in New Hampshire.
| Coos
County: |
64.4% | | State
average: |
56.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 21994
- Northeast:
7833
- Midwest:
566
- South:
819
- West:
353
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $64,600 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (87%)
- Wood
(8%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Electricity
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (88%)
- Electricity
(4%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 227
| Here: |
6.3% | | New
Hampshire: | 8.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 98
| Here: |
4.7% | | New
Hampshire: | 10.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 126
| Here: |
15.3% | | New
Hampshire: | 36.4% |
Coos
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $969,000
Solid Waste Management: $195,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $12,487,000
Corrections - Other: $1,313,000
General - Other: $916,000
Police Protection: $451,000
Central Staff Services: $293,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $243,000
Natural Resources - Other: $182,000
Solid Waste Management: $142,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $23,000
Fire Protection: $6,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $11,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $77,000
General: $56,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $4,291,000
General: $55,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $311,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $263,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $48,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,457,000
Interest Earnings: $325,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,500,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $9,538,000
General Support: $155,000
All Other: $53,000
Education: $20,000
- Tax
- Property: $9,224,000
NEC: $34,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $9,580,000
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