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

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Population (year 2000): 1,138. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,117 (-1.8% change)
 
Males: 601   (52.8%)
Females: 537   (47.2%)

Grafton County

Median resident age:   38.8 years
New Hampshire median age:   37.1 years

Zip codes: 03240 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,900 (it was $38,654 in 2000)
Grafton   $42,900
New Hampshire:   $56,768

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $146,200 (it was $81,300 in 2000)
Grafton   $146,200
New Hampshire:   $240,100

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Grafton, NH residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Grafton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)


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Ancestries: English (23.4%), French (20.1%), Irish (16.0%), German (9.8%), Scottish (7.1%), Scotch-Irish (6.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1778

Elevation: 841 feet

Land area: 41.8 square miles.

Population density: 27 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Grafton

For population 25 years and over in Grafton

  • High school or higher: 81.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grafton town

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 60.2%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

29 residents are foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.9% North America, 0.4% Oceania).

This town:   2.5%
New Hampshire:   4.4%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Grafton, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grafton to the number of sex offenders is 280 to 1.

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

Grafton:   2.1% ($1,701)
New Hampshire:   2.2% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (54.2 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (105.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (229.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Orange, NH (5.5 miles ), Springfield, NH (7.2 miles ), Canaan, NH (8.1 miles ), Danbury, NH (8.2 miles ), Wilmot, NH (9.4 miles ), Enfield, NH (10.5 miles ), New London, NH (11.2 miles ), Grantham, NH (11.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 69 buildings, average cost: $171,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.57 N, Longitude: 71.97 W


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Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   2.5%
New Hampshire:   3.2%



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Average climate in Grafton, New Hampshire

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Grafton-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New Hampshire state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.7 miles away from the Grafton town center .

On 7/9/1962, a category 2 tornado 29.7 miles away from the town center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Grafton:
  • NEW LONDON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC (about 11 miles; NEW LONDON, NH)
  • ALICE PECK DAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; LEBANON, NH)
  • FRANKLIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; FRANKLIN, NH)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grafton:
  • MANCHESTER (about 58 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
  • RUTLAND STATE (about 67 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
  • PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 88 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grafton:
  • NEWFOUND VALLEY (about 16 miles; BRISTOL, NH; ID: 2N2)
  • PARLIN FIELD (about 20 miles; NEWPORT, NH; ID: 2B3)
  • PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 21 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; ID: 1P1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grafton:
  • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 23 miles; HANOVER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 5,309)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
  • KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; KEENE, NH; FT enrollment: 4,049)
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 51 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
  • MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
  • FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 70 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
Library in Grafton:
  • GRAFTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,864; Location: LIBRARY ROAD; 6,881 books; 192 audio materials; 317 video materials; 11 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Grafton: Cardigan Station (A) , Golden Valley Ranch (B) .

Church in Grafton: Unification Church (A) .

Cemetery: Prescott Hill Cemetery (1) .

Lakes and reservoirs: Whitney Pond (A) , Three Thousand Acre Pond (B) , Tewksbury Pond (C) , Mud Pond (D) , Hale Pond (E) , Halfmoon Pond (F) , Kilton Pond (G) , Grants Pond (H) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Brook (A) , Hoyt Brook (B) , Halfmoon Pond Brook (C) , Sanders Brook (D) , Smith Brook (E) , Brown Brook (F) , Manfeltree Brook (G) .

Post office: Grafton Post Office (A) .

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:   67.3%
Whole state:   68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   7.5%
Whole state:   6.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   7.9%
Whole state:   6.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   1.5%
Whole state:   2.8%

Grafton compared to New Hampshire state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.






2004 Presidential Election results in Grafton County New Hampshire:




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 Grafton:
  • WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WPNH (1300 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, 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.)
  • WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
  • WEZS (1350 AM; 5 kW; LACONIA, NH; Owner: GARY W. HAMMOND)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grafton:
  • WNTK-FM (99.7 FM; NEW LONDON, NH; Owner: SHEILA E. VINIKOOR)
  • WEVH (91.3 FM; HANOVER, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO INC)
  • WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WPNH-FM (100.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVRR (101.7 FM; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WSCS (90.9 FM; NEW LONDON, NH; Owner: COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE)
  • 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.)
  • WXXK (100.5 FM; LEBANON, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNHI (93.3 FM; BELMONT, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
  • WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WNNH (99.1 FM; HENNIKER, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Grafton:
  • W15BK (Channel 15; HANOVER, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)

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