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Population (year 2000): 1,444
Males: 690  (47.8%)
Females: 754  (52.2%)

Merrimack County

Median resident age:  41.7 years
New Hampshire median age:  37.1 years

Zip codes: 03229.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $54,000 (it was $49,038 in 2000)
Contoocook  $54,000
New Hampshire:  $56,768

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $223,400 (it was $113,700 in 2000)
Contoocook  $223,400
New Hampshire:  $240,100

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Races in Contoocook:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Contoocook: 116.5 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (34.7%), German (18.9%), Irish (18.4%), French (11.4%), Scottish (8.7%), French Canadian (6.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 425 feet

Land area: 2.26 square miles.

Population density: 638 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Contoocook

  • High school or higher: 94.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Contoocook CDP

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 59.0%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

46 residents are foreign born (1.4% Europe, 0.8% North America, 0.5% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).

This place:  3.2%
New Hampshire:  4.4%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Contoocook, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Contoocook to the number of sex offenders is 722 to 1.

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

Contoocook:  2.8% ($3,143)
New Hampshire:  2.2% ($2,946)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (24.4 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (75.8 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (221.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Hopkinton, NH (1.4 miles ), Webster, NH (5.1 miles ), Henniker, NH (7.8 miles ), Warner, NH (8.1 miles ), Boscawen, NH (8.7 miles ), Weare, NH (10.1 miles ), Dunbarton, NH (10.7 miles ).

Latitude: 43.22 N, Longitude: 71.71 W


Area code: 603

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Carpenters (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


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Contoocook-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Hampshire state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/2/1961, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 8.6 miles away from the Contoocook place center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 2 tornado 21.0 miles away from the place center caused $30,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Contoocook:
  • FRANKLIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; FRANKLIN, NH)
  • CONCORD HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CONCORD, NH)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CONCORD, NH)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Contoocook:
  • MANCHESTER (about 28 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 60 miles; BEDFORD, MA; ID: BED)
  • PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 64 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Contoocook:
  • CONCORD MUNI (about 15 miles; CONCORD, NH; ID: CON)
  • HAWTHORNE-FEATHER AIRPARK (about 16 miles; HILLSBORO, NH; ID: 8B1)
  • NEWFOUND VALLEY (about 25 miles; BRISTOL, NH; ID: 2N2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Contoocook:
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,251)
  • PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 37 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
  • KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; KEENE, NH; FT enrollment: 4,049)
  • FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 48 miles; LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
  • MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
  • DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 53 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
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Public elementary/middle schools in Contoocook:

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Notable locations in Contoocook: Hopkinton Fair Grounds (A), Bates Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Contoocook: Saint Marys Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Contoocook Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Contoocook River Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hardy Spring Brook (A), Browns Brook (B), Warner River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

CONTOOCOOK VILLAGE PRECINCT (Population served: 1600, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-25-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-25-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-02-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (FEB-08-2006), St Public Notif requested (FEB-09-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-09-2006)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-22-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-22-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2005)
ST METHODIOS FAITH /HRTGE CTR (Address: 329 CAMP MERRIMAC RD, Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
DEER MEADOWS (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
ELM BROOK VILLAGE (Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Contoocook that have no violations reported:
  • PUMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE (Population served: 43, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:  66.8%
Whole state:  68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.3%
Whole state:  6.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.6%
Whole state:  6.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.0%
Whole state:  2.8%

Contoocook 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 below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.


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Banks with branches in Contoocook (2007 data):
  • TD BankNorth, National Association: Contoocook Branch at 884 Main Street, Fountain Square, branch established on 1964-05-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $39,581.7 mil, Deposits: $27,193.6 mil, headquarters in Portland, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 618 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
  • Bank of America, National Association: Contoocook Branch at 902 Main Street, branch established on 1964-05-11. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • Bow Mills Bank and Trust: Contoocook Branch at 35 Kearsarge Avenue, branch established on 2003-10-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $124.7 mil, Deposits: $114.2 mil, headquarters in Bow, NH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,494 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.06%
New Hampshire average:  7.57%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($191 average AGI)
Merrimack County:  0.10%
New Hampshire average:  0.13%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hillsborough County, NH  2.54% ($46,209 average AGI)
from Belknap County, NH  0.89% ($35,898)
from Rockingham County, NH  0.76% ($43,021)


7.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,899 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.80%
New Hampshire average:  7.49%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($244 average AGI)
Merrimack County:  0.06%
New Hampshire average:  0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hillsborough County, NH  2.08% ($37,923 average AGI)
to Belknap County, NH  0.98% ($37,881)
to Rockingham County, NH  0.54% ($43,958)


Strongest AM radio stations in Contoocook:
  • WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WGIR (610 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKBR (1250 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEZS (1350 AM; 5 kW; LACONIA, NH; Owner: GARY W. HAMMOND)
  • WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Contoocook:
  • WNNH (99.1 FM; HENNIKER, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)
  • WNHI (93.3 FM; BELMONT, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WGIR-FM (101.1 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQLL (96.5 FM; BEDFORD, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WLMW (90.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: KNOWLEDGE FOR LIFE)
  • WZID (95.7 FM; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
  • WEVO (89.1 FM; CONCORD, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
  • WTPL (107.7 FM; HILLSBORO, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • WOTX-FM (102.3 FM; CONCORD, NH; Owner: CAPITOL B/CING. INCORPORATION, INC.)
  • WJYY (105.5 FM; CONCORD, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • 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)
  • W282AF (104.3 FM; CONCORD, NH; Owner: CONCORD BIBLE FELLOWSHIP)
  • WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WPNH-FM (100.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLKZ (104.9 FM; WOLFEBORO, NH; Owner: TELE-MEDIA COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Contoocook:
  • WMUR-TV (Channel 9; MANCHESTER, NH; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE PROPERTIES, INC.)

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