Jefferson, New Hampshire

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Population in July 2007: 1,052. Population change since 2000: +4.2%

Males: 535	(50.9%)
Females: 517	(49.1%)

Median resident age:	42.9 years
New Hampshire median age:	37.1 years

Zip codes: 03583.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,800 (it was $41,089 in 2000)

Jefferson	$51,800
New Hampshire:	$62,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $176,200 (it was $89,700 in 2000)

Jefferson	$176,200
New Hampshire:	$261,800

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Races in Jefferson:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Jefferson: 83.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (26.0%), French (21.4%), Irish (18.9%), United States (13.0%), Scottish (6.6%), German (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1796

Elevation: 1384 feet

Land area: 50.2 square miles.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Jefferson

High school or higher: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
Unemployed: 2.4%
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jefferson town

Never married: 19.9%
Now married: 62.1%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 10.8%

23 residents are foreign born (2.2% North America).

This town:	2.3%
New Hampshire:	4.4%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Jefferson, New Hampshire in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Jefferson to the number of sex offenders is 526 to 1.

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

Jefferson:	2.1% ($1,850)
New Hampshire:	2.2% ($2,946)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (96.7 miles , pop. 64,249).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (145.6 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (295.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Lancaster, NH (8.3 miles ), Carroll, NH (9.0 miles ), Whitefield, NH (9.1 miles ), Lancaster, NH (9.7 miles ), Whitefield, NH (9.8 miles ), Randolph, NH (11.7 miles ), Dalton, NH (14.1 miles ), Northumberland, NH (14.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $73,800
1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $70,000
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $70,000
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $85,000
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $65,000
2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $82,900
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $150,000
2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $138,800
2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $95,200
2007: 7 buildings, average cost: $137,300

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Latitude: 44.39 N, Longitude: 71.47 W

Area code: 603

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Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.2%
New Hampshire:	3.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Carpenters (5%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Jefferson:

WEEKS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LANCASTER, NH)
ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BERLIN, NH)
LITTLETON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LITTLETON, NH)

Political contributions by individuals in Jefferson, NH

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jefferson:

PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 97 miles; PORTLAND, ME; ID: PWM)
MANCHESTER (about 101 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 102 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Jefferson:

MOUNT WASHINGTON REGIONAL (about 5 miles; WHITEFIELD, NH; ID: HIE)
TWIN MOUNTAIN (about 11 miles; TWIN MOUNTAIN, NH; ID: 8B2)
GORHAM (about 20 miles; GORHAM, NH; ID: 2G8)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jefferson:

PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 58 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 77 miles; STANDISH, ME; FT enrollment: 2,376)
NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; FT enrollment: 2,585)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 92 miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 92 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 94 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)

Public high school in Jefferson:

NFI North Country Shelter (Location: 1 Davenport Road; Grades: 5-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Jefferson:

Jefferson Elementary School (Students: 95; Location: 178 Meadows Rd.; Grades: P K 1-5)
Kids Connections (Location: 18 Meadows Rd.; Grades: K 1-6)
Davenport School (Location: Davenport Rd.; Grades: UG)

Private elementary/middle schools in Jefferson:

NFI-NORTH COUNTRY SHELTER (Students: 14; Location: BOX 160; Grades: 6 - 11)
DAVENPORT SCHOOL (Students: 12; Location: DAVENPORT RD P O BOX 209; Grades: 9 - 11)

Library in Jefferson:

JEFFERSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $9,725; Location: 737 PRESIDENTIAL HIGHWAY; 6,520 books; 320 audio materials; 320 video materials)

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Notable locations in Jefferson: Meadows (A), Waumbek Golf Course (B), Jefferson Station (C), Jefferson Historical Museum (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Jefferson include: Saint Johns Church (A), Holy Trinity Church (B), Jefferson Presbyterian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Cherry Pond (A), Mud Pond (B), Little Cherry Pond (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Brook (A), Garland Brook (B), Priscilla Brook (C), Red Brook (D), South Branch Israel River (E), Stag Hollow Brook (F), Stanley Slide Brook (G), Streator Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Jefferson: Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Evergreen Motel (537 Presidential Highway) (1), Lantern Motor Inn (Route 2) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

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

SANTAS VILLAGE (Population served: 1000, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

SANTAS VILLAGE SNACK BAR (Population served: 700, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

WATER WHEEL BREAKFAST/GIFT HSE (Population served: 180, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

SIX GUN CITY/WATER SLIDE (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2001), St Compliance achieved (OCT-17-2001)

SKYWOOD MANOR INN AND HOTEL (Population served: 35, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-09-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-09-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-18-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-13-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-13-2002), St Public Notif received (SEP-20-2002), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-20-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-20-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-19-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-19-2001), St Public Notif received (FEB-28-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-21-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JAN-28-2002 and FEB-28-2002, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-20-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2002)

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Jefferson that have no violations reported:

SIX GUN CITY (Population served: 300, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
New Hampshire:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	72.5%
Whole state:	68.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.1%
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: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	8.2%
Whole state:	6.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.8%

Jefferson compared to New Hampshire state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Coos County New Hampshire:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Grafton County, NH	0.78% ($34,566 average AGI)
from Merrimack County, NH	0.34% ($30,804)
from Essex County, VT	0.33% ($26,205)

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 between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Grafton County, NH	1.03% ($24,436 average AGI)
to Hillsborough County, NH	0.43% ($23,932)
to Essex County, VT	0.33% ($31,533)

Strongest AM radio stations in Jefferson:

WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WPNH (1300 AM; 5 kW; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WMOU (1230 AM; 1 kW; BERLIN, NH; Owner: JERICHO BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.L.C.)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jefferson:

WPKQ (103.7 FM; NORTH CONWAY, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHOM (94.9 FM; MT. WASHINGTON, NH; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WXXS (102.3 FM; LANCASTER, NH; Owner: BARRY P. LUNDERVILLE)
WMTK (106.3 FM; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WGMT (97.7 FM; LYNDON, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WSCY (106.9 FM; MOULTONBOROUGH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WPNH-FM (100.1 FM; PLYMOUTH, NH; Owner: NORTHEAST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WLTN-FM (96.7 FM; LISBON, NH; Owner: PROFILE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WCKJ (90.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
WKXH (105.5 FM; ST. JOHNSBURY, VT; Owner: VERMONT BROADCAST ASSOCIATES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Jefferson:

WLED-TV (Channel 49; LITTLETON, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Jefferson fatal accident list for 2004:
Aug 28, 2004 08:00 AM, Sr-115a, Israel River Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Jefferson fatal accident list for 1999:
Jun 1, 1999 06:05 AM, Us-2, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

Jefferson fatal accident list for 1993:
Aug 28, 1993 08:55 AM, Route 2, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 2, Fatalities: 1

Jefferson fatal accident list for 1991:
May 20, 1991 05:00 AM, Sr115, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Jefferson fatal accident list for 1990:
Aug 13, 1990 08:00 AM, Us2, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Jefferson fatal accident list for 1987:
Feb 2, 1987 02:50 AM, 1221500000, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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