Strafford, Vermont
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Population change since 2000: +5.1%
Males: 533 | (48.5%) |
Females: 565 | (51.5%) |
Median resident age: | 45.9 years |
Vermont median age: | 45.8 years |
Zip codes: 05072.
Strafford: | $87,328 |
VT: | $73,991 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $46,515 (it was $22,267 in 2000)
Strafford town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $398,855 (it was $152,200 in 2000)
Strafford: | $398,855 |
VT: | $304,700 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $298,331; detached houses: $318,213; townhouses or other attached units: $371,061; in 2-unit structures: $227,224; in 3-to-4-unit structures: over $1,000,000; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $123,307; mobile homes: $108,182
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Strafford, VT
- 1,05596.1%White alone
- 211.9%Two or more races
- 161.5%Hispanic
- 20.2%Black alone
- 20.2%Asian alone
- 20.2%Other race alone
Races in Strafford detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: English (41.3%), German (17.0%), Irish (16.4%), Scottish (12.1%), French (9.1%), Scotch-Irish (6.3%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 925 feet
Land area: 44.2 square miles.
Population density: 25 people per square mile (very low).
20 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.9% |
Vermont: | 3.8% |
Strafford town: | 1.4% ($2,151) |
Vermont: | 2.0% ($2,196) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (77.2 miles , pop. 107,006).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (125.7 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (223.3 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 43.88 N, Longitude: 72.37 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 802
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $116,700
- 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
- 2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
- 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2009: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,000
Here: | 1.4% |
Vermont: | 2.0% |
- Educational services (19.1%)
- Construction (11.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.7%)
- Health care (9.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Public administration (3.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (2.7%)
- Construction (22.1%)
- Educational services (12.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.0%)
- Health care (4.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.2%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (3.2%)
- Educational services (25.7%)
- Health care (15.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.6%)
- Public administration (5.0%)
- Social assistance (5.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.2%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (2.1%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Registered nurses (3.9%)
- Computer specialists (3.7%)
- Carpenters (3.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.0%)
- Carpenters (7.0%)
- Computer specialists (6.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.6%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.3%)
- Registered nurses (6.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (2.9%)
Average climate in Strafford, Vermont
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 51.4. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 51.4 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 25.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 16.0 miles away from the city center.
City: | 25.3 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 5.54. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 5.54 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Strafford-area historical tornado activity is near Vermont state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/11/1966, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 16.0 miles away from the Strafford town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 5/11/1973, a category F2 tornado 30.1 miles away from the town center .
Earthquake activity:
Strafford-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Vermont state average. It is 71% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 78.9 miles away from Strafford center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 78.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 46.7 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 88.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 36.2 miles away from Strafford center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Orange County (26) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 20, Storms: 19, Tropical Storms: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Strafford:
- KENDAL AT HANOVER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; HANOVER, NH)
- HANOVER TERRACE HEALTHCARE (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; HANOVER, NH)
- VNA AND HOSPICE OF VERMONT AND NH (Hospital, about 14 miles away; WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT)
- GIFFORD ELDERLY CARE INC (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; RANDOLPH, VT)
- BROOKSIDE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT)
- GIFFORD MEDICAL CENTER Critical Access Hospitals (about 15 miles away; RANDOLPH, VT)
- MENIG EXTENDED CARE (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; RANDOLPH, VT)
Amtrak stations near Strafford:
- 15 miles: RANDOLPH (DEPOT SQ.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, public transit connection.
- 17 miles: WHITE RIVER JUNCTION (RAILROAD ROW) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Strafford:
- Dartmouth College (about 13 miles; Hanover, NH; Full-time enrollment: 6,030)
- Norwich University (about 23 miles; Northfield, VT; FT enrollment: 4,221)
- Plymouth State University (about 36 miles; Plymouth, NH; FT enrollment: 4,838)
- Middlebury College (about 41 miles; Middlebury, VT; FT enrollment: 3,077)
- Castleton State College (about 45 miles; Castleton, VT; FT enrollment: 2,079)
- Saint Michael's College (about 58 miles; Colchester, VT; FT enrollment: 2,336)
- Champlain College (about 59 miles; Burlington, VT; FT enrollment: 2,623)
Public elementary/middle school in Strafford:
- NEWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 110, Location: 243 VT ROUTE 132, Grades: PK-8)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Strafford: Morrill Memorial and Harris Library (A), Strafford Meeting House (B), Strafford Firemen's Association (C), Strafford Firemen's Association - Main Station (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Wood Cemetery (1), Strafford Cemetery (2), Robinson Cemetery (3), Old City Cemetery (4), Evergreen Cemetery (5), Dow Cemetery (6), Cook-Huse-Fulton Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Miller Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Old City Brook (A), Copperas Brook (B), Alger Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Strafford include: Kibling Hill Wildlife Management Area (1), Justin Smith Morrill Homestead State Historic Site (2), Clover Hill Wildlife Management Area (3), Strafford Village Historic District (4), Podunk Wildlife Management Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Morrill Justin Smith Homestead (Historical Places & Services; Morrill Highway) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
Birthplace of: Justin Smith Morrill - Politician, Doc Hazleton - Baseball player and coach.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Strafford and their reported violations in the past:
STONE SOUP (Population served: 31, Groundwater):Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-02-2006), St Public Notif requested (JUN-02-2006), St Compliance achieved (JAN-29-2010)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
This town: | 2.4 people |
Vermont: | 2.3 people |
This town: | 69.8% |
Whole state: | 62.5% |
This town: | 6.0% |
Whole state: | 9.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
This town: | 7.9% |
Whole state: | 9.4% |
This town: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 3.6% |
For population 15 years and over in Strafford:
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 65.9%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 2.6%
- Divorced: 10.4%
For population 25 years and over in Strafford:
- High school or higher: 90.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 23.2%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.3 minutes
Here: | 11.5 |
Vermont average: | 11.7 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Strafford, VT (based on Orange County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 2,443 | 33 |
Catholic | 1,218 | 5 |
Evangelical Protestant | 438 | 11 |
Other | 46 | 2 |
None | 24,791 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Orange County: | 2.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Vermont: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Orange County: | 1.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Vermont: | 1.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Orange County: | 7.60 / 10,000 pop. |
Vermont: | 6.40 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.94 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 11.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Orange County: | 6.9% |
State: | 6.8% |
Orange County: | 25.8% |
State: | 22.3% |
This county: | 12.5% |
State: | 13.3% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Strafford:
- WTWN (1100 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELLS RIVER, VT; Owner: PUFFER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDEV (550 AM; 5 kW; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDCR (1340 AM; 1 kW; HANOVER, NH; Owner: TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE)
- WWWT (1320 AM; 1 kW; RANDOLPH, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WTSL (1400 AM; 1 kW; HANOVER, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WNHV (910 AM; 1 kW; WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT)
Strongest FM radio stations in Strafford:
- WRJT (103.1 FM; ROYALTON, VT; Owner: LISBON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEVH (91.3 FM; HANOVER, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO INC)
- WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
- WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
- WDEV-FM (96.1 FM; WARREN, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT, INC.)
- WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WCVT (101.7 FM; STOWE, VT; Owner: RADIO VERMONT CLASSICS, L.L.C.)
- WXXK (100.5 FM; LEBANON, 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)
- WCVR-FM (102.1 FM; RANDOLPH, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJEN (94.5 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WVPS (107.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
- WEZF (92.9 FM; BURLINGTON, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLKC (103.3 FM; WATERBURY, VT; Owner: RADIO BROADCASTING SERVICES, INC.)
- WVFM (105.7 FM; CAMPTON, NH; Owner: DEVON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Strafford:
- W15BK (Channel 15; HANOVER, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
Strafford fatal accident list:
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 15Number of bridges
- 59ft / 18.3mTotal length
- $3,039,000Total costs
- 4,049Total average daily traffic
- 120Total average daily truck traffic
- 4,256Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 31910-1919
- 11940-1949
- 11950-1959
- 11980-1989
- 21990-1999
- 72010-2019
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
7- Call Sign: KA1LDS, Licensee ID: L00393959, Grant Date: 08/23/2011, Expiration Date: 11/12/2021, Cancellation Date: 11/14/2023, Certifier: Dorothy J Burden, Registrant: Dorothy J Burden, 328 Old City Falls Rd, Strafford, VT 05072-9782
- Call Sign: KB1BPX, Licensee ID: L01005466, Grant Date: 02/12/2015, Expiration Date: 04/24/2025, Certifier: William A Burden, Registrant: Strafford Amateur Radio Club, 328 Old City Falls Rd, Strafford, VT 05072
- Call Sign: N3WTO, Licensee ID: L00230119, Grant Date: 12/06/2006, Expiration Date: 12/06/2016, Cancellation Date: 02/05/2011, Registrant: Charles R Sherman, 129 Pennock Road, Strafford, VT 05072-9747
- Call Sign: N5IEP, Licensee ID: L00275847, Grant Date: 02/21/2014, Expiration Date: 02/21/2024, Certifier: Verne Burden, Registrant: Verne Burden, 326 Old City Falls Rd, Strafford, VT 05072
- Call Sign: WB1ABP, Licensee ID: L00699621, Grant Date: 03/07/2017, Expiration Date: 05/15/2027, Registrant: Eric J Dennison, 276 Brook Rd, Strafford, VT 05072
- Call Sign: WB1BRE, Licensee ID: L00393958, Grant Date: 08/23/2011, Expiration Date: 11/12/2021, Cancellation Date: 11/14/2023, Certifier: William A Burden, Registrant: William A Burden, 328 Old City Falls Rd, Strafford, VT 05072-9782
- Call Sign: N1SW, Previous Call Sign: N3WTO, Licensee ID: L00230119, Grant Date: 12/09/2020, Expiration Date: 02/05/2031, Certifier: Charles R Sherman, Registrant: Charles R Sherman, 129 Pennock Road, Strafford, VT 05072-9747
- 49.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 34.1%Wood
- 15.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Coal or coke
- 38.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 36.8%Wood
- 20.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.4%Electricity
Strafford compared to Vermont state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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