Nottingham, New Hampshire

Nottingham, NH
Community Contact	Town of Nottingham Charles Brown, Town Administrator PO Box 114 Nottingham, NH 03290
Telephone	(603) 679-5022
Fax	(603) 679-1013
E-mail	bospc@nottingham-nh.gov
Web Site	www.nottingham-nh.gov
Municipal Office Hours	Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm, Friday, 8:30 am - 12 noon; Town Clerk: Monday, Wednesday, 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesday, 1 pm - 5 pm, Thursday, 9 am - 1 pm, and last Saturday of the month, 9 am - 1 pm; Tax Collector: Wednesday, 7 pm - 9 pm, Thursday and Saturday, 9 am - 12 noon
County	Rockingham
Labor Market Area	Unattached Area - Town of Nottingham
Tourism Region	Merrimack Valley
Planning Commission	Strafford Regional
Regional Development	Rockingham Economic Development Corp.
Election Districts
US Congress	District 1
Executive Council	District 3
State Senate	District 6
State Representative	Rockingham County District 1

Incorporated: 1722

Origin: This town was granted to petitioners from seacoast towns between Boston and Portsmouth who wished to settle a tract of land north of Exeter. The petitioners asked that the town be named New Boston, but Governor Shute gave it the name Nottingham, in honor of Daniel Finch, second Earl of Nottingham. The Earl was a close friend of Colonial Governors Shute and Dudley of Massachusetts when New Hampshire was under that province's jurisdiction. The original grant was considerably larger than now; Deerfield separated from Nottingham in 1766, and Northwood separated in 1773.

Villages and Place Names: Nottingham Square, West Nottingham, Pawtuckaway

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 1,068 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population change for Nottingham totaled 3,167 over 50 years, from 566 in 1950 to 3,733 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 105 percent increase between 1970 and 1980, more than doubling the population in ten years. The 2007 Census estimate for Nottingham was 4,490 residents, which ranked 83rd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 96.0 persons per square mile of land area. Nottingham contains 46.5 square miles of land area and 1.9 square miles of inland water area.

Type of Government	Selectmen
Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2007	$4,391,339
Budget: School Appropriations, 2007-2008	$6,357,908
Zoning Ordinance	1980/06
Master Plan	2004
Capitol Improvement Plan	Yes
Industrial Plans Reviewed By	Planning Board

Boards and Commissions
Elected:	Selectmen; Planning; Zoning; Budget; Cemetery; Library; Trust Funds
Appointed:	Conservation; Capital Improvement; Building; Pawtuckaway Lake Advisory; Natural Resource; Advisory Assessing

Public Library

Blaisdell Memorial

EMERGENCY SERVICES
Police Department	Full-time
Fire Department	Full-time
Town Fire Insurance Rating	9/10
Emergency Medical Service	Volunteer

Nearest Hospital(s)	Distance	Staffed Beds
Wentworth-Douglass, Dover	16 miles	178
Exeter Hospital, Exeter	15 miles	100
Frisbie Memorial, Rochester	18 miles	112

UTILITIES
Electric Supplier	PSNH; NH Electric Coop
Natural Gas Supplier	None
Water Supplier	Private wells; Communal wells

Sanitation	Private septic
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant	No
Solid Waste Disposal
Curbside Trash Pickup	none
Pay-As-You-Throw Program	No
Recycling	Mandatory

Telephone Company	Fairpoint
Cellular Telephone Access	Yes
Cable Television Access	Yes
Public Access Television Station	Yes
High Speed Internet Service:
Business	Yes
Residential	Yes

2007 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)

$13.27

2007 Equalization Ratio

100

2007 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)

$13.20

2007 Percent of Local Assessed Value by Property Type
Residential Land and Buildings	97.1%
Commercial Land and Buildings	1.6%
Public Utilities, Current Use, and Other	1.3%

2007 Total Housing Units

2,021

2007 Single-Family Units

1,875

Single-Family Permits Issued, Net Change of Units

2007 Multi-Family Units

Multi-Family Permits Issued, Net Change of Units

2007 Manufactured Housing Units

Total Population

Community

County

2007

4,490

296,543

2000

3,733

278,748

1990

2,837

246,744

1980

1,952

190,345

1970

952

138,951

Census 2000 Demographics
Population by Gender
Male	1,877	Female	1,824

Population by Age Group
Under age 5	244
Age 5 to 19	846
Age 20 to 34	523
Age 35 to 54	1,487
Age 55 to 64	335
Age 65 and over	266
Median Age	38.2 years

Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over
High school graduate or higher	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.3%

Per capita income

$24,879

Median 4-person family income

$65,510

Median household income

$62,423

Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers
Male	$41,182
Female	$29,738

Families below the poverty level

0.9%

Annual Average

1997

2007

Civilian Labor Force

2,093

2,741

Employed

2,034

2,659

Unemployed

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

3.0%

Annual Average Covered Employment

1997

2007

Goods Producing Industries

Average Employment

115

Average Weekly Wage

$746

Service Providing Industries

Average Employment

Average Weekly Wage

$653

Total Private Industry

Average Employment

151

166

Average Weekly Wage

$458

$717

Government (Federal, State, and Local)

Average Employment

117

153

Average Weekly Wage

$371

$551

Total, Private plus Government

Average Employment

268

319

Average Weekly Wage

$420

$637

n = indicates that the data does not meet disclosure standards

Schools students attend:	Nottingham operates grades K-8; grades 9-12 are tuitioned to Dover	District: SAU 44
Career Technology Center(s):	Dover Voc. Center; Somersworth Reg. Voc. Center; Creteau Voc. Center, Rochester	Region: 12

Educational Facilities	Elementary	Middle/Junior High	High School	Private/Parochial
Number of Schools	1
Grade Levels	K 1-8
Total Enrollment	506

NH Licensed Child Care Facilities, 2008:

Total Facilities: 3

Total Capacity: 56

Nearest Community/Technical College: Great Bay

Nearest Colleges or Universities: McIntosh; Chester College of New England; University of NH

LARGEST BUSINESSES	PRODUCT/SERVICE	EMPLOYEES	ESTABLISHED
Fernald Lumber	Lumber yard, milling	10	1985
Custom Welding and Fabrications	Welding, fabrications	9	1980

TRANSPORTATION (Distance estimated from city / town hall)
Road Access	US Routes	4
	State Routes	152, 156
Nearest Interstate, Exit		Spaulding Tpk., Exit 6; I-95, Exit 2
	Distance	18 miles; 22 miles
Railroad	No
Public Transportation	No

Nearest Public Use Airport, General Aviation
Pease International
Runway		11,321 ft. asphalt/concrete
Lighted?	Yes	Navigational Aids?	Yes
Nearest Airport with Scheduled Service
Manchester-Boston Regional		Distance	25 miles
Number of Passsenger Airlines Serving Airport			8

Driving distance to selected cities:
Manchester, NH	25 miles
Portland, ME	74 miles
Boston, MA	63 miles
New York City, NY	266 miles
Montreal, Quebec	276 miles

COMMUTING TO WORK	(US Census)
Workers 16 years and over
Drove alone, car/truck/van	83.3%
Carpooled, car/truck/van	8.6%
Public transportation	0.5%
Walked	2.0%
Other Means	1.0%
Worked at home	4.7%
Mean Travel Time to Work	33.8 minutes

Percent of Working Residents:
Working in community of residence	12%
Commuting to another NH community	78%
Commuting out-of-state	10%

RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
X	Municipal Parks
	YMCA/YWCA
	Boys Club/Girls Club
	Golf Courses
	Swimming: Indoor Facility
	Swimming: Outdoor Facility
	Tennis Courts: Indoor Faclity
	Tennis Courts: Outdoor Facility
	Ice Skating Rink: Indoor Facility
	Bowling Facilities
	Museums
	Cinemas
	Performing Arts Facilities
	Tourists Attractions
X	Youth Organizations (i.e., Scouts, 4-H)
X	Youth Sports: Baseball
X	Youth Sports: Soccer
X	Youth Sports: Football
X	Youth Sports: Basketball
	Youth Sports: Hockey
X	Campgrounds
X	Fishing/Hunting
X	Boating/Marinas
X	Snowmobile Trails
X	Bicycle Trails
X	Cross Country Skiing
X	Beach or Waterfront Recreational Area
	Overnight or Day Camps

	Nearest Ski Area(s): McIntyre

	Other: Pawtuckaway State Park

Economic & Labor Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security, 2008. Community Response Received 09/05/08

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