Sunapee, New Hampshire

Sunapee, NH
Community Contact	Town of Sunapee Donna Nashawaty, Town Manager PO Box 717 Sunapee, NH 03782
Telephone	(603) 763-2212
Fax	(603) 763-4925
E-mail	donna@town.sunapee.nh.us
Web Site	www.town.sunapee.nh.us
Municipal Office Hours	Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 8 am - 5 pm, Wednesday, 8 am - 1 pm, and second and fourth Saturday each of month, 9 am - 12 noon
County	Sullivan
Labor Market Area	Newport NH LMA
Tourism Region	Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
Planning Commission	Upper Valley/Lake Sunapee
Regional Development	Capital Regional Development Council
Election Districts
US Congress	District 2
Executive Council	District 1
State Senate	District 8
State Representative	Sullivan County District 3

Incorporated: 1781

Origin: This territory was first settled by Oliver Corey and other soldiers from the French wars, and known as Corey's Town. Oliver Corey was a grantee on the 1768 charter naming the town Saville. Another grantee, John Wendell, became a principal landowner, and the town was renamed Wendell in 1781 upon petition of residents. The name Sunapee was substituted for Wendell by the Legislature in 1850. Town, lake, and mountain share the name Sunapee, which comes from the Algonquin Indian words suna, meaning goose, and apee, meaning lake. The Indians called the area Goose Lake because it was a favorite spot of wild geese.

Villages and Place Names: Burkehaven, Fernwood, Georges Mills, Granliden, Wendell

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 267 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population change for Sunapee totaled 1,961 over 50 years, from 1,108 in 1950 to 3,069 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was an increase of 67 percent between 1970 and 1980; the smallest, five percent between 1950 and 1960. The 2006 Census estimate for Sunapee was 3,355 residents, which ranked 104th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2006: 159.3 persons per square mile of land area. Sunapee contains 21.1 square miles of land area and 4.1 square miles of inland water area.

Type of Government	Selectmen/Town Manager
Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2005	$6,717,140
Budget: School Appropriations, 2005	$8,293,589
Zoning Ordinance	1987/07
Master Plan	1998
Capitol Improvement Plan	Yes
Industrial Plans Reviewed By	Planning Board

Boards and Commissions
Elected:	Selectmen; Planning; Zoning; Library; Trust Funds; Water & Sewer
Appointed:	Conservation; Town Bldgs; Budget

Public Library

Abbott

EMERGENCY SERVICES
Police Department	Full-time
Fire Department	Volunteer
Town Fire Insurance Rating	5/9
Emergency Medical Service	Volunteer

Nearest Hospital(s)	Distance	Staffed Beds
New London Hospital, New London	8 miles	35

UTILITIES
Electric Supplier	PSNH; NH Electric Coop
Natural Gas Supplier	None
Water Supplier	Municipal

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

Telephone Company	Comcast
Cellular Telephone Access	Yes
Cable Television Access	Yes
Public Access Television Station	No
High Speed Internet Service:
Business	Limited
Residential	Limited

2006 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)

$11.66

2006 Equalization Ratio

86.2

2006 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)

$10.10

2006 Percent of Local Assessed Value by Property Type
Residential Land and Buildings	95.8%
Commercial Land and Buildings	3.0%
Public Utilities, Current Use, and Other	1.2%

2006 Total Housing Units

2,365

2006 Single-Family Units

1,897

Single-Family Permits Issued, Net Change of Units

2006 Multi-Family Units

392

Multi-Family Permits Issued, Net Change of Units

2006 Manufactured Housing Units

Total Population

Community

County

2006

3,355

42,979

2000

3,069

40,560

1990

2,613

38,652

1980

2,312

36,063

1970

1,384

30,949

Census 2000 Demographics
Population by Gender
Male	1,544	Female	1,511

Population by Age Group
Under age 5	128
Age 5 to 19	642
Age 20 to 34	431
Age 35 to 54	996
Age 55 to 64	339
Age 65 and over	519
Median Age	41.7 years

Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over
High school graduate or higher	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.1%

Per capita income

$29,184

Median 4-person family income

$55,909

Median household income

$49,353

Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers
Male	$40,720
Female	$27,237

Families below the poverty level

3.8%

Annual Average

1996

2006

Civilian Labor Force

1,530

1,720

Employed

1,496

1,668

Unemployed

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

3.0%

Annual Average Covered Employment

1996

2006

Goods Producing Industries

Average Employment

120

188

Average Weekly Wage

$402

$655

Service Providing Industries

Average Employment

300

291

Average Weekly Wage

$282

$514

Total Private Industry

Average Employment

420

479

Average Weekly Wage

$316

$569

Government (Federal, State, and Local)

Average Employment

252

182

Average Weekly Wage

$372

$644

Total, Private plus Government

Average Employment

672

660

Average Weekly Wage

$337

$590

n = indicates that the data does not meet disclosure standards

Schools students attend:	Sunapee operates grades K-12	District: SAU 43
Career Technology Center(s):	Sugar River Valley Technical Center, Newport or Claremont	Region: 10

Educational Facilities	Elementary	Middle/Junior High	High School	Private/Parochial
Number of Schools	1	1	1	1
Grade Levels	K 1-5	6-8	9-12	K 1-12
Total Enrollment	203	123	176	56

NH Licensed Child Care Facilities, 2007:

Total Facilities: 3

Total Capacity: 38

Nearest Community/Technical College: Claremont

Nearest Colleges or Universities: Colby-Sawyer; Magdalen

LARGEST BUSINESSES	PRODUCT/SERVICE	EMPLOYEES	ESTABLISHED
Sunapee School District	Education	78 FT
Town of Sunapee	Municipal services	31 FT/20 PT + summer	1781
Micro-Precision, Inc.	Machining	40	1961
Bonin Machine Shop	Machine tools	5	1994
Lake Sunapee Bank	Banking	4	1868
Sugar River Bank	Banking	4	1895

TRANSPORTATION (Distance estimated from city / town hall)
Road Access	US Routes
	State Routes	11, 103, 103B
Nearest Interstate, Exit		I-89, Exit 12A
	Distance	Local access
Railroad	No
Public Transportation	No

Nearest Public Use Airport, General Aviation
Parlin Field, Newport
Runway		3,450 ft. asphalt
Lighted?	No	Navigational Aids?	No
Nearest Airport with Scheduled Service
Lebanon Municipal		Distance	28 miles
Number of Passsenger Airlines Serving Airport			1

Driving distance to selected cities:
Manchester, NH	55 miles
Portland, ME	140 miles
Boston, MA	105 miles
New York City, NY	264 miles
Montreal, Quebec	212 miles

COMMUTING TO WORK	(US Census)
Workers 16 years and over
Drove alone, car/truck/van	84.9%
Carpooled, car/truck/van	6.6%
Public transportation	0.0%
Walked	1.4%
Other Means	0.7%
Worked at home	6.4%
Mean Travel Time to Work	24.4 minutes

Percent of Working Residents:
Working in community of residence	21%
Commuting to another NH community	72%
Commuting out-of-state	6%

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

	Nearest Ski Area(s): Mt Sunapee

	Other: Lake Sunapee Cruises; Sunapee State Beach

Economic & Labor Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security, 2007. Community Response Received 08/21/07

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