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Grantham And Eastman New Hampshire
Grantham, NH
Community Contact
Town of Grantham
Telephone
(603) 863-6021
Fax
(603) 863-4499
E-mail
admin@granthamnh.net
Web Site
www.granthamnh.net
Municipal Office Hours
Monday through Thursday, 7 am - 5 pm, closed Friday; Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Monday through Thursday, 8 am - 5 pm, plus Tuesday and Wednesday, 7 pm - 9 pm, closed Friday
County
Sullivan
Labor Market Area
Lebanon NH-VT Micro-NECTA, NH Portion
Tourism Region
Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
Planning Commission
Upper Valley/Lake Sunapee
Regional Development
Western Region Development Corp.
Election Districts
US Congress
District 2
Executive Council
District
1
State Senate
District 5
State Representative
Sullivan County District 1
Incorporated : 1761
Origin : Named for Thomas Robinson, first Baron Grantham, friend of Governor Wentworth, an active supporter of American independence, and known as a diplomat in Europe. He was present at the negotiations leading to the 1748 signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle that ended the War of Austrian Succession, of which the French and Indian War in the Americas were a side struggle. Later, the Baron was one of Great Britain's first postmaster-generals.
Population, Year of the First Census Taken :
333 residents in 1790
Population Trends:
Grantham's population grew six times larger over fifty years, and growth rates over the last three decades were at least three times higher than average. Growth rates ranged from an eight percent decrease between 1950-1960 to a 92 percent increase between 1970-1980. Grantham's population increased by 1,808 residents, going from 359 in 1950 to 2,167 in 2000. The 2004 Census estimate for Grantham was 2,442 residents, which ranked 117th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
Population Density, 2004 :
89.8 persons per square mile of land area. Grantham contains 27.2 square miles of land area and 0.9 square miles of inland water area.
Villages and Place Names :
Type of Government
Selectmen
Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2004
$1,375,596
Budget: School Appropriations
not available
Zoning Ordinance
1990/05
Master Plan
2005
Capitol Improvement Plan
No
Industrial Plans Reviewed By
Planning Board
Boards and Commissions
Elected:
Board of Selectmen; Planning Board; Library Trustees
Appointed:
Zoning Board; Conservation Commission
Public Library
Dunbar Free
Police Department
On-call
Fire Department
On Call
Town Fire Insurance Rating
9/9
Emergency Medical Service
On-call
Nearest Hospital(s):
New London Hospital, New London
Distance: 10 miles Staffed Beds: 17
Electric Supplier
PSNH; NH Electric Coop.
Natural Gas Supplier
None
Water Supplier
Eastman Village District; private wells
Sanitation
Private septic
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
No
Solid Waste Disposal
Curbside Trash Pickup
None
Pay-As-You-Throw Program
No
Recycling Program
Voluntary
Telephone Company
Verizon
Cellular Telephone Access
Partial
Cable Television Access
Yes
Public Access Television Station
Yes
High Speed Cable Internet Service:
Business
Yes
Residential
Yes
2004 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)
$22.24
2004 Equalization Ratio
54.2
2004 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)
$12.05
2004 Percent of Property Valuation by Type
Residential Land and Buildings
96.7%
Commercial Land and Buildings
2.3%
Other Property including Utilities
1.0%
2003 Total Housing Units
1,684
2003 Single-Family Units
1,329
Building Permits Issued
59
2003 Multi-Family Units
328
Building Permits Issued
0
2003 Manufactured Housing Units
27
Total Population
Community
County
2004
2,442
42,469
2000
2,180
40,560
1990
1,249
38,652
1980
704
36,063
1970
366
30,949
Census 2000 Demographics
Population by Gender
Male
1,062
Female
1,105
Population by Age Group
Under age 5
107
Age 5 to 19
342
Age 20 to 34
276
Age 35 to 54
667
Age 55 to 64
304
Age 65 and over
471
Median Age
46 years
Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over
High school graduate or higher
96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher
51.2%
Per capita income
$32,174
Median 4-person family income
$69,271
Median household income
$63,239
Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers
Male
$43,250
Female
$34,773
Families below the poverty level
1.4%
Annual Average
1994
2004
Civilian Labor Force
747
1,304
Employed
729
1,264
Unemployed
18
40
Unemployment Rate
2.4%
3.1%
Goods Producing Industries
Average Employment
72
144
Average Weekly Wage
$405
$622
Service Providing Industries
Average Employment
151
219
Average Weekly Wage
$377
$485
Total Private Industry
Average Employment
223
363
Average Weekly Wage
$386
$540
Government (Federal, State, and Local)
Average Employment
64
28
Average Weekly Wage
$285
$643
Total, Private plus Government
Average Employment
287
391
Average Weekly Wage
$363
$547
n = indicates that the data does not meet disclosure standards
Schools students attend:
Grantham operates grades K-6; grades 7-12 are tuitioned to Lebanon
District: SAU
75
Career Technology Center(s):
Hartford Career and Technical Center, White River Junction VT
Region: 07
Educational Facilities
Elementary
Middle/Junior High
High School
Private/Parochial
Number of Schools
1
Grade Levels
K 1-6
Total Enrollment
201
NH Licensed Child Care Facilities, 2004: Total Facilities: 3 Total Capacity: 114
Nearest Community/Technical
College:
Claremont
Nearest Colleges or
Universities: Dartmouth; Colby-Sawyer; Lebanon
Yankee Barn Homes, Inc.
Home builders
45
1971
Eastman Community Association
Housing, development
23
1971
Cote & Reney
Lumber yard
16
Road Access
Federal Routes
State Routes
10
Nearest Interstate, Exit
I-89, Exit 13
Distance
Local access
Railroad
No
Public Transportation
No
Nearest Airport
Newport
Runway
3,450 feet
Lighted?
No
Navigational Aids?
Yes
Nearest Commercial Airport
Lebanon
Distance
20 miles
Driving distance to selected cities:
Manchester, NH
58 miles
Portland, ME
150 miles
Boston, MA
108 miles
New York City, NY
268 miles
Montreal, Quebec
202 miles
Workers 16 years and over
Drove alone, car/truck/van
77.9%
Carpooled, car/truck/van
11.2%
Public transportation
1.2%
Walked
0.9%
Other Means
1.0%
Worked at home
7.8%
Mean Travel Time to Work
29.7 minutes
Percent of Working Residents:
Working in community of residence
20%
Commuting to another NH community
70%
Commuting out-of-state
9%
X
Municipal Parks
YMCA/YWCA
Boys Club/Girls Club
X
Golf Courses
X
Swimming: Indoor Facility
Swimming: Outdoor Facility
Tennis Courts: Indoor Faclity
X
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
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
Beach or Waterfront Recreational Area
Nearest Ski Area(s): Mt. Sunapee
Other:
Grantham indoor sports facility, camps
Grantham NH Home
$1,499,000
Luxury Beds: 4
Eastman NH Home
$1,399,999
Luxury Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home New Updated!
$769,000
Luxury Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$750,000
Luxury Beds: 5
Eastman NH Home
$649,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$599,999
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$599,900
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$599,900
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$595,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$579,900
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$574,000
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Home
$564,500
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$549,999
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$539,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$528,825
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$499,900
Beds: 4
Eastman NH Home
$499,000
Beds: 4
Grantham NH Home
$498,499
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$491,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$479,000
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$479,000
Beds: 4
Eastman NH Home
$475,000
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$449,999
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$439,500
Beds: 4
Grantham NH Home
$429,000
Beds: 5
Grantham NH Home
$425,000
Beds: 4
Eastman NH Home
$405,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$399,500
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$399,000
Beds: 4
Eastman NH Home
$389,000
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$389,000
Beds: 4
Eastman NH Home
$387,500
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$377,999
Beds: 4
Grantham NH Home
$375,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$364,500
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$359,900
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$359,000
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$359,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$349,900
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$349,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$348,900
Beds: 2
Grantham NH Home
$348,000
Beds: 2
Grantham NH Home
$339,999
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$339,900
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$339,900
Beds: 6
Eastman NH Home
$339,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$329,890
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$329,500
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home New Updated!
$329,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$329,000
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Home New Updated!
$329,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home New Updated!
$319,900
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home New Updated!
$319,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$314,500
Beds: 4
Eastman NH Home
$308,999
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$299,999
Beds: 4
Eastman NH Home New Updated!
$299,900
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Home New Updated!
$299,900
Beds: 4
Eastman NH Home
$299,900
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$287,550
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$287,499
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Home
$285,500
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$279,500
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$279,000
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Home
$279,000
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$275,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$275,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$274,900
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$274,600
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$274,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$269,900
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$269,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$259,999
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$259,770
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$255,000
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$249,500
Beds: 4
Eastman NH Home
$249,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home New Updated!
$249,000
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Home
$239,000
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Home
$239,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$235,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$229,900
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home New Updated!
$229,850
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$229,000
Beds: 4
Eastman NH Home
$227,900
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$225,000
Beds: 1
Eastman NH Home
$225,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$200,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$197,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$194,999
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Home
$189,500
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home New Updated!
$174,900
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$159,000
Beds: 0
Grantham NH Home New Updated!
$133,900
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Home
$49,900
Beds: 1
Eastman NH Condo
$349,900
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Condo
$345,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Condo
$295,000
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Condo
$289,000
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Condo New Updated!
$279,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Condo
$269,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Condo
$268,888
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Condo
$259,900
Beds: 4
Eastman NH Condo
$249,999
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Condo
$239,900
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Condo
$239,000
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Condo
$239,000
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Condo
$239,000
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Condo
$235,000
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Condo
$224,900
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Condo
$213,000
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Condo
$212,000
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Condo
$211,900
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Condo
$199,950
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Condo
$199,900
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Condo
$199,500
Beds: 2
Eastman NH Condo
$174,900
Beds: 3
Eastman NH Condo
$169,000
Beds: 3
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$1,675,000
Luxury Acres 335.00
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$449,000
Acres 17.93
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$389,000
Acres 2.85
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$315,500
Acres 86.48
Grantham NH Land | Lot New Updated!
$290,000
Acres 156.00
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$275,000
Acres 14.20
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$275,000
Acres 19.00
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$250,000
Acres 5.30
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$195,000
Acres 10.39
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$188,500
Acres 5.78
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$150,000
Acres 1.70
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$149,999
Acres 5.11
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$140,000
Acres 1.74
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$139,000
Acres 2.88
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$135,000
Acres 8.35
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$125,000
Acres 1.11
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$125,000
Acres 2.61
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$125,000
Acres 2.96
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$125,000
Acres 3.00
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$119,900
Acres 9.90
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$119,000
Acres 1.21
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$115,000
Acres 2.51
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$115,000
Acres 10.00
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$115,000
Acres 10.00
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$99,900
Acres 3.97
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$98,000
Acres 0.79
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$97,500
Acres 0.73
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$89,000
Acres 1.58
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$89,000
Acres 1.60
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$89,000
Acres 6.91
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$87,500
Acres 0.69
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$84,500
Acres 1.44
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$84,500
Acres 1.67
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$79,500
Acres 1.43
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$79,500
Acres 1.46
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$79,000
Acres 1.31
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$79,000
Acres 1.02
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$79,000
Acres 1.21
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$78,000
Acres 0.50
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$77,700
Acres 3.00
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$74,000
Acres 8.20
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$69,000
Acres 5.08
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$53,000
Acres 0.78
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$46,000
Acres 3.07
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$44,500
Acres 2.83
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$43,500
Acres 14.32
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$43,500
Acres 1.35
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$39,900
Acres 1.36
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$39,850
Acres 2.03
Grantham NH Land | Lot
$39,000
Acres 0.92
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$38,000
Acres 1.23
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$35,000
Acres 1.73
Eastman NH Land | Lot New Updated!
$35,000
Acres 2.00
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$35,000
Acres 0.42
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$34,900
Acres 4.30
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$33,000
Acres 1.41
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$31,500
Acres 0.95
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$29,900
Acres 0.72
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$29,500
Acres 0.97
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$28,000
Acres 2.12
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$28,000
Acres 2.35
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$27,500
Acres 3.06
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$27,000
Acres 0.61
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$26,000
Acres 2.06
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$26,000
Acres 1.52
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$26,000
Acres 1.28
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$25,000
Acres 0.43
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$24,900
Acres 1.01
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$18,900
Acres 2.25
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$18,000
Acres 2.00
Eastman NH Land | Lot
$18,000
Acres 2.45
