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Lebanon New Hampshire
Lebanon, NH
Community Contact
City of Lebanon
Telephone
(603) 448-1457
Fax
(603) 448-0684
E-mail
planning@LebCity.com
Web Site
www.lebcity.com
Municipal Office Hours
Monday through Friday, 8 am - 5 pm
County
Grafton
Labor Market Area
Lebanon NH-VT Micro-NECTA, NH Portion
Tourism Region
Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
Planning Commission
Upper Valley/Lake Sunapee
Regional Development
Grafton County Economic Development Council
Election Districts
US Congress
District 2 (All Wards)
Executive Council
District
1 (All Wards)
State Senate
District 5 (All Wards)
State Representative
Grafton County District 11 (All Wards)
Incorporated : 1761
Origin : The name Lebanon comes from the biblical cedars of ancient Lebanon, being the Semitic word meaning "white," referring to the nearby mountain with perpetual snows on its summit. Established in 1761, the name was probably selected by the many early settlers who were from Lebanon, Connecticut, including Eleazar Wheelock, founder of Dartmouth
College . Lebanon was the original home of the "Indian Charity School" from which Dartmouth is descended. Lebanon was incorporated as a city in 1957.
Population, Year of the First Census Taken :
1,180 residents in 1790
Population Trends:
Though Lebanon ranked in the top fifty for numeric population increase, the rate of growth was well below the statewide average. Lebanon's population increased by 4,073 over fifty years, going from 8,495 residents in 1950 to 12,568 residents in 2000. Decennial growth rates ranged from a three percent increase between 1990-2000 to a 14 percent increase between 1970-1980. The 2004 Census estimate for Lebanon was 12,655 residents, which ranked 22nd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
Population Density, 2004 :
313.8 persons per square mile of land area. Lebanon contains 40.3 square miles of land area and 0.9 square miles of inland water area.
Villages and Place Names :
East Wilder, Mascoma, Sachem Village, West Lebanon
Type of Government
Manager & Council
Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2005
$35,685,700
Budget: School Appropriations, 2005-2006
$27,724,391
Zoning Ordinance
1936/98
Master Plan
2002
Capitol Improvement Plan
Yes
Industrial Plans Reviewed By
Planning Board
Boards and Commissions
Elected:
City Council
Appointed:
Planning Board; Zoning Board; Library Trustees; Conservation Commission; Historic District Commission
Public Library
Lebanon Public; West Lebanon
Police Department
Full-time
Fire Department
Full-time
Town Fire Insurance Rating
4/9
Emergency Medical Service
Municipal
Nearest Hospital(s):
Dartmouth-Hitchcock or Alice Peck Day, Lebanon
Distance: Local Staffed Beds: 336; 22
Electric Supplier
Granite State; NH Electric Coop.
Natural Gas Supplier
None
Water Supplier
Lebanon Water Department
Sanitation
Municipal
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
Yes
Solid Waste Disposal
Curbside Trash Pickup
Private
Pay-As-You-Throw Program
Yes
Recycling Program
Mandatory
Telephone Company
Verizon
Cellular Telephone Access
Yes
Cable Television Access
Yes
Public Access Television Station
No
High Speed Cable Internet Service:
Business
Yes
Residential
Yes
2004 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)
$27.30
2004 Equalization Ratio
73.9
2004 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)
$19.64
2004 Percent of Property Valuation by Type
Residential Land and Buildings
55.8%
Commercial Land and Buildings
39.8%
Other Property including Utilities
4.4%
2003 Total Housing Units
6,164
2003 Single-Family Units
2,826
Building Permits Issued
20
2003 Multi-Family Units
3,109
Building Permits Issued
184
2003 Manufactured Housing Units
229
Total Population
Community
County
2004
12,655
84,169
2000
12,571
81,826
1990
12,191
74,998
1980
11,134
65,806
1970
9,725
54,914
Census 2000 Demographics
Population by Gender
Male
5,936
Female
6,632
Population by Age Group
Under age 5
784
Age 5 to 19
2,333
Age 20 to 34
2,755
Age 35 to 54
3,890
Age 55 to 64
1,007
Age 65 and over
1,799
Median Age
37.1 years
Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over
High school graduate or higher
90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher
35.0%
Per capita income
$25,133
Median 4-person family income
$52,133
Median household income
$42,185
Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers
Male
$32,693
Female
$27,086
Families below the poverty level
6.3%
Annual Average
1994
2004
Civilian Labor Force
7,339
7,805
Employed
7,214
7,629
Unemployed
125
176
Unemployment Rate
1.7%
2.3%
Goods Producing Industries
Average Employment
1,956
2,353
Average Weekly Wage
$613
$858
Service Providing Industries
Average Employment
10,332
14,806
Average Weekly Wage
$517
$831
Total Private Industry
Average Employment
12,288
17,159
Average Weekly Wage
$533
$835
Government (Federal, State, and Local)
Average Employment
863
898
Average Weekly Wage
$473
$691
Total, Private plus Government
Average Employment
13,151
18,057
Average Weekly Wage
$529
$828
n = indicates that the data does not meet disclosure standards
Educational Facilities
Elementary
Middle/Junior High
High School
Private/Parochial
Number of Schools
5
1
1
2
Grade Levels
P K 1-6
7-8
9-12
K-12
Total Enrollment
935
336
726
NH Licensed Child Care Facilities, 2004: Total Facilities: 21 Total Capacity: 506
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Health care
5,500
1857
Timkin
Ball & roller bearings
650
1926
Lebanon School District
Education
450
1926
Thermal Dynamics
Plasma cutting torches
240
Alice Peck Day
Health care
460
City of Lebanon
Municipal services
160
1761
Teleatlas
Mapping
450
Luminescent Systems, Inc.
Electroluminescent lighting
131
1974
Fluent, OMI
Software
197
1990
Unifirst
Commercial Laundry
105
Road Access
Federal Routes
4
State Routes
10, 12A, 120
Nearest Interstate, Exit
I-89, Exit 17-20
Distance
Local access
Railroad
Yes
Public Transportation
Yes
Nearest Airport
Lebanon
Runway
5,496 feet
Lighted?
Yes
Navigational Aids?
Yes
Nearest Commercial Airport
Lebanon
Distance
Local
Driving distance to selected cities:
Manchester, NH
72 miles
Portland, ME
164 miles
Boston, MA
122 miles
New York City, NY
267 miles
Montreal, Quebec
189 miles
Workers 16 years and over
Drove alone, car/truck/van
77.4%
Carpooled, car/truck/van
12.9%
Public transportation
1.5%
Walked
2.9%
Other Means
0.9%
Worked at home
4.3%
Mean Travel Time to Work
16.2 minutes
Percent of Working Residents:
Working in community of residence
61%
Commuting to another NH community
29%
Commuting out-of-state
10%
X
Municipal Parks
YMCA/YWCA
Boys Club/Girls Club
X
Golf Courses
X
Swimming: Indoor Facility
X
Swimming: Outdoor Facility
X
Tennis Courts: Indoor Faclity
X
Tennis Courts: Outdoor Facility
X
Ice Skating Rink: Indoor Facility
Bowling Facilities
Museums
X
Cinemas
X
Performing Arts Facilities
X
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
X
Youth Sports: Hockey
X
Campgrounds
X
Fishing/Hunting
X
Boating/Marinas
X
Snowmobile Trails
X
Bicycle Trails
X
Cross Country Skiing
Beach or Waterfront Recreational Area
Nearest Ski Area(s): Storrs Hill
Other:
Lebanon adult sports
Lebanon NH Home
$1,900,000
Luxury Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$1,400,000
Luxury Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$795,000
Luxury Beds: 8
Lebanon NH Home
$629,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$625,000
Beds: 5
Lebanon NH Home
$550,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$500,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$499,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$465,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$449,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$429,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$425,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$419,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$414,900
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$395,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home New Updated!
$389,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$375,000
Beds: 5
Lebanon NH Home
$374,900
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home New Updated!
$369,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$359,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$349,900
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$349,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$345,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$329,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$325,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$320,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$309,900
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$309,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$299,900
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$299,900
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$299,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$299,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Home
$295,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$289,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$284,900
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home New Updated!
$283,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$272,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Home New Updated!
$269,900
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$269,900
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$269,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Home
$269,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$259,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$249,900
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$239,900
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$239,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$229,500
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$229,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home New Updated!
$229,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$219,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$218,500
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$215,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$215,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$210,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Home
$205,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$205,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Home
$205,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$205,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Home
$200,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Home
$199,999
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$199,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$195,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Home
$189,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$189,000
Beds: 8
Lebanon NH Home
$188,900
Beds: 5
Lebanon NH Home
$187,500
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$179,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$176,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$170,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$169,900
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home New Updated!
$169,900
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$165,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$164,900
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$159,900
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Home
$159,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$145,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$134,900
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Home
$134,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Home New Updated!
$115,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Home
$100,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Home
$99,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Home New Updated!
$82,900
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Home
$12,500
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$325,000
Beds: 4
Lebanon NH Condo
$324,500
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$290,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$272,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$269,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$259,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Condo
$247,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Condo
$246,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$246,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$246,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$246,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$239,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Condo
$235,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Condo
$235,000
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Condo
$229,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$228,100
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$225,600
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$215,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$210,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$209,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$203,900
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$200,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$199,900
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Condo
$199,900
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Condo
$199,500
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$199,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$197,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$195,900
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$192,500
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$189,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$187,900
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$185,900
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$184,900
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$179,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$169,900
Beds: 3
Lebanon NH Condo
$105,900
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$100,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$99,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$99,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$95,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$89,900
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$89,500
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Condo
$87,500
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Multi Family
$450,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Multi Family
$400,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Multi Family
$369,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Multi Family
$309,900
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Multi Family New Updated!
$274,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Multi Family New Updated!
$219,900
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Multi Family
$199,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Multi Family
$195,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Multi Family
$188,900
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Multi Family
$146,000
Beds: 2
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$3,800,000
Luxury Acres 1020.00
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$1,750,000
Luxury Acres 9.70
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$1,400,000
Luxury Acres 43.00
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$1,300,000
Luxury Acres 66.00
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$825,000
Luxury Acres 150.00
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$604,375
Acres 189.00
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$425,000
Acres 23.05
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$400,000
Acres 10.75
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$325,000
Acres 65.68
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$275,000
Acres 6.50
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$229,500
Acres 11.01
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$199,000
Acres 1.89
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$169,900
Acres 8.61
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$120,000
Acres 2.00
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$110,000
Acres 7.72
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$109,000
Acres 0.92
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$85,000
Acres 5.09
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$85,000
Acres 2.00
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$76,000
Acres 3.05
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$70,000
Acres 1.00
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$67,000
Acres 2.77
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$50,000
Acres 1.00
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$45,000
Acres 3.20
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$38,000
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Land | Lot
$37,000
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Mobile|Manufac.
$49,500
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Mobile|Manufac.
$46,000
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Mobile|Manufac.
$22,900
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Mobile|Manufac.
$18,900
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Mobile|Manufac.
$18,500
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Mobile|Manufac.
$12,500
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$3,200,000
Luxury Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$1,400,000
Luxury Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$925,000
Luxury Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$760,000
Luxury Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$499,000
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$425,000
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$310,000
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$250,000
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$229,000
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$210,000
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$185,000
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$17
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$15
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$15
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$15
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$15
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$15
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$15
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$15
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$15
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$15
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$15
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$15
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$14
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$9
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$7
Acres 3.00
Lebanon NH Commercial Property
$7
Acres 3.00
