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Population (year 2000): 777. Estimated
population in July 2005: 802 (+3.2% change)
Males: 385 (49.5%), Females: 392 (50.5%)
Cheshire County
Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $43,359 (year 2000)
Median house value: $89,100 (year 2000)
Races in Gilsum:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (22.0%), French (16.5%),
Irish (13.3%), United States (12.9%), German (10.0%), French
Canadian (5.0%).
Elevation: 984 feet
For population 25 years and over in Gilsum
- High school or higher: 82.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gilsum town
- Never married: 22.7%
- Now married: 59.7%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 9.0%
1.0% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Gilsum:
- CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 8 miles; KEENE,
NH)
- SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL INC (about 23 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, VT)
- VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CLAREMONT,
NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gilsum:
- RUTLAND STATE (about 57 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
- MANCHESTER (about 58 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 61 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gilsum:
- DILLANT-HOPKINS (about 12 miles; KEENE, NH; ID: EEN)
- CLAREMONT MUNI (about 24 miles; CLAREMONT, NH; ID:
CNH)
- PARLIN FIELD (about 24 miles; NEWPORT, NH; ID: 2B3)
Amtrak station near Gilsum:
- 14 miles: BELLOWS FALLS (DEPOT ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gilsum:
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 8 miles; KEENE, NH;
Full-time enrollment: 4,049)
- MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
- FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; FITCHBURG,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 47 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT
enrollment: 5,309)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 54 miles;
AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)
- SMITH COLLEGE (about 57 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT
enrollment: 3,053)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MANCHESTER,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
Public primary/middle school in Gilsum:
- GILSUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 55;
Location: PO BOX 38; Grades: 01 - 06)
Library in Gilsum:
- GILSUM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$10,980; Location: 650 ROUTE 10; 9,585 books; 42 audio
materials; 163 video materials; 17 serial subscriptions)
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