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Population (year 2000): 1,138. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,120 (-1.6% change)
Males: 601 (52.8%), Females: 537 (47.2%)
Grafton County
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $38,654 (year 2000)
Median house value: $81,300 (year 2000)
Races in Grafton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (23.4%), French (20.1%),
Irish (16.0%), German (9.8%), Scottish (7.1%), Scotch-Irish
(6.3%).
Elevation: 841 feet
For population 25 years and over in Grafton
- High school or higher: 81.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Grafton town
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 5.4%
- Divorced: 9.5%
2.5% Foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.9% North
America, 0.4% Oceania).
Hospitals/medical centers near Grafton:
- NEW LONDON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC (about 11 miles;
NEW LONDON, NH)
- FRANKLIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
FRANKLIN, NH)
- ALICE PECK DAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
LEBANON, NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Grafton:
- MANCHESTER (about 56 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- RUTLAND STATE (about 69 miles; RUTLAND, VT; ID: RUT)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 86 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grafton:
- NEWFOUND VALLEY (about 14 miles; BRISTOL, NH; ID:
2N2)
- PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 20 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; ID:
1P1)
- PARLIN FIELD (about 21 miles; NEWPORT, NH; ID: 2B3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Grafton:
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 24 miles; HANOVER, NH;
Full-time enrollment: 5,309)
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 25 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,542)
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 47 miles; KEENE, NH; FT
enrollment: 4,049)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; MANCHESTER,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT;
FT enrollment: 2,585)
- MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles;
GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
- FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 69 miles; FITCHBURG,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
Library in Grafton:
- GRAFTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$5,864; Location: LIBRARY ROAD; 6,881 books; 192 audio
materials; 317 video materials; 11 serial subscriptions)
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