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Population (year 2000): 1,739. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,803 (+3.7% change)
Males: 834 (48.0%), Females: 905 (52.0%)
Hillsborough County
Median resident age: 42.6 years
Median household income: $55,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $154,900 (year 2000)
Races in Hancock:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (31.6%), Irish (19.7%),
German (11.4%), French (10.6%), Italian (7.9%), Scottish (7.9%).
Elevation: 870 feet
For population 25 years and over in Hancock
- High school or higher: 95.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 17.8%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hancock town
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 66.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 9.4%
1.3% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Hancock:
- MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
PETERBOROUGH, NH)
- CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 22 miles; KEENE,
NH)
- HEYWOOD HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; GARDNER, MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Hancock:
- MANCHESTER (about 38 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 50 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 60 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hancock:
- HAWTHORNE-FEATHER AIRPARK (about 10 miles;
HILLSBORO, NH; ID: 8B1)
- JAFFREY AIRPORT-SILVER RANCH (about 12 miles;
JAFFREY, NH; ID: AFN)
- DILLANT-HOPKINS (about 21 miles; KEENE, NH; ID: EEN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hancock:
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; KEENE, NH;
Full-time enrollment: 4,049)
- MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
- FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 30 miles; FITCHBURG,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MANCHESTER,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
- QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
- WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 50 miles; WORCESTER,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
- WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 50 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
Public primary/middle school in Hancock:
- HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 89;
Location: 10 ELEMENTARY LN; Grades: KG - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Hancock:
- READY SET GROW (Students: 7; Location:
FORREST ROAD; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Hancock:
- HANCOCK TOWN LIBRARY (Operating income:
$75,509; Location: 25 MAIN STREET; 18,829 books; 398
audio materials; 353 video materials; 79 serial
subscriptions)
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