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Population (year 2000): 5,476. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,711 (+4.3% change)
Males: 2,627 (48.0%), Females: 2,849 (52.0%)
Cheshire County
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $45,033 (year 2000)
Median house value: $103,900 (year 2000)
Races in Jaffrey:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (18.6%), Irish (18.0%),
French (17.8%), French Canadian (14.6%), Italian (10.4%), German
(7.6%).
Elevation: 1013 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jaffrey
- High school or higher: 83.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jaffrey town
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 60.4%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 7.5%
1.2% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Jaffrey:
- MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
PETERBOROUGH, NH)
- HEYWOOD HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GARDNER, MA)
- ATHOL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ATHOL, MA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jaffrey:
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 39 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- MANCHESTER (about 42 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 56 miles;
SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jaffrey:
- JAFFREY AIRPORT-SILVER RANCH (about 2 miles;
JAFFREY, NH; ID: AFN)
- DILLANT-HOPKINS (about 18 miles; KEENE, NH; ID: EEN)
- GARDNER MUNI (about 20 miles; GARDNER, MA; ID: GDM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jaffrey:
- MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
GARDNER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,023)
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; KEENE, NH; FT
enrollment: 4,049)
- FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; FITCHBURG,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
- QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
- WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; WORCESTER,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,846)
- WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 40 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,426)
- ASSUMPTION COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
FT enrollment: 2,356)
Public high school in Jaffrey:
- CONANT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 495; Location:
3 CONANT WAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Jaffrey:
- VICTORY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 40; Location:
28 PETERBOROUGH STREET; Grades: 7 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jaffrey:
- JAFFREY GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 443;
Location: 18 SCHOOL ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- JAFFREY-RINDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 356;
Location: 1 CONANT WAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Jaffrey:
- ST PATRICK SCHOOL (Students: 186; Location:
70 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Jaffrey:
- JAFFREY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$206,662; Location: 38 MAIN STREET; 26,505 books; 569
audio materials; 458 video materials; 61 serial
subscriptions)
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