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Population (year 2000): 22,563. Estimated
population in July 2005: 22,778 (+1.0% change)
Males: 10,572 (46.9%), Females: 11,991 (53.1%)
Cheshire County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $37,033 (year 2000)
Median house value: $103,800 (year 2000)
Races in Keene:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (16.8%), Irish (16.6%),
French (13.3%), German (9.6%), Italian (8.6%), French Canadian
(8.2%).
Elevation: 486 feet
Land area: 37.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Keene
- High school or higher: 87.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.8%
- Unemployed: 10.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Keene city
- Never married: 35.2%
- Now married: 45.2%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 10.5%
2.7% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.9% Asia, 0.4%
North America).
Population change in the 1990s: -518 (-2.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Keene:
- CHESHIRE MEDICAL CENTER,THE (580 COURT
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Keene:
- MONADNOCK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
PETERBOROUGH, NH)
- BRATTLEBORO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
BRATTLEBORO, VT)
- BRATTLEBORO RETREAT (about 25 miles; BRATTLEBORO,
VT)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Keene:
- WORCESTER REGIONAL (about 55 miles; WORCESTER, MA;
ID: ORH)
- WESTOVER ARB/METROPOLITAN (about 55 miles;
SPRINGFIELD/CHICOPEE, MA; ID: CEF)
- MANCHESTER (about 60 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Keene:
- DILLANT-HOPKINS (about 5 miles; KEENE, NH; ID: EEN)
- JAFFREY AIRPORT-SILVER RANCH (about 23 miles;
JAFFREY, NH; ID: AFN)
- ORANGE MUNI (about 26 miles; ORANGE, MA; ID: ORE)
Amtrak stations near Keene:
- 18 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.
- 20 miles: BRATTLEBORO (VERNON RD.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Keene:
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
4,049; Location: 229 MAIN; Public; Website:
www.keene.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- ANTIOCH NEW ENGLAND GRADUATE SCHOOL-NH (FT
enrollment: 781; Location: 40 AVON ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.antiochne.edu; Offers
Doctor's degree)
- KEENE BEAUTY ACADEMY (FT enrollment: 46;
Location: 800 PARK AVE; Private, for-profit; Website:
WWW.KEENEBEAUTYACADEMY.COM)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Keene:
- MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
GARDNER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,023)
- FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; FITCHBURG,
MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 47 miles;
AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)
- SMITH COLLEGE (about 50 miles; NORTHAMPTON, MA; FT
enrollment: 3,053)
- MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SOUTH HADLEY,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,029)
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 54 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT
enrollment: 5,309)
- QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
WORCESTER, MA; FT enrollment: 3,359)
Public high school in Keene:
- KEENE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,768; Location:
43 ARCH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Keene:
- KEENE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 808; Location:
17 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SYMONDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 344;
Location: 79 PARK AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- FULLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 298;
Location: 422 ELM ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 259;
Location: 217 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- JONATHAN M DANIELS SCHOOL (Students: 236;
Location: 179 MAPLE AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- WHEELOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 167;
Location: 24 ADAMS ST; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Keene:
- ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 196; Location: 92
WILSON ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- MONADNOCK WALDORF SCHOOL (Students: 175;
Location: 98 SOUTH LINCOLN STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- TRINITY LUTHERN SCHOOL (Students: 71;
Location: 28 ARCH STREET; Grades: PK - 2)
- KEENE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 51;
Location: 91 WEST STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- MONT SCHOOLHOUSE-CHESHILL CTY (Students: 42;
Location: 69 WASHINGTON ST.; Grades: PK - KG)
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE CHILD DEV (Students: 23;
Location: 229 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- CEDARCREST (Students: 23; Location: 91 MAPLE
AVENUE; Grades: PK - UG)
- CHESHIRE CHILDRENS CENTER (Students: 2;
Location: 421 WINCHESTER STREET; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Keene:
- KEENE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,047,197; Location: 60 WINTER STREET; 105,584 books;
4,057 audio materials; 1,768 video materials; 235 serial
subscriptions)
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