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Population (year 2000): 16,411. Estimated
population in July 2005: 17,060 (+4.0% change)
Males: 7,969 (48.6%), Females: 8,442 (51.4%)
Belknap County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $37,796 (year 2000)
Median house value: $96,700 (year 2000)
Races in Laconia:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (16.8%), Irish (16.8%),
French (16.1%), French Canadian (15.1%), United States (7.3%),
German (6.3%).
Elevation: 506 feet
Land area: 20.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Laconia
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Laconia city
- Never married: 25.8%
- Now married: 52.0%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 11.9%
3.5% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 1.0% North
America, 0.7% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +580 (+3.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Laconia:
- LAKES REGION GENERAL HOSPITAL (80 HIGHLAND
ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Laconia:
- FRANKLIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
FRANKLIN, NH)
- SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NH)
- HUGGINS HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; WOLFEBORO, NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Laconia:
- MANCHESTER (about 43 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 56 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 76 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Laconia:
- LACONIA MUNI (about 4 miles; LACONIA, NH; ID: LCI)
- LAKES REGION (about 16 miles; WOLFEBORO, NH; ID:
8B8)
- MOULTONBORO (about 16 miles; MOULTONBORO, NH; ID:
5M3)
Colleges/Universities in Laconia:
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITY TECH COLL-LACONIA/BERLIN
(Full-time enrollment: 855; Location: 379 NEW PRESCOTT
HILL RD; Public; Website: www.laco.tec.nh.us)
- EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 44;
Location: 556 MAIN ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Laconia:
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MANCHESTER,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 46
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 56 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT
enrollment: 5,309)
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 63 miles;
LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 65 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
Public high school in Laconia:
- LACONIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 792; Location:
345 UNION AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Laconia:
- LACONIA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 202;
Location: 1386 MEREDITH CENTER RD.; Grades: KG - 12)
- LAKES REGION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 25;
Location: 31 LINDSAY COURT; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Laconia:
- MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 623;
Location: 150 MCGRATH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WOODLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 445;
Location: 225 WINTER ST EXT; Grades: PK - 05)
- ELM STREET SCHOOL (Students: 314; Location:
478 ELM ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- PLEASANT STREET SCHOOL (Students: 302;
Location: 350 PLEASANT ST; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Laconia:
- HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL (Students: 210; Location:
50 CHURCH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- NORTH COUNTRY ALTERNATIVE SCH (Students: 3;
Location: PO BOX 6153; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Laconia:
- LACONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$608,101; Location: 695 MAIN STREET; 50,943 books; 1,500
audio materials; 1,400 video materials; 11 serial
subscriptions)
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