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Population (year 2000): 5,943. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,615 (+11.3% change)
Males: 2,938 (49.4%), Females: 3,005 (50.6%)
Belknap County
Median resident age: 42.5 years
Median household income: $42,758 (year 2000)
Median house value: $136,500 (year 2000)
Races in Meredith:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (22.4%), Irish (17.9%),
French (11.2%), Italian (9.7%), German (7.8%), United States
(7.1%).
Elevation: 549 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Meredith
- High school or higher: 89.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.5%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Meredith town
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 61.4%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 10.8%
2.3% Foreign born (0.8% Europe, 0.6% North
America, 0.5% Asia).
Hospitals/medical centers near Meredith:
- LAKES REGION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
LACONIA, NH)
- SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NH)
- FRANKLIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
FRANKLIN, NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Meredith:
- MANCHESTER (about 50 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 63 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 84 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Meredith:
- LACONIA MUNI (about 9 miles; LACONIA, NH; ID: LCI)
- MOULTONBORO (about 12 miles; MOULTONBORO, NH; ID:
5M3)
- NEWFOUND VALLEY (about 18 miles; BRISTOL, NH; ID:
2N2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Meredith:
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MANCHESTER,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 53
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 53 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT
enrollment: 5,309)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 66 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 71 miles;
LOWELL, MA; FT enrollment: 8,373)
Public high school in Meredith:
- INTER-LAKES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 427;
Location: 1 LAKER LANE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Meredith:
- INTER-LAKES HIGH SCHOOL (ELEM) (Students:
417; Location: 1 LAKER LANE; Grades: 05 - 08)
- INTER-LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 400;
Location: 21 LAKER LANE; Grades: PK - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Meredith:
- LAKELAND SCHOOL INC (Students: 69; Location:
40 MEREDITH CENTER ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Meredith:
- MEREDITH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$393,860; Location: 91 MAIN STREET; 29,744 books; 1,835
audio materials; 1,370 video materials; 87 serial
subscriptions)
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