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Population (year 2000): 11,477. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,720 (+2.1% change)
Males: 5,521 (48.1%), Females: 5,956 (51.9%)
Strafford County
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $42,739 (year 2000)
Median house value: $105,500 (year 2000)
Races in Somersworth:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: French (20.1%), Irish (19.5%),
French Canadian (15.3%), English (15.1%), German (7.2%), United
States (7.0%).
Elevation: 204 feet
Land area: 9.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Somersworth
- High school or higher: 84.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Somersworth city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 52.6%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 15.2%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +277 (+2.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Somersworth:
- WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; DOVER,
NH)
- FRISBIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
ROCHESTER, NH)
- PORTSMOUTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Somersworth:
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 14 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
- MANCHESTER (about 45 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 48 miles; PORTLAND, ME;
ID: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Somersworth:
- SKYHAVEN (about 4 miles; ROCHESTER, NH; ID: DAW)
- LITTLEBROOK AIR PARK (about 12 miles; ELIOT, ME; ID:
3B4)
- SANFORD REGIONAL (about 16 miles; SANFORD, ME; ID:
SFM)
Amtrak stations near Somersworth:
- 4 miles: DOVER (33 CHESTNUT ST.). Services: ticket
office, enclosed waiting area.
- 9 miles: DURHAM (3 DEPOT RD.). Services: ticket
office.
- 20 miles: WELLS (696 SANFORD ST.). Services: ticket
office, enclosed waiting area.
College/University in Somersworth:
- EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment:
51; Location: 362 RTE 108; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Somersworth:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 11
miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about
33 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; FT enrollment: 2,251)
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 41 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MANCHESTER,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 43 miles; NORTH ANDOVER,
MA; FT enrollment: 2,384)
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
DANVERS, MA; FT enrollment: 3,663)
Public high school in Somersworth:
- SOMERSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 600;
Location: 11 MEMORIAL DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Somersworth:
- TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 324;
Location: 150 WEST HIGH STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
- S ESTRN NEW HAMPSHIRE CHRISTIA (Students:
148; Location: 12 ROCKY HILL ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Somersworth:
- SOMERSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 588;
Location: 7 MEMORIAL DR; Grades: 05 - 08)
- MAPLE WOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 482;
Location: 184 MAPLE ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- HILLTOP SCHOOL (Students: 139; Location: 17
GRAND ST; Grades: 01 - 04)
Private primary/middle school in Somersworth:
- SOMERSWORTH CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 120;
Location: 15 BARTLETT AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Somersworth:
- SOMERSWORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$214,802; Location: 25 MAIN STREET; 47,620 books; 993
audio materials; 851 video materials; 117 serial
subscriptions)
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