Lempster New Hampshire Town Information

	Community Contact	Town of Lempster Gayle Newton, Town Clerk PO Box 33 Lempster, NH 03605
	Telephone	(603) 863-3213 or 863-2698
	Fax	(603) 863-8105
	E-mail	lempster@myfairpoint.net
	Web Site	www.lempsternh.org
	Municipal Office Hours	Business Office: Tuesday, Wednesday, 8 am - 4:30 pm, Friday, 8 am - 1 pm; Town Clerk, Tax Collector: Tuesday through Thursday, 8 am - 6 pm, Friday, Saturday, 8 am - 1 pm
	County	Sullivan
	Labor Market Area	Newport NH LMA
	Tourism Region	Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
	Planning Commission	Upper Valley/Lake Sunapee
	Regional Development	Capital Regional Development Council
	Election Districts
	US Congress	District 2
	Executive Council	District 2
	State Senate	District 8
	State Representative	Sullivan County Districts 7, 11

Incorporated: 1761

Origin: This territory was originally granted in 1735 by Massachusetts Governor Belcher as Number 9, the ninth in a line of forts established to guard against Indian attacks. It was regranted in 1753 by Governor Benning Wentworth under the name Dupplin, after Sir Thomas Hay, Lord Dupplin of Scotland, who had been in charge of the settlement of Nova Scotia. The town was granted yet again in 1761 as Lempster, named for Sir Thomas Fermor of Lempster, England, who was a Wentworth relation. Settlers were not able to meet the prescribed terms, so a regrant charter was issued in 1767. By 1770 only eight families had settled there, and a charter extension was requested of and issued by Governor John Wentworth in 1772.

Villages and Place Names: Dodge Hollow, East Lempster, Keyes Hollow

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 415 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population change for Lempster totaled 875 over 51 years, from 272 in 1960 to 1,147 in 2011. The largest decennial percent change was a 77 percent increase between 1970 and 1980, followed by a 49 percent increase over the next decade. The 2011 Census estimate for Lempster was 1,147 residents, which ranked 178th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density and Land Area, 2010 (US Census Bureau): 35.7 persons per square mile of land area. Lempster contains 32.4 square miles of land area and 0.4 square miles of inland water area.

MUNICIPAL SERVICES
Type of Government	Selectmen
Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2010-2011	$932,236
Budget: School Appropriations, 2008	$4,036,800
Zoning Ordinance	No Board
Master Plan	2003
Capitol Improvement Plan	Yes
Industrial Plans Reviewed By
Boards and Commissions
Elected:	Selectmen; Planning; Library; Cemetery; Checklist; Trust Funds
Appointed:	Conservation
Public Library	Miner Memorial

EMERGENCY SERVICES
Police Department		Sullivan County Sheriff
Fire Department		Volunteer
Emergency Medical Service		Volunteer
Nearest Hospital(s)	Distance	Staffed Beds
Valley Regional, Claremont	15 miles	25

UTILITIES
Electric Supplier	PSNH; NH Electric Coop
Natural Gas Supplier	None
Water Supplier	Private wells
Sanitation	Private septic
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant	No
Solid Waste Disposal
Curbside Trash Pickup	None
Pay-As-You-Throw Program	Yes
Recycling Program	Voluntary
Telephone Company	Fairpoint
Cellular Telephone Access	Yes
Cable Television Access	Yes
Public Access Television Station	No
High Speed Internet Service:
Business	Limited
Residential	Limited

(NH Dept. of Revenue Adminstration)PROPERTY TAXES
2011 Total Tax Rate (per $1,000 of value)	$19.96
2011 Equalization Ratio	100.0
2011 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1,000 of value)	$19.24
2011 Percent of Local Assessed Value by Property Type
Residential Land and Buildings	67.2%
Commercial Land and Buildings	3.0%
Public Utilities, Current Use, and Other	29.8%

(ACS 2007-2011)HOUSING
Total Housing Units	615
Single-Family Units, Detached or Attached	546
Units in Multiple-Family Structures:
Two to Four Units in Structure	16
Five or More Units in Structure	0
Mobile Homes and Other Housing Units	53

(US Census Bureau)DEMOGRAPHICS
Total Population	Community	County
2011	1,147	43,462
2010	1,154	43,742
2000	97	40,560
1990	948	38,652
1980	637	36,063
1970	360	30,949

Demographics, American Community Survey (ACS) 2007-2011
Population by Gender
Male: 572		Female: 572
Population by Age Group
Under age 5		74
Age 5 to 19		239
Age 20 to 34		120
Age 35 to 54		464
Age 55 to 64		141
Age 65 and over		106
Median Age		39.7 years
Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over
High school graduate or higher		89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher		23.3%

(ACS 2007-2011)INCOME, 2011 INFLATION ADJUSTED $
Per capita income	$24,581
Median family income	$60,268
Median household income	$58,594
Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers
Male	$48,958
Female	$39,167
Families below the poverty level	10.0%

(NHES - ELMI)LABOR FORCE
Annual Average	2001	2011
Civilian Labor Force	550	544
Employed	536	514
Unemployed	14	30
Unemployment Rate	2.5%	5.5%

(NHES - ELMI)EMPLOYMENT & WAGES
Annual Average Covered Employment	2001	2011
Goods Producing Industries
Average Employment	24	n
Average Weekly Wage	$545	n

Service Providing Industries
Average Employment	19	n
Average Weekly Wage	$442	n

Total Private Industry
Average Employment	43	53
Average Weekly Wage	$500	$815

Government (Federal, State, and Local)
Average Employment	9	61
Average Weekly Wage	$177	$587

Total, Private plus Government
Average Employment	52	114
Average Weekly Wage	$444	$694
n = indicates that the data does not meet disclosure standards

(NH Dept. of Education)EDUCATION/CHILD CARE FACILITIES
Schools students attend:	Grades K-8 are part of Goshen-Lempster Cooperative (Goshen, Lempster); grades 9-12 are tuitioned to Newport, Sunapee, Kearsarge, Keene, Fall Mountain, or Claremont			SAU 71
Career Technology Center(s):	Sugar River Valley Technical Center, Newport or Claremont			Region: 10
Educational Facilities	Elementary	Middle/Junior High	High School	Private/Parochial
Number of Schools	1
Grade Levels	K 1-8
Total Enrollment	158
2012 NH Licensed Child Care Facilities (Bureau of Child Care Licensing):	Total Facilities: 1		Total Capacity: 30
Nearest Community/Technical College: River Valley
Nearest Colleges or Universities: Keene State; Colby-Sawyer; New England

LARGEST BUSINESSES	PRODUCT/SERVICE	EMPLOYEES	ESTABLISHED
Jolly Roger Moto-Sports Park	Seasonal motor sports park	6	1996
Lempster Wind, LLC	Wind farm	4-6	2008
Sturgeon's General Store	Convenience store	2-3	2008
Ashuelot Valley Outdoor	Small Engine repair & sales	1-2	2006

(Distance estimated from city/town hall)TRANSPORTATION
Road Access	US Routes
	State Routes		10
Nearest Interstate, Exit		I-91 (VT), Exit 7
	Distance		18 miles
Railroad			No
Public Transportation			No

Nearest Public Use Airport, General Aviation
Parlin Field, Newport
Runway		3,450 ft. asphalt
Lighted?	No	Navigational Aids?	No
Nearest Airport with Scheduled Service
Lebanon Municipal		Distance	38 miles
Number of Passsenger Airlines Serving Airport			1

Driving distance to selected cities:
Manchester, NH			49 miles
Portland, ME			143 miles
Boston, MA			108 miles
New York City, NY			242 miles
Montreal, Quebec			226 miles

(ACS 2007-2011)COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
Drove alone, car/truck/van	77.6%
Carpooled, car/truck/van	7.0%
Public transportation	0.0%
Walked	2.7%
Other Means	2.7%
Worked at home	9.9%
Mean Travel Time to Work	30.4 minutes

Percent of Working Residents:	(ACS 2007-2011)
Working in community of residence	63.6%
Commuting to another NH community	26.5%
Commuting out-of-state	9.9%

RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
	Municipal Parks
	YMCA/YWCA
	Boys Club/Girls Club
	Golf Courses
	Swimming: Indoor Facility
	Swimming: Outdoor Facility
	Tennis Courts: Indoor Faclity
	Tennis Courts: Outdoor Facility
	Ice Skating Rink: Indoor Facility
	Bowling Facilities
	Museums
	Cinemas
	Performing Arts Facilities
	Tourists Attractions
X	Youth Organizations (i.e., Scouts, 4-H)
X	Youth Sports: Baseball
	Youth Sports: Soccer
	Youth Sports: Football
	Youth Sports: Basketball
	Youth Sports: Hockey
X	Campgrounds
X	Fishing/Hunting
X	Boating/Marinas
X	Snowmobile Trails
	Bicycle Trails
	Cross Country Skiing
	Beach or Waterfront Recreational Area
X	Overnight or Day Camps

	Nearest Ski Area(s): Mount Sunapee

	Other:

Economic & Labor Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security, 2013.
Community Response Received 09/06/11

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