Plainfield New Hampshire Town Information

	Community Contact	Plainfield Board of Selectmen Steve Halleran, Town Administrator PO Box 380 Meriden, NH 03770
	Telephone	(603) 469-3201
	Fax	(603) 469-3642
	E-mail	plainfield.ta@plainfieldnh.org
	Web Site	www.plainfieldnh.org
	Municipal Office Hours	Town Manager: Monday through Friday, 8 am - 4 pm; Town Clerk: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 8 am - 4 pm, Wednesday, 8 am - 6 pm, Friday 7 am - 12 noon; Tax Collector: Monday, Thursday, 8 am - 12 noon, Wednesday, 2 pm - 6 pm
	County	Sullivan
	Labor Market Area	Lebanon NH-VT Micro-NECTA, NH Portion
	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 1
	State Senate	District 5
	State Representative	Sullivan County Districts 1, 9

Incorporated: 1761

Origin: Settled by a group from Plainfield, Connecticut, Plainfield is one of the towns chartered by Governor Benning Wentworth in 1761 at the beginning of the reign of King George III. A part of Plainfield with a portion of Grantham was separated into Meriden Parish in 1780. Meriden became the site of Kimball Union Academy, established in 1813. Daniel Kimball donated a large collection of books to the town for a library in 1797, along with $6,000 for a school, to which his widow added $40,000. The entire Meriden Parish was annexed to Plainfield in 1856.

Villages and Place Names: East Plainfield, Hell Hollow, Meriden, Mill Village, Coryville, Plainfield Village

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 1,024 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population change for Plainfield totaled 1,278 over 51 years, from 1,071 in 1960 to 2,349 in 2011. The largest decennial percent change was an increase of 32 percent between 1970 and 1980, following a 24 percent increase over the previous decade. The 2011 Census estimate for Plainfield was 2,349 residents, which ranked 128th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density and Land Area, 2010 (US Census Bureau): 45.3 persons per square mile of land area. Plainfield contains 52.2 square miles of land area and 0.8 square miles of inland water area.

MUNICIPAL SERVICES
Type of Government	Selectmen
Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2010	$1,885,544
Budget: School Appropriations, 2010	$5,686,833
Zoning Ordinance	1959/10
Master Plan	2003
Capitol Improvement Plan	Yes
Industrial Plans Reviewed By	Planning Board
Boards and Commissions
Elected:	Selectmen; Library
Appointed:	Planning; Zoning; Conservation
Public Library	Meriden; Philip Read Memorial

EMERGENCY SERVICES
Police Department		Full-time
Fire Department		Volunteer
Emergency Medical Service		Volunteer
Nearest Hospital(s)	Distance	Staffed Beds
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr, Lebanon	13 miles	381
Alice Peck Day Memorial, Lebanon	10 miles	25

UTILITIES
Electric Supplier	PSNH; Granite State; NH Electric Coop
Natural Gas Supplier	None
Water Supplier	Plainfield/Meriden Village District
Sanitation	Private septic
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant	Yes
Solid Waste Disposal
Curbside Trash Pickup	Municipal
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	Yes
Residential	Yes

(NH Dept. of Revenue Adminstration)PROPERTY TAXES
2011 Total Tax Rate (per $1,000 of value)	$23.85
2011 Equalization Ratio	100.0
2011 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1,000 of value)	$23.48
2011 Percent of Local Assessed Value by Property Type
Residential Land and Buildings	92.1%
Commercial Land and Buildings	4.3%
Public Utilities, Current Use, and Other	3.5%

(ACS 2007-2011)HOUSING
Total Housing Units	950
Single-Family Units, Detached or Attached	877
Units in Multiple-Family Structures:
Two to Four Units in Structure	0
Five or More Units in Structure	0
Mobile Homes and Other Housing Units	73

(US Census Bureau)DEMOGRAPHICS
Total Population	Community	County
2011	2,349	43,462
2010	2,364	43,742
2000	2,254	40,560
1990	2,059	38,652
1980	1,749	36,063
1970	1,323	30,949

Demographics, American Community Survey (ACS) 2007-2011
Population by Gender
Male: 1,300		Female: 1,228
Population by Age Group
Under age 5		138
Age 5 to 19		553
Age 20 to 34		244
Age 35 to 54		817
Age 55 to 64		489
Age 65 and over		287
Median Age		42.8 years
Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over
High school graduate or higher		94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher		48.0%

(ACS 2007-2011)INCOME, 2011 INFLATION ADJUSTED $
Per capita income	$39,308
Median family income	$100,313
Median household income	$96,042
Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers
Male	$57,292
Female	$41,394
Families below the poverty level	1.3%

(NHES - ELMI)LABOR FORCE
Annual Average	2001	2011
Civilian Labor Force	1,459	1,569
Employed	1,425	1,521
Unemployed	34	48
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	3.1%

(NHES - ELMI)EMPLOYMENT & WAGES
Annual Average Covered Employment	2001	2011
Goods Producing Industries
Average Employment	82	79
Average Weekly Wage	$397	$464

Service Providing Industries
Average Employment	261	334
Average Weekly Wage	$531	$747

Total Private Industry
Average Employment	343	413
Average Weekly Wage	$499	$693

Government (Federal, State, and Local)
Average Employment	29	31
Average Weekly Wage	$299	$559

Total, Private plus Government
Average Employment	372	444
Average Weekly Wage	$483	$684
n = indicates that the data does not meet disclosure standards

(NH Dept. of Education)EDUCATION/CHILD CARE FACILITIES
Schools students attend:	Plainfield operates grades K-8; grades 9-12 are tuitioned to Lebanon			SAU 32
Career Technology Center(s):	Hartford Career and Technical Center, White River Junction VT			Region: 7
Educational Facilities	Elementary	Middle/Junior High	High School	Private/Parochial
Number of Schools	1			2
Grade Levels	K 1-8			1-12
Total Enrollment	239			327
2012 NH Licensed Child Care Facilities (Bureau of Child Care Licensing):	Total Facilities: 2		Total Capacity: 18
Nearest Community/Technical College: River Valley
Nearest Colleges or Universities: Dartmouth; Lebanon; Colby-Sawyer

LARGEST BUSINESSES	PRODUCT/SERVICE	EMPLOYEES	ESTABLISHED
Kimball Union Academy	Private school
North Country Door	Cabinet, door manufacturing
Town Line Equipment	Heavy equipment dealer
McNamara Dairy	Glass bottle milk
Taylor Farm	Maple & cheese products
Garfield's Smokehouse	Smoked products
Edgewater Farms	Farmstand, greenhouses, & PYO strawberries
Riverview Farm	PYO apples & berries

(Distance estimated from city/town hall)TRANSPORTATION
Road Access	US Routes
	State Routes		12A, 120
Nearest Interstate, Exit		I-89, Exit 15
	Distance		7 miles
Railroad			No
Public Transportation			No

Nearest Public Use Airport, General Aviation
Lebanon Municipal
Runway		5,496 ft. asphalt
Lighted?	Yes	Navigational Aids?	Yes
Nearest Airport with Scheduled Service
Lebanon Municipal		Distance	10 miles
Number of Passsenger Airlines Serving Airport			1

Driving distance to selected cities:
Manchester, NH			68 miles
Portland, ME			153 miles
Boston, MA			118 miles
New York City, NY			263 miles
Montreal, Quebec			192 miles

(ACS 2007-2011)COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
Drove alone, car/truck/van	79.0%
Carpooled, car/truck/van	7.7%
Public transportation	0.4%
Walked	5.0%
Other Means	1.3%
Worked at home	6.6%
Mean Travel Time to Work	23.1 minutes

Percent of Working Residents:	(ACS 2007-2011)
Working in community of residence	30.4%
Commuting to another NH community	56.1%
Commuting out-of-state	13.5%

RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
X	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
X	Museums
	Cinemas
	Performing Arts Facilities
	Tourists Attractions
X	Youth Organizations (i.e., Scouts, 4-H)
X	Youth Sports: Baseball
X	Youth Sports: Soccer
	Youth Sports: Football
X	Youth Sports: Basketball
	Youth Sports: Hockey
	Campgrounds
X	Fishing/Hunting
	Boating/Marinas
X	Snowmobile Trails
X	Bicycle Trails
X	Cross Country Skiing
	Beach or Waterfront Recreational Area
	Overnight or Day Camps

	Nearest Ski Area(s): Whaleback, Mount Sunapee, Mount Ascutney (VT)

	Other: Meriden Covered Bridge; Annual 4th of July Parade; Maxfield Parrish Stage Set

Economic & Labor Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security, 2013.
Community Response Received 09/21/11

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