Acworth, New Hampshire
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Population change since 2000: +6.6%
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| Males: 460 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 431 |  (48.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 49.2 years |
| New Hampshire median age: | 43.9 years |
Zip codes: 03601.
| Acworth: | $64,039 |
| NH: | $89,992 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,954 (it was $18,132 in 2000)
Acworth town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $253,905 (it was $94,300 in 2000)
| Acworth: | $253,905 |
| NH: | $384,700 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $337,766; detached houses: $372,023; townhouses or other attached units: $454,943; in 2-unit structures: $245,522; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $240,260; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $222,243; mobile homes: $88,713
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Acworth, NH
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- 85395.7%White alone
- 131.5%Asian alone
- 111.2%Two or more races
- 70.8%Hispanic
- 50.6%American Indian alone
- 10.1%Black alone
- 10.1%Other race alone
Races in Acworth detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of New Hampshire and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Acworth, New Hampshire as of May 18, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Acworth is 891 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is lower than the state average.
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Ancestries: English (24.2%), Irish (11.5%), German (11.4%), French (9.4%), United States (8.5%), Scottish (5.6%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1766
Elevation: 1489 feet
Land area: 38.9 square miles.
Population density: 23 people per square mile (very low).
28 residents are foreign born (2.2% Europe, 1.0% Africa).
| This town: | 3.3% |
| New Hampshire: | 4.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Acworth town: | 2.2% ($2,050) |
| New Hampshire: | 2.3% ($2,946) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH 
(45.1 miles , pop. 107,006).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (86.7 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (182.9 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Lempster, NH (2.3 miles ),
), Unity, NH (2.3 miles ),
), Langdon, NH (2.4 miles ),
), Alstead, NH (2.5 miles ),
), Charlestown, NH (2.6 miles ),
), North Walpole, NH (3.1 miles ),
), Goshen, NH (3.1 miles )
)Latitude: 43.21 N, Longitude: 72.29 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 603
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 2 buildings, average cost: $279,200
- 2021: 5 buildings, average cost: $259,200
- 2020: 5 buildings, average cost: $248,200
- 2019: 2 buildings, average cost: $282,200
- 2018: 5 buildings, average cost: $249,800
- 2017: 4 buildings, average cost: $248,100
- 2014: 1 building, cost: $193,300
- 2013: 1 building, cost: $193,300
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $184,000
- 2011: 5 buildings, average cost: $165,900
- 2010: 6 buildings, average cost: $165,900
- 2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $178,900
- 2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $181,200
- 2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $181,200
- 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $171,000
- 2005: 10 buildings, average cost: $150,200
- 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $138,800
- 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $132,800
- 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $90,300
- 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $121,400
- 2000: 1 building, cost: $118,000
- 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $109,200
- 1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $101,700
- 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $91,700
| Here: | 3.5% |
| New Hampshire: | 2.5% |
- Construction (15.1%)
- Educational services (9.9%)
- Metal & metal products (8.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.5%)
- Health care (5.8%)
- Finance & insurance (3.1%)
- Truck transportation (3.1%)
- Construction (24.6%)
- Metal & metal products (9.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.5%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.6%)
- Wood products (4.2%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3.3%)
- Food & beverage stores (2.9%)
- Educational services (21.0%)
- Health care (11.9%)
- Metal & metal products (6.2%)
- Finance & insurance (6.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.1%)
- Public administration (4.5%)
- Carpenters (9.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.8%)
- Carpenters (16.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.2%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.5%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.5%)
- Teachers, secondary school (4.5%)
Average climate in Acworth, New Hampshire
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 59.0. This is better than average.
| City: | 59.0 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 3.66. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 3.66 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 23.7. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 23.7 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 5.97. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 5.97 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Acworth-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Hampshire state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/20/1968, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 27.0 miles away from the Acworth town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 6/9/1953, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 51.8 miles away from the town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Acworth-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Hampshire state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 114.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 114.9 miles away from Acworth center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 113.3 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 39.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 86.2 miles away from Acworth center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 127.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Sullivan County (28) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 13, Floods: 12, Snows: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Acworth:
- MCGIRR NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; BELLOWS FALLS, VT)
- TRUSTING HANDS (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; NEWPORT, NH)
- CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; NEWPORT, NH)
- WOODLAWN CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; NEWPORT, NH)
- VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 13 miles away; CLAREMONT, NH)
- ELM WOOD CENTER AT CLAREMONT (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; CLAREMONT, NH)
- SPRINGFIELD HEALTH AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; SPRINGFIELD, VT)
Amtrak stations near Acworth:
- 10 miles: BELLOWS FALLS (DEPOT ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 12 miles: CLAREMONT (PLAINS RD.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
- 20 miles: WINDSOR-MOUNT ASCUTNEY (WINDSOR, DEPOT AVE.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Acworth:
- Keene State College (about 20 miles; Keene, NH; Full-time enrollment: 5,098)
- Franklin Pierce University (about 33 miles; Rindge, NH; FT enrollment: 2,139)
- Dartmouth College (about 34 miles; Hanover, NH; FT enrollment: 6,030)
- NHTI-Concord's Community College (about 39 miles; Concord, NH; FT enrollment: 2,865)
- Saint Anselm College (about 43 miles; Manchester, NH; FT enrollment: 2,059)
- Southern New Hampshire University (about 44 miles; Manchester, NH; FT enrollment: 16,552)
- Mount Washington College (about 45 miles; Manchester, NH; FT enrollment: 2,187)
Public elementary/middle school in Acworth:
- ACWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 39, Location: TURKEY SHOOT RD., Grades: 1-4)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Acworth: Acworth Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company (A), Acworth Silsby Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Acworth: Acworth Congregational Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Chatterton Pond (A), Crescent Lake (B), Hilliard Pond (C), Mitchell Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tracy Brook (A), Underwood Brook (B), Knight Brook (C), Honey Brook (D), Great Brook (E), Dodge Brook (F), Crane Brook (G), Bowers Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Acworth: Acworth Town Common (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: George Weston Anderson - Judge, Joseph G. Wilson - Politician, Urban A. Woodbury - Governor of Vermont, Adrian Dubois - Soccer player.
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people |
| New Hampshire: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 69.7% |
| Whole state: | 66.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 8.4% |
| Whole state: | 8.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This town: | 15.6% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
| This town: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 2.8% |
For population 15 years and over in Acworth:
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 4.5%
- Divorced: 12.7%
For population 25 years and over in Acworth:
- High school or higher: 85.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
- Unemployed: 1.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.6 |
| New Hampshire average: | 10.9 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Acworth, NH (based on Sullivan County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 6,008 | 1 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,118 | 28 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 849 | 14 |
| Orthodox | 185 | 2 |
| Other | 29 | 2 |
| None | 33,553 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
| Sullivan County: | 1.41 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Hampshire: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
| Sullivan County: | 1.41 / 10,000 pop. |
| New Hampshire: | 1.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
| Sullivan County: | 6.34 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 21
| Here: | 4.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 9.70 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.0% |
| New Hampshire: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Sullivan County: | 26.9% |
| New Hampshire: | 24.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 18.5% |
| State: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Acworth:
- WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNBX (1480 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, VT)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKBK (1290 AM; 5 kW; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
- WTSV (1230 AM; 1 kW; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Acworth:
- WZSH (107.1 FM; BELLOWS FALLS, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
- WVRR (101.7 FM; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKNE (103.7 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
- WEVN (90.7 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXKK (93.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, VT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
- WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WTPL (107.7 FM; HILLSBORO, NH; Owner: CONCORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WCFR-FM (96.3 FM; WALPOLE, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
- WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
- WNTK-FM (99.7 FM; NEW LONDON, NH; Owner: SHEILA E. VINIKOOR)
- WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
- WCMK (91.9 FM; PUTNEY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
TV broadcast stations around Acworth:
- WEKW-TV (Channel 52; KEENE, NH; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE)
- WVTA (Channel 41; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT ETV, INC.)
- WNNE (Channel 31; HARTFORD, VT; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE STATIONS, INC.)
- W17CI (Channel 17; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: UPPER VALLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
Acworth fatal accident list:
Nov 29, 2013 03:45 PM, Grout Hill Road, Lat: 43.193858, Lon: -72.249897, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jun 22, 2003 03:20 PM, Charlestown Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 9, 1997 00:30 AM, Schools Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
May 31, 1990 11:00 PM, 40178, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 22, 2003 03:20 PM, Charlestown Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 9, 1997 00:30 AM, Schools Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
May 31, 1990 11:00 PM, 40178, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 11Number of bridges
- 75ft / 22.6mTotal length
- $34,562,000Total costs
- 4,427Total average daily traffic
- 279Total average daily truck traffic
- 6,546Total future (year 2042) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11920-1929
- 21930-1939
- 11950-1959
- 21960-1969
- 31970-1979
- 12000-2009
- 12010-2019
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- Acworth Fire Station (Lat: 43.209528 Lon: -72.293694), Call Sign: KNFA391,
Assigned Frequencies: 154.430 MHz, Grant Date: 02/09/2012, Expiration Date: 03/29/2022, Cancellation Date: 06/04/2022, Registrant: Southwestern Nh District Fire Mutual Aid, 32 Vernon Street, Keene, NH 03431, Phone: (603) 352-8635, Fax: (603) 357-1985, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Acworth)2005 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Acworth, NH
- 7853.1%Structure Fires
- 4933.3%Outside Fires
- 1510.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 53.4%Other
According to the data from the years 2005 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 10. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 39 took place in 2016, and the least - 1 in 2015. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (53.1%), and Outside Fires (33.3%).
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 49.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 38.8%Wood
- 10.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Utility gas
- 53.6%Wood
- 33.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Acworth compared to New Hampshire state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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