Rockingham, Vermont

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Population in July 2008: 4,949. Population change since 2000: -6.8%

Males: 2,395	(48.4%)
Females: 2,554	(51.6%)

Median resident age:	39.2 years
Vermont median age:	37.7 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,591 (it was $33,423 in 2000)

Rockingham:	$40,591
Vermont:	$49,907

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,296

Rockingham:	$24,296
Vermont:	$26,735

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $165,578 (it was $89,800 in 2000)

Rockingham:	$165,578
Vermont:	$205,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $200,155; Detached houses: $221,809; Townhouses or other attached units: $136,740; In 2-unit structures: $198,679; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $175,202; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $93,757; Mobile homes: $42,953

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Races in Rockingham:

White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Rockingham: 92.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (18.3%), French (16.7%), English (15.6%), German (8.1%), Polish (7.1%), United States (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 487 feet

Land area: 41.9 square miles.

Population density: 118 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rockingham

High school or higher: 80.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rockingham town

Never married: 25.2%
Now married: 54.6%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 7.9%
Divorced: 9.5%

140 residents are foreign born (0.9% Asia, 0.8% Europe, 0.5% Latin America, 0.4% North America).

This town:	2.6%
Vermont:	3.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Rockingham:	2.9% ($2,602)
Vermont:	2.0% ($2,196)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Manchester, NH (53.5 miles , pop. 107,006).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (91.7 miles , pop. 589,141).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (175.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).

Nearest cities: Saxtons River, VT (1.5 miles ), Bellows Falls, VT (1.7 miles ), North Westminster, VT (1.9 miles ), Langdon, NH (2.2 miles ), Charlestown, NH (2.4 miles ), Grafton, VT (2.5 miles ), Westminster, VT (2.5 miles ), Athens, VT (2.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $76,500
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $76,500
1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $86,200
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $81,600
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $90,400
2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $78,300
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,500
2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $107,600
2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $101,200
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $120,500
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $261,700
2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $173,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 43.17 N, Longitude: 72.48 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 802

Rockingham household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -191 (-3.5%).

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	7.9%
Vermont:	7.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Educational services (16%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Average climate in Rockingham, Vermont

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Rockingham, Vermont average temperatures

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Rockingham-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Vermont state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/20/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.7 miles away from the Rockingham town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 50.7 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.

Rockingham-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Vermont state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 50.0 miles away from Rockingham center
On 10/2/1994 at 11:27:22, a magnitude 3.7 (3.5 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 57.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/16/1995 at 12:13:11, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/21/1996 at 07:54:14, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.3 miles away from Rockingham center
On 10/6/1992 at 15:38:04, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/2/1994 at 14:36:36, a magnitude 3.3 (3.1 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 57.3 miles away from Rockingham center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rockingham:

SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL INC (about 10 miles; SPRINGFIELD, VT)
GRACE COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; TOWNSHEND, VT)
VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CLAREMONT, NH)

Political contributions by individuals in Rockingham, VT

Amtrak stations near Rockingham:

3 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.
15 miles: CLAREMONT (PLAINS RD.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
20 miles: OKEMO (LUDLOW, OKEMO MOUNTAIN) - Seasonal Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockingham:

KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 20 miles; KEENE, NH; Full-time enrollment: 4,049)
MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; GARDNER, MA; FT enrollment: 2,023)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 52 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT enrollment: 5,309)
NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; FITCHBURG, MA; FT enrollment: 3,660)
WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; FT enrollment: 2,047)
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST (about 56 miles; AMHERST, MA; FT enrollment: 21,468)

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Notable locations in Rockingham: Old Fire House (A), Great Falls Regional Chamber of Commerce (B), Saxtons River Historical Society Building (C), Bellows Falls Fire Department (D), Bellows Falls Historical Society Museum (E), Rockingham Town Hall (F), Rockingham Free Public Library (G), Fish Ladder and New England Power Company Information Center (H), Polish American Club (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Rockingham include: Saint Edmund of Canterbury Roman Catholic Church (A), Christ Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), United Church of Bellows Falls (D), Rockingham Meeting-House (E), Immanuel Episcopal Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Oliver Lovell Cemetery (1), Restland Cemetery (2), Rockingham Meeting-House Cemetery (3), Saxtons River Cemetery (4), Immanuel Cemetery (5), Cambridgeport Cemetery (6), Williams River-Wright Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Minards Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lily Brook (A), O'Brien Brook (B), Weaver Brook (C), Williams River (D), Commissary Brook (E), Bull Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Rockingham include: Bellows Falls Downtown Historic District (1), Saxtons River Village Historic District (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Saxtons River Post Office (A), Bellows Falls Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Rockingham and their reported violations in the past:

KINGDOM HALL - ROCKINGHAM VT (Address: 52 UPPER MEADOW RD, Population served: 175, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Vermont:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	63.0%
Whole state:	65.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	7.6%
Whole state:	7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.0%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockingham, VT

29 people in nursing homes
19 people in other group homes

Rockingham compared to Vermont state average:

Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Windham County Vermont:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (84%) Wood (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Electricity (3%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Rockingham

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Episcopal Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	47.8%	20.3%	10.9%	3.2%	3.2%
Congregations	10.3%	27.9%	20.6%	4.4%	4.4%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.6%	1.5%	1.2%	1.1%	9.2%
Congregations	1.5%	2.9%	1.5%	2.9%	23.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

7.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.04%
Vermont average:	6.60%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($520 average AGI)
Windham County: 0.27%
Vermont average: 0.16%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cheshire County, NH	0.78% ($28,873 average AGI)
from Windsor County, VT	0.47% ($25,558)
from Franklin County, MA	0.36% ($31,500)

7.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.16%
Vermont average:	6.82%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Windham County: 0.11%
Vermont average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cheshire County, NH	0.92% ($34,137 average AGI)
to Windsor County, VT	0.51% ($33,596)
to Bennington County, VT	0.28% ($33,346)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rockingham:

WNBX (1480 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, VT)
WNTK (1020 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: KOOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKBK (1290 AM; 5 kW; KEENE, NH; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)
WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WGY (810 AM; 50 kW; SCHENECTADY, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
WVNE (760 AM; daytime; 25 kW; LEICESTER, MA; Owner: BLOUNT MASSCOM, INC.)
WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WPTR (1540 AM; 50 kW; ALBANY, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rockingham:

WCFR-FM (96.3 FM; WALPOLE, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, LLC)
WHDQ (106.1 FM; CLAREMONT, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WVPR (89.5 FM; WINDSOR, VT; Owner: VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO)
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.)
WZSH (107.1 FM; BELLOWS FALLS, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WEQX (102.7 FM; MANCHESTER, VT; Owner: NORTHSHIRE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJAN (95.1 FM; SUNDERLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WVRR (101.7 FM; NEWPORT, NH; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJJR (98.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WZRT (97.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCMK (91.9 FM; PUTNEY, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
WXKK (93.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, VT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEBK (105.3 FM; KILLINGTON, VT; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WVAY (100.7 FM; WILMINGTON, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WGLV (91.7 FM; WOODSTOCK, VT; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES INC)
WHDQ-FM1 (106.1 FM; RUTLAND, VT; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WFEX (92.1 FM; PETERBOROUGH, NH; Owner: FNX BROADCASTING OF NEW HAMPSHIRE LLC)
W293AB (106.5 FM; KEENE, NH; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN RADIO, L.L.C.)
WKVT-FM (92.7 FM; BRATTLEBORO, VT; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Rockingham:

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)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Rockingham, Vermont:

Fatal accident count: 36
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 50
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 12
Fatalities: 43
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 88
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Vermont average:

Fatal accident count: 46
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 65
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 20
Fatalities: 52
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 112
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2

See more detailed statistics of Rockingham fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 20
Total length: 118 meters (387ft)
Total costs: $36,317,000
Total average daily traffic: 71,200
Total average daily truck traffic: 8,643

New bridges - Historical Statistics

Before 1900: 2
1900-1909: 0
1910-1919: 1
1920-1929: 2
1930-1939: 0
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 1
1960-1969: 11
1970-1979: 1
1980-1989: 1
1990-1999: 1

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Rockingham, VT

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Rockingham, VT)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

Rockingham, State Police Troop D Headqtrs, Type: Bant, Structure height: 4 m, Overall height: 5.2 m, Call Sign: KFG84
Assigned Frequencies : 6825.62 MHz
Grant Date: 01/24/2008, Expiration Date: 03/04/2018
Registrant: Rcc Consultants, Inc., 2000 Linglestown Road, Suite 304, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9347, Phone: (717) 651-3304, Fax: (717) 671-0200, Email:
STATION, Bellows Falls Hydroelectric Station Off Bridge St, Structure height: 9.8 m, Overall height: 18.9 m, Call Sign: KZW79
Assigned Frequencies : 6805.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/02/2002, Expiration Date: 07/23/2012
Registrant: Utilties Telecom Council, 1901 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 872-0030, Fax: (202) 872-1331, Email:

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 21
Hazardous Condition: 19
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Rockingham

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Rockingham, VT

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