Harrisville, NH

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Harrisville, New Hampshire

Harrisville, New Hampshire, in Cheshire county, is 32 miles W of Manchester, New Hampshire (center to center) and 66 miles NW of Boston, Massachusetts. There are 1,075 residents in the town.

The People and Families of Harrisville

In Harrisville, about 61% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Harrisville had a median family income of $55,083. It's worth noting that college degrees are common in Harrisville. People say that the town is full of unmarried people with good incomes.

Political Inclinations

Harrisville folks tended to give their money ($4,000) to George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race. More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.

Harrisville Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Harrisville that were owner-occupied was 81%. A nice place to visit? It seems so, since a larger share of the housing than in most places is for vacations and seasonal use.

Commuting

In Harrisville, 90% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Harrisville strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Hampshire):

Category	Trophy
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 8%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 16%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 16%

Comparative Profile of Harrisville, NH

Comparing Harrisville to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Hampshire (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents

Category	Value
Near Medium City	32 miles W of Manchester, New Hampshire (center to center)
Nearest Large City	66 miles NW of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Cheshire
Standard Zip Codes	03450
Phone Area Codes	603
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	42.945
Longitude	-72.096

Station	PETERBORO 2 S
Distance	9.9 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 30 F
Apr Temp	32 to 54 F
Jul Temp	56 to 79 F
Oct Temp	35 to 58 F
Annual Precip	44.6 inches

Station	SURRY MOUNTAIN LAKE
Distance	11.8 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 30 F
Apr Temp	32 to 54 F
Jul Temp	56 to 80 F
Oct Temp	33 to 59 F
Annual Precip	40.6 inches

Station	BIRCH HILL DAM
Distance	21.6 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 32 F
Apr Temp	30 to 56 F
Jul Temp	55 to 81 F
Oct Temp	32 to 60 F
Annual Precip	45.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,075	100%
Male	516	48%
Female	559	52%
Under 18	267	24.8%
18+	808	75.2%
65+	161	15%
Median Age	43
Average Family Size	2.87
White	1,051	97.8%
African-American	1	0.1%
Asian	3	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	6	0.6%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	14	1.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	6	0.6%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,113
Growth	38
Growth %	3.5%

Ancestry	Percent
English	21.4%
Irish	12.6%
French (except Basque)	9.6%
French Canadian	8%
US/American	7.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.2%
German	6.1%
Scottish	5.4%
Polish	3.4%
Finnish	2.6%
British	2.2%
Italian	2.1%
Swedish	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	1.6%
Canadian	1.6%
European	1.5%
Russian	0.9%
Norwegian	0.9%
Welsh	0.9%
Hungarian	0.7%
Pennsylvania German	0.5%
Czech	0.5%
Lithuanian	0.4%
Dutch	0.4%
Estonian	0.4%
Swiss	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%
Northern European	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Harrisville	1,075	$55,083
Dublin	1,476	$57,578
Hancock	1,739	$64,423
Marlborough	2,009	$50,927
Nelson	634	$59,464
Peterborough	5,883	$54,375
Sullivan	746	$52,386

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Harrisville Public Library 7 Canal Street Harrisville, New Hampshire (603) 827-2918

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