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Some Facts About Madbury
Source is from the State of New Hampshire.   See reference at bottom of page.

COMMUNITY CONTACT

 

 

Contact/Mailing address:

 

Town Clerk/Tax Collector
13 Town Hall Road,
Madbury, NH 03823

Telephone:

 

(603) 742-5131

Fax:

 

(603) call Town Office

E-Mail:

 

not available

Web Site:

 

www.townofmadbury.com

REGIONS

 

 

County

 

Strafford

Labor Market Area

 

Portsmouth-Rochester

Planning Commission

 

Strafford Regional

Tourism Region

 

Seacoast

DISTANCE TO

 

 

Manchester, NH

 

37 miles

Boston, MA

 

58 miles

New York City, NY

 

264 miles

Montreal, Quebec

 

276 miles

MUNICIPAL & EMERGENCY SERVICES 

 

 

Town Office Hours:

 

MWTh 8am -1 pm, M evenings 6 to 8pm

Type of Government

 

Selectmen 

Annual Budget

 

(2000) $841,931  (2006) 1,092,971.00

Planning Board

 

Appointed Industrial Plans Reviewed By Zoning 1963/98

Master Plan

 

2002

Capital Improvement Plan

 

Yes

Police Department

 

Full and part-time

Fire Department

 

Part-time & volunteer

Town Fire Insurance Rating

 

8/9

Emergency Medical Service

 

Volunteer--Durham

Nearest Hospital(s):

 

Wentworth-Douglass

Beds:

 

115 

In:

 

Dover

Distance:

 

4 miles

Public Library:

 

Yes

UTILITIES  

 

 

Electric Supplier

 

PSNH

Natural Gas Supplier

 

None

Water Supplier

 

Private wells

Sanitation

 

Private septic

Municipal Treatment Plant

 

No

Curbside Trash Pickup

 

Yes

Recycling

 

Yes, voluntary

Telephone Company

 

Verizon

Cable Television Service

 

Comcast

Cellular Telephone Access

 

Yes

INCOME, 1990

 

 

Per Capita Income

 

$16,695

Median 4-Person Family Income

 

$45,234

Median Household Income

 

$42,208

 DEMOGRAPHICS

 

 

Total Population

 

Madbury/Strafford County

2000

 

1,509/112,233

1990

 

1,404/104,233

1980

 

987/85,324

1970

 

704/70,431

Population by Gender, 2000:

 

Male 753, Female 756

Population by Age Group, 2000

 

Under age 5, 74
Age 5 to 19, 405
Age 20 to 34, 244
Age 35 to 54, 547
Age 55 to 64, 124
Age 65 and over, 115

Median Age

 

36.3

 Total Households, 2000

 

534

Average Size:

 

2.83 persons

Total Families, 2000

 

411

Average Size:

 

3.13 persons

TAXES

 

 

2000 Total Tax Rate

 

$30.09

2000 Equalization Ratio

 

0.78

2000 Full Value Tax Rate

 

$22.90

2000 Property Valuation

 

Residential: 89.4%
Commercial: 4.4%
Other: 6.2%

HOUSING 

 

 

2000 Total Housing Units

 

543

1999 Single-Family Units

 

397

Building Permits Issued

 

7

Building Permits Issued

 

0

1999 Manufactured Housing

 

106

 TRANSPORTATION

 

 

Federal Routes:

 

none

State Routes:

 

9, 108, 155, 4

Nearest Interstate, Exit

 

Spaulding Tpk., Exit 8

Distance:

 

6 miles

Railroad

 

Boston-Portland

Public Transportation

 

COAST, UNH

Nearest Airport

 

Pease

Runway:

 

11,321 feet

Lighted:

 

Yes

Navigational Aids:

 

Yes

Nearest Commercial Airport

 

Pease, Manchester

Distance:

 

10, 35 miles respectively

LARGEST EMPLOYERS

 

 

PRODUCT/SERVICE

 

EMPLOYEES, ESTABLISHED

Taylor Egg Products/Egg products

 

21, 1970

University of NH Kingman Farm/
Research

 

9, 1970

R & L Engines/Automotive shop

 

4, 1992

EDUCATION/CHILD CARE FACILITIES

 

 

Elementary
Grade Levels
Total Enrollment
Middle/High school students attend:
Distance:

 

1
K-4
461
Oyster River Middle School/ Oyster River High School, both in Durham
 3 miles

Regional Career Technology Center(s):

 

Dover HS; Somersworth HS; Creteau Reg. Voc Ctr.

NH Licensed Child Care Facilities,
Total Facilities:
Total Capacity: 

 


1
70 Nearest

Community/Technical College:

 

Stratham

Nearest Colleges or Universities:

 

University of NH; McIntosh

 LABOR FORCE

 

1990, 2000

Annual Average Local Area Unemployment Civilian Labor Force

 

761, 835

Employed

 

739, 828

Unemployed

 

22, 7

Unemployment Rate

 

2.9%, 0.8%

COMMUTING PATTERNS

 

1990

Mean Travel Time to Work

 

19.83 minutes

Percent of Residents Working in Community

 

10.2%

Percent of Residents Commuting Elsewhere

 

89.8%

Percent of Nonresidents Commuting In

 

52.0%

EMPLOYMENT & WAGES

 

1991, 2000

Manufacturing Industries
Average Employment
Average Weekly Wage

 


0, n
$0, n

Non-Manufacturing Industries Average Employment
Average Weekly Wage

 


86, n
$303, n

Total Private Industry Average Employment
Average Weekly Wage

 


86, 139
$303, $513

Government Average
Employment
Average Weekly Wage

 


2, 10
$212, $260

Total, Private plus Government Average Employment
Average Weekly Wage

 


88, 149
$301, $496

 n = indicates that data does not meet disclosure standards

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

 

 

Municipal Parks

 

X

YMCA/YWCA Boys Club/Girls

 

 

Club Golf Courses

 

 

Swimming:

 

 

Tennis Courts:

 

 

Ice Skating Rink

 

Jackson Landing in Durham is open to Madbury residents.

Bowling Facilities

 

 

Museums

 

 

Cinemas

 

 

Performing Arts Facilities

 

 

Tourist Attractions

 

 

Youth Organizations (i.e., Scouts, 4-H)

 

X

Youth Sports

 

Baseball, Soccer, Football, Hockey

Campgrounds

 

X

Fishing/Hunting

 

X

Boating/Marinas

 

X

Snowmobiling

 

X

Bicycle Trails

 

X

Cross Country Skiing Nearest Ski Area(s):

 

Moose Mountain

Adapted from 2001 Economic & Labor Market Information Bureau,
NH Employment Security. All Rights Reserved. Updated 08/02/01
Some local updating.

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