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Pembroke, NH
Community Contact Town of Pembroke
Troy Brown, Town Administrator
311 Pembroke Street
Pembroke, NH 03275
Telephone (603) 485-4747
Fax (603) 485-3967
E-mail Townhall@Pembroke-NH.com
Web Site www.pembroke-nh.com/
Municipal Office Hours Monday through Friday, 8 am - 4 pm; Town Clerk: also Thursday, 5 pm - 7 pm
County Merrimack
Labor Market Area Concord NH Micro-NECTA
Tourism Region Merrimack Valley
Planning Commission Central NH Regional
Regional Development Capitol Region Economic Development Council
Election Districts
US Congress District 2
Executive Council District 2
State Senate District 15
State Representative Merrimack County District 7
Incorporated: 1759
Origin: First granted in 1728, the town was known as Lovewell's Town, in honor of Captain John Lovewell, who built the stockade fort at Ossipee. Shortly afterward, the town took the name Suncook, the Indian name of the river flowing through the area. When the town was incorporated in 1759, it was given the name Pembroke in honor of Henry Herbert, ninth Earl of Pembroke in southern Wales.
Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 956 residents in 1790
Population Trends: Population in Pembroke grew slightly below the statewide average over the last fifty years. Decennial growth rates ranged from a five percent increase between 1990-2000 to a 35 percent increase between 1980-1990. Over the last five decades, Pembroke's population increased by a total of 3,803 residents, going from 3,094 residents in 1950 to 6,897 residents in 2000. The 2004 Census estimate for Pembroke was 7,260 residents, which ranked 42nd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
Population Density, 2004: 320.8 persons per square mile of land area. Pembroke contains 22.6 square miles of land area and 0.2 square miles of inland water area.
Villages and Place Names: North Pembroke, Suncook
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
Type of Government Selectmen
Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2005 $7,980,627
Budget: School Appropriations, 2005 $19,485,075
Zoning Ordinance 1974/05
Master Plan 1998
Capital Improvement Plan Yes
Industrial Plans Reviewed By Planning Board
Boards and Commissions
Elected: Selectmen; Library; Water; Sewer
Appointed: Planning; Zoning; Cemetery; Conservation;
Recreation
Public Library Pembroke Town
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Police Department Full-time
Fire Department Volunteer
Town Fire Insurance Rating 6/9
Emergency Medical Service Volunteer
Nearest Hospital(s):
Concord Hospital, Concord
Distance: 6 miles Staffed Beds: 202
UTILITIES
Electric Supplier PSNH; Concord Electric
Natural Gas Supplier KeySpan
Water Supplier Pembroke Water Works
Sanitation Private septic & Municipal
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant No
Solid Waste Disposal
Curbside Trash Pickup Municipal
Pay-As-You-Throw Program No
Recycling Program None
Telephone Company Verizon
Cellular Telephone Access Yes
Cable Television Access Yes
Public Access Television Station No
High Speed Internet Service: Business Limited
Residential Yes
PROPERTY TAXES
2004 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) $23.05
2004 Equalization Ratio 97.1
2004 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) $22.51
2004 Percent of Property Valuation by Type
Residential Land and Buildings 85.0%
Commercial Land and Buildings 12.5%
Other Property including Utilities 2.5%
HOUSING
2003 Total Housing Units 2,874
2003 Single-Family Units 1,711
Building Permits Issued 27
2003 Multi-Family Units 1,017
Building Permits Issued 0
2003 Manufactured Housing Units 146
DEMOGRAPHICS
Total Population Community County
2004 7,260 145,542
2000 6,917 136,716
1990 6,581 120,618
1980 4,861 98,302
1970 4,261 80,925
Census 2000 Demographics
Population by Gender
Male 3,419 Female 3,478
Population by Age Group
Under age 5 454
Age 5 to 19 1,571
Age 20 to 34 1,205
Age 35 to 54 2,424
Age 55 to 64 563
Age 65 and over 680
Median Age 36.7 years
Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over
High school graduate or higher 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher 21.3%
ANNUAL INCOME, 1999 (Census 2000)
Per capita income $20,800
Median 4-person family income $57,106
Median household income $49,494
Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers
Male $37,786
Female $26,781
Families below the poverty level 3.0%
LABOR FORCE 1994 2004
Annual Average
Civilian labor force 4,356 4,303
Employed 4,188 4,168
Unemployed 168 135
Unemployment rate 3.9% 3.1%
EMPLOYMENT & WAGES 1994 2004
Goods Producing Industries
Average Employment 617 907
Average Weekly Wage $434 $706
Service Providing Industries
Average Employment 635 809
Average Weekly Wage $413 $667
Total Private Industry
Average Employment 1,252 1,716
Average Weekly Wage $423 $687
Government (Federal, State, and Local)
Average Employment 376 411
Average Weekly Wage $431 $646
Total, Private Industry plus Government
Average Employment 1,627 2,127
Average Weekly Wage $425 $679
EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE
Schools students attend: Pembroke operates grades K-12 District: SAU 53
Career Technology Center(s): Concord High School; Pembroke Academy Region: 11
Educational Facilities Elementary Middle/Junior High High School Private/Parochial
Number of Schools 2 1 1 1
Grade Levels K 1-4 5-8 9-12 K-9
Total Enrollment 450 389 1,024 n/a
NH Licensed Child Care Facilities, 2004: Total Facilities: 7 Total Capacity: 436
Nearest Community/Technical College: Concord
Nearest Colleges or Universities: Franklin Pierce Law; Southern NH University
LARGEST EMPLOYERS PRODUCT/SERVICE EMPLOYEES ESTABLISHED
Pembroke School District Education 235
Epoch Corp. Prefabricated homes 133 1983
Precision Technology Printing, finishing 100 1972
Town of Pembroke Municipal services 45 1759
Mastermatic Food processing equipment 44
Bank of New Hampshire Banking 32 1916
Grappone Industrial Equipment sales, service 28
A & B Lumber Lumber sales, service 25
Merriam Graves Industry supplies 13
TRANSPORTATION
Road Access Federal Routes 3
State Routes 28
Nearest Interstate, Exit I-93, Exit 13
Distance 3 miles
Railroad No
Public Transportation No
Nearest Airport Concord
Runway 6,005 feet
Lighted? Yes Navigational Aids? Yes
Nearest Commercial Airport Manchester
Distance 14 miles
Driving distance to select cities:
Manchester, NH 12 miles
Portland, Maine 96 miles
Boston, Mass. 71 miles
New York City, NY 269 miles
Montreal, Quebec 251 miles
COMMUTING TO WORK (Census 2000)
Workers 16 years and over
Drove alone, car/truck/van 84.9%
Carpooled, car/truck/van 9.1%
Public transportation 0.4%
Walked 1.6%
Other means 0.8%
Worked at home 3.3%
Mean Travel Time to Work 24.3 minutes
Percent of Working Residents:
Working in community of residence 14%
Commuting to another NH community 81%
Commuting out-of-state 5%
COPYRIGHT 2005 Economic & Labor Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security. All Rights Reserved. Updated 06/24/05
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