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Stratham, NH
Community Contact Town of Stratham
Paul R. Deschaine
10 Bunker Hill Avenue
Stratham, NH 03885
Telephone (603) 772-7391
Fax (603) 775-0517
E-mail strathamta@comcast.net
Web Site www.strathamnh.org
Municipal Office Hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 4 pm
County Rockingham
Labor Market Area Portsmouth NH-ME Metro-NECTA, NH Portion
Tourism Region Seacoast
Planning Commission Rockingham
Regional Development Rockingham Economic Development Corp.
Election Districts
US Congress District 1
Executive Council District 3
State Senate District 23
State Representative Rockingham County District 13
Incorporated: 1716
Origin: Settled in 1631, this area, called Winnicutt by the Indians, was known as Squamscott Patent or Point of Rocks because of its location between the Great Bay and the Squamscott River. The sixth town to be incorporated in New Hampshire, the town was named for a friend of Governor Samuel Shute of Massachusetts, Wriothesley Russell, Baron Howland of Streatham.
Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 882 residents in 1790
Population Trends: Stratham's population grew well above the statewide average rate, and had the tenth highest percent increase over fifty years. Decennial growth rates ranged from a 28 percent increase between 1990-2000 to a 98 percent increase between 1980-1990. Overall, Stratham's population grew by a total of 5,596 residents, going from 759 in 1950 to 6,355 in 2000. The 2004 Census estimate for Stratham was 6,892 residents, which ranked 45th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
Population Density, 2004: 455.8 persons per square mile of land area. Stratham contains 15.1 square miles of land area and 0.3 square miles of inland water area.
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
Type of Government Selectmen
Budget: Municipal Appropriations, 2005 $4,018,711
Budget: School Appropriations not available
Zoning Ordinance 1957/05
Master Plan 1998
Capital Improvement Plan Yes
Industrial Plans Reviewed By Planning Board
Boards and Commissions
Elected: Selectmen; Library; Cemetery
Appointed: Planning; Zoning; Conservation; Heritage;
Recreation; Public Works
Public Library Wiggin Memorial
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Police Department Full-time
Fire Department Volunteer
Town Fire Insurance Rating 8/9
Emergency Medical Service Volunteer
Nearest Hospital(s):
Exeter Hospital; Portsmouth Regional
Distance: 3 miles Staffed Beds: 88; 165
UTILITIES
Electric Supplier Exeter & Hampton; PSNH
Natural Gas Supplier Northern Utilities
Water Supplier Private wells
Sanitation Private septic
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant No
Solid Waste Disposal
Curbside Trash Pickup Municipal
Pay-As-You-Throw Program No
Recycling Program Voluntary
Telephone Company Verizon
Cellular Telephone Access Yes
Cable Television Access Yes
Public Access Television Station No
High Speed Internet Service: Business Yes
Residential Yes
PROPERTY TAXES
2004 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) $16.00
2004 Equalization Ratio 89.9
2004 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value) $14.42
2004 Percent of Property Valuation by Type
Residential Land and Buildings 84.9%
Commercial Land and Buildings 12.4%
Other Property including Utilities 2.7%
HOUSING
2003 Total Housing Units 2,597
2003 Single-Family Units 1,886
Building Permits Issued 72
2003 Multi-Family Units 696
Building Permits Issued 7
2003 Manufactured Housing Units 15
DEMOGRAPHICS
Total Population Community County
2004 6,892 292,526
2000 6,395 278,748
1990 4,994 246,744
1980 2,507 190,345
1970 1,512 138,951
Census 2000 Demographics
Population by Gender
Male 3,094 Female 3,261
Population by Age Group
Under age 5 432
Age 5 to 19 1,538
Age 20 to 34 833
Age 35 to 54 2,494
Age 55 to 64 494
Age 65 and over 564
Median Age 37.9 years
Educational Attainment, population 25 years and over
High school graduate or higher 96.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher 49.6%
ANNUAL INCOME, 1999 (Census 2000)
Per capita income $33,270
Median 4-person family income $81,391
Median household income $76,726
Median Earnings, full-time, year-round workers
Male $53,271
Female $36,759
Families below the poverty level 0.5%
LABOR FORCE 1994 2004
Annual Average
Civilian labor force 3,110 3,761
Employed 3,024 3,637
Unemployed 86 124
Unemployment rate 2.8% 3.3%
EMPLOYMENT & WAGES 1994 2004
Goods Producing Industries
Average Employment 262 408
Average Weekly Wage $595 $892
Service Providing Industries
Average Employment 1,300 2,705
Average Weekly Wage $423 $1,317
Total Private Industry
Average Employment 1,562 3,113
Average Weekly Wage $452 $1,262
Government (Federal, State, and Local)
Average Employment 214 484
Average Weekly Wage $475 $679
Total, Private Industry plus Government
Average Employment 1,777 3,597
Average Weekly Wage $454 $1,183
EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE
Schools students attend: Stratham operates grades K-5; grades 6-12 are part of Exeter Region Cooperative
(Brentwood, East Kingston, Exeter, Kensington, Newfields, Stratham)
District: SAU 16
Career Technology Center(s): Seacoast School of Technology, Exeter Region: 18
Educational Facilities Elementary Middle/Junior High High School Private/Parochial
Number of Schools 1 1 2
Grade Levels P K 1-5 6-8 K-12
Total Enrollment 626 1,366 n/a
NH Licensed Child Care Facilities, 2004: Total Facilities: 11 Total Capacity: 390
Nearest Community/Technical College: Stratham
Nearest Colleges or Universities: McIntosh; University of NH; Southern NH University; Franklin Pierce College
LARGEST EMPLOYERS PRODUCT/SERVICE EMPLOYEES ESTABLISHED
Timberland Retail, outdoor sport equipment, catalog 650 1994
Shaw's Supermarket Supermarket 195 1975
Lindt Sprugli, Inc. Chocolate manufacturer 170 1990
Market Basket Supermarket 150 1981
Vitronics Soltec Computer assembly machinery 100 1998
Seacoast Newpapers Printing, publishing 70 1986
Bell & Flynn Sand, gravel, construction 44 1958
Staples Retailer, office products 25 2005
TRANSPORTATION
Road Access Federal Routes
State Routes 33, 101, 108
Nearest Interstate, Exit I-95, Exit 4, 3, 3B
Distance 4 miles
Railroad Amtrack, Boston & Maine
Public Transportation Yes
Nearest Airport Pease
Runway 11,321 feet
Lighted? Yes Navigational Aids? Yes
Nearest Commercial Airport Pease
Distance 4 miles
Driving distance to select cities:
Manchester, NH 32 miles
Portland, Maine 68 miles
Boston, Mass. 54 miles
New York City, NY 261 miles
Montreal, Quebec 288 miles
COMMUTING TO WORK (Census 2000)
Workers 16 years and over
Drove alone, car/truck/van 87.2%
Carpooled, car/truck/van 4.0%
Public transportation 0.0%
Walked 0.2%
Other means 1.7%
Worked at home 6.9%
Mean Travel Time to Work 27.2 minutes
Percent of Working Residents:
Working in community of residence 19%
Commuting to another NH community 63%
Commuting out-of-state 17%
COPYRIGHT 2005 Economic & Labor Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security. All Rights Reserved. Updated 07/12/05
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