Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission
Town of Dorchester
Historical Information
|
Original Name
|
First Settled
|
Resettled
|
Incorporated
|
Last Master Plan Adopted
|
|
N/A
|
1761
|
N/A
|
1772
|
6/8/1981
|
| * Figures are from Town Reports/Master
Plans |
Local Planning & Regulations
|
Economic Development Committee
|
Historical Society / Historic District
Commission / Heritage Commission
|
Planning Board Adopted Capitol
Improvement Plan
|
Capitol Improvement Plan last Adopted
|
Zoning Ordinance Last Adopted
|
Site Plan Regulations Last Adopted
|
| N/A
|
N/A
|
No
|
N/A
|
3/1/1989
|
N/A
|
|
-
|
|
Subdivision Regulations Last Adopted
|
Growth Management Ordinance
|
Is the Growth Management Ordinance
in effect?
|
Impact Fee Ordinance
|
Is the Impact Fee Imposed?
|
What is the Impact Fee Imposed
on?
|
| 4/13/1987
|
No
|
N/A
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
enabled municipal capital facilities
|
| - |
|
Allow Manufactured Housing Parks?
|
Allow Manufactured Housing in Subdivisions
|
Allow Manufactured Housing on Individual
Lots? ?
|
Historic District Zoning
|
Aquifer Protection District
|
Soil-Based Lot Sizing for Residential
Development
|
| No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| - |
|
Elderly Housing District
|
Affordable Housing District
|
Specific Design Regulations for
Commercial /
Industrial Development
|
Tax Increment Finance
District
|
Allow the Transfer
of Development Rights in the Zoning Ordinance?
|
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
| - |
|
Has
the Town Adopted Building Codes?
|
Which
Codes?
|
Does
the Town Allow Mixed Use Development? (Residential and Commercial
on the Same Lot)
|
-
|
-
|
|
No
|
NA
|
Yes
|
-
|
-
|
* Town Reports & Staff
* Zoning Ordinances &Site Plan Regulations
|
Municipal Facilities & Utilities
|
Municipal Water System
|
Municipal Sewer System
|
Fixed-Route Public Transit System
|
Residential
Curbside Trash Collection
|
Non-Residential
Curbside Trash Collection
|
Residential
Curbside Recycling
|
Non-Residential
Curbside Recycling
|
| No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Land Use
|
Land Area
|
Water Area
|
Total Acres
|
Total Square Miles
|
|
N/A acres
|
N/A acres
|
28889.9
|
44.6
|
| - |
|
Total Developed Acres
|
Residential Acres
|
Agricultural Acres
|
Commercial Acres
|
Institutional/ Governmental Acres
|
Recreational Acres
|
Undeveloped Acres
|
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
| - |
|
Year
|
Acres in Current Use
|
Value of Land in Current Use
|
$ Assessed from Land Use Change Tax
|
$ Assessed from Timber Tax
|
- |
|
1990
|
24541
|
$
457740
|
NA
|
NA
|
- |
|
1995
|
N/A
|
$
N/A
|
NA
|
NA
|
- |
|
2000
|
N/A
|
$
N/A
|
$
NA
|
$
NA
|
- |
|
2001
|
25353.00
|
$
7733301.00
|
$
NA
|
$
NA
|
- |
|
2002
|
25407.00
|
$
NA
|
$
NA
|
$
NA
|
- |
| 0 % of the Land Use Change Tax is dedicated to conservation programs. |
* Acreage is from Town Reports/Master
Plans,2002
* NH Office of State Planning |
Population
|
Year
|
Population
|
PopulationPercent Change
|
Annualized Rate of Population Change
|
Male Population
|
Female Population
|
Age: 0-17
|
Age: 18-64
|
Age: 65+
|
Population per square mile
|
|
1970
|
141
|
NA
|
NA
|
75
|
66
|
33
|
83
|
25
|
3.2
|
|
1980
|
244
|
73.1 %
|
17.3
|
115
|
129
|
72
|
142
|
30
|
5.5
|
|
1990
|
392
|
60.7 %
|
16.1
|
193
|
199
|
109
|
242
|
41
|
8.8
|
|
2000
|
353
|
-9.9 %
|
NA
|
175
|
178
|
97
|
214
|
42
|
7.9
|
|
2005
|
370
|
20.1 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2010
|
390
|
1.4 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2015
|
410
|
2.6 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2020
|
430
|
4.1 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| |
2000 population of children
5 years of age and younger -
21 |
|
-
|
* Figures for 2005 - 2020 are NH OSP
Estimates '96
* Figures for 1970 - 2000 are from the US Census (1970, 1980, 1990,
2000)
* Population per square mile is Census Population / Total Square Miles
(from Town Reports/Master Plans) |
Income & Poverty
|
Year
|
Median Household Income
|
Per Capita Income
|
Percent Change in Per Capita Income
|
State Ranking of Per Capita Income (out of 234)
|
% of Person Below Poverty Level
|
|
1970
|
$
N/A
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
N/A %
|
|
1980
|
$
13636
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
%
|
|
1990
|
$
27750
|
$
12707
|
NA
|
NA
|
%
|
|
1996
|
NA
|
$
15935
|
25.4 %
|
163
|
NA
|
|
2000
|
$
40833
|
$
18940
|
NA
|
NA
|
11.3 %
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
Median Family Income
|
% of Families Below Poverty Level
|
Equalized Tax Rate
|
% Change in Equalized Tax Rate
|
Town Welfare Budget
as a % of Total Town Budget
|
|
1990
|
NA
|
NA
|
$
20.48
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
1995
|
NA
|
NA
|
$
34.65
|
69.2 %
|
NA
|
|
2000
|
$
42292
|
8.6 %
|
$
22.09
|
-36.2 %
|
2.20 %
|
|
2001
|
NA
|
NA
|
$
24.48
|
10.8 %
|
2.00 %
|
|
2002
|
NA
|
NA
|
$
23.13
|
-5.51 %
|
NA %
|
|
-
|
* Household & Family Income figures
are from US Census (1970, 1980, 1990, 2000)
* % of Persons in Poverty figures are from US Census (1970, 1980,
1990, 2000)
|
Employment
|
Year
|
Labor Force
|
Employment
|
Unemployment
|
Average Annual Rate of Unemployment
|
Unemployment Rate - February
|
% of All Parents in Labor Force that have Children Under 6 years of age
|
|
1998
|
190
|
183
|
7
|
3.7 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
1999
|
193
|
191
|
2
|
1 %
|
1 %
|
NA
|
|
2000
|
186
|
184
|
2
|
1.1 %
|
1.1 %
|
58 %
|
|
2001
|
182
|
181
|
1
|
0.5 %
|
0.5 %
|
NA
|
|
2002
|
184
|
181
|
3
|
1.6 %
|
N/A %
|
NA
|
| 2003 |
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
3.1 %
|
NA
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
# of Employees by Occupation
|
|
-
|
Managerial & Professional
|
Technical Sales & Administrative Support
|
Service
|
Farming, Forestry & Fishing
|
Precision Production, Craft &
Repair
|
Operators, Fabricators & Laborers
|
|
1970
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
1980
|
26
|
17
|
18
|
0
|
19
|
26
|
|
1990
|
49
|
37
|
34
|
6
|
26
|
24
|
| 2000 |
35
|
33
|
38
|
2
|
23
|
35
|
|
-
|
* NH Department of Employment Security
|
Housing
|
Year
|
Average Household Size
|
Total Housing Units
|
# Single Family Homes
|
# Multi-family Homes
|
# Mobile Homes
|
# Owner Occupied Dwellings
|
# Renter Occupied Dwellings
|
|
1970
|
N/A
|
113
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
206
|
40
|
|
1980
|
2.6
|
154
|
105
|
1
|
16
|
75
|
14
|
|
1990
|
2.8
|
214
|
163
|
3
|
48
|
120
|
18
|
|
2000
|
2.7
|
236
|
187
|
4
|
40
|
114
|
18
|
| - |
|
Year
|
# Single Family Building Permits Issued
|
# of Multi-family Building Permits Issued
|
# of Mobile Home Building Permits Issued
|
- |
|
2001
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
- |
|
2002
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
- |
| |
|
-
|
Average Household Size
|
Average Household Size Owner-Occupied Units
|
Average Household Size Renter-Occupied Units
|
# Occupied Units
|
# Vacant Units
|
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
|
Rental Vacancy Rate
|
Households with individuals under 18
|
|
2000
|
2.7
|
2.6
|
3
|
132
|
104
|
3.4
|
10
|
50
|
| - |
|
-
|
Median Rent
|
Median Home Value
|
% Median Home Value Change
|
# Building Permits Issued - Single Family
|
# Building Permits Issued - Multi-family
|
# Building Permits Issued - Mobile Home
|
-
|
|
1970
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
-
|
|
1980
|
270
|
32100
|
N/A
|
0
|
N/A
|
0
|
-
|
|
1985
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
0
|
N/A
|
0
|
-
|
|
1990
|
647
|
84200
|
162
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
|
1995
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
|
2000
|
475
|
NA
|
NA
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
-
|
| -- |
| - |
Gross Rent as a % of Household Income
|
Monthly Owner Cost as a % of Household Income
|
| - |
Less than 15.0%
|
15% - 19.9%
|
20.0% - 29.9%
|
30.0% and greater
|
Less than 15.0%
|
15% - 19.9%
|
20.0% - 29.9%
|
30.0% and greater
|
| 1999 |
0
|
0
|
100
|
0
|
24
|
24
|
20
|
33
|
| - |
|
-
|
# of Assisted Housing Units
|
# of Shelters (Emergency, Family, Transitional)
|
|
Elderly Units
|
Family Units
|
Family / Elderly
|
Groups Home Units
|
Miscellaneous Units
|
|
2000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2001
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
|
2002
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
| 2003 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
|
-
|
* US Census (1970, 1980, 1990, 2000)
* NH Office of State Planning
* NHHFA Directory of Assisted Housing Report (2002)
* Local Sources
|
Commuting
|
Year
|
# Residents Commuting Out of Town
|
% Residents Commuting Out of Town
|
Most Common Commute To:
|
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
|
1990
|
162
|
92 %
|
Plymouth
|
Hanover
|
Rumney
|
|
2000
|
134
|
NA %
|
Dorchester
|
Lebanon
|
Plymouth
|
|
-
|
|
Year
|
# of Nonresidents Working in Town
|
Average Commuting Time
|
Most Common Commute From:
|
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
|
1990
|
32
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
2000
|
22
|
39.1 min.
|
Dorchester
|
Laconia
|
Plymouth
|
| - |
|
Year
|
Mean Travel Time to Work
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
2000
|
39.1 minutes
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| - |
* US Census
(1970, 1980, 1990) |
Child Care
|
Year
|
# Licensed Child Center Care Facilities
|
Capacity of Child Center Care Facilities
|
# Licensed School Aged Child Care Facilities
|
Capacity of School Aged Facilities
|
# Licensed Family Child Care Facilities
|
Capacity of Family Child Care Facilities
|
# Licensed Preschool Child Care Facilities
|
Capacity of Preschool Child Care Facilities
|
| 2000 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 2001 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 2002 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 2003 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| - |
*
NH Resource & Referral Network
* 2000 Census |
