Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission
City of Lebanon
Historical Information
|
Original Name
|
First Settled
|
Resettled
|
Incorporated
|
Last Master Plan Adopted
|
|
N/A
|
1761
|
N/A
|
1761
|
7/22/2002
|
| * 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
|
Historic District Commission
|
Yes
|
1/1/2002
|
6/17/1998
|
3/12/2001
|
|
-
|
|
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?
|
| 3/12/2001
|
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
|
| Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| - |
|
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)
|
-
|
-
|
|
Yes
|
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
|
| Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Land Use
|
Land Area
|
Water Area
|
Total Acres
|
Total Square Miles
|
|
N/A acres
|
N/A acres
|
26415.2
|
40.3
|
| - |
|
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
|
12994
|
$
4893553
|
NA
|
NA
|
- |
|
1995
|
N/A
|
$
N/A
|
NA
|
NA
|
- |
|
2000
|
N/A
|
$
N/A
|
$
NA
|
$
NA
|
- |
|
2001
|
N/A
|
$
N/A
|
$
NA
|
$
NA
|
- |
|
2002
|
14043.00
|
$
NA
|
$
NA
|
$
NA
|
- |
| 25 % 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
|
9725
|
NA
|
NA
|
4583
|
5142
|
3164
|
5469
|
1092
|
241.1
|
|
1980
|
11134
|
14.5 %
|
11.4
|
5131
|
6003
|
2901
|
6879
|
1354
|
276
|
|
1990
|
12183
|
9.4 %
|
10.9
|
5765
|
6418
|
2806
|
7787
|
1590
|
302.1
|
|
2000
|
12568
|
3.2 %
|
NA
|
5936
|
6632
|
2836
|
7933
|
1799
|
311.6
|
|
2005
|
13010
|
7.3 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2010
|
13240
|
1 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2015
|
13470
|
1.6 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2020
|
13690
|
2.7 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| |
2000 population of children
5 years of age and younger -
784 |
|
-
|
* 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
|
$
15588
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
%
|
|
1990
|
$
32221
|
$
15012
|
NA
|
NA
|
%
|
|
1996
|
NA
|
$
17858
|
19 %
|
114
|
NA
|
|
2000
|
$
42185
|
$
25133
|
NA
|
NA
|
8.8 %
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
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
|
$
23.91
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
1995
|
NA
|
NA
|
$
29.63
|
23.9 %
|
NA
|
|
2000
|
$
52133
|
6.3 %
|
$
28.48
|
-3.9 %
|
NA %
|
|
2001
|
NA
|
NA
|
$
29.98
|
5.3 %
|
NA %
|
|
2002
|
NA
|
NA
|
$
20.43
|
-31.85 %
|
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
|
7377
|
7281
|
96
|
1.3 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
1999
|
7464
|
7385
|
79
|
1.1 %
|
1.1 %
|
NA
|
|
2000
|
7548
|
7465
|
83
|
1.1 %
|
1.1 %
|
74 %
|
|
2001
|
7732
|
7647
|
85
|
1.1 %
|
1.2 %
|
NA
|
|
2002
|
8187
|
8079
|
108
|
1.3 %
|
1.4 %
|
NA
|
| 2003 |
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
1.1 %
|
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
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
1990
|
1956
|
2318
|
977
|
77
|
574
|
789
|
| 2000 |
2927
|
1682
|
1011
|
0
|
689
|
599
|
|
-
|
* 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
|
3539
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
6153
|
3501
|
|
1980
|
2.4
|
4758
|
2587
|
1913
|
214
|
2474
|
2030
|
|
1990
|
2.5
|
5718
|
2440
|
2977
|
301
|
2676
|
2497
|
|
2000
|
2.2
|
5707
|
2882
|
2596
|
229
|
2893
|
2607
|
| - |
|
Year
|
# Single Family Building Permits Issued
|
# of Multi-family Building Permits Issued
|
# of Mobile Home Building Permits Issued
|
- |
|
2001
|
38
|
49
|
0
|
- |
|
2002
|
35
|
42
|
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
|
2.2
|
2.5
|
1.9
|
5500
|
207
|
0.5
|
2.1
|
1641
|
| - |
|
-
|
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
|
180
|
46100
|
N/A
|
21
|
N/A
|
0
|
-
|
|
1985
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
68
|
N/A
|
0
|
-
|
|
1990
|
443
|
117200
|
154
|
18
|
8
|
0
|
-
|
|
1995
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
19
|
0
|
2
|
-
|
|
2000
|
598
|
NA
|
NA
|
31
|
N/A
|
0
|
-
|
| -- |
| - |
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 |
20
|
14
|
29
|
33
|
39
|
18
|
27
|
17
|
| - |
|
-
|
# of Assisted Housing Units
|
# of Shelters (Emergency, Family, Transitional)
|
|
Elderly Units
|
Family Units
|
Family / Elderly
|
Groups Home Units
|
Miscellaneous Units
|
|
2000
|
137/132
|
137/132
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
2001
|
212/186
|
263/258
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
|
2002
|
0
|
137/132
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
NA
|
| 2003 |
250
|
187
|
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
|
3072
|
46.7 %
|
Hanover
|
Hartford VT
|
Enfield
|
|
2000
|
2637
|
NA %
|
Lebanon
|
HaNover
|
Hartford VT
|
|
-
|
|
Year
|
# of Nonresidents Working in Town
|
Average Commuting Time
|
Most Common Commute From:
|
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
|
1990
|
6316
|
N/A
|
Hartford VT
|
Enfield
|
Canaan
|
|
2000
|
11812
|
16.2 min.
|
Lebanon
|
Hartford VT
|
Enfield
|
| - |
|
Year
|
Mean Travel Time to Work
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
2000
|
16.2 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 |
6
|
339
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
117
|
1
|
40
|
| 2001 |
6
|
339
|
1
|
?
|
18
|
117
|
1
|
40
|
| 2002 |
7
|
339
|
1
|
N/A
|
15
|
97
|
1
|
40
|
| 2003 |
5
|
284
|
1
|
30
|
12
|
141
|
1
|
50
|
| - |
*
NH Resource & Referral Network
* 2000 Census |
