Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission
Town of Springfield
Historical Information
|
Original Name
|
First Settled
|
Resettled
|
Incorporated
|
Last Master Plan Adopted
|
|
N/A
|
1769
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
11/17/1988
|
| * 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
|
Yes
|
1/1/1995
|
3/11/1997
|
6/28/1990
|
|
-
|
|
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?
|
| 11/21/1997
|
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
|
| N/A
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
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
|
| N/A
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Land Use
|
Land Area
|
Water Area
|
Total Acres
|
Total Square Miles
|
|
27584 acres
|
N/A acres
|
28478.8
|
43.6
|
| - |
|
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
|
10032
|
$
159917
|
NA
|
NA
|
- |
|
1995
|
N/A
|
$
N/A
|
NA
|
NA
|
- |
|
2000
|
N/A
|
$
N/A
|
$
6380.00
|
$
7609.00
|
- |
|
2001
|
N/A
|
$
N/A
|
$
10550.00
|
$
19950.00
|
- |
|
2002
|
13335.00
|
$
NA
|
$
3306.00
|
$
11847.00
|
- |
| 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
|
310
|
NA
|
NA
|
153
|
157
|
83
|
177
|
50
|
7.1
|
|
1980
|
532
|
71.6 %
|
17.2
|
274
|
258
|
151
|
305
|
76
|
12.2
|
|
1990
|
788
|
48.1 %
|
14.8
|
415
|
373
|
195
|
484
|
109
|
18.1
|
|
2000
|
945
|
19.9 %
|
NA
|
466
|
479
|
222
|
606
|
117
|
21.7
|
|
2005
|
1010
|
-2.9 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2010
|
1110
|
3.4 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2015
|
1200
|
4.6 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2020
|
1270
|
3.5 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| |
2000 population of children
5 years of age and younger -
51 |
|
-
|
* 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
|
$
13500
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
%
|
|
1990
|
$
32562
|
$
15625
|
NA
|
NA
|
%
|
|
1996
|
NA
|
$
19854
|
27.1 %
|
71
|
NA
|
|
2000
|
$
44659
|
$
23263
|
NA
|
NA
|
5.1 %
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
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
|
$
20.22
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
1995
|
NA
|
NA
|
$
23.72
|
17.3 %
|
NA
|
|
2000
|
$
58068
|
3.5 %
|
$
22.96
|
-3.2 %
|
0.40 %
|
|
2001
|
NA
|
NA
|
$
26.07
|
13.6 %
|
0.10 %
|
|
2002
|
NA
|
NA
|
$
17.17
|
-34.14 %
|
0.00 %
|
|
-
|
* 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
|
487
|
478
|
9
|
1.8 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
1999
|
498
|
492
|
6
|
1.2 %
|
1.2 %
|
NA
|
|
2000
|
491
|
484
|
7
|
1.4 %
|
1.4 %
|
78 %
|
|
2001
|
476
|
469
|
7
|
1.5 %
|
1 %
|
NA
|
|
2002
|
486
|
474
|
12
|
2.5 %
|
N/A %
|
NA
|
| 2003 |
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
1.6 %
|
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
|
59
|
51
|
29
|
9
|
31
|
39
|
|
1990
|
84
|
100
|
68
|
13
|
74
|
62
|
| 2000 |
163
|
105
|
88
|
3
|
77
|
95
|
|
-
|
* 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
|
281
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
281
|
21
|
|
1980
|
2.6
|
351
|
292
|
5
|
30
|
167
|
33
|
|
1990
|
2.6
|
481
|
413
|
10
|
58
|
258
|
44
|
|
2000
|
2.5
|
534
|
457
|
8
|
71
|
328
|
58
|
| - |
|
Year
|
# Single Family Building Permits Issued
|
# of Multi-family Building Permits Issued
|
# of Mobile Home Building Permits Issued
|
- |
|
2001
|
12
|
0
|
2
|
- |
|
2002
|
19
|
0
|
3
|
- |
| |
|
-
|
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
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.3
|
386
|
148
|
1.8
|
3.3
|
124
|
| - |
|
-
|
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
|
N/A
|
39200
|
N/A
|
5
|
N/A
|
1
|
-
|
|
1985
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
15
|
N/A
|
5
|
-
|
|
1990
|
N/A
|
107700
|
175
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
-
|
|
1995
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
10
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
|
2000
|
716
|
NA
|
NA
|
6
|
N/A
|
6
|
-
|
| -- |
| - |
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 |
16
|
33
|
12
|
23
|
35
|
12
|
30
|
22
|
| - |
|
-
|
# 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
|
321
|
81.1 %
|
New London
|
Newport
|
Lebanon
|
|
2000
|
427
|
NA %
|
Lebanon
|
Springfield
|
New London
|
|
-
|
|
Year
|
# of Nonresidents Working in Town
|
Average Commuting Time
|
Most Common Commute From:
|
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
|
1990
|
133
|
N/A
|
Sunapee
|
Enfield
|
New London
|
|
2000
|
137
|
23.9 min.
|
Springfield
|
Sunapee and New London
|
Belmont
|
| - |
|
Year
|
Mean Travel Time to Work
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
2000
|
23.9 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 |
1
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 2001 |
1
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| 2002 |
1
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
| 2003 |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
| - |
*
NH Resource & Referral Network
* 2000 Census |
