Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission
Town of Unity
Historical Information
|
Original Name
|
First Settled
|
Resettled
|
Incorporated
|
Last Master Plan Adopted
|
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
11/14/1996
|
| * 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
|
N/A
|
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?
|
| 4/7/1999
|
No
|
N/A
|
No
|
No
|
N/A
|
| - |
|
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
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
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)
|
-
|
-
|
|
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
|
| No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Land Use
|
Land Area
|
Water Area
|
Total Acres
|
Total Square Miles
|
|
22800 acres
|
140 acres
|
23806.3
|
37
|
| - |
|
Total Developed Acres
|
Residential Acres
|
Agricultural Acres
|
Commercial Acres
|
Institutional/ Governmental Acres
|
Recreational Acres
|
Undeveloped Acres
|
|
86
|
13
|
71
|
0
|
2
|
N/A
|
88
|
| - |
|
Year
|
Acres in Current Use
|
Value of Land in Current Use
|
$ Assessed from Land Use Change Tax
|
$ Assessed from Timber Tax
|
- |
|
1990
|
11347
|
$
1135244
|
NA
|
NA
|
- |
|
1995
|
N/A
|
$
N/A
|
NA
|
NA
|
- |
|
2000
|
N/A
|
$
N/A
|
$
NA
|
$
NA
|
- |
|
2001
|
N/A
|
$
N/A
|
$
NA
|
$
NA
|
- |
|
2002
|
15863.00
|
$
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
|
709
|
NA
|
NA
|
353
|
356
|
227
|
350
|
132
|
19.2
|
|
1980
|
1092
|
54 %
|
15.4
|
536
|
556
|
301
|
544
|
247
|
29.5
|
|
1990
|
1341
|
22.8 %
|
12.3
|
682
|
659
|
296
|
785
|
260
|
36.3
|
|
2000
|
1530
|
14.1 %
|
NA
|
772
|
758
|
306
|
909
|
315
|
41.4
|
|
2005
|
1630
|
-0.5 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2010
|
1770
|
3 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2015
|
1900
|
4 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2020
|
2010
|
3 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
| |
2000 population of children
5 years of age and younger -
78 |
|
-
|
* 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
|
$
15912
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
%
|
|
1990
|
$
31458
|
$
11912
|
NA
|
NA
|
%
|
|
1996
|
NA
|
$
14927
|
25.3 %
|
209
|
NA
|
|
2000
|
$
41594
|
$
17908
|
NA
|
NA
|
8.1 %
|
|
-
|
-
|
|
-
|
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
|
$
19.36
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
1995
|
NA
|
NA
|
$
25.88
|
33.7 %
|
NA
|
|
2000
|
$
47045
|
6.8 %
|
$
26.99
|
4.3 %
|
0.90 %
|
|
2001
|
NA
|
NA
|
$
32.5
|
20.4 %
|
NA %
|
|
2002
|
NA
|
NA
|
$
23.80
|
-26.77 %
|
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
|
705
|
688
|
17
|
2.4 %
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
1999
|
723
|
708
|
15
|
2.1 %
|
2.1 %
|
NA
|
|
2000
|
706
|
696
|
10
|
1.4 %
|
1.4 %
|
77 %
|
|
2001
|
686
|
675
|
11
|
1.6 %
|
1.4 %
|
NA
|
|
2002
|
695
|
682
|
13
|
1.9 %
|
N/A %
|
NA
|
| 2003 |
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
3.3 %
|
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
|
63
|
78
|
42
|
9
|
67
|
107
|
|
1990
|
81
|
143
|
70
|
29
|
123
|
135
|
| 2000 |
138
|
129
|
126
|
0
|
194
|
104
|
|
-
|
* 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
|
261
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
528
|
43
|
|
1980
|
3.7
|
460
|
289
|
6
|
69
|
260
|
31
|
|
1990
|
2.8
|
558
|
436
|
9
|
113
|
355
|
38
|
|
2000
|
2.6
|
594
|
475
|
7
|
112
|
467
|
37
|
| - |
|
Year
|
# Single Family Building Permits Issued
|
# of Multi-family Building Permits Issued
|
# of Mobile Home Building Permits Issued
|
- |
|
2001
|
5
|
0
|
10
|
- |
|
2002
|
8
|
0
|
4
|
- |
| |
|
-
|
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
|
2.6
|
2.6
|
2.5
|
504
|
90
|
1.3
|
9.8
|
171
|
| - |
|
-
|
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
|
38800
|
N/A
|
0
|
N/A
|
0
|
-
|
|
1985
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
6
|
N/A
|
6
|
-
|
|
1990
|
N/A
|
92900
|
139
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
-
|
|
1995
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
-
|
|
2000
|
722
|
NA
|
NA
|
2
|
N/A
|
8
|
-
|
| -- |
| - |
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
|
40
|
50
|
26
|
21
|
28
|
26
|
| - |
|
-
|
# 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
|
461
|
80.9 %
|
Claremont
|
Newport
|
Charlestown
|
|
2000
|
567
|
NA %
|
Claremont
|
Newport
|
Unity
|
|
-
|
|
Year
|
# of Nonresidents Working in Town
|
Average Commuting Time
|
Most Common Commute From:
|
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
|
1990
|
172
|
N/A
|
Claremont
|
Newport
|
N/A
|
|
2000
|
211
|
27.9 min.
|
Unity
|
Claremont
|
Charlestown
|
| - |
|
Year
|
Mean Travel Time to Work
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
2000
|
27.9 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 |
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 |
