Moving to Hanover, New Hampshire
Population: 10,850. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,156 (+2.8% change)
Males: 5,401 (49.8%), Females: 5,449 (50.2%)
Grafton County
Demographics
Median resident age: 22.8 years
Median household income: $72,470
Median house value: $262,200
Population by Race
Races in Hanover:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
- Chinese (2.8%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- Black (1.7%)
- Asian Indian (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Korean (1.0%)
- Other Asian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Japanese (0.5%)
Ancestries: English (21.1%), German (16.4%), Irish (14.4%), Italian (6.0%), Scottish (5.8%), Polish (4.7%).
Elevation: 531 feet
Land area: 4.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hanover
- High school or higher: 96.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 77.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 42.6%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hanover town
- Never married: 47.4%
- Now married: 42.4%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 4.7%
- Divorced: 5.3%
9.2% Foreign born (4.0% Europe, 3.5% Asia, 1.0% North America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hanover:
- ALICE PECK DAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LEBANON, NH)
- MT ASCUTNEY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WINDSOR, VT)
- VALLEY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; CLAREMONT, NH)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hanover:
- RUTLAND STATE (about 47 miles; RUTLAND, VT; Abbreviation: RUT)
- MANCHESTER (about 80 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)
- BURLINGTON INTL (about 80 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Abbreviation: BTV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hanover:
- POST MILLS (about 13 miles; POST MILLS, VT; Abbreviation: 2B9)
- PARLIN FIELD (about 24 miles; NEWPORT, NH; Abbreviation: 2B3)
- CLAREMONT MUNI (about 24 miles; CLAREMONT, NH; Abbreviation: CNH)
Amtrak stations near Hanover:
- 5 miles: WHITE RIVER JUNCTION (RAILROAD ROW). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 17 miles: WINDSOR-MOUNT ASCUTNEY (WINDSOR, DEPOT AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, intercity bus service.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Hanover:
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 5,309; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.dartmouth.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Hanover:
- NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; KEENE, NH; Full-time enrollment: 4,049)
- MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 73 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 76 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Full-time enrollment: 8,852)
- MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; GARDNER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,023)
Schools
Public high school in Hanover:
- HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 751; Location: 41 LEBANON ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hanover:
- BERNICE A RAY SCHOOL (Students: 520; Location: 22 RESERVOIR RD; Grades: KG – 05)
- FRANCES C RICHMOND SCHOOL (Students: 440; Location: 35 LEBANON ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Hanover:
- MONTESSORI SCHOOL IN NORICH (Students: 34; Location: PO BOX 5606; Grades: PK – KG)
- CRADLE – CRAYON CHILD DEVL CTR (Students: 22; Location: 72 LYME ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Hanover:
- HOWE LIBRARY (Operating income: $881,989; Location: 13 EAST SOUTH STREET; 66,697 books; 4,797 audio materials; 1,610 video materials; 219 serial subscriptions)