Strafford, New Hampshire Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,626. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,979 (+9.7% change)
Males: 1,814 (50.0%), Females: 1,812 (50.0%)
Strafford County
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $59,044
Median house value: $135,100
Population by Race
Races in Strafford:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (23.0%), Irish (18.1%), French (15.3%), German (9.1%), French Canadian (8.9%), Italian (7.6%).
Elevation: 652 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Strafford
- High school or higher: 92.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Strafford town
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 65.0%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 7.8%
1.8% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Strafford:
- FRISBIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ROCHESTER, NH)
- HUGGINS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WOLFEBORO, NH)
- WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; DOVER, NH)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Strafford:
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 32 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Abbreviation: PSM)
- MANCHESTER (about 33 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 60 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Strafford:
- ALTON BAY (about 11 miles; ALTON BAY, NH; Abbreviation: B18)
- LAKES REGION (about 19 miles; WOLFEBORO, NH; Abbreviation: 8B8)
- SKYHAVEN (about 19 miles; ROCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: DAW)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Strafford:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 21 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,251)
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,388)
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 45 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,384)
- UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-LOWELL (about 48 miles; LOWELL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 8,373)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 52 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)