Raymond (CDP), New Hampshire

The CDP is in the eastern part of the town of Raymond, on both sides of the Lamprey River. Starting at the Epping town line, the CDP border runs northwest on Ham Road, then turns south on New Hampshire Route 156 (Nottingham Road) to New Hampshire Route 27. The boundary follows Route 27 west to Harriman Road, turns north to Lakeview Road and runs west to Governor Drive. The border crosses the southern end of Governors Lake and follows the lake outlet south back to Route 27. It follows Route 27 west to Langford Road, then turns back east to follow the Lamprey River and an unnamed brook south to Cider Ferry Road. The border then follows Old Manchester Road south to Batchelder Road, which forms the southern boundary of the CDP. The border turns south on New Hampshire Route 107 (Fremont Road) to Prescott Road, which it follows east to the Fremont town line. The eastern edge of the CDP follows the Fremont town line, Prescott Road again, and the Epping town line back to Ham Road.[2]

New Hampshire Route 101 crosses the CDP south of the village center with access from Exit 4 (Old Manchester Road) and 5 (New Hampshire Routes 102 and 107). Route 101 leads east 12 miles (19 km) to Exeter and west 16 miles (26 km) to Manchester. Route 27, the former alignment of Route 101, runs through the northern part of the CDP, leading east 5 miles (8 km) to Epping and west 7 miles (11 km) to Candia. Route 102 has its northern terminus in Raymond and leads southwest 14 miles (23 km) to Derry. Route 156 has its southern terminus in Raymond and leads north 6 miles (10 km) to Nottingham. Route 107 follows Routes 27 and 102 through the CDP but leads northwest 10 miles (16 km) to Deerfield and southeast the same distance to Kingston.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Raymond CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.4 km²), of which 4.7 square miles (12.1 km²) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²), or 2.98%, are water.[1]

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,855 people, 1,192 households, and 783 families residing in the CDP. There were 1,313 housing units, of which 121, or 9.2%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.9% white, 0.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.3% some other race, and 1.4% from two or more races. 1.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[3]

Of the 1,192 households in the CDP, 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were headed by married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40, and the average family size was 2.85.[3]

20.9% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 8.4% were from age 18 to 24, 28.6% were from 25 to 44, 29.1% were from 45 to 64, and 13.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.[3]

For the period 2011-15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $60,313, and the median income for a family was $76,610. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,216. 13.0% of the population and 5.6% of families were below the poverty line, along with 11.1% of people under the age of 18 and 13.4% of people 65 or older.[4]