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More about NashuaBy 1836, Nashua Corporation had built three cotton mills and was producing 9.3 million yards of cotton cloth annually on 710 looms and the town of Dunstable was renamed Nashua. The legislature declared that it was now named for the Nashua River. Six railroad lines crossed the city with 56 trains entering and departing daily before the Civil War. What is now Nashua broke in two for a while, following a tax dispute between the town of Nashville north of the Nashua River, where most of the wealthier people lived, and town of Nashua south of the river. The two joined together and chartered the city in 1853. The textile business started moving to the South during the Depression, with the last mill closing in 1949. Sanders Associates, a newly created defense firm that is now part of BAE Systems, moved into one of the closed mills and launched the citys rebirth. The arrival of Digital Equipment Corp. (now part of Hewlett-Packard) in the 1970s made the city part of the Boston-area high-tech corridor. The city may be best known today as a shopping mecca to residents of Massachusetts who come north of the state border to take advantage of the lack of a sales tax in New Hampshire. There is a use tax that Massachusetts charges its residents to pay for items purchased in New Hampshire that are subject to taxation in Massachusetts, but it is unknown if anyone actually pays. As of 2005, its only professional sports team is an unaffiliated minor league baseball team: The Nashua Pride. Nashua has won two nominations for "Best Place To Live In America" in 1987 and 1997. This fact is still proudly displayed on a road sign as one approaches the city line via U.S. Highway 3 and the Everett Turnpike. Nashua Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 86,605 people, 34,614 households, and 22,083 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,082.5/kmÂ² (2,803.5/miÂ²). There are 35,387 housing units at an average density of 442.3/kmÂ² (1,145.5/miÂ²). The racial makeup of the city is 89.25% White, 2.01% African American, 0.32% Native American, 3.88% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.05% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. 6.22% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 34,614 households out of which 31.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% are married couples living together, 10.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% are non-families. 28.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.46 and the average family size is 3.05. In the city the population is spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.2 males. The median income for a household in the city is $51,969, and the median income for a family is $61,102. Males have a median income of $43,893 versus $29,171 for females. The per capita income for the city is $25,209. 6.8% of the population and 5.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 8.7% of those under the age of 18 and 6.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Today...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 19. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph after midnight. Saturday...Mostly cloudy in the morning...Then becoming partly sunny. Cold with highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Saturday Night...Partly cloudy in the evening...Then becoming clear. Cold with lows around 19. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Sunday...Mostly sunny. Cold with highs in the mid 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Sunday Night...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Monday...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. Monday Night...Rain likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Tuesday...Rain likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 70 percent. Tuesday Night...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain showers in the evening. Lows around 30. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Wednesday...Mostly cloudy. Cold. Highs around 40. Lows in the mid 20s. Thursday...Mostly cloudy. Cold. Highs around 40. Lows in the mid 20s. Friday...Mostly cloudy. Cold. Highs around 40. Lows in the mid 20s. Powered by HAMweather Copyright © 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.

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