Profile for Rye, New Hampshire, NH

Former and merged names include:
· Pannaway

Pannaway Plantation, first settlement in the state, was established here in 1632

Site of a receiving station for the first Atlantic cable, laid in 1874

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 2. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.4 per 1,000 people.

Nearby parks & recreation: Odiorne Point State Park, Wallis Sands State Beach, Jenness State Beach, Rye Harbor State Park

Historic sites and museums: Seacoast Science Center, Rye Town Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

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Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Attractions (3)

Cemeteries (26)

Communities (9)

Hotels (19)

Libraries (9)

Museums (5)

Parks (6)

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10% of Rye residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Rye ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Rye
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• Genealogy page (NH GenWeb) for Rockingham County
• Libraries in or near Rye

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• Rockingham County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - NH data
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• National database of cemetery records
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Rye was $36,746, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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53% of Rye residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Rye, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $803.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,561.

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Libraries in Rye include Rye Public Library ... View libraries

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Rockingham County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Rye political report.

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The average commute time for Rye workers is 30 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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