Effingham, New Hampshire

Coordinates: 43°45′40″N 70°59′47″W / 43.76111°N 70.99639°W / 43.76111; -70.99639
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Effingham, New Hampshire
Town
FIPS code
33-23620
GNIS feature ID0873588
Websitewww.effinghamnh.net

Effingham is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census, the town population was 1,691,[2] up from 1,465 at the 2010 census.[3] Effingham includes the villages of Effingham Falls, Effingham (Lord's Hill), Center Effingham (Drake's Corner), and South Effingham. Pine River State Forest is in the south.

History

The town was settled by members of the Leavitt family of Hampton, New Hampshire, led by Captain John Leavitt, a soldier whose father, Moses, was a prosperous Hampton tavern keeper. From them the settlement first took the name "Leavitt's Town".[4] In 1749, the land was granted by Governor Benning Wentworth, and he renamed it "Effingham" for the Howard family, who were Earls of Effingham and who were related to the Wentworths by marriage. The town was incorporated in 1778.

North Effingham was set off in 1831 and incorporated as Freedom. By 1859, when the population was 1,252, Effingham Falls had developed into a small mill town, with a woolen factory, five sawmills, three gristmills, and a carriage factory.[5]

Per a

U.S. senator from Maine, took charge of the school only on condition that it should be for the "instruction and training of teachers". The idea was his own and, at that time, entirely novel.[6]

  • Post Office in 1908
    Post Office in 1908
  • Lord Mansion in 1908
    Lord Mansion in 1908
  • Normal School in 1910
    Normal School in 1910
  • Effingham Falls in 1915
    Effingham Falls in 1915

Geography

According to the

South rivers. Province Lake lies partially within the town's borders to the south, and small portions of Ossipee Lake (Broad Bay and Berry Bay) are contained to the north. The community is bounded on the east by the Maine state line, and on the north by the Ossipee River. Effingham lies fully within the Saco River watershed.[7] The Ossipee River subwatershed, partially in Effingham, is home to the largest stratified-drift aquifer in New Hampshire.[8]
Much of Effingham's land serves as aquifer recharge areas.

The town is served by state routes 25 and 153.

Adjacent municipalities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1790154—
1800451192.9%
181087694.2%
18201,36856.2%
18301,91139.7%
18401,195−37.5%
18501,2524.8%
18601,209−3.4%
1870904−25.2%
1880865−4.3%
1890720−16.8%
1900600−16.7%
1910558−7.0%
1920393−29.6%
1930352−10.4%
19403777.1%
1950341−9.5%
1960329−3.5%
19703609.4%
198059966.4%
199094157.1%
20001,27335.3%
20101,46515.1%
20201,69115.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[2][9]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 490 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. Of all households, 23.3% were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,000, and the median income for a family was $38,000. Males had a median income of $29,650 versus $22,188 for females. The

poverty line
, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Effingham town, Carroll County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  3. ^ United States Census Bureau, American FactFinder, 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  4. ISBN 0-87233-009-5
    .
  5. ^ Coolidge, Austin J.; John B. Mansfield (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts: A.J. Coolidge. pp. 483–484. coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.
  6. ^ "83. First Normal School in New Hampshire". geocities.ws. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Foster, Debra H.; Batorfalvy, Tatianna N.; Medalie, Laura (1995). Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers. U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey.
  8. ^ "Ossipee Aquifer Protection". Green Mountain Conservation Group. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

External links

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