Rindge, New Hampshire
Rindge, New Hampshire | ||
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FIPS code 33-64580 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0873707 | |
Website | rindgenh |
Rindge is a
History
Native American inhabitants
The land in and around Rindge was originally inhabited by ancestors of the
Settlement by European colonists
In the eighteenth century, Massachusetts granted unappropriated land to veterans of Sir William Phipps' 1690 expedition against French-held Canada as compensation for services. Whole townships were granted to certain military companies and became known as "Canada" townships. Granted in 1736 by Governor Jonathan Belcher to soldiers from Rowley, Massachusetts, Rindge was first known as "Rowley-Canada".[4] But the Masonian proprietors were making competing claims to the area, and in 1740 commissioners of the Crown decided that the boundary between Massachusetts and New Hampshire lay south of Rowley-Canada.[5] Consequently, it was re-granted in 1749 by Governor Benning Wentworth as "Monadnock No. 1", or "South Monadnock". The town was incorporated in 1768 by Governor John Wentworth as "Rindge", in honor of Captain Daniel Rindge of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, one of the original grant holders, and the one who represented New Hampshire's claim to the land before the king.[6]
Captain Abel Platts is credited as being Rindge's first temporary settler, arriving in 1738 to take possession of his family's land grant.
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The Common in 1906
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West Rindge in 1910
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Pinecroft Inn c. 1915
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Historic horse sheds behind the meeting house
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.8 square miles (103.1 km2), of which 37.1 square miles (96.1 km2) are land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) are water, comprising 6.76% of the town.[1] Rindge is located in a hilly upland lake region. Hubbard Pond is in the northeast, Contoocook Lake on the northern boundary, Pearly Lake is in the northwest, and Lake Monomonac is on the southern boundary. The town is located on a regional watershed divide and is the headwaters for two river systems. The Contoocook River flows north to the Merrimack River, thence to the Gulf of Maine, and the North Branch of the Millers River flows southwest to the Connecticut River, thence to Long Island Sound.[9][10] Rindge's highest point is on its eastern border, on the lower slopes of Pratt Mountain, where the elevation reaches 1,505 feet (459 m) above sea level.
Rindge is home to the
Adjacent municipalities
- Jaffrey (north)
- Sharon (northeast)
- New Ipswich (east)
- Ashburnham, Massachusetts (southeast)
- Winchendon, Massachusetts (south)
- Fitzwilliam (west)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1790 | 1,143 | — | |
1800 | 1,196 | 4.6% | |
1810 | 1,226 | 2.5% | |
1820 | 1,298 | 5.9% | |
1830 | 1,269 | −2.2% | |
1840 | 1,161 | −8.5% | |
1850 | 1,274 | 9.7% | |
1860 | 1,231 | −3.4% | |
1870 | 1,107 | −10.1% | |
1880 | 934 | −15.6% | |
1890 | 996 | 6.6% | |
1900 | 855 | −14.2% | |
1910 | 706 | −17.4% | |
1920 | 643 | −8.9% | |
1930 | 610 | −5.1% | |
1940 | 629 | 3.1% | |
1950 | 707 | 12.4% | |
1960 | 941 | 33.1% | |
1970 | 2,175 | 131.1% | |
1980 | 3,375 | 55.2% | |
1990 | 4,941 | 46.4% | |
2000 | 5,451 | 10.3% | |
2010 | 6,014 | 10.3% | |
2020 | 6,476 | 7.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[2][11] |
As of the census of 2020, there were 6,476 residents and 2,031 households in Rindge. The population density was 174.1 inhabitants per square mile (67.2/km2). There were 2,361 housing units at an average density of 63.5 per square mile (24.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 91.17%
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,014 people, 1,805 households, and 1,316 families residing in the town. The population density was 156.8 inhabitants per square mile (60.5/km2). There were 2,224 housing units at an average density of 55.6 per square mile (21.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.56%
There were 1,805 households, of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.11.[3]
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 20, 20.7% from 20 to 29, 8.7% from 30 to 39, 12.2% from 40 to 49, 19.3% from 50 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.7 years.[3]
For the period 2013–2017, the estimated median income for a household in the town was $68,250, and the median income for a family was $82,917. The
Education
Rindge belongs to the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District, which has a total of three schools. Rindge is also the home of Franklin Pierce University.
Colleges and universities
Public secondary schools
- Conant Middle High School (located in Jaffrey)
Public elementary schools
- Rindge Memorial School
- Jaffrey Grade School (located in Jaffrey)
Private schools
- Hampshire Country School
- Heritage Christian School
Sites of interest
- Annett State Forest, which includes Annett Wayside Park with picnic tables, toilets, and a hiking trail to Black Reservoir.
- Cathedral of the Pines, a national memorial for all American war dead. The location had been selected by Lieutenant Sanderson Sloane and his wife as the place to build their home when he returned from World War II. A cathedral was created by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Sloane, after learning that their son was lost when the bomber he flew was shot down over Germany on February 22, 1944.
- separation of church and state. The building is owned by the town, and the second floor is leased to the First Congregational Church, which uses it for services and other church functions. The first floor is still used for town functions such as Zoning Board meetings as well as community functions such as fairs, Scout meetings, exercise classes, and the like.
Notable people
- George P. Barker (1807–1848), state congressman from New York
- Addison Gardiner (1797–1883), Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, lieutenant governor of New York
- Enoch Hale (1733–1813), militia colonel
- Nathan Hale (1743–1780), military officer, Revolutionary War hero
- Amasa Norcross (1824–1898), U.S. congressman
- Edward Payson (1783–1827), preacher
- Mary Lee Ware (1858–1937), farmer, philanthropist, patron sponsor of Harvard's Glass Flowers collection
- Marshall Pickney Wilder (1798–1886), merchant, amateur horticulturalist, politician
References
- ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Rindge town, Cheshire County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1), Rindge town, Cheshire County, New Hampshire". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Coolidge, Austin J.; John B. Mansfield (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts: A.J. Coolidge. pp. 632–633.
coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.
- ^ Stearns, Ezra. History of the Town of Rindge. Boston: George Ellis, 1875, Reprinted by Phoenix Publishing, 1988. p. 37.
- ^ Stearns, p. 35.
- ^ "HISTORY OF RINDGE, CHESHIRE COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE". www.nh.searchroots.com. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
- ^ Stearns, p. 66–67.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. "Rindge, USGS Monadnock Mountain (NH) Topo Map". TopoQuest.com. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
- ^ Town of Rindge. "Master Plan, Chapter 3: Natural Resources" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2008.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Rindge town, Cheshire County, New Hampshire: ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables (2017): Income and Poverty". data.census.gov. Retrieved November 5, 2019.