Roxbury, New Hampshire
Roxbury, New Hampshire | ||
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Town | ||
FIPS code 33-65700 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0873710 | |
Website | www |
Roxbury is a
History
The smallest town in Cheshire County, Roxbury was incorporated in 1812 from portions of Nelson, Marlborough, and Keene. By then, settlers had established agriculture among the rolling hillsides in the area, and a community had developed at what is now called Roxbury Center. It was a "hill farm" community with some scattered small mills. Roxbury's granite quarries, among the most extensive in the Granite State at the time, provided some of the stone for the capitol building of New York in Albany.
Much of Roxbury was abandoned in the
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.6 km2), of which 11.9 square miles (30.8 km2) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km2) are water, comprising 2.40% of the town.[1] The highest point in Roxbury is the summit Bassett Hill, at 1,644 feet (501 m) above sea level.
Granite Gorge Ski Area on Pinnacle Mountain is located in the town's northwestern corner, along New Hampshire Route 9.
Batcheller's Cave is noted for its place in history as the hiding place of Breed Batcheller, who was edged out of town for failing to join the rebellion against the crown during the Revolutionary War.[3]
Adjacent municipalities
- Sullivan (north)
- Nelson (northeast)
- Harrisville (east)
- Marlborough (south)
- Keene (west)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1820 | 366 | — | |
1830 | 322 | −12.0% | |
1840 | 286 | −11.2% | |
1850 | 260 | −9.1% | |
1860 | 212 | −18.5% | |
1870 | 174 | −17.9% | |
1880 | 126 | −27.6% | |
1890 | 129 | 2.4% | |
1900 | 100 | −22.5% | |
1910 | 66 | −34.0% | |
1920 | 56 | −15.2% | |
1930 | 53 | −5.4% | |
1940 | 113 | 113.2% | |
1950 | 117 | 3.5% | |
1960 | 137 | 17.1% | |
1970 | 161 | 17.5% | |
1980 | 190 | 18.0% | |
1990 | 248 | 30.5% | |
2000 | 237 | −4.4% | |
2010 | 229 | −3.4% | |
2020 | 220 | −3.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[2][4] |
At the 2000
There were 89 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.
25.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.
The
Notable people
- Joseph Alexander Ames (1816–1872), artist; elder brother of Nathan
- Nathan Ames (1826–1865), patent solicitor; held patent for "revolving stairs," precursor to the escalator; younger brother of Joseph
- Breed Batcheller (1740–c. 1777 or later), major early landowner and settler, and later in hiding at Batcheller's Cave
- Maynard T. Parker (1850–1915), Wisconsin jurist, newspaper editor, legislator
- Cyrus Wakefield (1811–1873), manufacturer of rattan furniture; namesake of Wakefield, Massachusetts (known as South Reading prior to 1868)
References
- ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Roxbury town, Cheshire County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ "History of Roxbury". Town of Roxbury - A good dam town. Town of Roxbury. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.