Antrim, New Hampshire
Antrim, New Hampshire | ||
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Town | ||
FIPS code 33-01700 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0873533 | |
Website | www |
Antrim is a
History
Settled in 1744
With falls providing water power, Great Brook was once lined with over twenty mills along its course from Gregg Lake to the
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.5 square miles (94.6 km2), of which 35.7 square miles (92.4 km2) are land and 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2) are water, comprising 2.24% of the town.[1] Antrim is drained by the Contoocook River and its North Branch, in addition to Great Brook. Gregg Lake and Willard Pond are in the west. Bald Mountain, elevation 2,037 feet (621 m) above sea level and the highest point in Antrim, overlooks Willard Pond. Antrim lies fully within the Merrimack River watershed.[9]
The town center, defined as a census-designated place (CDP), covers an area of 4.5 square miles (12 km2), about 12% of the area of the town. It includes the main village of Antrim (once known as South Antrim or South Village), plus parts of Clinton Village and Antrim Center.
Adjacent municipalities
- Windsor (north)
- Hillsborough (northeast)
- Deering (east)
- Bennington (southeast)
- Hancock (south)
- Nelson (southwest)
- Stoddard (west)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1790 | 528 | — | |
1800 | 1,059 | 100.6% | |
1810 | 1,277 | 20.6% | |
1820 | 1,330 | 4.2% | |
1830 | 1,309 | −1.6% | |
1840 | 1,225 | −6.4% | |
1850 | 1,143 | −6.7% | |
1860 | 1,123 | −1.7% | |
1870 | 904 | −19.5% | |
1880 | 817 | −9.6% | |
1890 | 1,248 | 52.8% | |
1900 | 1,366 | 9.5% | |
1910 | 1,235 | −9.6% | |
1920 | 1,052 | −14.8% | |
1930 | 1,254 | 19.2% | |
1940 | 1,127 | −10.1% | |
1950 | 1,030 | −8.6% | |
1960 | 1,121 | 8.8% | |
1970 | 2,122 | 89.3% | |
1980 | 2,208 | 4.1% | |
1990 | 2,360 | 6.9% | |
2000 | 2,449 | 3.8% | |
2010 | 2,637 | 7.7% | |
2020 | 2,651 | 0.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[2][10] |
As of the
Of the 1,055 households, 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were headed by married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48, and the average family size was 2.92.[11]
In the town, 22.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.8% were from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 33.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.[11]
For the period 2011–2015, the estimated median annual income for a household was $64,830, and the median income for a family was $77,669. Male full-time workers had a median income of $50,991 versus $36,700 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,760. 11.0% of the population and 6.5% of families were below the poverty line. 14.3% of the population under the age of 18 and 3.0% of those 65 or older were living in poverty.[12]
Education
Antrim is part of SAU (School Administrative Unit) #1, which is a school district that includes nine towns, better known as the Contoocook Valley Regional School District (ConVal).[13] Students from Antrim attend the following public schools:
- Elementary: Antrim Elementary School,[14] located in Antrim
- Middle: Great Brook School,[15] located in Antrim
- High: ConVal Regional High School,[16] located in Peterborough
Festivals
In early fall the Antrim Home and Harvest festival takes place.
Sites of interest
- Antrim Historical Society & Museum
- James A Tuttle Library
- Avenue A
- The Antrim Grapevine
- The Antrim Grange
- Memorial Park
Notable people
- Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson (1939–2022), musician
- Steve Sawyer (1956–2019), environmentalist, activist, leader of Greenpeace
References
- ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Antrim town, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Barbara Radcliffe (December 17, 2021). "The Villages of Antrim: A textbook example of a New England small town". NH Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ Cochrane, Rev. W. R. (1880). History of the Town of Antrim New Hampshire. Manchester, N.H.: Mirror Steam Printing Press. p. 8. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ Fogg, Alonzo J. (1874). The Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire. Concord, N.H.: D. L. Guernsey. p. 56. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ Austin J. Coolidge & John B. Mansfield, A History and Description of New England; Boston, Massachusetts 1859
- ^ New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile Archived April 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hawthorne Academy". Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Antrim town, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "Selected Economic Characteristics: 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Antrim town, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ Contoocook Valley Regional School District
- ^ Antrim Elementary School
- ^ Great Brook School
- ^ ConVal High School