Deerfield, New Hampshire
Deerfield, New Hampshire | ||
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FIPS code 33-17460 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0873576 | |
Website | www |
Deerfield is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,855 at the 2020 census,[2] up from 4,280 in 2010. Deerfield is the location of the annual Deerfield Fair.
History
Deerfield was originally part of Nottingham. In 1756, residents petitioned for organization of a separate parish, but were denied. In 1765, while a second petition was pending, two local hunters presented colonial governor Benning Wentworth with a deer. Permission was granted, and "Deerfield" was incorporated in 1766. The incorporation act for Deerfield was signed by three members of the Leavitt family, including Capt. Samuel Leavitt who later was one of the town's first selectmen. Leavitts Hill in Deerfield was named for the family, who had first settled in nearby Exeter.[3]
"Deerfield Parade", a hilltop district first settled circa 1740, was located on the early postal route between Concord and Portsmouth. Here, the militia of the Revolutionary and Civil wars trained and "paraded" on the village common. The "Parade" was then a professional, cultural and trade center. About 1798, citizens founded Deerfield Academy, a high school. It burned in 1842.
Once a thriving farm community which was disappointed when bypassed by
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.1 square miles (134.9 km2), of which 50.8 square miles (131.5 km2) are land and 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2) are water, comprising 2.57% of the town.[1] The highest point in Deerfield as well as in Rockingham County is the summit of Nottingham Mountain, at 1,345 feet (410 m) above sea level, near the town's western border. Portions of the Pawtuckaway Mountains occupy the eastern border of the town. Deerfield is primarily drained by the Lamprey River and its tributary the North Branch River, within the Piscataqua River (Coastal) watershed, while the western edge and northernmost section of town is in the Merrimack River watershed.[4]
Adjacent municipalities
- Northwood, New Hampshire (north)
- Nottingham, New Hampshire (east)
- Raymond, New Hampshire (southeast)
- Candia, New Hampshire (south)
- Allenstown, New Hampshire (west)
- Epsom, New Hampshire (northwest)
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1790 | 1,619 | — | |
1800 | 1,878 | 16.0% | |
1810 | 1,851 | −1.4% | |
1820 | 2,133 | 15.2% | |
1830 | 2,086 | −2.2% | |
1840 | 1,953 | −6.4% | |
1850 | 2,022 | 3.5% | |
1860 | 2,066 | 2.2% | |
1870 | 1,768 | −14.4% | |
1880 | 1,569 | −11.3% | |
1890 | 1,220 | −22.2% | |
1900 | 1,162 | −4.8% | |
1910 | 917 | −21.1% | |
1920 | 746 | −18.6% | |
1930 | 635 | −14.9% | |
1940 | 749 | 18.0% | |
1950 | 706 | −5.7% | |
1960 | 714 | 1.1% | |
1970 | 1,178 | 65.0% | |
1980 | 1,979 | 68.0% | |
1990 | 3,124 | 57.9% | |
2000 | 3,678 | 17.7% | |
2010 | 4,280 | 16.4% | |
2020 | 4,855 | 13.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[2][5] |
At the 2000
There were 1,225 households, of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.27.
Age distribution was 30.0% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The
Transportation
Two New Hampshire state routes cross Deerfield.
- NH 43 connects Candia in the south and Northwood in the north. It follows Old Candia Road, South Road, Stage Road, Raymond Road, North Road, and Mountain View Road, and has a concurrency with NH 107 along Raymond and North Roads.
- NH 107 connects Raymond in the south and Epsom in the north. It follows Raymond Road and North Road, and has a concurrency with NH 43 through the central part of town.
Education
There is one public school in Deerfield, the Deerfield Community School on North Road, which serves students in grades Pre-K–8. The current[
Notable organizations
- Troop 138 of the Boy Scouts of America
- American Legion
Notable people
- governor of Massachusetts[7]
- Josiah Butler (1779–1854), U.S. congressman
- Julia Knowlton Dyer (1829–1927), philanthropist
- Lorenzo D. Harvey (1848–1922), Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin in the late 1880s and early 1900s[8]
- Benning Wentworth Jenness(1806–1879), U.S. senator
- Mary Stuart James MacMurphy(1846–1934), teacher, lecturer, clubwoman, author
- Jon Schillaci (born 1971), convicted rapist, FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
- Major John Simpson (1748–1825), Revolutionary War soldier; considered one of several men to fire first at the Battle of Bunker Hill
- Nathaniel Upham (1774–1829), U.S. congressman
See also
References
- ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Deerfield town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ "History of Deerfield, History of Rockingham and Strafford Counties", D. Hamilton Hurd, 1882[permanent dead link]
- Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, Ezra Scollay Stearns, 1908 - ^ 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.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "BUTLER, Benjamin Franklin, (1818 - 1893)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ "Term: Harvey, Lorenzo Dow 1848 - 1922". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Deerfield Community School
- Deerfield Fair
- Philbrick-James Library
- New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile
- The Forum, all-volunteer local online newspaper