Haverhill, New Hampshire | |
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Town | |
 Haverhill municipal offices | |
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 Location inGrafton County,New Hampshire | |
| Coordinates:44°02′03″N72°03′50″W / 44.03417°N 72.06389°W /44.03417; -72.06389 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Grafton |
| Incorporated | 1763 |
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| Area | |
• Total | 52.4 sq mi (135.6 km2) |
| • Land | 51.0 sq mi (132.1 km2) |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) 2.62% |
| Elevation | 640 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 4,585 |
| • Density | 90/sq mi (34.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | |
| Area code | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-34820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0873621 |
| Website | www |
Haverhill is atown and theseat ofGrafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,585 at the2020 census.[2] Haverhill includes the villages ofWoodsville,Pike, andNorth Haverhill, the historic town center at Haverhill Corner, and the district ofMountain Lakes. Located here areBedell Bridge State Park, Black Mountain State Forest, Kinder Memorial Forest, and Oliverian Valley Wildlife Preserve. It is home to the annual North Haverhill Fair.
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Settled by citizens fromHaverhill, Massachusetts, the town was first known as"Lower Cohos". This Lower Cohos name is derived from the original Abenaki people who had a base for agriculture here. It was incorporated in 1763 bycolonial GovernorBenning Wentworth, and in 1773 became the county seat of Grafton County. Haverhill was the terminus of the old Province Road, which connected the northern and western settlements with the seacoast. By 1859, when the town had 2,405 inhabitants, industries included threegristmills, twelvesawmills, apaper mill, a largetannery, acarriage manufacturer, anironfoundry, sevenshoe factories, aprinting office, and severalmechanic shops.[3] The town is home to the oldest documentedcovered bridge in the country still standing—theHaverhill–Bath Bridge, built in 1829.
The village of Woodsville, named for John L. Woods ofWells River, Vermont, was once an importantrailroad center. Woods operated a sawmill on theAmmonoosuc River, and developed a railroad supply enterprise following the establishment of the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad. The village of Pike was settled by future employees of the Pike Manufacturing Company, which was once the world's leading manufacturer ofwhetstones.
While the village of Haverhill Corner was historically considered to be the primary settlement in town, the town's municipal offices are currently located in the village of North Haverhill, with Grafton County's offices and courthouse located just two miles farther north along Route 10. The county seat offices were located in Woodsville until 1972, when the administrative offices relocated to rural land halfway between Woodsville and North Haverhill.
The village of Woodsville is now the commercial center of Haverhill and its smaller surrounding towns, including several in Vermont. Woodsville is home to the town's supermarkets, pharmacies, banks (including the headquarters of the regional Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank), state liquor store, and most of its restaurants and chain stores, although a few are located in North Haverhill. The town's elementary and high schools, along with Cottage Hospital, a critical-access hospital serving the area, are all located in Woodsville.
Haverhill is in northwesternNew Hampshire. According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.4 square miles (135.6 km2), of which 51.0 square miles (132.1 km2) are land and 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2) are water, comprising 2.62% of the town.[1] Bounded on the west by theConnecticut River, which forms the state border withVermont, Haverhill is drained by theAmmonoosuc River, in addition toOliverian Brook and Clark Brook. Haverhill lies fully within the Connecticut Riverwatershed.[4]
The highest point in Haverhill, at 2,320 feet (710 m) abovesea level, is on the western slope of Black Mountain, whose 2,830 ft (860 m) summit is in the neighboring town ofBenton.
The town is served by six state-maintained routes.New Hampshire Route 10 is the main north–south highway through Haverhill, paralleling the Connecticut River.U.S. Route 302 enters from Vermont and passes east–west through Woodsville in the northern part of town, joining with Route 10 to head northeast toBath andLittleton.New Hampshire Route 25 enters Haverhill fromPiermont while co-signed with Route 10, splitting off by itself to the southeast in Haverhill Corner.New Hampshire Route 116 has its southern terminus at Route 10 in North Haverhill, andNew Hampshire Route 135 has its southern terminus at Route 10 just south of Woodsville. A very short section ofNew Hampshire Route 112 passes through the northeastern part of town. Haverhill also has easy access toU.S. Route 5 via bridges in North Haverhill and Woodsville.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1790 | 552 | — | |
| 1800 | 805 | 45.8% | |
| 1810 | 1,105 | 37.3% | |
| 1820 | 1,609 | 45.6% | |
| 1830 | 2,183 | 35.7% | |
| 1840 | 2,675 | 22.5% | |
| 1850 | 2,405 | −10.1% | |
| 1860 | 2,291 | −4.7% | |
| 1870 | 2,271 | −0.9% | |
| 1880 | 2,455 | 8.1% | |
| 1890 | 2,545 | 3.7% | |
| 1900 | 3,414 | 34.1% | |
| 1910 | 3,498 | 2.5% | |
| 1920 | 3,406 | −2.6% | |
| 1930 | 3,665 | 7.6% | |
| 1940 | 3,487 | −4.9% | |
| 1950 | 3,357 | −3.7% | |
| 1960 | 3,127 | −6.9% | |
| 1970 | 3,090 | −1.2% | |
| 1980 | 3,445 | 11.5% | |
| 1990 | 4,164 | 20.9% | |
| 2000 | 4,416 | 6.1% | |
| 2010 | 4,697 | 6.4% | |
| 2020 | 4,585 | −2.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[2][5] | |||
As of thecensus of 2010, there were 4,697 people, 1,928 households, and 1,208 families residing in the town. There were 2,379 housing units, of which 451, or 19.0%, were vacant. 294 of the vacant units were for seasonal or recreational use. The racial makeup of the town was 96.7%white, 0.4%African American, 0.4%Native American, 0.9%Asian, 0.1%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.3% some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. 1.3% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race.[6]
Of the 1,928 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were headed bymarried couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29, and the average family size was 2.80.[6]
In the town, 19.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% were from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.[6]
For the period 2011–2015, the estimated median annual income for a household was $48,405, and the median income for a family was $56,100. Male full-time workers had a median income of $42,363 versus $33,150 for females. Theper capita income for the town was $24,493. 15.1% of the population and 9.9% of families were below the poverty line. 26.7% of the population under the age of 18 and 5.3% of those 65 or older were living in poverty.[7]
Maura Murray disappeared on the evening of February 9, 2004, after a car crash onNew Hampshire Route 112 nearWoodsville.
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