Milton, New Hampshire | |
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Town | |
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 Location in Strafford County, New Hampshire | |
| Coordinates:43°24′35″N70°59′18″W / 43.40972°N 70.98833°W /43.40972; -70.98833 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Strafford |
| Incorporated | 1802 |
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| Government | |
| • Board of Selectmen |
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| • Town Administrator | Richard Krauss |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.3 sq mi (88.8 km2) |
| • Land | 33.1 sq mi (85.6 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,482 |
| • Density | 136/sq mi (52.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP codes | 03851 (Milton) 03852 (Milton Mills) |
| Area code | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-48660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0873668 |
| Website | www |
Milton is atown inStrafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,482 at the2020 census.[2] A manufacturing, resort and residential town, Milton includes the village ofMilton Mills. The primary village in town, where 593 people resided at the 2020 census,[3] is defined as theMilton census-designated place (CDP), and is located alongNew Hampshire Route 125 and theSalmon Falls River, just north ofRoute 75.
Originally a part ofRochester variously called the "Northeast Parish", "Three Ponds" or "Milton Mills", the town was settled in 1760. It was set off and incorporated in 1802 as "Milton", the name either a contraction of "mill town", or else derived from a relative of theWentworthcolonial governors—William Fitzwilliam,Earl Fitzwilliam andViscount Milton. The town ofFitzwilliam also bears his name.[4]
The high concentration of water-powered industries in Milton caused Ira W. Jones to found and operate an engineering firm from offices on Main Street in Milton. The company did business asI W Jones Engineers.
In 1893 Jonas Spaulding opened a leatherboard mill in Milton, organizing the business as J. Spaulding and Sons. His sons were Leon C., Huntley N. and Rolland H., of whomHuntley andRolland would serve as governors ofNew Hampshire. Jonas and his sons would undertake the construction of another leatherboard mill inNorth Rochester around 1900. Jonas died before the North Rochester mill became operational. The brothers continued to run the business successfully and brought the Spaulding Brothers leatherboard mill inTownsend Harbor, Massachusetts, under the J. Spaulding and Sons banner in 1902. They were successful with a machine to manufacture shoe counters and with experiments to makevulcanized fiber. In 1912 they opened a purpose-built facility to make vulcanized fiber inTonawanda, New York. In 1913 J. Spaulding and Sons opened a second leatherboard mill in Milton. They also acquired theKennebunk Manufacturing Company (KEMACO), which made lunch boxes and violin cases using leatherboard and vulcanized fiber and at one time had facilities in Milton as well.
The town contains some distinctive architecture, particularly the Milton Town House, built in 1808, and the Milton Free Public Library, aSecond Empire former schoolhouse built at Milton Mills in 1875.
The mainvillage of Milton is in the southern part of the town, along the west side of the Salmon Falls River at the outlet ofMilton Pond. The village ofMilton Mills is in the northern part of the town, 7 miles (11 km) by road north of Milton village.
TheSpaulding Turnpike (New Hampshire Route 16) runs north to south through Milton, with access from Exit 17 (New Hampshire Route 75) in the south, near Milton village, and from Exit 18 (New Hampshire Route 125) in the north, just south of the Wakefield town line.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.3 square miles (88.8 km2), of which 33.1 square miles (85.6 km2) are land and 1.2 square miles (3.2 km2) are water, comprising 3.57% of the town.[1] Milton is drained by theSalmon Falls River, which forms the eastern boundary of the town and the New Hampshire–Maine state line. The town is part of thePiscataqua River watershed. Teneriffe Mountain is the highest point in Milton, with the summit reaching 1,090 feet (330 m) abovesea level.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1810 | 1,005 | — | |
| 1820 | 1,232 | 22.6% | |
| 1830 | 1,273 | 3.3% | |
| 1840 | 1,322 | 3.8% | |
| 1850 | 1,629 | 23.2% | |
| 1860 | 1,862 | 14.3% | |
| 1870 | 1,598 | −14.2% | |
| 1880 | 1,516 | −5.1% | |
| 1890 | 1,640 | 8.2% | |
| 1900 | 1,625 | −0.9% | |
| 1910 | 1,542 | −5.1% | |
| 1920 | 1,428 | −7.4% | |
| 1930 | 1,206 | −15.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,279 | 6.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,510 | 18.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,418 | −6.1% | |
| 1970 | 1,859 | 31.1% | |
| 1980 | 2,438 | 31.1% | |
| 1990 | 3,691 | 51.4% | |
| 2000 | 3,910 | 5.9% | |
| 2010 | 4,598 | 17.6% | |
| 2020 | 4,482 | −2.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
As of thecensus of 2010, there were 4,598 people, 1,800 households, and 1,283 families residing in the town. There were 2,181 housing units, of which 381, or 17.5%, were vacant. 225 of the vacant units were for seasonal or recreational use. The racial makeup of the town was 97.4%white, 0.5%African American, 0.2%Native American, 0.2%Asian, 0.02%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.2% some other race, and 1.5% from two or more races. 0.9% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race.[6]
Of the 1,800 households, 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were headed bymarried couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55, and the average family size was 2.93.[6]
In the town, 22.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.3% were from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.[6]
For the period 2011–2015, the estimated median annual income for a household was $60,000, and the median income for a family was $67,991. Male full-time workers had a median income of $55,324 versus $34,832 for females. Theper capita income for the town was $33,495. 8.8% of the population and 4.6% of families were below the poverty line. 8.5% of the population under the age of 18 and 3.6% of those 65 or older were living in poverty.[7]
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