| Official Name: | Colebrook, New Hampshire |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New Hampshire#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Colebrook |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Hampshire |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Coös |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Colebrook |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.97 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.78 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.19 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.69 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.62 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1201 |
| Population Density Km2: | 177.15 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 458.75 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1030 |
| Coordinates: | 44.8942°N -71.4961°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 03576 |
| Area Code: | 603 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 33-13700 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2629721 |
Colebrook is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Colebrook, Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,201 at the 2020 census,[2] out of 2,084 in the entire town. The CDP population had dropped from 1,394 at the 2010 census.[3]
The CDP is in the western part of the town of Colebrook, along the east side of the Connecticut River where it is joined by the Mohawk River. U.S. Route 3 is Colebrook's Main Street, leading north 8miles to West Stewartstown and south to Groveton. New Hampshire Route 26 (Parsons Street) leads east from Route 3 10miles to Dixville Notch and west across the Connecticut River to Vermont Route 102. New Hampshire Route 145 (Park Street) leaves US 3 just north of NH 26, and leads northeast to Pittsburg.
The Colebrook CDP is bordered to the west by the Connecticut River, which is the Vermont border. The CDP extends to the north to include Hughes Road, and extends to the east to include Corliss Lane and the housing developments accessed from that road. Farther south, the CDP border follows Titus Hill Road and Skyline Drive, before turning west to Laflamme Drive and South Main Street.[4]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Colebrook CDP has a total area of 7km2, of which 6.8sqkm are land and 0.2sqkm, or 2.88%, are water.[3]
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,394 people, 687 households, and 344 families residing in the CDP. There were 788 housing units, of which 101, or 12.8%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the town was 97.3% white, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.4% some other race, and 1.4% from two or more races. 1.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[5]
Of the 687 households in the CDP, 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.1% were headed by married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.9% were non-families. 42.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02, and the average family size was 2.72.[5]
20.2% of people in the CDP were under the age of 18, 7.7% were from age 18 to 24, 22.6% were from 25 to 44, 28.8% were from 45 to 64, and 20.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.[5]
For the period 2011-15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $49,886. Male full-time workers had a median income of $46,000 versus $36,650 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,259. 23.8% of the population and 12.1% of families were below the poverty line, along with 38.9% of people under the age of 18 and 7.0% of people 65 or older.[6]