Danbury, New Hampshire should not be confused with Danville, New Hampshire.
Official Name: | Danbury, New Hampshire |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Hampshire |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Merrimack |
Parts Type: | Villages |
Leader Title: | Board of Selectmen |
Established Title: | Incorporated |
Established Date: | 1795 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 98.5 |
Area Land Km2: | 97.7 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.8 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.81 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1250 |
Population Density Km2: | 12.8 |
Timezone: | Eastern |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | Eastern |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 43.5258°N -71.8633°W |
Elevation Ft: | 825 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 03230 |
Area Code: | 603 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 33-16980 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0873574 |
Danbury is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,250 at the 2020 census.[2]
Danbury was first settled as a part of Alexandria, but mountainous terrain separated it from the rest of the town. In 1795, it was set off and incorporated, the name suggested by a settler from Danbury, Connecticut. The town later grew by adding land from Wilmot and Hill. Farmers found the surface mostly hilly, but with some good intervales suitable for agriculture. Raising cattle and sheep became the principal occupation. By 1859, when the population was 934, it had seven sawmills, two shingle, lath and clapboard mills, and one tannery.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 98.5sqkm, of which 97.7sqkm are land and 0.8sqkm are water, comprising 0.81% of the town.[1] The Smith River, an east-flowing tributary of the Pemigewasset River, runs through the center of town, while the southwest part of town is drained by Walker Brook and Frazier Brook, south-flowing tributaries of the Blackwater River, which continues on to the Contoocook River. The northeast corner of the town drains east to Newfound Lake, which flows into the Pemigewasset River. The entire town is part of the Merrimack River watershed.[4] Waukeena Lake, School Pond, and Bog Pond are a few of the bodies of water within the town limits.
The highest point in Danbury is the summit of Tinkham Hill, at 2320feet above sea level, in the northern part of town. Ragged Mountain is a prominent mountain with multiple summits which occupies the southern portion of town and has a ski area of the same name; the elevation of the Danbury summit of Ragged is 2225feet above sea level. The Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway hiking trail crosses a corner of Danbury along Ragged Mountain's Ridge Trail. Access to the Ridge Trail from the SRK Greenway is on the SRKG 6.1 mile trail section 9, either from trailhead parking on New Canada Road in Wilmot from the northwest or from Proctor Academy's trailhead parking in Andover from the southeast.
Danbury is located approximately northwest of Concord, the state capital, and northwest of Manchester, the state's largest city. Danbury is the northernmost town in Merrimack County and lies within the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region. The town is served by U.S. Route 4 and New Hampshire Route 104.
In 1800, there were 165 people living in Danbury, according to the first official census.
As of the 2000 census,[5] there were 1,071 people, 435 households, and 310 families residing in the town. The population density was 28.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 596 housing units at an average density of 15.9 per square mile (6.1/km). The racial makeup of the town was:
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population. (U.S. average: 12.5%)
In 2000, there were 435 households with an average household size of 2.46 and an average family size of 2.84.
In 2000, the town's population had a median age of 41 years (U.S. average: 35.3).
For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $38,313 (U.S. average: $41,994). The median income for a family was $40,809 (U.S. average: $50,046). Males had a median income of $32,105 versus $26,328 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,339. About 8.9% of families (U.S. average: 9.2%), and 11.1% of the population (U.S. average: 12.4%) were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.
Danbury is within the Newfound Area School District.[6] Danbury Elementary School is in the community. The district's secondary schools are Newfound Memorial Middle School, and Newfound Regional High School in Bristol.