Official Name: | Francestown, New Hampshire |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Hampshire#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Francestown |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New Hampshire |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hillsborough |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Francestown |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.43 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.43 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.94 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.94 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 201 |
Population Density Km2: | 82.78 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 214.29 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 830 |
Coordinates: | 42.9875°N -71.8125°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 03043 |
Area Code: | 603 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 33-27060 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2806679 |
Francestown is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Francestown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 201,[2] out of 1,610 in the entire town.
The CDP is in the center of the town of Francestown and extends west as far as Perley Road, north past Hiram Patch Lane, northeast to Todd Road, east past Potash Road, south to Old County Road South, and southwest to Champagne Road.[3] The Francestown Town Hall and Academy and Town Common Historic District occupies the center of the CDP.
New Hampshire Route 136 passes through the center of the community, leading east 7miles to New Boston and southwest 4miles to Greenfield. New Hampshire Route 47 has its southern terminus in Francestown and leads northwest 7miles to Bennington. Second New Hampshire Turnpike, a local road, leads southeast 9miles to Mont Vernon.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Francestown CDP has a total area of 2.4sqkm, all land.[4] The South Branch Piscataquog River, here a large brook, runs through the east side of the CDP and is part of the Merrimack River watershed.