| Official Name: | Eaton, New Hampshire |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Hampshire |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Carroll |
| Parts Type: | Villages |
| Leader Title: | Board of Selectmen |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Established Date: | 1766 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 66.3 |
| Area Land Km2: | 62.9 |
| Area Water Km2: | 3.4 |
| Area Water Percent: | 5.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 405 |
| Population Density Km2: | 6.4 |
| Timezone: | Eastern |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | Eastern |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 43.9094°N -71.0822°W |
| Elevation M: | 161 |
| Elevation Ft: | 529 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 03832 |
| Area Code: | 603 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 33-23380 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0873587 |
Eaton is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 405 at the 2020 census.[2] Eaton includes the villages of Eaton Center and Snowville.
Eaton was incorporated in 1766[3] by colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, and named for Governor Theophilus Eaton of Connecticut, a generous contributor to the funds needed to settle Massachusetts in 1630. He later formed a colony at New Haven, Connecticut, along with Reverend John Davenport and David Yale, great-grandfather of Yale University's founder, Elihu Yale.
The "Little White Church" is a town landmark. The village of Snowville is named for the Snow family, who started a sawmill there in 1825. Waukeela, a summer camp for girls, has been in Eaton for 90 years as of 2011. It occupies 45acres on Crystal Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 66.3sqkm, of which 62.9sqkm are land and 3.4sqkm are water, comprising 5.07% of the town.[1] Conway Lake is on the northern boundary, and Crystal Lake is in the center. Eaton lies fully within the Saco River watershed.[4] The highest point in town is 1730feet above sea level on its southern boundary, just north of the 1806feet summit of Cragged Mountain. Eaton is bounded on the east by the Maine state line.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 375 people, 157 households, and 111 families residing in the town. The population density was 15.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 239 housing units at an average density of 9.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.67% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Asian, and 0.80% from two or more races.
There were 157 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 38.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $46,429, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $31,458 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,122. About 3.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.