Official Name: | West Stewartstown, New Hampshire |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New Hampshire#USA |
Pushpin Label: | West Stewartstown |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
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: | Stewartstown |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.73 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.60 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.13 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.67 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.62 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 263 |
Population Density Km2: | 164.03 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 424.88 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1050 |
Coordinates: | 44.9953°N -71.5311°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 03597 |
Area Code: | 603 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 33-83620 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0870796 |
West Stewartstown is a census-designated place in the town of Stewartstown in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. It had a population of 263 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 386 at the 2010 census.[3]
The CDP is located along U.S. Route 3 and the Connecticut River in the northwestern corner of Stewartstown, directly across the river from Canaan, Vermont, and one mile south of the Canada–US border. Route 3 leads south 8miles to Colebrook and northeast 10miles to Pittsburg. The nearest international border crossings are Canaan–Hereford Road, northwest of West Stewartstown via Vermont Routes 114 and 141, and Beecher Falls–East Hereford, to the northeast via Vermont Route 253.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the West Stewartstown CDP has a total area of 1.73km2, of which 1.6sqkm are land and 0.13sqkm, or 7.37%, are water.[4]
As of the census of 2010, there were 386 people, 119 households, and 76 families residing in the CDP. There were 140 housing units, of which 21, or 15.0%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.7% white, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Native American, and 0.8% two or more races. None of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[5]
Of the 119 households in the CDP, 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were headed by married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39, and the average family size was 2.91.[5]
18.4% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 10.4% were from age 18 to 24, 19.6% were from 25 to 44, 21.9% were from 45 to 64, and 29.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.[5]
For the period 2011–15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $32,083, and the median income for a family was $45,417. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,406.[6]