| Official Name: | Whitefield, New Hampshire |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New Hampshire#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Whitefield |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Hampshire |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Coos |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Whitefield |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.13 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.13 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.59 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.59 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1460 |
| Population Density Km2: | 353.69 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 915.93 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 288 |
| Coordinates: | 44.3722°N -71.6117°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 03598 |
| Area Code: | 603 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 33-84340 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2378095 |
Whitefield is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Whitefield in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,460 at the 2020 census,[2] out of 2,490 people in the entire town of Whitefield.
The CDP is in the west-central part of the town of Whitefield, on both sides of the Johns River, a westward-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River. It extends north into the town of Dalton. The northern edge of the CDP is north of Meadowmist Drive and follows Mirror Lake Road, while to the east the CDP extends beyond Holly Heights and Balsam Lane. The southeastern border of the CDP runs east of Whitefield Elementary School, then follows Greenwood Street/South Whitefield Road south to Bog Brook, which forms the western border of the CDP down to the Johns River.[3]
U.S. Route 3 runs through the center of Whitefield, leading north 8miles to Lancaster, the Coos County seat, and south the same distance to Twin Mountain. New Hampshire Route 116 also passes through the center of town, leading northeastward 9miles to Jefferson and southwestward 10miles to Littleton. New Hampshire Route 142 leads northwest from Whitefield 7miles to Dalton and south-southwest 8miles to Bethlehem.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Whitefield CDP has a total area of 4.1km2, all of it recorded as land.[4]
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,142 people, 476 households, and 283 families residing in the CDP. There were 544 housing units, of which 68, or 12.5%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the town was 94.8% white, 0.2% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.1% some other race, and 1.9% from two or more races. 3.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[5]
Of the 476 households in the CDP, 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were headed by married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.5% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30, and the average family size was 2.92.[5]
23.3% of people in the CDP were under the age of 18, 6.7% were from age 18 to 24, 25.0% were from 25 to 44, 26.6% were from 45 to 64, and 18.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.[5]
For the period 2011-15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $31,743, and the median income for a family was $46,597. Male full-time workers had a median income of $41,944 versus $32,311 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,220. 17.3% of the population and 11.6% of families were below the poverty line, along with 16.5% of people under the age of 18 and 20.8% of people 65 or older.[6]