Acworth, New Hampshire

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Acworth
Acworth, New Hampshire
Acworth
Acworth
Location in New Hampshire
Basic data
Foundation : 1752
State : United States
State : New Hampshire
County : Sullivan County
Coordinates : 43 ° 13 ′  N , 72 ° 18 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 13 ′  N , 72 ° 18 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 891 (as of 2010)
Population density : 8.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 101.3 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) of
which 100.7 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 454 m
Postal code : 03601
Area code : +1 603
FIPS : 33-00260
GNIS ID : 0873525
Website : www.acworth.cc

Acworth is a town in Sullivan County , New Hampshire . At the 2010 United States Census , Acworth had 891 residents.

history

The city is named after Lord Acworth , an English nobleman . The city was first founded in 1752, when the city was still called Colony Burnet after a colonial governor of Massachusetts Bay . When no settlers settled under these statutes, the settlement became vacant in 1766 and finally re-established as Acworth in 1772. The city of Acworth , Georgia, takes its name from the city because a local railroad engineer came from here.

The publisher, author and MP Hiram Orcutt (1815-1889) was born in Acworth.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of ​​101.3 km², of which 100.7 km² is land and 0.6 km² (= 0.61%) is water. The highest point in the parish is Gove Hill , which reaches 591 m above sea ​​level . Acworth is entirely within the Connecticut River basin .

Demographics

At the time of the United States Census 2000, Acworth lived in 891 people. The population density was 8.3 people per km ². There were 512 housing units at an average of 5.1 per km ². The Acworth population was 96.77% white , 0.84% black or African American , 0.84% Native American , 0.24% Asian, and 1.32% said they belonged to two or more races. 1.08% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents of the town were distributed among 318 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18. 60.7% of households are married, 6.0% had a female head of the household without a husband and 26.4% did not form families. 19.8% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 7.5% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.

The urban population was divided into 25.7% minors, 4.7% 18–24 year olds, 24.0% 25–44 year olds, 30.4% 45–64 year olds and 15.2% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 women there were 101.4 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18 there were 101 men.

The median household income in Acworth was 37,386 US dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 41,397 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 29,792, compared with $ 18,132 for women. The per capita income for Acworth was $ 18,132. 15.6% of the population and 10.1% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 26.6% of minors and 5.4% of those aged 65 and over.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Acworth, NH. Economic & Labor Market Information Bureau, NH Employment Security, June 21, 2006, archived from the original on August 12, 2007 ; accessed on January 2, 2014 .
  2. ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 . Marquis Who's Who, Chicago 1963.
  3. ↑ Debra H. Foster, Batorfalvy, Tatianna N .; and Medalie, Laura: Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers . US Department of the Interior and US Geological Survey, 1995.