Exeter, New Hampshire
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| Location in Rockingham County | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1638 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | New Hampshire |
| County : | Rockingham County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 59 ′ N , 70 ° 57 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 14,306 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 281.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 51.8 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) of which 50.9 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 10 m |
| Postal code : | 03833 |
| Area code : | +1 603 |
| FIPS : | 33-25380 |
| GNIS ID : | 0873595 |
| Website : | www.exeternh.gov |
Exeter is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States . The population on April 1, 2010 was 14,306. Exeter is located at the confluence of the Exeter River and the Squamscott River and is home to the renowned Phillips Exeter Academy private school .
In addition, Exeter is the headquarters of the ice hockey supplier Bauer . In 1990, the arms manufacturer SIGARMS, Inc. moved its headquarters to Exeter. Since the purchase by Michael Lüke and Thomas Ortmeier ( L & O Holding ) in October 2000, the company has been called SIG Sauer Inc.
Attractions
- American Independence Museum
Personalities
- John Amen (1898–1960), prosecutor
- Frank C. Archibald (1857-1935), lawyer and politician, the Vermont Attorney General was
- Dan Brown (born 1964), writer ( The Da Vinci Code )
- Matty Cardarople (born 1983), actor
- Elizabeth Jane Gardner (1837–1922), American-French painter
- Daniel Heartz (1928–2019), musicologist
- John Irving (born 1942), writer ( Garp )
- Ted King (born 1983), racing cyclist
Individual evidence
- ↑ Quick Facts Exeter town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. United States Census Bureau, April 1, 2010, accessed June 21, 2017 .