Meredith, New Hampshire
| Meredith | |||
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 View of Meredith Town, the center of Meredith |
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| Location in New Hampshire | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1768 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Hampshire | ||
| County : | Belknap County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 39 ′ N , 71 ° 30 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 6,241 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 60.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 140.4 km 2 (approx. 54 mi 2 ) of which 103.4 km 2 (approx. 40 mi 2 ) is land |
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| FIPS : | 33-47140 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 873662 | ||
| Website : | www.meredithnh.org | ||
Meredith is a town in Belknap County , New Hampshire , on Lake Winnipesaukee . It is on the Concord – Wells River railway and has a station on the Plymouth & Lincoln Railroad . In 2010 Meredith had 6,241 inhabitants.
Around 1700 people live in the city center. Meredith includes the towns of Bear Island, East Bear Island, Leavitt Park, Lovejoy Sands, Meredith, Meredith Center and Meredith Hill.
The Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad operates a museum railway between Meredith and Weirs Beach .
history
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1790 | 881 | - | |
| 1800 | 1609 | 82.6% | |
| 1810 | 1940 | 20.6% | |
| 1820 | 2416 | 24.5% | |
| 1830 | 2683 | 11.1% | |
| 1840 | 3344 | 24.6% | |
| 1850 | 3521 | 5.3% | |
| 1860 | 1944 | -44.8% | |
| 1870 | 1807 | -7% | |
| 1880 | 1800 | -0.4% | |
| 1890 | 1642 | -8.8% | |
| 1900 | 1713 | 4.3% | |
| 1910 | 1638 | -4.4% | |
| 1920 | 1680 | 2.6% | |
| 1930 | 1902 | 13.2% | |
| 1940 | 2192 | 15.2% | |
| 1950 | 2222 | 1.4% | |
| 1960 | 2334 | 5% | |
| 1970 | 2904 | 24.4% | |
| 1980 | 4646 | 60% | |
| 1990 | 4846 | 4.3% | |
| 2000 | 5975 | 23.3% | |
| 2010 | 6241 | 4.5% | |
| 2017 estimate | 6334 | 1.5% | |
| Source: individual census results , additionally 1960–2010: nhes.nh.gov |
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The area was assigned to a group of settlers under the leadership of the teacher Samuel Palmer in 1748 . They had already laid out more land around the lake, which is why Meredith was initially known as Palmerstown or Second Township and later as New Salem , as many settlers came from Salem , Massachusetts . In 1768 the place was officially founded by Governor John Wentworth . The name was chosen in honor of William Meredith , who campaigned against taxation in the colonies.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Meredith town, Belknap County, New Hampshire , factfinder.census.gov, accessed April 22, 2019.
- ↑ a b c Community Profiles: Meredith, NH , nhes.nh.gov, accessed on April 22, 2019 (English)