Editing Wakefield, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|116.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|102.6|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|13.6|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 11.71% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/>

Wakefield is at the head of several river systems. The northwestern part of the town is drained by the [[Pine River (New Hampshire)|Pine River]], a northwestward-flowing tributary of [[Ossipee Lake]], which flows out to the east as the [[Ossipee River]]. [[Pine River Pond]] in Wakefield serves as the river's headwaters. The northernmost corner of town is in [[Province Lake]], which drains north into the [[South River (Ossipee River tributary)|South River]], a tributary of the Ossipee River. Belleau Lake and [[Balch Pond]] drain the northeastern part of the town, flowing east into the [[Little Ossipee River]] in Maine, another tributary of the Ossipee River. Via the Ossipee, the north half of Wakefield is part of the [[Saco River]] watershed. [[Great East Lake]] is in the southeastern part of Wakefield, extending into Maine. The lake's outlet is the headwaters of the [[Salmon Falls River]], forming the New Hampshire-Maine boundary, and flowing south into Horn Pond. [[Lovell Lake]], in the south-central part of the town, flows out to the west via the [[Branch River (New Hampshire)|Branch River]] through Sanbornville. The river then turns south through Union Meadows in the southernmost part of the town, on its way to join the Salmon Falls River in [[Milton, New Hampshire|Milton]]. Via the Salmon Falls, the southern half of Wakefield is part of the [[Piscataqua River]] watershed, reaching the Atlantic Ocean at [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]]. Of Wakefield's lakes, Province, Balch, Great East, and Horn Pond span the [[Maine]] border. The highest point in Wakefield is the summit of Long Mountain, at {{convert|1110|ft|m}} above [[sea level]], along the town's western border.

Five named villages are within the town limits: Sanbornville, Wakefield village proper ("Wakefield Corner"), East Wakefield, North Wakefield and Union. Sanbornville, the primary settlement in the town, lies at the west end of Lovell Lake, next to the lake's outlet. The village is at the intersection of New Hampshire Routes [[New Hampshire Route 109|109]] and [[New Hampshire Route 153|153]]. [[New Hampshire Route 16|Route 16]] bypasses the village to the west. Wakefield village occupies a hill just north of Sanbornville on Route 153. The village of Union occupies the southernmost corner of the town, at the intersection of Route 153 and Route 16 (at the northern end of the [[Spaulding Turnpike]]). East Wakefield is on Route 153, containing the land east of Pine River Pond and north to the [[Effingham, New Hampshire|Effingham]] town line. North Wakefield lies along Route 16 on the west side of Pine River Pond near the town line with [[Ossipee, New Hampshire|Ossipee]].

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Effingham, New Hampshire|Effingham]] (north)
* [[Parsonsfield, Maine]] (northeast)
* [[Newfield, Maine]] (east)
* [[Acton, Maine]] (east)
* [[Milton, New Hampshire|Milton]] (south)
* [[Middleton, New Hampshire|Middleton]] (southwest)
* [[Brookfield, New Hampshire|Brookfield]] (west)
* [[Wolfeboro, New Hampshire|Wolfeboro]] (northwest)
* [[Ossipee, New Hampshire|Ossipee]] (northwest)