Editing Acworth, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Acworth, New Hampshire
|settlement_type          = Town
|nickname                 =
|motto                    =

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|image_map                = Sullivan County New Hampshire incorporated and unincorporated areas Acworth highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location in [[Sullivan County, New Hampshire|Sullivan County]] and the state of [[New Hampshire]].

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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[New Hampshire]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in New Hampshire|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Sullivan County, New Hampshire|Sullivan]]
| parts_type              = Villages
| parts                   = {{ubl|Acworth|East Acworth|[[South Acworth, New Hampshire|South Acworth]]}}

|government_type          =
|leader_title             = [[Board of selectmen|Board of Selectmen]]
|leader_name              = {{ubl|Jim Jennison, Chair|Kathi Bradt|Ryanne Schoonover}}
|leader_title1            = Town Administrator
|leader_name1             = Charlotte Comeau
|established_title        = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = [[:Category:1772 establishments|1772]]
|incorporated date        = 

|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_cousubs_33.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 101.2
|area_total_sq_mi         = 
|area_land_km2            = 100.5
|area_land_sq_mi          = 
|area_water_km2           = 0.7
|area_water_sq_mi         = 
|area_water_percent       = 0.65

|population_as_of         = 2020
| population_footnotes    = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3301900260&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Acworth town, Sullivan County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total         = 853
|population_density_km2   = 8.5
|population_density_sq_mi = 

|timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time Zone|Eastern]]
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_m              = 454
|elevation_ft             = 1489
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code              = 03601 (Acworth)<br>03602 ([[Alstead, New Hampshire|Alstead]])<br>03607 ([[South Acworth, New Hampshire|South Acworth]])<br>03773 ([[Newport, New Hampshire|Newport]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 603|603]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 33-00260
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 873525
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.acworthnh.net/|acworthnh.net}}
}}

'''Acworth''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Sullivan County, New Hampshire|Sullivan County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the town had a total population of 853.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US3301900260|title=Census - Geography Profile: Acworth town, Sullivan County, New Hampshire|access-date=December 24, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Acworth Congregational Church, Acworth NH.jpg|thumb|left|[[Acworth Congregational Church]] on the town common]]
Originally chartered by colonial governor [[Benning Wentworth]] in 1752, it was called "Burnet" after [[William Burnet (colonial administrator)|William Burnet]], a former governor of the [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]]. In 1754, however, the [[French and Indian War]] broke out, and no settlements were made under the charter.<ref name="books.google.com">[https://books.google.com/books?id=OcoMAAAAYAAJ&dq=coolidge+mansfield+history+description+new+england+1859&pg=PA9 A. J. Coolidge & J. B. Mansfield, ''A History and Description of New England;'' Boston, Massachusetts 1859]</ref> Wentworth regranted the township on September 19, 1766,<ref>[http://gedcomindex.com/Reference/New_Hampshire_1875/047.html ''Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire''] (1875)</ref> naming it after Sir Jacob Acworth, a former [[Surveyor of the Navy|Surveyor of the Royal Navy]].<ref>''Encyclopedia of New Hampshire'' {{ISBN|978-0-403-09601-5}} p. 441</ref> The town was first permanently settled in 1768 by several families from [[Londonderry, New Hampshire]].

Acworth was incorporated in 1772 by Governor [[Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet|John Wentworth]],<ref name="granting">{{cite web |url=http://www.nh.gov/nhes/elmi/htmlprofiles/acworth.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605093650/http://www.nh.gov/nhes/elmi/htmlprofiles/acworth.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 5, 2009 |title=New Hampshire Employment Security Community Profile: Acworth |access-date=August 29, 2006 }}</ref> but war again slowed its development. With the close of the [[American Revolution|Revolution]], however, Acworth grew quickly. By 1859, it had 1,251 inhabitants, most of whom were occupied in [[agriculture]]. The [[Cold River (Connecticut River tributary)|Cold River]] provided [[water power]] for industry, including five [[sawmill]]s, a [[gristmill]], a [[woolen]] factory, a [[bobbin]] factory and a peg factory. There was also a boot and [[shoemaking|shoe]] manufacturer.<ref name="books.google.com"/> Acworth is a source for museum-quality crystals such as [[beryl]]. The town of [[Acworth, Georgia]], was named for this town, because this was the hometown of a [[railroad engineer]] there.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|101.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|100.5|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.6|sqkm|order=flip|1}} are water, comprising 0.65% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Acworth is drained by the [[Cold River (Connecticut River tributary)|Cold River]] and its tributaries, except for the northwest corner of town, which drains north to the [[Little Sugar River (New Hampshire)|Little Sugar River]]. The town lies fully within the [[Connecticut River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]].<ref name=watershed>{{cite book |title=Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers |url=http://nh.water.usgs.gov/Publications/nh.intro.html |last=Foster |first=Debra H. |author2=Batorfalvy, Tatianna N.|author3=Medalie, Laura |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey |year=1995}}</ref> The highest point in Acworth is Gove Hill in the northeast part of town, at {{convert|1939|ft|m}} above [[sea level]].

The town is crossed by one numbered state highway, [[New Hampshire Route 123A]], which follows the Cold River and passes through the village of [[South Acworth, New Hampshire|South Acworth]]. Although not numbered routes, the state also maintains a handful of other roads in the town, including Cold River Road, Hill Road, and a portion of Charlestown Road.

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Unity, New Hampshire|Unity]] (north)
* [[Lempster, New Hampshire|Lempster]] (east)
* [[Marlow, New Hampshire|Marlow]] (southeast)
* [[Alstead, New Hampshire|Alstead]] (south)
* [[Langdon, New Hampshire|Langdon]] (southwest)
* [[Charlestown, New Hampshire|Charlestown]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 704
|1800= 1376
|1810= 1523
|1820= 1479
|1830= 1401
|1840= 1450
|1850= 1251
|1860= 1180
|1870= 1050
|1880= 982
|1890= 717
|1900= 594
|1910= 536
|1920= 436
|1930= 471
|1940= 477
|1950= 418
|1960= 371
|1970= 459
|1980= 590
|1990= 776
|2000= 836
|2010= 891
|2020= 853
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|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2016 }}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 836 people, 318 households, and 234 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 21.5 people per square mile (8.3/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 512 housing units at an average density of 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the town was 96.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.84% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.84% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.24% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.32% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 318 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,386, and the median income for a family was $41,397. Males had a median income of $29,792 versus $26,912 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,132.  About 10.1% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.6% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
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[[Image:Post Office, South Acworth, NH.jpg|thumb|right|Post office in 1907]]
* [[George W. Anderson (judge)|George W. Anderson]] (1861–1938), federal judge
* [[Nedom L. Angier]] (1814–1882), mayor of Atlanta; Georgia state treasurer
* [[John Graham Brooks]] (1846–1938), sociologist, political reformer
* [[Thomas J. Cram]] (1804–1883), engineer in the service of the U.S. Corps of Topographical Engineers
* [[Adrian Dubois]] (born 1987), professional soccer player
* [[Alice B. Fogel]], New Hampshire Poet Laureate, 2014–2019
* [[Perley Keyes]] (1774–1834), member of the New York Senate
* [[Talcott Parsons]] (1902–1979), Harvard sociologist
* [[Fritz Wetherbee]] (born 1936), television personality
* [[Hiram Wilson]] (1803–1864), abolitionist
* [[Joseph Gardner Wilson]] (1826–1873), Oregon supreme court justice and US congressman
* [[Urban A. Woodbury]] (1838–1915), Civil War veteran and the 45th [[List of Governors of Vermont|governor of Vermont]]

==See also==
{{portal|New Hampshire}}
*[[Bascom Maple Farms]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=YnIUAAAAYAAJ&q=John+Leverett+Merrill John Leverett Merrill, ''History of Acworth,'' Acworth, New Hampshire 1869]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081121085210/http://acworthian.org/History_of_Acworth.html Helen H. Frink, ''These Acworth Hills –  A History of Acworth, New Hampshire 1767–1988,'' Town of Acworth, New Hampshire 1989]

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://www.acworthnh.net/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090610034943/http://www.historicalsocietiesnh.org/drsulli.htm Acworth Historical Society]
* [http://www.acworthlibrary.org/ Acworth Silsby Library]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928162223/http://acworthian.org/ ''The Acworthian''], online newsletter
* [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/acworth.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau profile]
* [http://gedcomindex.com/Reference/Haywards/frame022.html ''Hayward's New England Gazetteer'' (1839)]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Acworth
 | North     = [[Unity, New Hampshire|Unity]]
 | Northeast = [[Unity, New Hampshire|Unity]]
 | East      = [[Lempster, New Hampshire|Lempster]]
 | Southeast = [[Marlow, New Hampshire|Marlow]]
 | South     = [[Alstead, New Hampshire|Alstead]]
 | Southwest = [[Langdon, New Hampshire|Langdon]]
 | West      = 
 | Northwest = [[Charlestown, New Hampshire|Charlestown]]
}}
{{Sullivan County, New Hampshire}}
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[[Category:Towns in Sullivan County, New Hampshire]]
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