Editing Dalton, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Dalton, New Hampshire
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| image_skyline      = 
| image_seal         = Seal of Dalton, New Hampshire.png
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| image_map          = Coos-Dalton-NH.png
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Coös County, New Hampshire|Coös County]], [[New Hampshire]]
| settlement_type    = Town
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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  = [[Coös County, New Hampshire|Coös]]
| parts_type         = Villages
| parts              = {{ubl|Dalton|Cushman}}
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Select board]]
| leader_name        = {{ubl|Eric Moore, Chair|Jo Beth Dudley|Thomas Dubreuil}}
| established_title  = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = 1764
| 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=November 8, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 72.7
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_land_km2      = 71.3
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_km2     = 1.4
| area_water_sq_mi   = 
| area_water_percent = 1.97
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3300716820&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Dalton town, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 8, 2021}}</ref>
| population_total   = 933
| population_density_km2 = 13.1
| population_density_sq_mi = 
| timezone           = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|24|57|N|71|41|41|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m        = 
| elevation_ft       = 915
| website            = {{URL|townofdalton.com}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 03598
| area_code          = [[Area code 603|603]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 33-16820
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0873573
| footnotes          = 
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'''Dalton''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Coös County, New Hampshire|Coös County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 933 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> It is part of the [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]], [[Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area|NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

== History ==
 
Dalton was incorporated in 1764 under the name "Chiswick", named for the [[Duke of Devonshire]]'s [[Chiswick House|castle]]. The name was changed to "Apthorp" in 1770, after the Apthorp family. In 1784 Apthorp was divided into two towns, Littleton and Dalton.<ref>{{cite web |title=A History of Dalton |url=http://daltonhistoricalsociety.org/Brief_History.html}}</ref>
The name "Dalton" was chosen in honor of [[Tristram Dalton]], merchant and senator from [[Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n98 99]}}</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|72.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|71.3|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.4|sqkm|order=flip|1}} are water, comprising 1.97% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The town's highest point is the summit of Dalton Mountain, at {{convert|2150|ft|m}} above [[sea level]]. The town includes the [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Cushman, located on the [[Connecticut River]] opposite [[Gilman, Vermont]]. Dalton 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>

Approximately 82% of the town's land—{{convert|14458|acre|km2|1}} out of a total land area of {{convert|17624|acre|km2|1}}—is undeveloped farm land, forest land or unproductive land enrolled in the state's [[current use]] program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nh.gov/revenue/munc_prop/curpts.htm|title=2016 Current Use Report|publisher=NH Department of Revenue Administration|access-date=November 15, 2018}}</ref> The land enrolled in current use is owned by 216 property owners, resulting in an average parcel size of {{convert|66.94|acre|m2}} per current use owner. According to the town's property ownership records, the town's largest landowner, together with family members, owns in excess of {{convert|1800|acre|km2}} of land.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://townofdalton.com/municipal-departments/town-clerk-tax-collector/assessment-data-online-database/| title=Assessment Data Online Database| publisher=Town of Dalton, NH| access-date=December 24, 2018}}</ref>

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]] (northeast)
* [[Whitefield, New Hampshire|Whitefield]] (east)
* [[Bethlehem, New Hampshire|Bethlehem]] (south)
* [[Littleton, New Hampshire|Littleton]] (southwest)
* [[Concord, Vermont]] (west)
* [[Lunenburg, Vermont]] (northwest)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1790= 14
|1800= 62
|1810= 235
|1820= 347
|1830= 532
|1840= 664
|1850= 751
|1860= 666
|1870= 773
|1880= 570
|1890= 596
|1900= 592
|1910= 475
|1920= 460
|1930= 580
|1940= 642
|1950= 557
|1960= 567
|1970= 425
|1980= 672
|1990= 827
|2000= 927
|2010= 979
|2020= 933
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="Census 2020"/><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 927 people, 374 households, and 253 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|33.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 520 housing units at an average density of {{convert|18.9|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.76% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.76% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.54% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.94% of the population.

There were 374 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $29,097 versus $20,089 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,234. About 2.7% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

==References==

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== External links ==
*{{Official website|townofdalton.com}}
* [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/dalton.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Dalton
 | North     = [[Lunenburg, Vermont]]
 | Northeast = [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]]
 | East      = [[Whitefield, New Hampshire|Whitefield]]
 | Southeast = [[Whitefield, New Hampshire|Whitefield]]
 | South     = [[Bethlehem, New Hampshire|Bethlehem]]
 | Southwest = [[Littleton, New Hampshire|Littleton]]
 | West      = [[Littleton, New Hampshire|Littleton]]
 | Northwest = [[Concord, Vermont]]
}}

{{Coos County, New Hampshire}}
{{Connecticut River}}

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[[Category:Towns in Coös County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area]]
[[Category:New Hampshire populated places on the Connecticut River]]
[[Category:Towns in New Hampshire]]
[[Category:1764 establishments in New Hampshire]]