Editing Dunbarton, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Dunbarton, New Hampshire
| settlement_type    = [[New England town|Town]]
| image_skyline      = Dunbarton Library and Town Hall, Dunbarton NH.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = Library and Town Hall
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = Seal of Dunbarton, New Hampshire.png
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| image_map          = Merrimack County New Hampshire incorporated and unincorporated areas Dunbarton highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 300px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Merrimack County, New Hampshire|Merrimack County]] and the state of [[New Hampshire]]
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| coordinates        = {{coord|43|06|09|N|71|36|59|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in New Hampshire|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[New Hampshire]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Merrimack County, New Hampshire|Merrimack]]
| parts_type         = Villages
| parts              = {{ubl|Dunbarton Center|Pages Corner}}
| established_title  = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = 1765
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Board of Selectmen]]
| leader_name        = {{ubl|David Nault, Chair|Justin Nault|Michael Kaminski}}
| leader_title1      = Town Administrator
| leader_name1       = Line Comeau
| 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=December 14, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 81.1
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_land_km2      = 79.9
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_km2     = 1.2
| area_water_sq_mi   = 
| area_water_percent = 1.48
| elevation_m        = 
| elevation_ft       = 825
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3301319460&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Dunbarton town, Merrimack County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref>
| population_total   = 3005
| population_density_km2 = 37.6
| population_density_sq_mi = 
| population_note    = 
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 03046
| area_code          = [[Area code 603|603]]
| website            = {{URL|www.dunbartonnh.org}}
| footnotes          = 
| timezone           = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 33-19460
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0873583
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'''Dunbarton''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Merrimack County, New Hampshire|Merrimack County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 3,005 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 2,758 at the 2010 census.<ref>United States Census Bureau, [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.</ref>

== History ==
Originally granted as "Gorham's-town" in 1735, and re-granted as "Starkstown" in 1748, the town was incorporated in 1765 as Dunbarton. The name came from [[Dunbartonshire]] in [[Scotland]], hometown to Archibald Stark, a prominent settler.<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/n109 110]}}</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|81.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|79.9|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.2|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 1.48% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The town is drained to the northeast by tributaries of the [[Turkey River (New Hampshire)|Turkey River]], to the southeast by [[Black Brook (Merrimack River tributary)|Black Brook]] and its tributaries, and to the west by tributaries of the [[Piscataquog River]]. The entire town is within the [[Merrimack 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 Dunbarton is {{convert|925|ft|m}} above [[sea level]] near [[New Hampshire Route 13|NH Route 13]] north of Dunbarton Center.

The town claims to be the location of the [[Extreme points of New England|geographic center of New England]], based on a [[Boston University]] calculation from 2008.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://dunbartonnh.org/| title=Lots of Heart but Only One Center| publisher=Town of Dunbarton official website| access-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref>

=== Adjacent municipalities ===
* [[Bow, New Hampshire|Bow]] (northeast)
* [[Hooksett, New Hampshire|Hooksett]] (east)
* [[Goffstown, New Hampshire|Goffstown]] (south)
* [[Weare, New Hampshire|Weare]] (west)
* [[Hopkinton, New Hampshire|Hopkinton]] (north)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1790= 917
|1800= 1222
|1810= 1256
|1820= 1450
|1830= 1067
|1840= 950
|1850= 915
|1860= 901
|1870= 778
|1880= 708
|1890= 524
|1900= 551
|1910= 513
|1920= 405
|1930= 572
|1940= 495
|1950= 533
|1960= 632
|1970= 825
|1980= 1174
|1990= 1759
|2000= 2226
|2010= 2758
|2020= 3005
|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 2,226 people, 814 households, and 648 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|72.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 858 housing units at an average density of {{convert|27.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.09% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.54% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.31% of the population.

There were 814 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $65,081, and the median income for a family was $67,448. Males had a median income of $46,042 versus $31,641 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $27,892.  About 2.3% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
[[File:First Congregational Church, Dunbarton NH.jpg|thumb|left|First Congregational Church]]
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* [[Robert Lowell]] (1917–1977), poet; buried in Stark Cemetery
* [[John Ordway]] (1775–1817), sergeant in the [[Corps of Discovery]], helped lead the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]]
* [[Robert Rogers (soldier)|Robert Rogers]] (1731–1795), commander of [[Rogers' Rangers]] during the [[French and Indian War]]; [[loyalist (American Revolution)|loyalist]] in the [[American Revolution]]
* [[Caleb Stark]] (1759–1838), New Hampshire state senator; eldest son of General John Stark and his wife Molly Stark
* [[John Stark]] (1728–1822), New Hampshire native who served as an officer in the British Army during the French and Indian war and a [[major general]] in the [[Continental Army]] during the American Revolution; known as the "Hero of Bennington" for his exemplary service at the [[Battle of Bennington]] in 1777
* [[Molly Stark]] (1737–1814), wife of General John Stark, made famous by his battle cry during the American Revolutionary War; described as "mother of 11 children, homemaker, patriot, and defender of the household"

==References==

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

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Dunbarton
 | North = [[Hopkinton, New Hampshire|Hopkinton]]
 | Northeast = [[Bow, New Hampshire|Bow]]
 | East = [[Bow, New Hampshire|Bow]]
 | Southeast = [[Hooksett, New Hampshire|Hooksett]]
 | South = [[Goffstown, New Hampshire|Goffstown]]
 | Southwest = [[Weare, New Hampshire|Weare]]
 | West = [[Weare, New Hampshire|Weare]]
 | Northwest = [[Hopkinton, New Hampshire|Hopkinton]]
}}

{{Merrimack County, New Hampshire}}

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