Editing Eaton, New Hampshire

{{distinguish|text =[[Easton, New Hampshire]], in Grafton County}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Eaton, New Hampshire
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| image_skyline      = CrystalLakeEatonNHSept2016.jpg
| image_seal         = Seal of Eaton, New Hampshire.png
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = The "Little White Church" in Eaton Center overlooking Crystal Lake
| image_flag         = 
| image_map          = Carroll-Eaton-NH.png
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Carroll County, New Hampshire|Carroll County]], [[New Hampshire]]
| settlement_type    = Town
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = 
| 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  = [[Carroll County, New Hampshire|Carroll]]
| parts_type         = Villages
| parts              = {{ubl|Eaton Center|Snowville}}
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Board of Selectmen]]
| leader_name        = {{ubl|Richard Fortin|Edward Reilly|Greg Grinnell}}
| established_title  = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = 1766
| 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 1, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 66.3
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_land_km2      = 62.9
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_km2     = 3.4
| area_water_sq_mi   = 
| area_water_percent = 5.07
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3300323380&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Eaton town, Carroll County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 1, 2021}}</ref>
| population_total   = 405
| population_density_km2 = 6.4
| 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|43|54|34|N|71|04|56|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m        = 161
| elevation_ft       = 529
| website            = {{URL|www.eatonnh.org}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 03832
| area_code          = [[Area code 603|603]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 33-23380
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0873587
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Eaton''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Carroll County, New Hampshire|Carroll County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States.  The population was 405 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> Eaton includes the villages of Eaton Center and Snowville.

== History ==

[[Image:Conway Street, Eaton, NH.jpg|thumb|left|Conway Street in Eaton {{circa|1910}}]]
Eaton was incorporated in 1766<ref>{{cite book |title=History of New Hampshire vol. 2 |last=Stackpole |first=Everett |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofnewhamp02stac/ |access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref> by [[Colony|colonial]] Governor [[Benning Wentworth]], and named for Governor [[Theophilus Eaton]] of [[Connecticut]], a generous contributor to the funds needed to settle [[Massachusetts]] in 1630. He later formed a colony at [[New Haven, Connecticut]], along with Reverend [[John Davenport (clergyman)|John Davenport]] and David Yale, great-grandfather of [[Yale University]]'s founder, [[Elihu Yale]].

The "Little White Church" is a town landmark. The village of Snowville is named for the Snow family, who started a [[sawmill]] there in 1825. Waukeela, a summer camp for girls, has been in Eaton for 90 years as of 2011. It occupies {{convert|45|acre|m2}} on Crystal Lake.

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|66.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|62.9|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|3.4|sqkm|order=flip|1}} are water, comprising 5.07% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> [[Conway Lake]] is on the northern boundary, and Crystal Lake is in the center. Eaton lies fully within the [[Saco 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 town is {{convert|1730|ft|m}} above [[sea level]] on its southern boundary, just north of the {{convert|1806|ft|m|adj=on}} summit of Cragged Mountain. Eaton is bounded on the east by the [[Maine]] state line.

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Conway, New Hampshire|Conway]] (north)
* [[Brownfield, Maine]] (east)
* [[Porter, Maine]] (southeast)
* [[Freedom, New Hampshire|Freedom]] (south)
* [[Madison, New Hampshire|Madison]] (west)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1790= 254
|1800= 381
|1810= 535
|1820= 1071
|1830= 1432
|1840= 1710
|1850= 1743
|1860= 780
|1870= 657
|1880= 629
|1890= 514
|1900= 365
|1910= 380
|1920= 237
|1930= 210
|1940= 196
|1950= 221
|1960= 151
|1970= 221
|1980= 256
|1990= 362
|2000= 375
|2010= 393
|2020= 405
|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><ref name="Census1790">{{cite book |date=1907 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1790/heads_of_families/new_hampshire/1790f-02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827203046/http://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1790/heads_of_families/new_hampshire/1790f-02.pdf |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |url-status=live |title="Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790: New Hampshire |publisher=[United States] Government Printing Office |page=10 |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</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 375 people, 157 households, and 111 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|15.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 239 housing units at an average density of {{convert|9.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.80% from two or more races.

There were 157 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.85.

[[Image:Panorama, Eaton, NH.jpg|thumb|right|Eaton in 1909]]
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 38.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,429, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $31,458 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,122.  About 3.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==

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

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Eaton
 | North     = [[Conway, New Hampshire|Conway]]
 | Northeast = [[Brownfield, Maine]]
 | East      = [[Brownfield, Maine]]
 | Southeast = [[Porter, Maine]] 
 | South     = [[Freedom, New Hampshire|Freedom]]
 | Southwest = [[Freedom, New Hampshire|Freedom]]
 | West      = [[Madison, New Hampshire|Madison]]
 | Northwest = [[Conway, New Hampshire|Conway]]
}}

{{Carroll County, New Hampshire}}
{{Saco River}}

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[[Category:Towns in Carroll County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Towns in New Hampshire]]