Editing Hampstead, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Hampstead, New Hampshire
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
|image_skyline            = Town Hall, Hampstead NH.jpg
|image_seal               = HampsteadSeal.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Town hall
|image_flag               = 
|image_map                = Rockingham County New Hampshire incorporated and unincorporated areas Hampstead highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 260px
|map_caption              = Location in [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire|Rockingham County]] and the state of [[New Hampshire]].
|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        = [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire|Rockingham]]
| parts_type              = Villages
| parts                   = {{ubl|Hampstead|[[East Hampstead, New Hampshire|East Hampstead]]|West Hampstead}}
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Board of Selectmen]]
|leader_name              = {{ubl|Laurie Warnock|Maurie Worthen|Steve Morse|Joseph Guthrie|Lewis Eaton}}
|established_title        = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = 1749
|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 22, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 36.5
|area_total_sq_mi         = 
|area_land_km2            = 34.8
|area_land_sq_mi          = 
|area_water_km2           = 1.7
|area_water_sq_mi         = 
|area_water_percent       = 4.72
|population_as_of         = 2020
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3301532900&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Hampstead town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 22, 2021}}</ref>
|population_total         = 8998
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|population_est           = 
|population_density_km2   = 258.9
|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|42|52|28|N|71|10|52|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m              = 
|elevation_ft             = 315
|website                  = {{URL|www.hampsteadnh.us}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code              = 03841 (Hampstead)<br />03826&nbsp;([[East Hampstead, New Hampshire|East&nbsp;Hampstead]])<br/>03038 ([[Derry, New Hampshire|Derry]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 603|603]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 33-32900
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0873615
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Hampstead''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire|Rockingham County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 8,998 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> Hampstead, which includes the village of [[East Hampstead, New Hampshire|East Hampstead]], is home to a portion of the Rockingham Recreational Trail.

== History ==

[[Image:Main Street, East Hampstead, NH.jpg|thumb|left|Main Street in 1914, East Hampstead]]
Once part of [[Haverhill, Massachusetts|Haverhill]] and [[Amesbury, Massachusetts|Amesbury]], [[Massachusetts]], and settled in 1640, this town was formed as a result of the 1739 decision fixing the [[northern boundary of Massachusetts|boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire]]. It was originally known as "Timberlane Parish" because of the heavy growth of native trees. The town was incorporated in 1749 by [[Thirteen Colonies|colonial]] governor [[Benning Wentworth]], who renamed it after [[Hampstead]], England,<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/n147 148]}}</ref> the residence of [[William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham|William Pitt]], a close friend.

The [[Hampstead Meetinghouse]], constructed circa 1749–1768, was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.

Hampstead was the home of the first [[honey]] factory in the United States, in 1816.

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|36.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|34.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.7|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 4.72% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> [[Island Pond (Rockingham County, New Hampshire)|Island Pond]] is in the southwest, with Wash Pond near the center and Angle Pond on the northern border. The highest point in Hampstead is greater than {{convert|460|ft|m}} above [[sea level]] at the town's northwestern corner, near the eastern knob of Butman Hill. Hampstead lies mostly within the [[Merrimack River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]], though the area east of Butman Hill and north of Smith Mountain is part the [[Piscataqua River]] (Coastal) 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> Hampstead is home to [[Camp Tel Noar]], an overnight summer camp on Wash Pond (Sunset Lake).

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Sandown, New Hampshire|Sandown]] (north)
* [[Danville, New Hampshire|Danville]] (northeast)
* [[Kingston, New Hampshire|Kingston]] (east)
* [[Plaistow, New Hampshire|Plaistow]] (southeast)
* [[Atkinson, New Hampshire|Atkinson]] (south)
* [[Derry, New Hampshire|Derry]] (west)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1790= 724
|1800= 790
|1810= 738
|1820= 751
|1830= 913
|1840= 890
|1850= 789
|1860= 930
|1870= 935
|1880= 950
|1890= 860
|1900= 823
|1910= 796
|1920= 670
|1930= 775
|1940= 823
|1950= 902
|1960= 1261
|1970= 2401
|1980= 3785
|1990= 6732
|2000= 8297
|2010= 8523
|2020= 8998
|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>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 8,297 people, 3,044 households, and 2,279 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|623.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 3,276 housing units at an average density of {{convert|246.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 98.47% White, 0.23% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78%.<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 the 3,044 households 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.7% of households were one person and 6.1% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.19.

The age distribution was 28.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% 65 or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median household income was $68,533 and the median family income  was $79,114. Males had a median income of $56,625 versus $31,449 for females. The per capita income for the town was $29,195.  About 2.4% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

== Transportation ==
Three [[List of state routes in New Hampshire|New Hampshire state route]]s cross Hampstead:

*[[New Hampshire Route 111|NH 111]] crosses the town from the southwest to the northeast corner. It connects to Atkinson in the southwest and Danville in the northeast.
*[[New Hampshire Route 121|NH 121]] crosses the western part of town from north to south; it is known locally as Main Street and Stage Road. It connects to [[Chester, New Hampshire|Chester]] in the north via the southwest corner of [[Sandown, New Hampshire|Sandown]] and to Atkinson in the south.
*[[New Hampshire Route 121#Suffixed routes|NH 121A]] crosses the northeastern corner of town through the village of East Hampstead, connecting [[Danville, New Hampshire|Danville]] in the north and [[Plaistow, New Hampshire|Plaistow]] in the south. It is known locally as Sandown Road and East Main Street.

The nearest airport is [[Manchester–Boston Regional Airport]] along the border of Londonderry and Manchester.

==Education==
Local public schools include:
*[http://hcs.hampstead.k12.nh.us/ Hampstead Central School]
*[http://hms.hampstead.k12.nh.us/ Hampstead Middle School]

The Town of Hampstead pays tuition for town students to attend [[Pinkerton Academy]] in [[Derry, New Hampshire|Derry]], and therefore Pinkerton serves as Hampstead's public high school.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinkertonacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=376053&type=d|title=Sending towns|publisher=[[Pinkerton Academy]]|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}</ref>

[[Hampstead Academy]] is a private school in Hampstead.

==Notable people==
* [[Lauren Chooljian]] (born 1987), radio journalist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhpr.org/people/lauren-chooljian|title=Lauren Chooljian|publisher=[[New Hampshire Public Radio]]|access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Andy Seuss]] (born 1987), professional [[NASCAR]] driver<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eu.seacoastonline.com/story/sports/2019/07/18/hampstead-native-gets-to-live/4659965007/|title=Hampstead native gets to live his NASCAR Cup dream|date=July 18, 2019|newspaper=[[The Portsmouth Herald]]|access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
* {{Official website|www.hampsteadnh.us}}
* [http://www.hampsteadhistoricalsociety.org Hampstead Historical Society]
* [https://hampsteadlibrary.org/ Hampstead Public Library]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120307052658/http://www.nutpub.net/html/ttmain.html ''Tri-Town Times''], community news
* [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/hampstead.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]
* [https://archives-manuscripts.dartmouth.edu/repositories/2/resources/1640 Hampstead (N.H.: Town) Records] at Dartmouth College Library

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Hampstead
 | North     = [[Sandown, New Hampshire|Sandown]]
 | Northeast = [[Danville, New Hampshire|Danville]]
 | East      = [[Kingston, New Hampshire|Kingston]]
 | Southeast = [[Plaistow, New Hampshire|Plaistow]]
 | South     = [[Atkinson, New Hampshire|Atkinson]]
 | Southwest = [[Derry, New Hampshire|Derry]]
 | West      = [[Derry, New Hampshire|Derry]]
 | Northwest = [[Derry, New Hampshire|Derry]]
}}

{{Rockingham County, New Hampshire}}
{{Merrimack River}}

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[[Category:Towns in Rockingham County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1760]]
[[Category:Towns in New Hampshire]]