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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Hancock, New Hampshire | image_blank_emblem = Logo of Hancock, New Hampshire.png | blank_emblem_type = Logo | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = HancockNH TownHall.jpg | image_seal = | imagesize = | image_caption = Town Hall | image_flag = | image_map = Hillsborough-Hancock-NH.png | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location in [[Hillsborough County, New Hampshire|Hillsborough 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 = [[Hillsborough County, New Hampshire|Hillsborough]] | government_type = | leader_title = [[Selectboard]] | leader_name = {{ubl|Virginia Smith, Chair|Jeff Brown|Elisabeth Villaume}} | leader_title1 = Town Administrator | leader_name1 = Jonathan Coyne | established_title = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]] | established_date = 1779 | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files β 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 7, 2021}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 80.9 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = 77.6 | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = 3.3 | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = 4.12 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3301133700&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Hancock town, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref> | population_total = 1731 | population_density_km2 = 22.3 | 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|58|22|N|71|58|47|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 876 | website = {{URL|www.hancocknh.org}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 03449 | area_code = [[Area code 603|603]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 33-33700 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0873618 | footnotes = }} '''Hancock''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Hillsborough County, New Hampshire|Hillsborough County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 1,731 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> Hancock is home to the Welch Family Farm Forest. The main village of the town, where 213 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the [[Hancock (CDP), New Hampshire|Hancock census-designated place]] (CDP), and is located at the junction of New Hampshire routes [[New Hampshire Route 123|123]] and [[New Hampshire Route 137|137]]. ==History== [[Image:Lilla Cabot Perry, 1926 - A Snowy Monday.jpg|thumb|left|''A Snowy Monday,'' 1926 (The Cooperage, Hancock, New Hampshire) by [[Lilla Cabot Perry]]]] Hancock started as an unidentified settlement on the [[Contoocook River]], in lands known as "Society Land" or "Cumberland", which had been reserved for the proprietors of the lands which became [[New Hampshire]]. First settled in 1764, the town was set off from [[Peterborough, New Hampshire|Peterborough]] and incorporated in 1779, named "Hancock" in honor of [[John Hancock]]. A landowner of {{convert|1875|acre|km2|0}} in the community, Hancock was the first governor of the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Massachusetts]], president of the [[Continental Congress]], and signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]. Almost every building on Main Street in downtown Hancock is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as part of the [[Hancock Village Historic District]]. Hancock's Meetinghouse is home to [[Paul Revere]]'s #236 bell, which chimes on the hour, day and night. The town does not have paved sidewalks, but gravel paths leading from home to home. <gallery> Image:Main Street looking East, Hancock, NH.jpg|Main Street in 1907 Image:Historical Society, Hancock, NH.jpg|Historical Society in 1915 Image:Public Library & Main Street, Hancock, NH.jpg|Old Library {{circa|1905}} Image:HancockNH BenningtonRoad.jpg|Bennington Road with Historical Society, 2013 </gallery> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|80.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|77.6|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|3.3|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 4.12% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Hancock is drained by the Contoocook River, which flows northward along the eastern border of the town. [[Powder Mill Pond]] is in the east, and [[Nubanusit Lake]] is on the western border. [[Skatutakee Mountain]], the highest point in Hancock, has an elevation of {{convert|2002|ft|m}} above [[sea level]]. Via the Contoocook River, Hancock lies fully 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> === Adjacent municipalities === * [[Antrim, New Hampshire|Antrim]] (north) * [[Bennington, New Hampshire|Bennington]] (northeast) * [[Greenfield, New Hampshire|Greenfield]] (east) * [[Peterborough, New Hampshire|Peterborough]] (south) * [[Harrisville, New Hampshire|Harrisville]] (southwest) * [[Nelson, New Hampshire|Nelson]] (west) ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1790= 634 |1800= 1120 |1810= 1184 |1820= 1178 |1830= 1316 |1840= 1345 |1850= 1012 |1860= 844 |1870= 692 |1880= 689 |1890= 637 |1900= 642 |1910= 642 |1920= 531 |1930= 561 |1940= 631 |1950= 612 |1960= 722 |1970= 909 |1980= 1193 |1990= 1604 |2000= 1739 |2010= 1654 |2020= 1731 |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> }} [[Image:Fogg's Store, Hancock, NH.jpg|thumb|left|W. D. Fogg's Store {{circa|1906}}]] [[Image:Alcott Trestle, Hancock, NH.jpg|thumb|right|Alcott Trestle {{circa|1905}}]] As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 1,654 people, 724 households, and 484 families residing in the town. There were 864 housing units, of which 140, or 16.2%, were vacant. 91 of the vacant units were for seasonal or recreational use. The racial makeup of the town was 97.4% [[White Americans|white]], 0.4% [[African American]], 0.1% [[Native Americans of the United States|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asia]]n, 0.0% [[Native Hawaiian]] or Pacific Islander, 0.2% some other race, and 1.1% from two or more races. 1.0% of the population were [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race.<ref name="Census 2010 DP">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0600000US3301133700| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Hancock town, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=November 1, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213235444/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0600000US3301133700| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Of the 724 households, 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were headed by [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26, and the average family size was 2.71.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/> In the town, 17.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.0% were from 18 to 24, 15.9% from 25 to 44, 37.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/> For the period 2011β2015, the estimated median annual income for a household was $77,788, and the median income for a family was $89,773. Male full-time workers had a median income of $61,944 versus $47,604 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $45,544. 4.6% of the population and 3.3% of families were below the poverty line. 5.2% of the population under the age of 18 and 2.8% of those 65 or older were living in poverty.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/0600000US3301133700| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Hancock town, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=November 1, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213155423/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/0600000US3301133700| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> == Education == Hancock is part of SAU (School Administrative Unit) #1, which is a school district that includes 9 towns, better known as the Contoocook Valley Regional School District.<ref>[http://convalsd.net/ Contoocook Valley Regional School District]</ref> Students from Hancock attend the following schools: *Elementary: Hancock Elementary School,<ref>[http://hes.convalsd.net/ Hancock Elementary School]</ref> located in Hancock *Middle: Great Brook School,<ref>[http://gbs.convalsd.net/ Great Brook School]</ref> located in [[Antrim, New Hampshire|Antrim]] *High: [[ConVal Regional High School]],<ref>[http://cvhs.convalsd.net/ ConVal High School]</ref> located in [[Peterborough, New Hampshire|Peterborough]] == Transportation == Two New Hampshire [[List of state routes in New Hampshire|state route]]s and one [[U.S. Highway]] cross Hancock: *[[New Hampshire Route 123]] enters the town in the southeast from Peterborough, duplexed with [[U.S. Route 202 in New Hampshire|US 202]]. Immediately upon entering the town, it leaves on its own as Peterborough Road, traveling north towards the town center. In the central village of Hancock, it merges briefly with [[New Hampshire Route 137|NH 137]] as a wrong-way concurrency along Stoddard Road. After NH 137 leaves to the south, NH 123 continues to the northeast, leaving into the town of Antrim. *[[New Hampshire Route 137]] enters the town in the south-central part of town from Harrisville, following Bonds Corner Road. After its short wrong-way concurrency with NH 123, it turns northeast along Bennington Road before reaching its northern terminus at US 202 near the town's border with Bennington. *U.S. Route 202 enters the town in the southeast from Peterborough, duplexed with NH 123. After 123 leaves just upon entering town, US 202 continues along Concord Road, passing Powder Mill Pond, before passing the northern terminus of NH 137 and entering the town of Bennington at Hancock's eastern border. ==Sites of interest== * Hancock Historical Society Museum * [[Very Long Baseline Array]] radio telescope == Notable people == <!-- Note: Β· Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. Β· The article must mention how they are associated with Hancock, whether born, raised, or residing. Β· The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. Β· Alphabetical by last name please. Β· All others will be deleted. --> * [[A. A. Ames]] (1842β1911), corrupt former mayor of [[Minneapolis]] and fugitive from justice. Arrested at the house of Rev. C. H. Chapin in Hancock in February 1903<ref>''New York Tribune'', February 16, 1903.</ref><ref>Harold Zink, ''City Bosses in the United States'', Duke University Press, 1930. Page 348.</ref> * [[Thelma Babbitt]] (1906β2004), Quaker activist, environmentalist * [[Eli Bremer]] (born 1978), Olympic athlete * [[Oren B. Cheney]] (1816β1903), abolitionist, Free Baptist preacher, founder of [[Bates College]] * [[Person C. Cheney]] (1828β1901), paper manufacturer, abolitionist, Republican politician * [[Matthew Donovan]] (born 1958), Under Secretary and Acting Secretary of the Air Force, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness * [[Wayne Green]] (1922β2013), publisher * [[Joseph Grew]] (1880β1965), US ambassador to Japan, Denmark, Turkey, and Switzerland<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/grew-joseph-clark|title=Joseph Clark Grew - People - Department History - Office of the Historian|website=history.state.gov|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref> * [[Howard Mansfield]] (born 1957), author<ref>[http://waterstreetbooks.d7.indiebound.com/event/howard-mansfield-returns-summer-over-autumn Howard Mansfield returns with Summer Over Autumn | Water Street Bookstore, Inc.] Retrieved August 23, 2018.</ref> * [[Charles E. Merrill Jr.]] (1920β2017), educator, founded the [[Commonwealth School]] in Boston * [[Jay Pierrepont Moffat]] (1896β1943), US ambassador to [[Canada]] * [[Jay Pierrepont Moffat Jr.]] (1932β2020), US ambassador to [[Chad]] * [[Sy Montgomery]] (born 1958), author, naturalist, scriptwriter * [[Lilla Cabot Perry]] (1848β1933), artist ==References== {{portal|New Hampshire}} {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * {{Official website|www.hancocknh.org}} * [https://hancockhistoricalsociety.org Hancock Historical Society] * [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/hancock.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile] {{Geographic location | Centre = Hancock | North = [[Antrim, New Hampshire|Antrim]] | Northeast = [[Bennington, New Hampshire|Bennington]] | East = [[Greenfield, New Hampshire|Greenfield]] | Southeast = [[Peterborough, New Hampshire|Peterborough]] | South = [[Peterborough, New Hampshire|Peterborough]] | Southwest = [[Harrisville, New Hampshire|Harrisville]] | West = [[Nelson, New Hampshire|Nelson]] | Northwest = [[Nelson, New Hampshire|Nelson]] }} {{Hillsborough County, New Hampshire}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Hancock, New Hampshire| ]] [[Category:Towns in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1764]] [[Category:Towns in New Hampshire]] [[Category:1764 establishments in New Hampshire]]
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