Editing Landaff, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Landaff, New Hampshire
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton County]], [[New Hampshire]]
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|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        = [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton]]
|parts_type               = Villages
|parts                    = {{ubl|Landaff&nbsp;Center|Ireland|Jockey&nbsp;Hill}}
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Select Board]]
|leader_name              = {{ubl|Harry McGovern, Chair|Mary Beaudin|Rachael Booth}}
|established_title        = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = 1774
|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 29, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 73.75
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|area_land_km2            = 73.40
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|area_water_km2           = 0.35
|area_water_sq_mi         = 
|area_water_percent       = 0.48
|population_as_of         = 2020
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3300940660&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Landaff town, Grafton County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 29, 2021}}</ref>
|population_total         = 446
|population_density_km2   = 6.1
|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|10|30|N|71|53|13|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m              = 348
|elevation_ft             = 1142
|website                  = {{URL|www.landaffnh.org}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code              = 03585 ([[Lisbon, New Hampshire|Lisbon/Landaff]])<br/>03785 ([[Woodsville, New Hampshire|Woodsville]])<br/>03580 ([[Franconia, New Hampshire|Franconia]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 603|603]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 33-40660
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0873641
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'''Landaff''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Grafton County, New Hampshire]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the town population was 446.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

== History ==
The name on the town charter is "Llandaff", after the [[Bishop of Llandaff]], chaplain to England's [[King George III]]. Originally, however, the land was granted as "Whitcherville" to James Avery and 60 others on January 31, 1764. But those settlers forfeited their grant by failure to comply with the requirements of the charter, so the territory was re-granted to [[Dartmouth College]] on January 19, 1770.

Settlements were made under the Dartmouth grant. Roads and a mill were built at the expense of the college, and on November 11, 1774, the town was incorporated. After the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], however, the first grantees successfully claimed that their forfeiture was illegal, so the college had to abandon its title and lose what it had expended in making the settlements.

Landaff was originally much larger than today. It was changed by [[New Hampshire General Court|legislative actions]] over the years:

* On July 2, 1845, it gained a small tract from the then-adjoining town of [[Lincoln, New Hampshire|Lincoln]].
* On June 23, 1859, all of Landaff lying northwest of the [[Ammonoosuc River]] was annexed to the town of [[Lisbon, New Hampshire|Lisbon]].
* On July 20, 1876, the town was divided, with the eastern half becoming the town of [[Easton, New Hampshire|Easton]].

The Lisbon Area Historical Society promotes the public's interest in and appreciation for the towns of Lisbon, Landaff and Lyman, and maintains the collection, preservation and cataloging of materials which establish or illustrate the history of the three towns, their indigenous history and heritage, their exploration, settlement and development, as well as their cultural and artistic heritage.

== Geography ==
Landaff is in northwestern [[New Hampshire]] and northwestern Grafton County. It is {{convert|14|mi}} by road southwest of [[Littleton, New Hampshire|Littleton]] and {{convert|9|mi|0}} east-northeast of [[Woodsville, New Hampshire|Woodsville]]. 

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|73.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|73.4|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.4|sqkm|order=flip|1}} are water, comprising 0.48% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The highest point in Landaff is the summit of Moody Ledge in the south-central part of town, at {{convert|2326|ft|m}} above [[sea level]]. The [[Ammonoosuc River]] defines part of the northwestern boundary of the town, and the [[Wild Ammonoosuc River]] flows through the southern part of the town. Landaff 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>

The southern half of the town is in the [[White Mountain National Forest]], accessible via Cobble Hill Trail and Ore Hill Trail from the north. Natural features of Landaff include many viewsheds, mountain summits, wetlands, undeveloped woodland and farm land. The main bodies of water in town are Chandler Pond, Jericho Pond and Gordon Pond.

== Wildlife ==
Landaff is home to numerous species of wildlife. Black bear, moose, white-tail deer, beaver, eastern turkey, and coyote are among the animals living in the thousands of open acres, as well as ruffed grouse and other upland birds.

==Recreation==
Outdoor recreational opportunities abound for hunting, fishing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, nature observation and snowmobiling.

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1790= 292
|1800= 461
|1810= 650
|1820= 769
|1830= 951
|1840= 957
|1850= 948
|1860= 1012
|1870= 882
|1880= 506
|1890= 499
|1900= 500
|1910= 526
|1920= 510
|1930= 469
|1940= 389
|1950= 342
|1960= 289
|1970= 292
|1980= 266
|1990= 350
|2000= 378
|2010= 415
|2020= 446
|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:Landaff 1940s.jpg|thumb|left|A new Landaff teacher in the 1940s watches as a student writes on the blackboard.]]
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 378 people, 154 households, and 107 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|13.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 214 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 96.56% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 3.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 154 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,964, and the median income for a family was $48,500. Males had a median income of $35,156 versus $23,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,033.  About 6.9% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Abigail Abbot Bailey]] (1746–1815), memoirist 
*[[Harry Chandler]] (1864–1944), newspaper publisher, real estate investor
*[[Mary Noyes Farr]] (1853–1938), physician, educator, later based South Dakota
*[[Samuel H. Roys]] (1821–1857), Wisconsin politician

== References ==
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{{reflist}}
* Hamilton Child, [http://www.nh.searchroots.com/documents/grafton/History_Landaff_NH.txt "History of Landaff, Grafton County, New Hampshire"], ''Gazetteer of Grafton County, N.H., 1709–1886'', Syracuse, N.Y.: H. Child, June 1886, p.&nbsp;396+; www.nh.searchroots.com, maintained by Janice A. Brown

== External links ==
* {{Official website|www.landaffnh.org}}
* [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/landaff.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]
* [http://www.lisbonareahistory.org Lisbon Area Historical Society]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Landaff
 | North     = [[Lisbon, New Hampshire|Lisbon]]
 | Northeast = [[Sugar Hill, New Hampshire|Sugar Hill]]
 | East      = [[Easton, New Hampshire|Easton]]
 | Southeast = [[Easton, New Hampshire|Easton]]
 | South     = [[Benton, New Hampshire|Benton]]
 | Southwest = [[Haverhill, New Hampshire|Haverhill]]
 | West      = [[Bath, New Hampshire|Bath]]
 | Northwest = [[Lisbon, New Hampshire|Lisbon]]
}}

{{Grafton County, New Hampshire}}

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[[Category:Towns in Grafton County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1774]]
[[Category:Towns in New Hampshire]]