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{{short description|Town in New Hampshire, United States}} {{distinguish|Lyme, New Hampshire}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Lyman, New Hampshire | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = | image_seal = Seal of Lyman, New Hampshire.png | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_map = Grafton-Lyman-NH.png | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location in [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton 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 = [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton]] | parts_type = Villages | parts = {{ubl|Tinkerville|Parker Hill}} | government_type = | leader_title = [[Board of Selectmen]] | leader_name = {{ubl|Bruce Beane, Chair|Thomas S. Smith|Bo Presby}} | established_title = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]] | established_date = 1761 | 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=November 29, 2021}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 74.3 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = 73.5 | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = 0.8 | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = 1.03 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3300944100&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Lyman 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 = 585 | population_density_km2 = 8.0 | 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|15|16|N|71|57|00|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 1220 | website = {{URL|www.lymannh.org}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 03585 | area_code = [[Area code 603|603]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 33-44100 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0873653 | footnotes = }} '''Lyman''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 585 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> == History == Lyman, along with [[Grantham, New Hampshire|Grantham]], [[Lisbon, New Hampshire|Lisbon]], and eleven [[Vermont]] towns, was granted as compensation to General [[Phineas Lyman]], a commander in the [[French and Indian War]]. According to the county gazetteer, "It was granted to Daniel Lyman and sixty-three others, November 10, 1761, its name being derived from the fact that eleven of the grantees bore the name of Lyman. The grantees failed to comply with the requirements of their charter, and thus forfeited their grant, but an extension of time was granted them July 20, 1769." Until 1854, Lyman included the land which is now [[Monroe, New Hampshire]], but it was split due to the difficulty in traversing Gardner Mountain which formerly bisected the town. In 1880 it had a population of 665.<ref name=GC>Hamilton Child, [https://archive.org/details/gazetteerofgraft00chil/page/n7/mode/2up ''Gazetteer of Grafton County NH, 1709-1886''], The Syracuse Journal Company, Syracuse NY, June 1886, p. 512</ref> == Geography == According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|74.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|73.5|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 1.03% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The town is drained by tributaries of the [[Ammonoosuc River]] and is part of the [[Connecticut River]] watershed. The highest point in town is {{convert|2285|ft|m}} above [[sea level]], just east of the summit of Signal Mountain, a knob along the ridge of Gardner Mountain, which defines the town's western boundary. The town's initial grant included land along the Connecticut River. In 1854 the portion of Lyman found west of "Gardner's Mountain" was separately incorporated as [[Monroe, New Hampshire|Monroe]].<ref name="GC"/> == Demographics == {{US Census population |1790= 202 |1800= 534 |1810= 948 |1820= 1270 |1830= 1321 |1840= 1496 |1850= 1442 |1860= 743 |1870= 658 |1880= 654 |1890= 543 |1900= 426 |1910= 374 |1920= 310 |1930= 299 |1940= 363 |1950= 241 |1960= 201 |1970= 213 |1980= 281 |1990= 388 |2000= 487 |2010= 533 |2020= 585 |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 487 people, 211 households, and 150 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|17.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 280 housing units at an average density of {{convert|9.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.36% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.21% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.21% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.62% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.21% of the population. There were 211 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.64. In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $46,607, and the median income for a family was $48,365. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $23,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,332. About 3.5% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. == References == {{portal|New Hampshire}} {{reflist}} == External links == * {{Official website|www.lymannh.org}} * [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/lyman.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile] * [http://www.lisbonareahistory.org Lisbon Area Historical Society] {{Geographic location | Centre = Lyman | North = [[Littleton, New Hampshire|Littleton]] | Northeast = [[Littleton, New Hampshire|Littleton]] | East = [[Lisbon, New Hampshire|Lisbon]] | Southeast = [[Lisbon, New Hampshire|Lisbon]] | South = [[Bath, New Hampshire|Bath]] | Southwest = [[Bath, New Hampshire|Bath]] | West = [[Monroe, New Hampshire|Monroe]] | Northwest = [[Monroe, New Hampshire|Monroe]] }} {{Grafton County, New Hampshire}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Grafton County, New Hampshire]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1761]] [[Category:Towns in New Hampshire]]
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