Editing Newbury, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Newbury, New Hampshire
|nickname                 =
|motto                    =
|image_skyline            = CenterMtghouseNewburyNH.jpg
|image_seal               = Newbury Town Seal.png
|imagesize                =
|image_caption            = [[Center Meetinghouse]]
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|image_map                = Merrimack County New Hampshire incorporated and unincorporated areas Newbury highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 
|map_caption              = Location in [[Merrimack County, New Hampshire|Merrimack County]] and the state of [[New Hampshire]].
|settlement_type          = [[New England town|Town]]
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|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        = [[Merrimack County, New Hampshire|Merrimack]]
|parts_type               = Villages
|parts                    = {{ubl|Newbury|[[Blodgett Landing, New Hampshire|Blodgett Landing]]|[[South Newbury, New Hampshire|South Newbury]]}}
|government_type          =
|leader_title             = [[Board of Selectmen|Selectboard]]
|leader_name              = {{ubl|Scott Wheeler, Chair|Joanne Lord|Kristen Schultz}}
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Town Administrator]]
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1778<ref name="Newbury, NH">{{Cite web| url=https://www.newburynh.org/about-us| title=About Us |website=Town of Newbury, New Hampshire | access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref>
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>
|area_total_km2           = 98.7
|area_total_sq_mi         = 
|area_land_km2            = 92.8
|area_land_sq_mi          = 
|area_water_km2           = 5.9
|area_water_sq_mi         = 
|area_water_percent       = 5.94
|population_as_of         = 2020
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3301350900&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Newbury town, Merrimack County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref>
|population_total         = 2172
|population_density_km2   = 23.4
|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|19|17|N|72|02|09|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m              = 
|elevation_ft             = 1155
|website                  = {{URL|www.newburynh.org}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code              = 03255 (Newbury, Mount Sunapee)<br/>03272 ([[South Newbury, New Hampshire|South Newbury]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 603|603]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 33-50900
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 873675<ref name=GNIS1>{{gnis|873675|Town of Newbury}}</ref>
|footnotes                =
}}
'''Newbury''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Merrimack County, New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 2,172 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/>

The town includes the villages of Newbury, [[Blodgett Landing, New Hampshire|Blodgett Landing]] and [[South Newbury, New Hampshire|South Newbury]], as well as a portion of [[Mount Sunapee Resort]], a ski area, and a portion of [[Lake Sunapee]], including the beach at [[Mount Sunapee State Park]].

== History ==
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Situated at the south end of Lake Sunapee, the town was founded as "Dantzic", after [[Danzig]], a Baltic seaport. The first provincial grant in 1754 named the town "Hereford", in honor of Edward Devereaux, [[Viscount Hereford]]. [[Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet|John Wentworth]] renewed the grant in 1772 under the name "Fishersfield", for his brother-in-law John Fisher. The town was incorporated as "Newbury" in 1837, a name suggested by settlers originally from [[Newbury, Massachusetts]].

==Geography==
Newbury is in west-central New Hampshire, in western Merrimack County. The western border of the town is the [[Sullivan County, New Hampshire|Sullivan County]] line.<ref name=Newbury>{{Cite web| url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb/| title=TIGERweb: Newbury town, New Hampshire| publisher=Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref> The village of Newbury is located at the south end of Lake Sunapee near the geographic center of the town. The village is at the junction of [[New Hampshire Route 103]] and [[New Hampshire Route 103A|103A]]. Route 103 leads northwest, past the entrance to [[Mount Sunapee Resort]] (a state park) and into the town of [[Sunapee, New Hampshire|Sunapee]]. To the southeast, Route 103 passes the village of [[South Newbury, New Hampshire|South Newbury]] before entering the town of [[Bradford, New Hampshire|Bradford]]. Route 103A proceeds north, parallel to the east shore of Lake Sunapee, and passes the village of [[Blodgett Landing, New Hampshire|Blodgett Landing]] before entering the town of [[New London, New Hampshire|New London]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://mapper.acme.com/?ll=43.32131,-72.03630&z=12&t=U&marker0=43.32131%2C-72.03630%2CNewbury%20NH| title=USA topo: Newbury NH| website=ACME Mapper 2.2| access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|98.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|92.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|5.9|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 5.94% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{Cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_cousubs_33.txt| title=2023 Gazetteer Files: County Subdivisions: New Hampshire| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref> [[Mount Sunapee]], the highest point in town, has an elevation of {{convert|831|m|ft|order=flip}} above [[sea level]].<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://mapper.acme.com/?ll=43.31377,-72.07422&z=15&t=U&marker0=43.31377%2C-72.07422%2C23.1%20km%20ExSE%20of%20Claremont%20NH| title=USA topo: 23.1 km ExSE of Claremont NH| website=ACME Mapper 2.2| access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref> The northern half of the town drains into [[Lake Sunapee]], which in turns drains west via the [[Sugar River (New Hampshire)|Sugar River]] into the [[Connecticut River]] and thence to [[Long Island Sound]]. The southern half of the town, including the eastern side of Mount Sunapee, drains via Andrew Brook and the [[West Branch Warner River|West Branch of the Warner River]] to the [[Warner River]], which flows east to the [[Contoocook River]], then into the [[Merrimack River]], and ultimately to the [[Gulf of Maine]].<ref name=Newbury/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1840= 816
|1850= 738
|1860= 698
|1870= 601
|1880= 590
|1890= 487
|1900= 424
|1910= 402
|1920= 362
|1930= 333
|1940= 506
|1950= 320
|1960= 342
|1970= 509
|1980= 961
|1990= 1347
|2000= 1702
|2010= 2072
|2020= 2172
|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 1,702 people, 691 households, and 507 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|47.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,311 housing units at an average density of {{convert|36.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 691 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $58,026, and the median income for a family was $61,389. Males had a median income of $42,031 versus $29,022 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $29,521.  None of the families and 1.8% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including none under eighteen and none of those over 64.
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==Arts and culture==
[[File:The Fells.jpg|thumb|[[The Fells]]]]
[[File:Friendship House, South Newbury NH.jpg|thumb|Friendship House in South Newbury]]

=== Sites of interest ===
*[[The Fells]], adjacent to John Hay National Wildlife Refuge, part of an {{convert|876|acre|km2}} protected area
* A [[caboose]] museum at Bell Cove
*[[Center Meetinghouse]], a church erected in 1832
*[[Lake Solitude (New Hampshire)| Lake Solitude]], a lake within [[Mount Sunapee State Park]]

==Infrastructure==
===Highways===
*[[New Hampshire Route 103]]
*[[New Hampshire Route 103A]]
*[[New Hampshire Route 103B]]

==Notable people==
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* [[John Hay|John Milton Hay]] (1838–1905), 37th [[United States Secretary of State]]
* [[Dan Wolf (New Hampshire politician)|Dan Wolf]], member of [[New Hampshire House of Representatives]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|www.newburynh.org}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Newbury
 | North = [[New London, New Hampshire|New London]]
 | Northeast = [[Sutton, New Hampshire|Sutton]]
 | East = [[Sutton, New Hampshire|Sutton]]
 | Southeast = [[Bradford, New Hampshire|Bradford]]
 | South = [[Bradford, New Hampshire|Bradford]]
 | Southwest = [[Washington, New Hampshire|Washington]]
 | West = [[Goshen, New Hampshire|Goshen]]
 | Northwest = [[Sunapee, New Hampshire|Sunapee]]
}}
{{Merrimack County, New Hampshire}}
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[[Category:Newbury, New Hampshire| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Merrimack County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1778]]
[[Category:Towns in New Hampshire]]