Editing Sanbornton, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Sanbornton, New Hampshire
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|image_caption            = [[Sanbornton Square Historic District]]
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Belknap 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        = [[Belknap County, New Hampshire|Belknap]]
|parts_type               = Villages
|parts                    = {{ubl|Bay Meetinghouse|Gaza|North Sanbornton|Sanbornton|[[Winnisquam, New Hampshire|Winnisquam]]}}
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Board of selectmen|Board of Selectmen]]
|leader_name              = {{ubl|Brandon Deacon|Glenn Frederick|Ralph Carter}}
|leader_title1            = Town Administrator
|leader_name1             = Trish Stafford
|established_title        = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = 1770
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web |title=2020 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=October 28, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 128.6
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|area_land_km2            = 122.7
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|area_water_sq_mi         = 
|area_water_percent       = 4.58
|population_as_of         = 2020
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3300167300&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Sanbornton town, Belknap County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=October 28, 2021}}</ref>
|population_total         = 3026
|population_density_km2   = 24.7
|population_density_sq_mi = 
|timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time Zone|Eastern]]
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
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|elevation_m              = 251
|elevation_ft             = 824
|website                  = {{URL|www.sanborntonnh.org}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 03269
|area_code                = [[Area code 603|603]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
|blank_info               = 33-67300
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0873715
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'''Sanbornton''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Belknap County, New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 3,026 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" /> It includes the villages of North Sanbornton and Gaza.

==History==
Located in the fork of the [[Pemigewasset River|Pemigewasset]] and [[Winnipesaukee River|Winnipesaukee]] rivers, the town was first called "Crotchtown". It was granted by [[Colony|colonial]] Governor [[Benning Wentworth]] in 1748 to his friend John Sanborn of [[Hampton, New Hampshire|Hampton]], along with 59 others from Hampton, [[Exeter, New Hampshire|Exeter]] and [[Stratham, New Hampshire|Stratham]]. Twelve of the grantees were named Sanborn, therefore the community was named "Sanborntown".<ref>{{Cite book| last = Coolidge| first = Austin J.| author2=John B. Mansfield| title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge| year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n686 643]–644| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.}}</ref> Among the other settlers were members of the Leavitt family, related to the Sanborns.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Gb8MAAAAYAAJ&dq=leavitt+sanbornton+new+hampshire&pg=RA1-PA417 History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire, Moses Thurston Runnels, 1881]</ref> But ongoing hostilities during the [[French and Indian War]] delayed permanent settlement until 1764. It would be incorporated by Governor [[John Wentworth (governor)|John Wentworth]] in 1770.

There was a border adjustment to [[Merrimack County, New Hampshire|Merrimack]] and [[Strafford County, New Hampshire|Strafford]] counties on December 24, 1828, that affected [[Northfield, New Hampshire|Northfield]] and Sanborntown.<ref>[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#NH Atlas of Historical County Boundaries]. The Newberry Library Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture. Accessed July 19, 2023.</ref> The town originally included Sanbornton Bridge, or Bridge Village, set off in 1869 as [[Tilton, New Hampshire|Tilton]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|128.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|122.7|km2|abbr=on|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|5.9|km2|abbr=on|order=flip|1}} are water, comprising 4.58% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> Bounded on the west by the [[Pemigewasset River]] and on the east by [[Lake Winnisquam]], Sanbornton is largely drained by Salmon Brook, a tributary of the Pemigewasset. The highest point in town is the summit of Hersey Mountain, elevation {{convert|2001|ft|m}} above [[sea level]], along the town's northwestern border.

The town is served by [[Interstate 93 in New Hampshire|Interstate 93]], [[New Hampshire Route 132]], and [[New Hampshire Route 127]]. I-93 accesses the town via Exit 22 (NH 127) and leads north to [[Plymouth, New Hampshire|Plymouth]] and south to [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]. NH 132 parallels I-93 as a local road, connecting [[Tilton, New Hampshire|Tilton]] to the south with [[New Hampton, New Hampshire|New Hampton]] and [[Ashland, New Hampshire|Ashland]] to the north. NH 127 intersects NH 132 in the village of Gaza within Sanbornton and leads southwest to [[Franklin, New Hampshire|Franklin]]. [[U.S. Route 3]] crosses a very small southeastern corner of Sanbornton at the village of [[Winnisquam, New Hampshire|Winnisquam]], where the road crosses Lake Winnisquam.

=== Adjacent municipalities ===
* [[Meredith, New Hampshire|Meredith]] (north)
* [[Laconia, New Hampshire|Laconia]] (northeast)
* [[Belmont, New Hampshire|Belmont]] (east)
* [[Tilton, New Hampshire|Tilton]] (south)
* [[Franklin, New Hampshire|Franklin]] (southwest)
* [[Hill, New Hampshire|Hill]] (west)
* [[New Hampton, New Hampshire|New Hampton]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 1587
|1800= 2695
|1810= 2884
|1820= 3329
|1830= 2866
|1840= 2745
|1850= 2695
|1860= 2743
|1870= 1236
|1880= 1192
|1890= 1027
|1900= 944
|1910= 850
|1920= 617
|1930= 654
|1940= 677
|1950= 755
|1960= 857
|1970= 1022
|1980= 1679
|1990= 2136
|2000= 2581
|2010= 2966
|2020= 3026
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="Census 2020"/><ref>{{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 [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 2,581 people, 969 households, and 749 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|54.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,359 housing units at an average density of {{convert|28.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the town was 98.14% White, 0.15% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 969 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,458, and the median income for a family was $52,179. Males had a median income of $35,472 versus $26,117 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,879. About 2.2% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
[[File:Town Office, Sanbornton NH.jpg|thumb|Town hall]]
In the [[New Hampshire Senate]], Sanbornton is in the 2nd district, represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Bob Giuda]]. On the [[New Hampshire Executive Council]], Sanbornton is in the 1st district, represented by Republican [[Joseph Kenney]]. In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Sanbornton is in [[New Hampshire's 1st congressional district]], represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Chris Pappas (American politician)|Chris Pappas]].

== Notable people ==
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*[[Albert E. Bodwell]] (1851–1926), noted 19th-century New Hampshire architect<ref>Runnels, M. T. ''History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire''. Vol. 1. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1882.</ref>
*[[Sarah A. Colby]] (1824–1904), physician<ref>{{cite book |last1=Willard |first1=Frances Elizabeth |author1-link=Frances Willard |last2=Livermore |first2=Mary Ashton Rice |author2-link=Mary Livermore |title=A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life |year=1893 |publisher=[[Charles Wells Moulton]] |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Woman_of_the_Century/Sarah_A._Colby |pages=190–191 |chapter=COLBY, Miss Sarah A. |edition=Public domain}} </ref>
*[[Joseph M. Harper]] (1787–1865), U.S. Representative, Acting Governor of New Hampshire<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000224|title=HARPER, Joseph Morrill, (1787 - 1865)|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= December 13, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Don Kent (meteorologist)|Don Kent]] (1917–2010), meteorologist<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/03/don_kent_wbz-tv.html|title=Don Kent, 92; WBZ-TV weatherman whose gimmick was credibility|publisher=Boston.Com|access-date= December 13, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Lois Lowry]] (born 1937), children's author (summer resident)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=19001|title=Profile for Sanbornton, New Hampshire, NH|publisher=ePodunk|access-date= December 13, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Daniel S. Miles]] (1772–1845), religious leader<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://josephsmithpapers.org/person/daniel-sanborn-miles|title=Daniel Sanborn Miles – Biography|website=josephsmithpapers.org|access-date=February 3, 2019}}</ref>
* [[George W. Swain]] (1824–1904), [[Wisconsin]] state senator<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JbkGAQAAIAAJ&q=George+W.+Swain%2BWisconsin%2BSenate&pg=PA478|title=Biographical Sketches|year=1879|publisher=Wisconsin Blue Book|access-date=February 1, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Esther W. Taylor]] (1826–1904), physician
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==References==
[[File:Bay Meeting House, Sanbornton, NH.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bay Meeting House and Vestry|Bay Meeting House]] {{circa|1910}}]]
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==Further reading==
* Mildred L. Coombs, ''Sanbornton, N.H., 1770-1970.'' Sanbornton, N.H. : Sanbornton Historical Society, 1970.
* Moses Thurston Runnels, ''History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire: In Two Volumes.'' Boston, MA: Alfred Mudge and Son, 1882. [https://archive.org/details/historyofsanborn01runn Volume 1: Annals] | [https://archive.org/details/historyofsanborn02runn Volume 2: Genealogies]
* Ralph Sleeper, ''Revolutionary Sanbornton.'' Tilton, NH: Sanbornton Bridge Press, 1976.

==External links==
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* {{Official website|www.sanborntonnh.org}}
* [http://www.splnh.com Sanbornton Public Library]
* [http://www.sanbornton.org Sanbornton Historical Document Foundation]
* [http://www.mohawktrailriders.org/ Mohawk Trail Riders Snowmobile Club]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nhcsanbo/history.htm History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire]
* [http://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/sanbornton.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]
* [http://www.lanetavern.org/ Lane Tavern, Sanbornton Historical Society]

{{Adjacent communities
 | Centre = Sanbornton
 | North = [[New Hampton, New Hampshire|New Hampton]]
 | Northeast = [[Meredith, New Hampshire|Meredith]]
 | East = [[Laconia, New Hampshire|Laconia]]
 | Southeast = [[Belmont, New Hampshire|Belmont]]
 | South = [[Tilton, New Hampshire|Tilton]]
 | Southwest = [[Franklin, New Hampshire|Franklin]]
 | West = [[Hill, New Hampshire|Hill]]
 | Northwest = [[New Hampton, New Hampshire|New Hampton]]
}}	

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