Editing Sandwich, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Sandwich, New Hampshire
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| image_skyline      = SandwichNHWentworthHill.jpg
| image_seal         = SandwichNHseal.png
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Along [[New Hampshire Route 109|NH Route 109]] at top of Wentworth Hill
| image_flag         = 
| image_map          = Carroll-Sandwich-NH.png
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Carroll County, New Hampshire|Carroll County]], [[New Hampshire]]
| settlement_type    = Town
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| 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  = [[Carroll County, New Hampshire|Carroll]]
| parts_type         = Villages
| parts              = {{ubl|[[Center Sandwich, New Hampshire|Center Sandwich]]|[[North Sandwich, New Hampshire|North Sandwich]]|Sandwich|Whiteface}}
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Board of selectmen|Board of Selectmen]]
| leader_name        = {{ubl|Joanne Haight|Caroline Nesbitt|Adam Heard}}
| leader_title1      = Town Administrator
| leader_name1       = Courtney Delaney
| established_title  = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = 1763
| 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 1, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 243.8
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_land_km2      = 235.4
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_km2     = 8.5
| area_water_sq_mi   = 
| area_water_percent = 3.47
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3300367780&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Sandwich town, Carroll County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 1, 2021}}</ref>
| population_total   = 1466
| population_density_km2 = 6.2
| 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|47|27|N|71|24|40|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m        = 243
| elevation_ft       = 797
| website            = {{URL|sandwichnh.org}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 03227&nbsp;([[Center Sandwich, New Hampshire|Center&nbsp;Sandwich]])<br/>03259&nbsp;([[North Sandwich, New Hampshire|North&nbsp;Sandwich]])<br/>03883&nbsp;([[South Tamworth, New Hampshire|South&nbsp;Tamworth]])<br/>03886 ([[Tamworth, New Hampshire|Tamworth]])<br/>03254 ([[Moultonborough, New Hampshire|Moultonborough]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 603|603]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 33-67780
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0873717
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Sandwich''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Carroll County, New Hampshire|Carroll County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. Its population was 1,466 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> Sandwich includes the villages of [[Center Sandwich, New Hampshire|Center Sandwich]] and [[North Sandwich, New Hampshire|North Sandwich]]. Part of the [[White Mountain National Forest]] is in the north, and part of [[Squam Lake]] is in the southwestern corner of the town. As such, Sandwich lies on the boundary between New Hampshire's [[Lakes Region (New Hampshire)|Lakes Region]] and [[White Mountains Region]]. The [[Sandwich Range]] of the White Mountains lies partially within the town, as does the namesake [[Sandwich Mountain]]. The town is home to the [[Sandwich Fair]], a popular [[agricultural fair]] that occurs every October.

== History ==
Chartered in 1763 by [[Colony|colonial]] Governor [[Benning Wentworth]], the land was considered so inaccessible that the grant was enlarged, making Sandwich one of the largest towns in the state. It was named in honor of [[John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich]], said to be the inventor of the [[sandwich]].

The earliest European settlers arrived in 1767. By 1830 Sandwich had grown to a population of 2,700, nearly double the current (2020) population. At that time the town contained farms, stores, mills, churches, schools, [[carpenter]]s, [[blacksmith]]s, and [[wheelwright]]s.

By the end of the 1800s much of the population had left Sandwich to live in cities to the west. Sandwich began to be an attraction for visitors, summer residents and artists, which continues to this day.<ref>[http://www.discoversandwich.com Lamb, Janina, ''Discover Sandwich New Hampshire'', The Sandwich Business Group]</ref>

The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen began in Sandwich as "Sandwich Home Industries" in 1920, and continues statewide today.  Each fall the town hosts the [[Sandwich Fair]]. The Durgin Bridge, built in 1864, is a [[covered bridge]] in the eastern section of town.

==Geography==
[[File:Guinea Pond Trail along former logging railroad grade, August 2016.jpg|thumb|left|Guinea Pond Trail in the White Mountain National Forest]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|243.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|235.4|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|8.5|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 3.47% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Sandwich is drained to the east by the [[Bearcamp River|Bearcamp]] and [[Cold River (Bearcamp River)|Cold]] rivers, to the northwest by the [[Beebe River]], to the southwest by [[Squam Lake]], and to the south by the [[Red Hill River]]. The Bearcamp and Cold rivers are part of the [[Saco River]] watershed, draining east into Maine, while the remainder of the town is part of the [[Merrimack River]] watershed, draining south to Massachusetts. 

The [[White Mountain National Forest]] occupies the northwestern quadrant of the town, as well as a strip of land along the town's northern border. Mount Israel, elevation {{convert|2630|ft|m|sigfig=3}} above [[sea level]], is within the national forest close to the geographic center of the town. Part of the Squam Mountains is in the west. Part of the [[Sandwich Range]] is in the north, including the {{convert|3993|ft|m|adj=on}} [[Sandwich Mountain]] (also known as Sandwich Dome), the highest point in town as well as in Carroll County.

The primary settlement in the town is [[Center Sandwich, New Hampshire|Center Sandwich]]. Other villages include Sandwich, North Sandwich, and Whiteface.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 905
|1800= 1413
|1810= 2232
|1820= 2368
|1830= 2743
|1840= 2625
|1850= 2577
|1860= 2227
|1870= 1854
|1880= 1701
|1890= 1303
|1900= 1077
|1910= 928
|1920= 1175
|1930= 731
|1940= 742
|1950= 615
|1960= 620
|1970= 666
|1980= 905
|1990= 1066
|2000= 1286
|2010= 1326
|2020= 1466
|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]] of 2010, there were 1,326 people, 617 households, and 405 families residing in the town. There were 1,057 housing units, of which 440, or 41.6%, were vacant. 373 of the vacant units were for seasonal or recreational use. The racial makeup of the town was 98.0% [[White Americans|white]], 0.2% [[African American]], 0.2% [[Native Americans of the United States|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asia]]n, 0.1% [[Native Hawaiian]] or Pacific Islander, 0.0% some other race, and 1.1% from two or more races. 0.5% 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/SF1DP1/0600000US3300367780| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Sandwich town, Carroll County, New Hampshire| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 26, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213235509/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0600000US3300367780| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 617 households, 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were headed by [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15, and the average family size was 2.59.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

In the town, 16.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.8% were from 18 to 24, 15.9% from 25 to 44, 40.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

For the period 2011–2015, the estimated median annual income for a household was $57,000, and the median income for a family was $63,824. Male full-time workers had a median income of $57,917 versus $40,804 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $31,599. 10.0% of the population and 7.3% of families were below the poverty line. 22.3% of the population under the age of 18 and 5.3% 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/DP03/0600000US3300367780| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Sandwich town, Carroll County, New Hampshire| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 26, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213154258/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/0600000US3300367780| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Transportation ==
Four New Hampshire state highways cross the town:

*[[New Hampshire Route 25|NH 25]] crosses the town's southeastern corner, from Moultonborough in the south to Tamworth in the east.  It is locally known as Whittier Highway.
*[[New Hampshire Route 109|NH109]] enters from Moultonborough in the south and terminates in the Center Sandwich, near the fairgrounds, at [[New Hampshire Route 113|NH 113]].  It is known locally as Wentworth Hill Road.
*NH 113 is the main east–west route across town, entering from Holderness in the west, where it is known as Holderness Road.  In Center Sandwich, it becomes Main Street, and at the northern terminus of NH 109, it turns north along Maple Street.  The name changes to North Sandwich Road until the village of North Sandwich, where it turns onto Beede Flats Road before entering Tamworth to the east.
*[[New Hampshire Route 113#New Hampshire Route 113A|NH 113A]] has its western terminus in North Sandwich at NH 113, then goes north along Whiteface Road before turning hard to the east along Chase Road and entering Tamworth at the northeastern corner of town.

== Sites of interest ==
[[File:SandwichNH CenterSandwich TownHall.jpg|thumb|[[Town Hall (Sandwich, New Hampshire)|Sandwich Town Hall]]]]
* John Davidson's Club Sandwich
* Sandwich Historical Society Museum
* [[Sandwich Fair]]
* [[Squam Lake]], site of some location filming for the 1981 feature film ''[[On Golden Pond (1981 film)|On Golden Pond]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/08/us/golden-pond-is-now-open-to-the-public.html|title=Golden Pond Is Now Open To the Public|date=September 8, 1999|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 24, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Isaac Adams (inventor)|Isaac Adams]] (1802–1883), inventor, Massachusetts politician
* [[Dixi Crosby]] (1800–1873), surgeon, educator, born in the town
* [[Claude Rains]] (1889–1967), earned four Oscar nominations for supporting actor, portrayed Captain Renault in the film ''Casablanca''; lived in Sandwich from 1956 until his death in March 1967
* [[John Wentworth (Illinois politician)|"Long John" Wentworth]] (1815–1888), Illinois politician, former mayor of [[Chicago]]
* [[Norbert Wiener]] (1894–1964), the founder of [[cybernetics]], summered at his cottage in Sandwich until his death in 1964. Wiener and his wife Margaret are buried in Sandwich

== Historic photos ==
<gallery>
Image:General Store, Sandwich, NH.jpg|General store and post office {{circa|1910}}
Image:Upper Square, Center Sandwich, NH.jpg|Upper Square in 1911
Image:Lower Square, Center Sandwich, NH.jpg|Lower Square {{circa|1910}}
</gallery>

==See also==
{{portal|New Hampshire}}
* [[Sandwich, Illinois]], named after Sandwich, New Hampshire

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|www.sandwichnh.org}}
* [http://www.sandwichhistorical.org Sandwich Historical Society]
* [http://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/sandwich.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Sandwich
 | North     = [[Waterville Valley, New Hampshire|Waterville Valley]]
 | Northeast = [[Albany, New Hampshire|Albany]]
 | East      = [[Tamworth, New Hampshire|Tamworth]]
 | Southeast = [[Moultonborough, New Hampshire|Moultonborough]] 
 | South     = [[Moultonborough, New Hampshire|Moultonborough]]
 | Southwest = [[Holderness, New Hampshire|Holderness]]
 | West      = [[Campton, New Hampshire|Campton]]
 | Northwest = [[Thornton, New Hampshire|Thornton]]
}}

{{Carroll County, New Hampshire}}

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[[Category:Towns in Carroll County, New Hampshire]]
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