Editing Stewartstown, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Stewartstown, New Hampshire
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
|image_skyline            = W Stewartstown NH.JPG
|image_seal               = 
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = West Stewartstown
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Coös County, New Hampshire|Coös County]], [[New Hampshire]]
|settlement_type          = 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        = [[Coös County, New Hampshire|Coös]]
|parts_type               = Villages
|parts                    = Stewartstown<br />[[West Stewartstown, New Hampshire|West Stewartstown]]<br />Stewartstown Hollow
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Board of selectmen|Board of Selectmen]]
|leader_name              = 
|established_title        = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = 1795
|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 12, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 121.4
|area_total_sq_mi         = 
|area_land_km2            = 119.8
|area_land_sq_mi          = 
|area_water_km2           = 1.6
|area_water_sq_mi         = 
|area_water_percent       = 1.30
|population_as_of         = 2020
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3300773380&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Stewartstown town, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 12, 2021}}</ref>
|population_total         = 813
|population_density_km2   = 6.8
|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|45|00|22|N|71|30|28|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m              = 
|elevation_ft             = 1181
|website                  = 
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 03576 (Stewartstown)<br />03597 ([[West Stewartstown, New Hampshire|West Stewartstown]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 603|603]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 33-73380
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0871096
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Stewartstown''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Coös County, New Hampshire|Coös County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 813 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 1,004 at the 2010 census.<ref>United States Census Bureau, [https://www.census.gov American FactFinder], 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.</ref> It includes the village of [[West Stewartstown, New Hampshire|West Stewartstown]] and is part of the [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]], [[Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area|NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Stewartstown was granted in 1770 and incorporated in 1795. Originally named "Stuart" after Sir [[John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute]], it was incorporated as "Stewartstown" after the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]], following the original Scottish spelling of the name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nh.searchroots.com/coos.html|title=COOS COUNTY NH - History and Genealogy AT SEARCHROOTS}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|121.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|119.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.6|sqkm|order=flip|1}} are water, comprising 1.30% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The highest point is the summit of Sugar Hill, at {{convert|2985|ft|m|}} above [[sea level]], near the town's southeastern corner. The [[45th parallel north]] passes through the town.

The primary settlement in the town is the village of West Stewartstown on [[U.S. Route 3#New Hampshire|U.S. Route 3]] along the [[Connecticut River]], opposite the town of [[Canaan, Vermont]]. Stewartstown village is one mile northeast of West Stewartstown, along Route 3 and opposite the village of [[Beecher Falls, Vermont]]. To the east, the village of Stewartstown Hollow is closer to the geographic center of the town, along [[New Hampshire Route 145]].

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Clarksville, New Hampshire|Clarksville]] (north)
* [[Dixville, New Hampshire|Dixville]] (east)
* [[Colebrook, New Hampshire|Colebrook]] (south)
* [[Canaan, Vermont]] (west)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 99
|1810= 186
|1820= 363
|1830= 129
|1840= 630
|1850= 747
|1860= 771
|1870= 909
|1880= 958
|1890= 1002
|1900= 1150
|1910= 1128
|1920= 1109
|1930= 1148
|1940= 1203
|1950= 970
|1960= 918
|1970= 1008
|1980= 943
|1990= 1048
|2000= 1012
|2010= 1004
|2020= 813
|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>
}}
[[File:Stewartstown NH Town Office.JPG|thumb|Stewartstown Town Office]]
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,012 people, 371 households, and 241 families living in the town.  The population density was 21.8 people per square mile (8.4/km{{sup|2}}).  There were 760 housing units at an average density of 16.4 per square mile (6.3/km{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 99.11% White, 0.10% Native American, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.10%.<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 the 371 households 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 27.8% of households were one person and 9.7% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% 65 or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.9 males.

The median household income was $30,700 and the median family income  was $34,911. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $21,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,231.  About 9.0% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable person ==

* [[Metallak]] ({{circa|1727}}–1847), Androscoggin elder<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Metallak/2016_FIC_0048%20(Metallak)#page/n43/mode/2up|title=Metallak, last of the Cooashaukes: with the life of David Robbins, the story of Molly Ockett, the adventures of Lieut. Segar and the killing of the last moose|last=Woodrow|first=Arthur D|date=1928|website=archive.org|access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.nhstateparks.org/magnificent-tales-of-metallak/|title=Magnificent Tales of Metallak – NH State Parks|last=Vincente|first=Anthony|date=2016|website=blog.nhstateparks.org|language=en-US|access-date=December 5, 2017}}</ref> (burial place)

== See also ==
{{portal|New Hampshire}}
*[[List of New Hampshire historical markers (26–50)#47|New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 47]]: Metallak
*[[List of New Hampshire historical markers (51–75)#64|New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 64]]: 45th Parallel

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/stewartstown.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Stewartstown
 | North     = [[Clarksville, New Hampshire|Clarksville]]
 | Northeast = [[Clarksville, New Hampshire|Clarksville]]
 | East      = [[Dixville, New Hampshire|Dixville]]
 | Southeast = [[Dixville, New Hampshire|Dixville]]
 | South     = [[Colebrook, New Hampshire|Colebrook]] 
 | Southwest = [[Canaan, Vermont]]
 | West      = [[Canaan, Vermont]]
 | Northwest = [[Canaan, Vermont]]
}}

{{Coos County, New Hampshire}}
{{Connecticut River}}

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[[Category:Towns in Coös County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area]]
[[Category:New Hampshire populated places on the Connecticut River]]
[[Category:Towns in New Hampshire]]