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{{For|the town in Strafford County, New Hampshire|Strafford, New Hampshire}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Stratford, New Hampshire | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = Fuller Town Hall North Stratford NH.JPG | image_seal = StratfordNHseal.png | imagesize = | image_caption = Town hall | image_flag = | image_map = Coos-Stratford-NH.png | mapsize = 250x200px | map_caption = Location in [[Coös County, New Hampshire|Coös 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 = [[Coös County, New Hampshire|Coös]] | parts_type = Villages | parts = [[Beatties, New Hampshire|Beatties]]<br>[[North Stratford, New Hampshire|North Stratford]]<br>Stratford Hollow | government_type = | leader_title = [[Selectboard]] | leader_name = {{ubl|Clayton Macdonald, Chair|Charles Goulet|Harry Juergens}} | established_title = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]] | established_date = 1773 | 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 = 206.6 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = 205.2 | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = 1.4 | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = 0.66 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3300774180&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Stratford 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 = 662 | population_density_km2 = 3.2 | 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|44|39|15|N|71|33|31|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}} | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 890 | website = {{URL|www.stratfordnh.gov}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 03590 | area_code = [[Area code 603|603]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 33-74180 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0873727 | footnotes = }} '''Stratford''' is a [[New England town|town]] located on the [[Connecticut River]] in [[Coös County, New Hampshire|Coös County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 662 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> a decline from the figure of 746 tabulated in 2010.<ref>United States Census Bureau, [https://www.census.gov American FactFinder], 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.</ref> Within the town are the villages of [[North Stratford, New Hampshire|North Stratford]], Stratford Hollow, and [[Beatties, New Hampshire|Beatties]]. [[U.S. Route 3#New Hampshire|U.S. Route 3]] passes through the center of town, as does the [[St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad]], formerly a part of the [[Grand Trunk Railway]]. Stratford is part of the [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]], [[Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area|NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. The [[Janice Peaslee Bridge]] connects Stratford to [[Maidstone, Vermont]]. ==History== [[File:North Stratford, New Hampshire.jpg|190px|thumb|left|North Stratford village]] Originally granted in 1762 with the name "Woodbury", the town was regranted as Stratford in 1773. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|206.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|205.2|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.4|sqkm|order=flip|1}} are water, comprising 0.66% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The highest point in Stratford is the summit of Sugarloaf, at {{convert|3700|ft|m|sigfig=4}} above [[sea level]]. ===Adjacent municipalities=== * [[Columbia, New Hampshire|Columbia]] (north) * [[Odell, New Hampshire|Odell]] (east) * [[Stark, New Hampshire|Stark]] (southeast) * [[Northumberland, New Hampshire|Northumberland]] (south) * [[Maidstone, Vermont]] (southwest) * [[Brunswick, Vermont]] (west) * [[Bloomfield, Vermont]] (northwest) ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1790= 146 |1800= 281 |1810= 339 |1820= 335 |1830= 443 |1840= 441 |1850= 552 |1860= 716 |1870= 886 |1880= 1016 |1890= 1128 |1900= 968 |1910= 844 |1920= 794 |1930= 918 |1940= 1049 |1950= 973 |1960= 1029 |1970= 980 |1980= 989 |1990= 927 |2000= 942 |2010= 746 |2020= 662 |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> }} At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 942 people, 397 households, and 235 families living in the town. The population density was 11.8 people per square mile (4.6/km{{sup|2}}). There were 540 housing units at an average density of 6.8 per square mile (2.6/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 95.75% White, 1.27% Native American, 0.11% from other races, and 2.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.74%.<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 397 households 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 32.0% of households were one person and 10.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.03. The age distribution was 23.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. The median household income was $28,594 and the median family income was $33,295. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $21,488 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,783. About 10.7% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Notable person== * [[Mary R. Platt Hatch]] (1848–1935), author ==See also== {{portal|New Hampshire}} * [[List of New Hampshire historical markers (26–50)#34|New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 34]]: Log Drives ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|www.stratfordnh.org}} * [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/stratford.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile] {{Geographic location | Centre = Stratford | North = [[Columbia, New Hampshire|Columbia]] | Northeast = [[Columbia, New Hampshire|Columbia]] | East = [[Odell, New Hampshire|Odell]] | Southeast = [[Stark, New Hampshire|Stark]] | South = [[Northumberland, New Hampshire|Northumberland]] | Southwest = [[Maidstone, Vermont]] | West = [[Brunswick, Vermont]] | Northwest = [[Bloomfield, Vermont]] }} {{Coos County, New Hampshire}} {{Connecticut River}} {{authority control}} [[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]]
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