Editing Surry, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Surry, New Hampshire
|nickname                 =
|motto                    =
|image_skyline            = Town Hall, Surry NH.jpg
|image_seal               = Surry Town Seal.png
|imagesize                =
|image_caption            = Town Hall
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|image_map                = Cheshire-Surry-NH.png
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location in [[Cheshire County, New Hampshire|Cheshire County]], [[New Hampshire]]
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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        = [[Cheshire County, New Hampshire|Cheshire]]
|parts_type               = Communities
|parts                    = {{ubl|Surry|Shaws Corner}}
|government_type          =
|leader_title             = [[Board of selectmen|Board of Selectmen]]
|leader_name              = {{ubl|John Croteau III, Chair|Stevens Goldsmith|Ronald Profaizer}}
|established_title        = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = 1769
|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 5, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 41.4
|area_total_sq_mi         = 
|area_land_km2            = 40.6
|area_land_sq_mi          = 
|area_water_km2           = 0.8
|area_water_sq_mi         = 
|area_water_percent       = 1.97
|population_as_of         = 2020
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3300575300&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Surry town, Cheshire County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref>
|population_total         = 820
|population_density_km2   = 20.2
|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|01|04|N|72|19|16|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m              = 
|elevation_ft             = 581
|website                  = {{URL|www.surry.nh.gov}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 03431
|area_code                = [[Area code 603|603]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 33-75300
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0873733
|footnotes                =
}}

'''Surry''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Cheshire County, New Hampshire|Cheshire County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 820 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 732 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name=":0">United States Census Bureau, [https://www.census.gov American FactFinder], 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.</ref>

== History ==
Surry was chartered in 1769, and named for [[Charles Howard, 10th Duke of Norfolk]], and [[Earl of Surrey]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} The first census taken in Surry, in 1790, reported 448 residents.<ref name=":0" />

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|41.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|40.6|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.8|sqkm|order=flip}} is water, comprising 1.97% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The highest point in Surry is along the town's western border, on the upper slopes of Derry Hill, where the elevation reaches {{convert|1555|ft|m}}.

Surry Dam on the [[Ashuelot River]] is in the south central part of town. It holds back [[Surry Mountain Lake]], which functions as a recreational site.

A waterfall locally known as 40 Foot Falls can be seen from Joslin Road on Merriam Brook.

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Alstead, New Hampshire|Alstead]] (north)
* [[Gilsum, New Hampshire|Gilsum]] (east)
* [[Keene, New Hampshire|Keene]] (south)
* [[Westmoreland, New Hampshire|Westmoreland]] (southwest)
* [[Walpole, New Hampshire|Walpole]] (northwest)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1790= 448
|1800= 569
|1810= 564
|1820= 570
|1830= 539
|1840= 481
|1850= 556
|1860= 389
|1870= 318
|1880= 326
|1890= 270
|1900= 250
|1910= 213
|1920= 200
|1930= 198
|1940= 236
|1950= 291
|1960= 362
|1970= 507
|1980= 656
|1990= 667
|2000= 673
|2010= 732
|2020= 820
|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 673 people, 268 households, and 206 families living in the town.  The population density was {{convert|43.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 282 housing units at an average density of 18.1 per square mile (7.0/km{{sup|2}}).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 98.07% White, 0.59% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49%.<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 268 households 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. Of all households 18.7% were one person and 7.8% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.84.

The age distribution was 21.4% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% 65 or older.  The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median household income was $56,964 and the median family income was $60,179. Males had a median income of $34,464 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,277.  About 0.5% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
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* [[Amos Pollard]] (1803–1836), chief surgeon and defender of the [[Alamo]]; grew up in Surry
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==References==
{{portal|New Hampshire}}
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|www.surry.nh.gov}}
* [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/surry.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Surry
 | North     = [[Alstead, New Hampshire|Alstead]]
 | Northeast =
 | East      = [[Gilsum, New Hampshire|Gilsum]]
 | Southeast =
 | South     = [[Keene, New Hampshire|Keene]]
 | Southwest = [[Westmoreland, New Hampshire|Westmoreland]]
 | West      =
 | Northwest = [[Walpole, New Hampshire|Walpole]]
}}
{{Cheshire County, New Hampshire}}

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[[Category:Surry, New Hampshire| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Cheshire County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Towns in New Hampshire]]