Editing Woodstock, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Woodstock, New Hampshire
| nickname           = 
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| image_seal         = WoodstockNHseal.png
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| map_caption        = Location in [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton 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  = [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton]]
| parts_type         = Villages
| parts              = Woodstock<br>[[North Woodstock, New Hampshire|North&nbsp;Woodstock]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Board of selectmen|Select Board]]
| leader_name        = {{ubl|Charyl Reardon, Chair|Scott Rice|R. Gil Rand}}
| 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 30, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 153.6
| area_total_sq_mi   = 
| area_land_km2      = 152.2
| area_land_sq_mi    = 
| area_water_km2     = 1.4
| area_water_sq_mi   = 
| area_water_percent = 0.93
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=0600000US3300987060&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Woodstock town, Grafton County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref>
| population_total   = 1434
| population_density_km2 = 9.4
| 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|58|40|N|71|41|09|W|region:US-NH_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m        = 
| elevation_ft       = 741
| website            = {{URL|www.woodstocknh.org}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 03262&nbsp;([[North Woodstock, New Hampshire|North&nbsp;Woodstock]])<br>03293 (Woodstock)
| area_code          = [[Area code 603|603]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 33-87060
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0873761
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Woodstock''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Grafton County, New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 1,434 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> Woodstock includes the village of [[North Woodstock, New Hampshire|North Woodstock]], the commercial center. Its extensive land area is largely forested, and includes the [[Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest]]. Parts of the [[White Mountain National Forest]] are in the east and west. The [[Appalachian Trail]] crosses the town's northwestern corner. Russell Pond Campground is in the east. West of North Woodstock is the [[Lost River Reservation]].

== History ==
First granted in 1763, [[British North America|colonial]] Governor [[Benning Wentworth]] named the town "Peeling" after an [[England|English]] town. Many of the first colonists were originally from [[Lebanon, Connecticut]]. In 1771, his nephew, Governor [[Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet|John Wentworth]], gave it the name "Fairfield", after [[Fairfield, Connecticut]]. The town was renamed "Woodstock" in 1840 for [[Blenheim Palace]] in [[Woodstock, Oxfordshire]], England, possibly due to the popularity of the 1826 [[Walter Scott]] novel ''[[Woodstock (novel)|Woodstock]]''.<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book| last = Coolidge| first = Austin J. |author2=John B. Mansfield| title = A History and Description of New England| year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = 702–703| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=OcoMAAAAYAAJ&q=coolidge%20mansfield%20history%20description%20new%20england%201859&pg=PA702}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Congress |first=United States |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HTydfx6atuEC&q=woodstock+new+hampshire+walter+scott&pg=PA12988|title=Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress|date=2013|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|language=en}}</ref>

[[Logging]] became a principal early industry, with [[sawmill]]s established using [[water power]] from the [[Pemigewasset River]]. The entrance of the [[railroad]] in the 19th century opened the wilderness to development, carrying away wood products to market. It also brought tourists, many attracted by paintings of the region by [[White Mountain art]]ists. Several inns and hotels were built to accommodate the wealthy, who sought relief from the summer heat, humidity and pollution of coal-age [[Boston]], [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]], [[New York City|New York]] and [[Philadelphia]]. They often relaxed by taking carriage rides through the [[White Mountains (New England)|White Mountains]], or by exploring along the [[Lost River (New Hampshire)|Lost River]] in the [[Lost River Reservation]]. But with the advent of automobiles, patrons were no longer restricted by the limits of rail service. Consequently, many grand hotels established near depots declined and closed. North Woodstock, however, remains a popular [[tourist destination]].

The [[Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest]], an outdoor laboratory for [[ecology|ecological]] studies founded by the [[United States Forest Service]] in 1955, is located in the southern part of town.
<gallery>
Image:Street Scene, North Woodstock, NH.jpg|Street scene {{circa|1910}}
Image:Lost River from Prospect Point.jpg|[[Lost River (New Hampshire)|Lost River]] {{circa|1908}}
Image:Deer Park Hotel & Depot, North Woodstock, NH.jpg|Deer Park Hotel {{circa|1908}}
Image:Main Street, North Woodstock, NH.jpg|Main Street in 1916
</gallery>

==Geography==
Woodstock is in the White Mountains region of northern [[New Hampshire]], close to the geographic center of Grafton County. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|153.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|152.2|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.4|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 0.93% of the town. Woodstock is drained by the [[Pemigewasset River]], which crosses the eastern side of town. Tributaries of the Pemigewasset in Woodstock include Hubbard Brook, Glover Brook, [[Moosilauke Brook]] and its tributary the [[Lost River (New Hampshire)|Lost River]], and the [[East Branch Pemigewasset River]]. The highest point in Woodstock is the summit of Mount Jim near the western border of the town, at {{convert|4172|ft|m}} above [[sea level]], a spur of [[Mount Moosilauke]].

Woodstock is crossed by [[Interstate 93#New Hampshire|Interstate 93]], [[U.S. Route 3#New Hampshire|U.S. Route 3]], and [[New Hampshire Route 112|state routes 112]] and [[New Hampshire Route 175|175]].

==Demographics==
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{{US Census population
|1840= 472
|1850= 418
|1860= 476
|1870= 405
|1880= 367
|1890= 341
|1900= 628
|1910= 1083
|1920= 684
|1930= 756
|1940= 981
|1950= 894
|1960= 827
|1970= 897
|1980= 1008
|1990= 1167
|2000= 1139
|2010= 1374
|2020= 1434
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|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>
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[[Image:Woodstock Lumber Company's Mill, Woodstock, NH.jpg|thumb|right|Woodstock Lumber Co. {{circa|1915}}]]
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 1,374 people, 624 households, and 353 families residing in the town. There were 1,421 housing units, of which 797, or 56.1%, were vacant. 701 of the vacant units were for seasonal or recreational use. The racial makeup of the town was 96.9% [[White Americans|White]], 0.1% [[African American]], 0.2% [[Native Americans of the United States|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asia]]n, 0.1% [[Native Hawaiian]] or Pacific Islander, 0.1% some other race, and 1.8% from two or more races. 0.3% 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/SF1DP1/0600000US3300987060| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Woodstock town, Grafton County, New Hampshire| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=October 31, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213235525/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0600000US3300987060| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 624 households, 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were headed by [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20, and the average family size was 2.77.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

In the town, 19.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% were from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

For the period 2011–2015, the estimated median annual income for a household was $49,063, and the median income for a family was $62,500. Male full-time workers had a median income of $33,750 versus $44,034 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $30,671. 8.0% of the population and 2.4% of families were below the poverty line. 7.5% of the population under the age of 18 and 5.0% 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/DP03/0600000US3300987060| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Woodstock town, Grafton County, New Hampshire| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=October 31, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213154714/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/0600000US3300987060| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==
* {{Official website|www.woodstocknh.org}}
* [https://librarytechnology.org/library/21509 Moosilauke Public Library]
* [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/woodstock.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Woodstock
 | North     = [[Lincoln, New Hampshire|Lincoln]]
 | Northeast = [[Lincoln, New Hampshire|Lincoln]]
 | East      = [[Thornton, New Hampshire|Thornton]]
 | Southeast = [[Thornton, New Hampshire|Thornton]]
 | South     = [[Ellsworth, New Hampshire|Ellsworth]]
 | Southwest = [[Warren, New Hampshire|Warren]]
 | West      = [[Benton, New Hampshire|Benton]]
 | Northwest = [[Easton, New Hampshire|Easton]]
}}

{{Grafton County, New Hampshire}}
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[[Category:Towns in Grafton County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Towns in New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Logging communities in the United States]]