Editing Woodsville, New Hampshire

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'''Woodsville''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) and the largest village in the town of [[Haverhill, New Hampshire|Haverhill]] in [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States, along the [[Connecticut River]] at the mouth of the [[Ammonoosuc River]]. The population was 1,431 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US3387140&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Woodsville CDP, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 1, 2021}}</ref> Although [[North Haverhill, New Hampshire|North Haverhill]] is now the county seat of Grafton County,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> the village of Woodsville has traditionally been considered the county seat, as the county courthouse was originally located there. The county buildings are now located halfway between Woodsville and the village of North Haverhill to the south.

==History==
[[File:Woodsville NH US302.jpg|thumb|left|Woodsville on US302]]
Woodsville was named for John L. Woods, a figure in its early development. He arrived from [[Wells River, Vermont]], a village across the [[Connecticut River]] narrows in [[Newbury (town), Vermont|Newbury]], and in 1829 purchased a [[sawmill]] which had been operating on the [[Ammonoosuc River]] since 1811. He manufactured [[pine]] lumber, and opened a store in his house.<ref>[http://www.nh.searchroots.com/documents/grafton/History_Haverhill_NH.txt Hamilton Child, ''Gazetteer of Grafton County, N.H.;'' Syracuse, New York 1886]</ref> Spring [[snowmelt]] carried [[Log driving|log drives]] down the Connecticut and Ammonoosuc rivers. A [[log boom]] was built across the Connecticut River to Wells River to hold the logs briefly for sorting. Logs not destined for Woods' mill were released gradually to avoid jams in the Ox Bow meadow downstream. Log drivers detailed to work at the boom enjoyed Woodsville's saloons and [[red-light district]].<ref>{{cite book| title=Yankee Loggers |author=Holbrook, Stewart H. |author-link=Stewart Holbrook |publisher=International Paper Company |year=1961 |page=68}}</ref>

The Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad opened at Woodsville in 1853 and built its division offices and a branch repair shop. It replaced the original 1805 bridge between the states with a two-level span, featuring a toll highway below and railroad tracks on the roof.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crjc.org/heritagebridges.htm#Woodsville |title=River Heritage}}</ref> The village boomed into an important [[railway town]] and [[railroad junction|junction]], endowed with fine examples of [[Victorian architecture]]. It also became a center for legal affairs. The log drives were stopped after 1915, when pleasure boat owners complained about the hazards to navigation.<ref>{{cite book | author = Wheeler, Scott |title = The History of Logging in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom | publisher = The Kingdom Historical |date=September 2002}}</ref> In 1889, the Grafton County Court moved from Haverhill Corner to Woodsville, where it remained until moving halfway to North Haverhill in 1972.<ref>[http://www.haverhillnh.us/countyseatgrafto.html Katherine Blaisdell, "The Grafton County Seat;" ''Outlook Magazine'' 1983]</ref>

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Image:Maple Street, Woodsville, NH.jpg|Maple Street in 1906
Image:Railroad Bridge, Woodsville, NH.jpg|Railroad bridge c. 1906
Image:Opera Block, Woodsville, NH.jpg|Opera Block c. 1915
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==Geography==
Woodsville is in the northwest corner of the town of Haverhill, bordered to the north by the town of [[Bath, New Hampshire|Bath]] and to the west by the [[Connecticut River]], which forms the state border with [[Vermont]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|4.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 1.46%, are water.<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_place_33.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=December 1, 2021}}</ref> The [[Ammonoosuc River]] runs just north of the CDP and reaches its [[confluence]] with the Connecticut River at the northernmost point in the community.

Woodsville is crossed by [[U.S. Route 302 in New Hampshire|U.S. Route 302]] and by state routes [[New Hampshire Route 10|10]] and [[New Hampshire Route 135|135]]. US 302 leads northeast {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Littleton (CDP), New Hampshire|Littleton]] and west across the Connecticut River to [[Wells River, Vermont]], and {{convert|3|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 91]]. Route 10 leads south from Woodsville {{convert|37|mi}} to [[Hanover (CDP), New Hampshire|Hanover]], and Route 135 leads north {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Interstate 93]] northwest of Littleton.

Woodsville serves as the commercial center for the town of Haverhill and the surrounding communities, including several just to the west in [[Vermont]]. Many of the town's commercial businesses, including supermarkets, sit-down and fast-food restaurants, and banks, are located near the junction of US 302 and NH 10. Cottage Hospital, a critical-access hospital serving the area, is also located in Woodsville.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 1542
|1960= 1596
|1970= 1336
|1980= 1195
|1990= 1122
|2000= 1081
|2010= 1126
|2020= 1431
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[[Image:Witcher Library, Woodsville, NH.jpg|thumb|left|Free Public Library in 1907]]
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,126 people, 482 households, and 293 families residing in the CDP. There were 558 housing units, of which 76, or 13.6%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.5% [[White Americans|white]], 0.2% [[African American]], 0.5% [[Native Americans of the United States|Native American]], 1.5% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.3% [[race and ethnicity in the United States Census|some other race]], and 1.9% from two or more races. 1.2% 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/SF1DP1/1600000US3387140| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Woodsville CDP, New Hampshire| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 16, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213123239/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US3387140| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 482 households in the CDP, 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were headed by [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34, and the average family size was 2.87.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>
[[Image:Parker House and Hotel Wentworth, Woodsville, NH.jpg|thumb|right|The Parker House and the Hotel Wentworth c. 1908]]
23.9% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 9.4% were from age 18 to 24, 26.3% were from 25 to 44, 28.1% ere from 45 to 64, and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

For the period 2011–15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $40,708, and the median income for a family was $34,635. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $14,945. About 28.4% of the population and 20.3% of families were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.1% of those under age 18.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US3387140| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Woodsville CDP, New Hampshire| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 16, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213094839/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/1600000US3387140| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

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* [[Ann Stone Minot]] (1894–1980), professor and research scientist at Vanderbilt University
* [[Chad Paronto]], relief pitcher with the [[Baltimore Orioles]], [[Cleveland Indians]], [[Atlanta Braves]], and [[Houston Astros]]
* [[Bob Smith (pitcher born 1931)|Bob Smith]], pitcher with the [[Boston Red Sox]], [[St. Louis Cardinals]], [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], and [[Detroit Tigers]]
* [[Mark Steyn]], columnist and author <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/277779/my-kind-town-mark-steyn|title=My Kind of Town|website=[[National Review]] |date=20 September 2011 }}</ref>

==In popular culture==
In Robert Frost's narrative poem, "A Hundred Collars" (''[[North of Boston]]''), Doctor Magoon is forced to share a room overnight with the loquacious Lafe in Woodsville, "a place of shrieks and wandering lamps/And cars that shook and rattle—and one hotel." {{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

In 2017, the [[Oxygen (TV network)|Oxygen network]] produced a six-part television documentary [[miniseries]] titled ''The [[Disappearance of Maura Murray]]'', hosted by journalist Maggie Freleng.<ref>{{cite web |title=Episode Guide {{!}} The Disappearance of Maura Murray |url=https://www.oxygen.com/the-disappearance-of-maura-murray/episode-guide |website=Oxygen Official Site |access-date=March 14, 2020 |date=August 21, 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Disappearance of Maura Murray]]

==References==

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==External links==
* [http://www.haverhill-nh.com/ Town of Haverhill website]
* [http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-displaylibrary.pl?RC=21566 Woodsville Free Public Library]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Grafton County, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Hampshire]]
[[Category:New Hampshire populated places on the Connecticut River]]
[[Category:Haverhill, New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Railway towns in New Hampshire]]