Eaton, New Hampshire

Eaton, New Hampshire
Town
The "Little White Church" in Eaton Center overlooking Crystal Lake
Location in Carroll County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 43°54′34″N 71°04′56″W / 43.90944°N 71.08222°W / 43.90944; -71.08222Coordinates: 43°54′34″N 71°04′56″W / 43.90944°N 71.08222°W / 43.90944; -71.08222
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Carroll
Incorporated	1760
Government
• Board of Selectmen	Richard Fortin Richard Young Edward Reilly
Area
• Total	25.6 sq mi (66.3 km²)
• Land	24.3 sq mi (62.9 km²)
• Water	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²) 5.06%
Elevation	529 ft (161 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	393
• Density	15/sq mi (5.9/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	03832
Area code(s)	603
FIPS code	33-23380
GNIS feature ID	0873587
Website	www.eatonnh.org

Eaton is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 393 at the 2010 census.^[1] Eaton includes the villages of Eaton Center and Snowville.

History

Conway Street c. 1910

Eaton was incorporated in 1760 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, and named for Governor Theophilus Eaton of Connecticut, a generous contributor to the funds needed to settle Massachusetts in 1630. He later formed a colony at New Haven, Connecticut, along with Reverend John Davenport and David Yale, great-grandfather of Yale University's founder, Elihu Yale.

The "Little White Church" is a town landmark. The village of Snowville is named for the Snow family, who started a sawmill there in 1825. "Waukeela", a summer camp for girls, has been in Eaton for 90 years as of 2011. It occupies 45 acres (180,000 m²) on Crystal Lake.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.6 square miles (66 km²), of which 24.3 square miles (63 km²) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²) is water, comprising 5.06% of the town.^[2] Conway Lake is on the northern boundary, and Crystal Lake is in the center. Eaton lies fully within the Saco River watershed.^[3] The highest point in town is 1,730 feet (530 m) above sea level on its southern boundary, just north of the 1,806-foot (550 m) summit of Cragged Mountain. Eaton is bounded on the east by the Maine state line.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	253		—
1800	381		50.6%
1810	535		40.4%
1820	1,071		100.2%
1830	1,432		33.7%
1840	1,710		19.4%
1850	1,743		1.9%
1860	780		−55.2%
1870	657		−15.8%
1880	629		−4.3%
1890	514		−18.3%
1900	365		−29.0%
1910	380		4.1%
1920	237		−37.6%
1930	210		−11.4%
1940	196		−6.7%
1950	221		12.8%
1960	151		−31.7%
1970	221		46.4%
1980	256		15.8%
1990	362		41.4%
2000	375		3.6%
2010	393		4.8%
Est. 2015	389	^[4]	−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 375 people, 157 households, and 111 families residing in the town. The population density was 15.4 people per square mile (5.9/km²). There were 239 housing units at an average density of 9.8 per square mile (3.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.67% White, 0.27% African American, 0.27% Asian, and 0.80% from two or more races.

There were 157 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.85.

Eaton in 1909

In the town the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 38.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,429, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $31,458 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,122. About 3.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

Emergency services

Police services are provided by the Carroll County Sheriff's Office or NH State Police Troop E depending on staffing for the time of day.

References

↑ United States Census Bureau, American FactFinder, 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001) - Brookfield town, New Hampshire". U.S. Census Bureau American Factfinder. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
↑ Foster, Debra H.; Batorfalvy, Tatianna N.; Medalie, Laura (1995). Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers. U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey.
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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Municipalities and communities of Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States

County seat: Ossipee

Towns	Albany Bartlett Brookfield Chatham Conway Eaton Effingham Freedom Hart's Location Jackson Madison Moultonborough Ossipee Sandwich Tamworth Tuftonboro Wakefield Wolfeboro

Township	Hale's Location

CDPs	Bartlett Center Ossipee Center Sandwich Conway Melvin Village North Conway Sanbornville Suissevale Union Wolfeboro

Other villages	Center Conway Chocorua East Wakefield Eidelweiss Ferncroft Glen Intervale Kearsarge Lees Mill Mirror Lake North Sandwich Redstone Silver Lake South Tamworth West Ossipee Wolfeboro Falls Wonalancet

Saco River watershed

Tributaries	Bearcamp River Beech River Charles River Chocorua River Cold River Cold River (Bearcamp) Cutler River Dan Hole River Deer River Dry River East Branch Saco River East Branch Whiteface River East Fork East Branch Saco River Ellis River Hancock Brook Kezar River Little Cold River Little Ossipee River Little River Little Saco River Lovell River Mad River Middle Branch Mad River Mill Brook New River Old Course Saco River Ossipee River Pequawket Brook Pine River Rocky Branch Sawyer River Shepards River South Branch Mad River South River Swift River Swift River (Bearcamp) Tenmile River West Branch West Branch Tenmile River Whiteface River Wonalancet River

Lakes	Lake Arrowhead Balch Pond Barker Pond Broad Bay Chocorua Lake Conway Lake Dan Hole Pond Echo Lake Hancock Pond Kezar Lake Lovewell Pond Moose Pond Ossipee Lake Pine River Pond Province Lake Sand Pond Silver Lake Skelton Dam

Towns	Acton Arundel Baldwin Bartlett Biddeford Bridgton Brownfield Buxton Chocorua Conway Cornish Dayton Denmark Eaton Effingham Freedom Fryeburg Hart's Location Hiram Hollis Limerick Limington Lovell Lyman Madison Newfield Ossipee Parsonsfield Porter Saco Sebago Shapleigh Standish Stoneham Stow Sweden Tamworth Tuftonboro Wakefield Waterboro Waterford

Landmarks	Crawford Notch Maine Central Railroad U.S. Route 302 White Mountains

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