Dalton, New Hampshire

Dalton is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States The population was 979 at the 2010 census1 It is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External links

Historyedit

Dalton was incorporated in 1764 under the name Chiswick, named for the Duke of Devonshire's castle The name was changed to Apthorp in 1770, after the Apthorp family The name Dalton was chosen in 1784, in honor of Tristram Dalton2

Geographyedit

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 280 square miles 73 km2, of which 275 square miles 71 km2 is land and 05 square miles 13 km2 is water, comprising 200% of the town3 The town's highest point is the summit of Dalton Mountain, at 2,146 feet 654 m above sea level The town includes the hamlet of Cushman, which is located on the Connecticut River, opposite Gilman, Vermont Dalton lies fully within the Connecticut River watershed4

Approximately 82% of the town's land—14,390 acres 582 km2 out of a total land area of 17,624 acres 713 km2—is undeveloped farm land, forest land or unproductive land enrolled in the state's current use program5 The 14,390 acres 582 km2 of undeveloped land enrolled in current use is owned by 200 property owners, resulting in an average parcel size of 7195 acres 291,200 m2 per current use owner According to the town's property ownership records available from the town clerk at town hall, 741 Dalton Road, Dalton, NH, the town's largest landowner, together with family members, owns in excess of 1,000 acres 40 km2 of land

Demographicsedit

Census

Historical population
Pop		%±
1790	14	—
1800	62	3429%
1810	235	2790%
1820	347	477%
1830	532	533%
1840	664	248%
1850	751	131%
1860	666	−113%
1870	773	161%
1880	570	−263%
1890	596	46%
1900	592	−07%
1910	475	−198%
1920	460	−32%
1930	580	261%
1940	642	107%
1950	557	−132%
1960	567	18%
1970	425	−250%
1980	672	581%
1990	827	231%
2000	927	121%
2010	979	56%
Est 2015	913	−67%
US Decennial Census7

As of the census8 of 2000, there were 927 people, 374 households, and 253 families residing in the town The population density was 337 people per square mile 130/km² There were 520 housing units at an average density of 189 per square mile 73/km² The racial makeup of the town was 9676% White, 076% African American, 054% Native American, 022% Asian, 022% from other races, and 151% from two or more races Hispanic or Latino of any race were 194% of the population

There were 374 households out of which 289% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 561% were married couples living together, 67% had a female householder with no husband present, and 321% were non-families 241% of all households were made up of individuals and 134% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 248 and the average family size was 295

In the town, the population was spread out with 244% under the age of 18, 65% from 18 to 24, 272% from 25 to 44, 274% from 45 to 64, and 146% who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 41 years For every 100 females there were 1060 males For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 1044 males

The median income for a household in the town was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $41,667 Males had a median income of $29,097 versus $20,089 for females The per capita income for the town was $16,234 About 27% of families and 56% of the population were below the poverty line, including 63% of those under age 18 and 108% of those age 65 or over

Referencesedit

^ United States Census Bureau, American FactFinder, 2010 Census figures Retrieved March 23, 2011
^ Gannett, Henry 1905 The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States Govt Print Off p 99
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data G001 - Dalton town, New Hampshire" US Census Bureau American Factfinder Archived from the original on September 11, 2013 Retrieved November 8, 2011
^ Foster, Debra H; Batorfalvy, Tatianna N; Medalie, Laura 1995 Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers US Department of the Interior and US Geological Survey
^ "2006 Current Use Report" NH Department of Revenue Administration Retrieved 2008-04-09
^ "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" Censusgov Archived from the original on May 12, 2015 Retrieved June 4, 2016
^ "American FactFinder" United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on September 11, 2013 Retrieved 2008-01-31

External linksedit

Town of Dalton official website
New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile

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Adjacent places of Dalton, New Hampshire

Concord, Vermont

Lunenburg, Vermont

Lancaster

Littleton

Whitefield

Dalton

Littleton

Bethlehem

Whitefield

v e Municipalities and communities of Coös County, New Hampshire, United States
County seat: Lancaster
City	Berlin
Towns	Carroll Clarksville Colebrook Columbia Dalton Dummer Errol Gorham Jefferson Lancaster Milan Northumberland Pittsburg Randolph Shelburne Stark Stewartstown Stratford Whitefield
Townships	Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant Bean's Grant Bean's Purchase Cambridge Chandler's Purchase Crawford's Purchase Cutt's Grant Dix's Grant Dixville Erving's Location Green's Grant Hadley's Purchase Kilkenny Low and Burbank's Grant Martin's Location Millsfield Odell Pinkham's Grant Sargent's Purchase Second College Grant Success Thompson and Meserve's Purchase Wentworth's Location
CDPs	Colebrook Gorham Groveton Lancaster West Stewartstown Whitefield
Other communities	Beatties Bretton Woods Cascade Dixville Notch North Stratford Paris Tinkerville Twin Mountain

v e Connecticut River watershed
Tributaries	Ammonoosuc River Ashuelot River Black River Black Hall River Blow-me-down Brook Burnshirt River Chapel Brook Chicopee River Cold River Cranberry River Deerfield River East Brookfield River Eightmile River Fall River Farmington River Five Mile River Green River Halls Stream Hockanum River Hubbard River Indian Stream Israel River Johns River Little Sugar River Manhan River Mascoma River Mattabesset River Mill River Northampton Mill River Springfield Millers River Mink Brook Mirey Brook Mohawk River North Branch Millers River North Branch Westfield River North River Nulhegan River Oliverian Brook Ompompanoosuc River Ottauquechee River Otter River Park River Partridge Brook Passumpsic River Perry Stream Quaboag River Salmon River Saxtons River Scantic River Seven Mile River Simms Stream Sugar River Tarbell Brook Upper Ammonoosuc River Waits River Ware River Wells River West River Westfield River Whetstone Brook White River Williams River
Lakes	Ashuelot Pond Back Lake Ball Mountain Lake Barkhamsted Reservoir Lake Beseck Brooks Pond Canaan Street Lake Cedar Pond Christine Lake Comerford Reservoir Connecticut Lakes Crystal Lake Dublin Pond Eastman Pond Echo Lake Lake Francis Murphy Dam Goose Pond Grafton Pond Granite Lake Harriman Reservoir Harvey Lake Lake Hayward Lakes of the Clouds Little Sunapee Lake Mascoma Lake McIndoes Reservoir Lake Monomonac Moore Reservoir North Hartland Lake Pearly Lake Pocotopaug Lake Quabbin Reservoir Lake Rescue Silver Lake Spofford Lake Lake Sunapee Surry Mountain Lake Lake Tarleton Townshend Lake Lake Wyola
Major cities >100k	Hartford, Connecticut Springfield, Massachusetts
Smaller cities and towns <100k	Agawam Ascutney Barnet Bath Beecher Falls Bellows Falls Bloomfield Bradford Brattleboro Brunswick Canaan Charlestown Chester Chesterfield Chicopee Claremont Clarksville Colebrook Columbia Concord Cornish Cromwell Dalton Deep River Deerfield Dummerston East Haddam East Hampton East Hartford East Hereford East Windsor Easthampton Enfield Essex Fairlee Gill Gilman Glastonbury Greenfield Groveton Guildhall Haddam Hadley Hanover Hartford VT Hartland Hatfield Haverhill Higganum Hinsdale Holyoke Lancaster Lebanon Lemington Littleton Longmeadow Lunenburg Lyme CT Lyme NH Maidstone Middletown Millers Falls Monroe Montague Moodus Newbury Northampton Northfield Northumberland Norwich Old Lyme Old Saybrook Orford Piermont Pittsburg Plainfield Portland Putney Rockingham Rocky Hill Ryegate South Hadley South Windsor Springfield VT Stewartstown Stratford Suffield Sunderland Thetford Thompsonville Turners Falls Vernon Walpole Waterford Weathersfield Wells River West Lebanon West Springfield Westminster Westmoreland Wethersfield Whately White River Junction Wilder Windsor CT Windsor VT Windsor Locks Woodsville
Crossings	Amtrak Old Saybrook – Old Lyme Bridge Arch Bridge Bulkeley Bridge Calvin Coolidge Bridge Canalside Rail Trail Bridge Cheshire Bridge Columbia Bridge Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge Dexter Coffin Bridge French King Bridge Gill–Montague Bridge Janice Peaslee Bridge Ledyard Bridge Morey Memorial Bridge Mount Orne Covered Bridge Norwottuck Rail Trail Bridge Piermont Bridge Pittsburg–Clarksville Covered Bridge Ranger Bridge Raymond E Baldwin Bridge Sunderland Bridge Wells River Bridge