Shelburne, New Hampshire

Shelburne, New Hampshire
Town
Location in Coos County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°24′04″N 71°04′29″W / 44.40111°N 71.07472°W / 44.40111; -71.07472Coordinates: 44°24′04″N 71°04′29″W / 44.40111°N 71.07472°W / 44.40111; -71.07472
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Coos
Incorporated	1820
Government
• Board of Selectmen	Stanley Judge Lucy Evans Heidi Behling
Area
• Total	48.8 sq mi (126.4 km²)
• Land	47.9 sq mi (124.0 km²)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km²) 1.84%
Elevation	715 ft (218 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	372
• Density	7.6/sq mi (2.9/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	03581
Area code(s)	603
FIPS code	33-68980
GNIS feature ID	0873720
Website	www.shelburnenh.com

Shelburne is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 372 at the 2010 census.^[1] It is located in the White Mountains, and part of the White Mountain National Forest is in the south. Shelburne is home to Leadmine State Forest. The Appalachian Trail crosses the town.

Shelburne is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

View at Shelburne c. 1915

First granted in 1769 by Governor John Wentworth, the town was named for William Petty Fitzmaurice, Earl of Shelburne. He was a supporter of independence for the American colonies, and at his insistence, King George III recognized the independence of the United States. The town was first settled in 1771,^[2] and incorporated on December 13, 1820, when Shelburne voters chose to keep the name. It included Shelburne Addition until that was set off and incorporated in 1836 as Gorham.^[3]

On August 3, 1781, the town was attacked by a party of six Indians, who had earlier raided Bethel and Gilead, Maine. They killed one man and took another into captivity. The rest of the inhabitants fled to Hark Hill, where they spent the night before sheltering in Fryeburg.^[3]

Shelburne provided excellent soil for farming on either side of the Androscoggin River, but not far from the stream it becomes mountainous. The Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad, which opened to Gorham on July 23, 1851, and later became the Grand Trunk Railway, passed through the southern part of the town. In 1859, the population was 480.^[3]

Located at the northern end of the Mount Washington Valley, Shelburne has a beautiful grove of birch trees, popular with artists and photographers, dedicated to the town's soldiers who served in World War II.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 48.8 square miles (126 km²), of which 47.9 sq mi (124 km²) is land and 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km²) is water, comprising 1.84% of the town. Shelburne is drained by the Androscoggin River. Part of the Mahoosuc Range is in the north, while the northern end of the Carter-Moriah Range is to the south. The highest point in Shelburne is on the town's southern boundary at 3,970 feet (1,210 m) above sea level, just a few steps north of the 4,049-foot (1,234 m) summit of Mount Moriah.

The town is crossed by U.S. Route 2.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	31		—
1800	45		45.2%
1810	176		291.1%
1820	205		16.5%
1830	312		52.2%
1840	350		12.2%
1850	480		37.1%
1860	318		−33.7%
1870	259		−18.6%
1880	252		−2.7%
1890	336		33.3%
1900	283		−15.8%
1910	305		7.8%
1920	178		−41.6%
1930	196		10.1%
1940	190		−3.1%
1950	184		−3.2%
1960	226		22.8%
1970	199		−11.9%
1980	318		59.8%
1990	437		37.4%
2000	379		−13.3%
2010	372		−1.8%
Est. 2015	349	^[5]	−6.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

Looking up Androscoggin, from Lead-Mine Bridge, Shelburne, N.H.; stereographic card by John P. Soule

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 379 people, 156 households, and 114 families residing in the town. The population density was 7.9 people per square mile (3.1/km²). There were 197 housing units at an average density of 4.1 per square mile (1.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.36% White, 0.26% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 156 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 2.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.85.

Mt. Adams, from Lead-Mine Bridge, Shelburne, N.H.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 106.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $44,375, and the median income for a family was $59,375. Males had a median income of $36,000 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,899. About 2.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

Matt Bevin, businessperson and Governor of Kentucky (R; 2015- )
John N. Philbrook, Maine legislator

References

↑ United States Census Bureau, American FactFinder, 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
↑ George Drew Merrill, History of Coös County, New Hampshire; W. A. Fergusson & Co., Syracuse, N. Y. 1888
1 2 3 Austin J. Coolidge & John B. Mansfield, A History and Description of New England; Boston, Massachusetts 1859
↑ New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau profile
↑ "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 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 villages	Bretton Woods Cascade Dixville Notch North Stratford Tinkerville Twin Mountain

Androscoggin River watershed

Tributaries	Alder River Bear River Cathance River Chickwolnepy Stream Clear Stream Concord River Cupsuptic River Dead Cambridge River Dead Diamond River Dead River (ME) Dead River (NH) Dead River (Sabattus) East Branch Cupsuptic River East Branch Dead Diamond River East Branch Nezinscot River East Branch Pleasant River East Branch Swift River Ellis River First East Branch Magalloway River Kennebago River Little Androscoggin River Little Dead Diamond River Little East Branch Cupsuptic River Little Magalloway River Little River Magalloway River Middle Branch Dead Diamond River Middle Branch Little Magalloway River Mollidgewock Brook Moose Brook Moose River Muddy River Nezinscot River Peabody River Pleasant River Rangeley River Rapid River Rattle River Sabattus River Sanborn River Second East Branch Magalloway River South Branch Little Dead Diamond River South Branch Sunday River Sunday River Swift Cambridge River Swift Diamond River Swift River Third East Branch Magalloway River Webb River West Branch Dead Diamond River West Branch Ellis River West Branch Little Dead Diamond River West Branch Little Magalloway River West Branch Magalloway River West Branch Nezinscot River West Branch Peabody River West Branch Pleasant River West Branch Swift River Wild River

Lakes	Akers Pond Androscoggin Lake Lake Auburn Aziscohos Lake Echo Lake Greenough Pond Kennebago Lake Mooselookmeguntic Lake Parker Pond Parmachenee Lake Pontook Reservoir Range Ponds Rangeley Lake Richardson Lakes Sabattus Pond Thompson Lake Tripp Pond Success Pond Umbagog Lake Webb Lake

Towns	Albany Andover Auburn Berlin Bethel Bowdoin Brunswick Buckfield Byron Cambridge Canton Carthage Chesterville Dixfield Dummer Durham Errol Fayette Gilead Gorham Greene Greenwood Hanover Hartford Hebron Jay Leeds Lewiston Lisbon Livermore Livermore Falls Mechanic Falls Mexico Minot Monmouth Mount Vernon Newry Norway Otisfield Oxford Paris Peru Pittsburg Poland Randolph Rangeley Readfield Roxbury Rumford Sabattus Shelburne Stewartstown Sumner Topsham Turner Upton Vienna Wales Wayne Weld Wentworth's Location West Paris Woodstock

Landmarks	Brown Company Maine Central Railroad Old Speck Mountain Range Ponds State Park Rumford Mill St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad White Mountains

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