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Bartlett is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,200 at the 2020 census, up from 2,788 at the 2010 census. Bartlett includes the unincorporated community of
Glen A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower ...
as well as portions of the communities of Kearsarge and Intervale, which the town shares with the neighboring town of Conway. It is set in the White Mountains and is surrounded by the
White Mountain National Forest The White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) is a federally managed forest contained within the White Mountains in the northeastern United States. It was established in 1918 as a result of the Weeks Act of 1911; federal acquisition of land had alrea ...
. It is home to the
Attitash Mountain Resort Attitash Mountain Resort is a ski area located on U.S. Route 302 in Bartlett, New Hampshire, near North Conway. Constructed in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration, as of October 2019, Attitash is operated by Vail Resorts (after being p ...
and the Story Land theme park. The main village in town, where 351 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Bartlett census-designated place and is located at the intersection of
U.S. Route 302 U.S. Route 302 (US 302) is an east–west spur of U.S. Route 2 in northern New England in the United States. It currently runs from Montpelier, Vermont, beginning at US 2, to Portland, Maine, at U.S. Route 1. It passes through the states of Ver ...
with Bear Notch Road (Albany Avenue).


History

Settled after 1769 and incorporated in 1790, the town is named for Dr. Josiah Bartlett, the first chief executive to bear the name "governor", a representative to the Continental Congress, and one of New Hampshire's three signers of the Declaration of Independence. Dr. Bartlett founded the New Hampshire Medical Society in 1791. Bartlett became a railroad town in 1875 when the Maine Central Railroad's Mountain Division was built. In 1954, Story Land, a theme park designed for young children, opened in Glen. Attitash ski area opened in the 1960s. The Bartlett Roundhouse in Bartlett village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September 2015.


Tourism

Bartlett's views of the White Mountains have long made tourism a principal business. The town has one
covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
. Attitash ski area is the second largest ski area in New Hampshire. Bartlett also is home to the Bear Notch Ski Touring area affording Nordic ski enthusiasts trails in the upper Saco River Valley. Bartlett is also an attraction for railfans. The
Conway Scenic Railroad The Conway Scenic Railroad is a heritage railroad in North Conway, New Hampshire, United States, owned by Profile Mountain Holdings Corp. The railroad operates over two historic railway routes: a line from North Conway to Conway that was for ...
, a heritage railway in nearby
North Conway North Conway is a census-designated place (CDP) and village in eastern Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,116 at the 2020 census. A year-round resort area, North Conway is the second-largest village within the town ...
, operates a train to the town daily for sightseeing in the spring, summer, and fall.


Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.57%, are water. Bartlett is drained by the Saco River and its tributary, the Ellis River. The highest point in Bartlett is Mount Tremont, elevation . Mount Parker, elevation , is in the north, and Bear Mountain, elevation , is on the southern boundary. In addition to the
town center A town centre is the commercial or geographical centre or core area of a town. Town centres are traditionally associated with shopping or retail. They are also the centre of communications with major public transport hubs such as train or bus ...
, Bartlett includes the following villages within its limits: *
Glen A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. Whittow defines it as a "Scottish term for a deep valley in the Highlands" that is "narrower ...
, home to the Story Land amusement park * Intervale, a resort community *Lower Bartlett, between Glen and Intervale, along the
East Branch Saco River The East Branch of the Saco River is a river in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Saco River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean in Maine. The East Branch rises near the northern boundary of Jacks ...
Goodrich Falls Goodrich Falls is a populated place in the town of Bartlett along the Ellis River in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The falls were featured in stereoscopic images in the 19th century including by Kilburn Brothers and Nathan ...
on the Ellis River is in the northern part of the town, next to NH 16.


Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,788 people, 1,307 households, and 762 families residing in the town. There were 4,115 housing units, of which 2,808, or 68.2%, were vacant. 2,691 of the vacant units were for seasonal or recreational use. The racial makeup of the town was 97.7% white, 0.3%
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, 0.3% Native American, 0.4%
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n, 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.0% some other race, and 1.3% from two or more races. 0.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 1,307 households, 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were headed by married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13, and the average family size was 2.66. In the town, 17.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.2% were from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 36.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.2 males. For the period 2011-2015, the estimated median annual income for a household was $50,536, and the median income for a family was $80,229. The per capita income for the town was $35,700. 10.0% of the population and 5.0% of families were below the poverty line. 8.2% of the population under the age of 18 and 5.7% of those 65 or older were living in poverty.


Transportation

Two New Hampshire State Routes and one U.S. Route cross Bartlett. * NH 16, the White Mountain Highway, forms the main north-south route through Bartlett. It enters from the south in concurrency with US 302 in the village of Intervale, then splits to the north on Pinkham Notch Road in the village of Glen, before leaving into the town of Jackson to the north. * NH 16A, the Intervale Resort Loop, runs parallel to NH 16 and provides access to the resort areas of Intervale. *US 302 enters town from the west at Hart's Location after descending through
Crawford Notch Crawford Notch is a major pass through the White Mountains of New Hampshire, located in Hart's Location. Roughly half of that town is contained in Crawford Notch State Park. The high point of the notch, at approximately above sea level, is a ...
. It enters the main village of Bartlett as Main Street. After passing the Attitash Mountain resort, it crosses the Saco River and joins NH 16 at the village of Glen. The two routes continue in concurrency southbound through the village of Intervale and enter Conway at the southern border.


References


External links

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Bartlett Historical Society

BartlettNH.net
local information

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