Chichester is a
town
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in
Merrimack County
Merrimack County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 153,808, making it the third most populous county in New Hampshire. Its county seat is Concord, the state capital. The county was orga ...
,
New Hampshire
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, United States. The population was 2,665 at the
2020 census.
History
Chichester was granted in 1727 to Nathaniel Gookin and others,
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/ref> and was named for Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (21 July 1693 – 17 November 1768) was an English Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain, and whose official life extended througho ...
, Earl of Chichester
Earl of Chichester is a title that has been created three times, twice in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The current title was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801 for Thomas Pelham, 1st Ea ...
and England's Secretary of State for the Southern Department
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. The first settlement was commenced by Paul Morrill in 1758.[
]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 0.50% of the town.sea level
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, midway between Garvin Hill () to the east and Plausawa Hill () to the west in neighboring Pembroke. All three summits are less than one mile apart. The west side of Chichester drains to the Soucook River
The Soucook River is a river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, which flows to the Gulf of Maine.
The Soucook River begins at the outlet of Rocky Pond on the border between the towns ...
in Loudon, while the east side drains to the Suncook River
The Suncook River is a river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, which flows to the Gulf of Maine.
Course
The Suncook River begins at the outlet of Crystal Lake in the town of Gilma ...
, which forms the town's northeast border with Pittsfield. Both rivers are tributaries of the Merrimack River
The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into M ...
.
Adjacent municipalities
* Loudon (northwest)
* Pittsfield
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(northeast)
* Epsom
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(east)
* Pembroke (south)
Demographics
As of the census
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White
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, 0.18% African American
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, 0.36% Native American
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Ethnic groups
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, 0.13% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.
There were 823 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples
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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $56,741, and the median income for a family was $60,333. Males had a median income of $38,403 versus $28,051 for females. The per capita income
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for the town was $24,115. About 2.3% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Two New Hampshire state routes and two U.S. route
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s cross Chichester.
* NH 9, U.S. Route 4
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, and U.S. Route 202
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run concurrently through town, connecting the northern part of Pembroke in the west to Epsom in the east. It is known locally as Dover Road.
* NH 28 crosses the eastern edge of town, roughly paralleling the Suncook River
The Suncook River is a river located in central New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Merrimack River, which flows to the Gulf of Maine.
Course
The Suncook River begins at the outlet of Crystal Lake in the town of Gilma ...
, connecting Epsom to Pittsfield along Suncook Valley Road.
Notable people
* Gordon J. Humphrey (born 1940), U.S. senator
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from 1978 to 1990
* Sally Kelly, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
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from 2006 to 2014
References
External links
*
New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile
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Towns in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Populated places established in 1727
Towns in New Hampshire