Greenville is a

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(CDP) and the main village in the

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of Greenville in Hillsborough County,

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, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,074 at the 2020 census, out of 1,974 in the entire town.

Geography

The CDP occupies the northern half of the town of Greenville. The village of Greenville is in the western part of the CDP, on both sides of the

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. The CDP boundary follows the Greenville town line to the north, east, and west. To the south, the CDP border follows

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(River Street, Pleasant Street, and Mason Road) and Darling Hill Road. The portion of the town of Greenville south of these roads is outside the CDP.

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is the main road through the CDP, passing east of the village center. Route 31 leads northeast to Wilton and south to

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. Route 123 leads west to

New Ipswich New Ipswich is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,204 at the 2020 census. New Ipswich, situated on the Massachusetts border, includes the villages of Bank, Davis, Gibson Four Corners, Highbridge, New ...

and southeast through Mason to the

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border. Route 45 leads northwest from the village center through

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at a point east of

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. According to the

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, the Greenville CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,108 people, 457 households, and 259 families residing in the CDP. There were 500 housing units, of which 43, or 8.6%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.1%

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, 1.0%

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, 0.5% Native American, 0.2%

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n, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.4% some other race, and 0.8% from two or more races. 2.4% of the population were

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of any race. Of the 457 households in the CDP, 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.5% were headed by

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living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42, and the average family size was 3.16. 23.6% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 8.1% were from age 18 to 24, 24.7% were from 25 to 44, 30.9% were from 45 to 64, and 12.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. For the period 2011-15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $52,292, and the median income for a family was $64,236. Male full-time workers had a median income of $47,644 versus $31,875 for females. The

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for the CDP was $23,252. 18.8% of the population and 14.7% of families were below the poverty line, along with 31.4% of people under the age of 18 and 26.4% of people 65 or older.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in New Hampshire Census-designated places in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire