Milton is a

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(CDP) and the primary village in the

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Milton Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet * Milton (given name) ** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...

, Strafford County,

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, United States. The population of the CDP was 593 at the 2020 census, out of 4,482 in the entire town.

Geography

The CDP is in the southeastern part of the town of Milton, on the west side of the

Salmon Falls River The Salmon Falls River is a tributary of the Piscataqua River in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire. It rises at Great East Lake, Newichawannock Canal, and Horn Pond and flows south-southeast for approximately , forming the border betwee ...

, which forms the New Hampshire–

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state line. The CDP extends north (upriver) to the outlet of Milton Pond, and south (downriver) to the head of Spaulding Pond. The western limit of the CDP follows a power line that passes through forest just west of the village.

New Hampshire Route 125 New Hampshire Route 125 is a north–south state highway in Rockingham, Strafford and Carroll counties in southeastern New Hampshire. The southern terminus is in Plaistow at the Massachusetts state line, where the road continues south into Ha ...

is the main road through the CDP, leading north to its terminus at

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and south to the center of

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New Hampshire Route 75 New Hampshire Route 75 (abbreviated NH 75) is a secondary east–west highway in Strafford County in southeastern New Hampshire. It runs from Farmington to Milton. The western terminus of NH 75 is in Farmington at New Hampshire Route 11. The ea ...

has its eastern terminus in the southern part of the CDP and leads west to

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(the

Spaulding Turnpike The Spaulding Turnpike is a north-south toll road in eastern New Hampshire. Nearly its entire length is overlapped by New Hampshire Route 16. Its southern terminus is at the Portsmouth Traffic Circle (Interstate 95 / U.S. Route 1 Bypass) in Por ...

) passes just west of the CDP, with access from Exit 17 (Route 75). Route 16 leads north to

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 ...

and south to

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. According to the

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, the Milton CDP has a total area of , of which are water, comprising 0.21% of the CDP. Via the Salmon Falls River, Milton is part of the

Piscataqua River The Piscataqua River (Abenaki: ''Pskehtekwis'') is a tidal river forming the boundary of the U.S. states of New Hampshire and Maine from its origin at the confluence of the Salmon Falls River and Cochecho River. The drainage basin of the river ...

watershed, reaching the

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Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 575 people, 226 households, and 148 families residing in the CDP. There were 261 housing units, of which 35, or 13.4%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.2%

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, 0.9%

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, and 3.0% from two or more races. 1.2% of the population were

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of any race. Of the 226 households in the CDP, 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were headed by married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54, and the average family size was 3.07. 28.2% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 8.3% were from age 18 to 24, 27.3% were from 25 to 44, 27.5% were from 45 to 64, and 8.7% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males. For the period 2011-15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $50,813, and the median income for a family was $58,281. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...

for the CDP was $18,159. 16.7% of the population and 8.1% of families were below the poverty line, along with 14.8% of people under the age of 18 and 0.0% of people 65 or older.

References

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