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Lyndeborough is a
town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...
in Hillsborough County,
New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...
, United States. The population was 1,702 at the 2020 census.


History

Originally granted by the
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to veterans from
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, of
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's first war with
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, the area was known as "Salem-Canada". John Cram and his family were the first settlers and established a
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in the community in 1736. The name "Lyndeborough" resulted from a re-grant to a group of people that included Benjamin Lynde, who later became Chief Justice of Massachusetts. This group of proprietors never lived in Lyndeborough and may never have visited the community. For instance, while serving as a proprietor of Lyndeborough, Judge Lynde lived in Massachusetts, where he presided in Suffolk County over the trial stemming from the
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. The town has been home to the Lafayette Artillery Company (founded 1804) since 1833. The town office building, Citizens' Hall (opened 1889), is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
, as is the Lyndeborough Center Historic District, which consists of the Congregational church (), town hall (1846), and remnants of the town pound (1774).


Geography

According to the
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, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 0.38% of the town. The central and southern portions of town are drained by Stony Brook and Curtis Brook, southeast-flowing tributaries of the
Souhegan River The Souhegan River is a tributary of the Merrimack River in the northeastern United States. It is long, with a drainage area of , and flows north and east through southern New Hampshire to the Merrimack River. The river begins in New Ipswich, Ne ...
, while the northern part is drained by Cold Brook, an east-flowing tributary of the
South Branch Piscataquog River The South Branch of the Piscataquog River is a river located in southern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Piscataquog River, part of the Merrimack River watershed. The South Branch of the Piscataquog begins at the out ...
. The entire town is part 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 ...
watershed. The highest point in Lyndeborough is just shy of above
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, where the east ridge of North Pack Monadnock Mountain crosses the town's western border. Notable summits in town include Winn Mountain (), Rose Mountain (), and The Pinnacle (). The town is crossed by
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, which leads northwest into Greenfield and southeast into Wilton.


Adjacent municipalities

* Francestown, New Hampshire (north) *
New Boston, New Hampshire New Boston is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,108 at the 2020 census, up from 5,321 at the 2010 census. New Boston is home to the annual Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair and the Molly Stark ...
(northeast) *
Mont Vernon, New Hampshire Mont Vernon is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,584 at the 2020 census, up from 2,409 at the 2010 census. It is not clear why it is spelled differently from the many other towns in the United St ...
(east) * Milford, New Hampshire (southeast) *
Wilton, New Hampshire Wilton is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,896 at the 2020 census. Like many small New England towns, it grew up around water-powered textile mills, but is now a rural bedroom community with some m ...
(south) *
Temple, New Hampshire Temple is a New England town, town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,382 at the 2020 census. It is home to Temple Mountain State Reservation, formerly the Temple Mountain ...
(southwest) *
Greenfield, New Hampshire Greenfield is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,716 at the 2020 census. Greenfield is home to the Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center, to Greenfield State Park, and to part of the Wapack Trail ...
(west)


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,585 people, 560 households, and 420 families residing in the town. The
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was 51.0 people per square mile (19.7/km2). There were 587 housing units at an average density of 18.9 per square mile (7.3/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.17%
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, 0.19%
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, 0.13% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.38% from
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, and 0.82% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 1.64% of the population. There were 560 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.20. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $59,688, and the median income for a family was $70,223. Males had a median income of $37,941 versus $29,327 for females. The
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for the town was $27,169. About 1.2% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the
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, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.


Notable people

* William Barron (1787–1872),
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for the District of Vermont * Eddie Mottau, guitarist *
Willard Parker Willard Parker (born Worster Van Eps; February 5, 1912 – December 4, 1996) was an American film and television actor. He was a leading man under contract to Columbia Pictures in the 1940s and starred in the TV series '' Tales of the Texas Ran ...
(1800–1884), pioneering surgeon


Sites of interest

* Citizens' Hall * Hartshorn Memorial Cannon * Lafayette Artillery Company * Lyndeborough Center Historic District


References


External links

*
J. A. Tarbell Library


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