Charlestown is a

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(CDP) and the main village in the

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of Charlestown, Sullivan County,

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, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,078 at the 2020 census, out of 4,806 in the entire town.

Geography

The CDP is in the western part of Charlestown, on the east side of the

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, which forms the

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state line. From the river, the CDP border extends north up Clay Brook to Fling Road and Acworth Road. The border then turns south along a power line clearing that runs east of the village area, following it to Dickerson Brook and then southwest to Almar Street. The border then turns northwest up Meadow Road before continuing straight to Lower Landing Road, where it turns west and runs to the Connecticut River.

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is Charlestown's Main Street, leading north to Claremont and south to North Walpole, across the Connecticut from

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crosses the Connecticut north of Charlestown village, providing access to

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, which leads north to

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, and south to

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. According to the

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, the Charlestown CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.68%, are water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,152 people, 467 households, and 290 families residing in the CDP. There were 503 housing units, of which 36, or 7.2%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.7%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.2% Native American, 0.4%

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n, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% some other race, and 1.6% from two or more races. 1.0% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. Of the 467 households in the CDP, 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were headed by married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30, and the average family size was 2.83. 20.1% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 10.4% were from age 18 to 24, 23.2% were from 25 to 44, 28.4% were from 45 to 64, and 18.1% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males. For the period 2011-15, the estimated median annual income for a family was $74,082. Male full-time workers had a median income of $37,689 versus $36,738 for females. The

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for the CDP was $20,723. 7.6% of the population and 11.0% of families were below the poverty line, along with 15.6% of people under the age of 18.

References

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