West Stewartstown is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the town of
Stewartstown in
Coös County,
New Hampshire
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, United States. It had a population of 263 at the
2020 census,
down from 386 at the 2010 census.
Geography
The CDP is located along
U.S. Route 3
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Massachu ...
and the
Connecticut River
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in the northwestern corner of Stewartstown, directly across the river from
Canaan, Vermont
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, and one mile south of the
Canada–US border. Route 3 leads south to
Colebrook and northeast to
Pittsburg
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. The nearest international border crossings are
Canaan–Hereford Road, northwest of West Stewartstown via Vermont Routes
114 114 may refer to:
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and
141, and
Beecher Falls–East Hereford, to the northeast via
Vermont Route 253.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the West Stewartstown CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 7.37%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 386 people, 119 households, and 76 families residing in the CDP. There were 140 housing units, of which 21, or 15.0%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.7%
white
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, 0.3%
African American
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, 0.3%
Native American, and 0.8% two or more races. None of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race.
Of the 119 households in the CDP, 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were headed by married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39, and the average family size was 2.91.
18.4% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 10.4% were from age 18 to 24, 19.6% were from 25 to 44, 21.9% were from 45 to 64, and 29.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.
For the period 2011–15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $32,083, and the median income for a family was $45,417. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the CDP was $18,406.
References
External links
Coös County: Department of Corrections
Census-designated places in New Hampshire
Census-designated places in Coös County, New Hampshire
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