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Marlborough, New Hampshire
Town
Main Street in 1910
Main Street in 1910
Official seal of Marlborough, New Hampshire
Seal
Motto(s): 
"Small Town - Big Heart"
Location in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Country United States
State New Hampshire
County Cheshire
Incorporated 1776
Area
 • Total 20.7 sq mi (53.5 km2)
 • Land 20.4 sq mi (52.9 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)  1.13%
Elevation
705 ft (215 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 2,096
 • Density 103/sq mi (39.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
03455
Area code(s) 603
FIPS code 33-45460
GNIS feature ID 0873659

Marlborough is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,096 at the 2020 census. The town is home to the Kensan-Devan Wildlife Sanctuary at Meetinghouse Pond.

The primary settlement in town, where 1,066 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Marlborough census-designated place (CDP) and is located at the junction of New Hampshire routes 101 and 124.

History

First granted as Monadnock No. 5 in 1752 by Governor Benning Wentworth, this was one of the fort towns originally known only by a number. Lots were drawn in 1762 and first settled two years later. The town was at one time called Oxford, then New Marlborough, but was incorporated in 1776 as Marlborough. Many of the settlers were from Marlborough, Massachusetts, which had been named for John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in the late 17th century. Land was set off in 1815 to create the town of Troy.

There was once an important granite industry here. Stone from Marlborough quarries was used in buildings in Boston, at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and locally in the Frost Free Library. Blankets and wooden-ware, including toys, have been manufactured in Marlborough as well.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.6 square miles (53.4 km2), of which 20.4 sq mi (52.8 km2) is land and 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) is water, comprising 1.16% of the town. Marlborough is drained by Minnewawa Brook. The town's highest point is near its southeast corner, on the side of Bigelow Hill, where the elevation reaches 1,516 feet (462 m) above sea level.

The town center of Marlborough, or census-designated place, has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all land.

Marlborough is served by state routes 101 and 124.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1790 786
1800 1,185 50.8%
1810 1,142 −3.6%
1820 766 −32.9%
1830 822 7.3%
1840 831 1.1%
1850 887 6.7%
1860 915 3.2%
1870 1,017 11.1%
1880 1,286 26.5%
1890 1,695 31.8%
1900 1,524 −10.1%
1910 1,478 −3.0%
1920 1,380 −6.6%
1930 1,508 9.3%
1940 1,431 −5.1%
1950 1,561 9.1%
1960 1,612 3.3%
1970 1,671 3.7%
1980 1,846 10.5%
1990 1,927 4.4%
2000 2,009 4.3%
2010 2,063 2.7%
2020 2,096 1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,063 people, 866 households, and 565 families residing in the town. There were 946 housing units, of which 80, or 8.5%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the town was 97.0% white, 0.4% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.2% some other race, and 1.4% from two or more races. 1.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 866 households, 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were headed by married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38, and the average family size was 2.79.

In the town, 19.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.9% were from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

For the period 2011–2015, the estimated median annual income for a household was $54,491, and the median income for a family was $64,844. Male full-time workers had a median income of $50,069 versus $37,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,219. 8.5% of the population and 7.3% of families were below the poverty line. 24.2% of the population under the age of 18 and 2.1% of those 65 or older were living in poverty.

Sites of interest

Notable people

  • Paul Leicester Ford (1865–1902), novelist, biographer; Ford was the great-grandson of Noah Webster
  • Rufus S. Frost (1826–1894), U.S. congressman
  • Fred Tenney (1859–1919), pro baseball player

See also

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