Gilford, New Hampshire Gilford, New Hampshire Official seal of Gilford, New Hampshire Location in Belknap County, New Hampshire Location in Belknap County, New Hampshire State New Hampshire Gilford is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States.
The populace was 7,126 at the 2010 census. Situated on Lake Winnipesaukee, Gilford is home to Governors Island, Ellacoya State Beach, Belknap Mountain State Forest, Gunstock Mountain Ski Resort, and Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook, a cyclic outside concert venue.
Settled in 1778 and originally a part of Gilmanton, the town was first called Gunstock Parish.
Mason, who had fought in the 1781 Battle of Guilford Court House in North Carolina amid the Revolutionary War and later retired to Gunstock Parish, successfully proposed incorporation of a new town to be titled Guilford after that battle.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 53.7 square miles (139.1 km2), of which 38.9 sq mi (100.7 km2) is territory and 14.8 sq mi (38.4 km2) is water, comprising 27.60% of the town.
Belknap Mountain, altitude 2,384 feet (727 m) above sea level and the highest point in Gilford, is in the south.
Much of the town is drained by the Gunstock River, a tributary of Lake Winnipesaukee.
New Hampshire Route 11 crosses the town from east to west, connecting Alton and Rochester to the east with Laconia to the west.
Route 3 near the border of Gilford, and together they turn south on the Laconia Bypass, which is largely inside the Gilford town limits, traveling southwest towards Tilton and Franklin.
New Hampshire Route 11 - A is an alternate east-west route to NH 11, passing through the center of Gilford and by the entrance to Gunstock Mountain Resort.
New Hampshire Route 11 - B leaves NH 11 near Sanders Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee and proceeds northwest to Weirs Beach in Laconia.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,803 citizens , 2,766 homeholds, and 2,019 families residing in the town.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $48,658, and the median income for a family was $56,554.
About 2.2% of families and 3.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.
In the New Hampshire Senate, Gilford is in the 7th District, represented by Republican Harold French.
On the New Hampshire Executive Council, Gilford is in the 1st District, represented by Republican Joe Kenney.
In the United States House of Representatives, Gilford is in New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, represented by Democrat Carol Shea-Porter.
Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook Megan Lyman, 2012 Miss New Hampshire United States Enumeration Bureau, American Fact - Finder, 2010 Enumeration figures.
Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gilford, New Hampshire.
Town of Gilford official website New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile Municipalities and communities of Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States Alton Barnstead Belmont Center Harbor Gilford Gilmanton Meredith New Hampton Sanbornton Tilton Alton Belmont Meredith New Hampton Tilton Northfield
Categories:
Towns in Belknap County, New Hampshire - Towns in New Hampshire - Populated places on Lake Winnipesaukee - Gilford, New Hampshire
|