Gorham, New Hampshire Gorham, New Hampshire Location in Coos County, New Hampshire Location in Coos County, New Hampshire State New Hampshire Gorham is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States.
The populace was 2,848 at the 2010 census. Gorham is positioned in the White Mountains, and parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the south and northwest.
The major settlement in Gorham, where 1,600 citizens resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Gorham census-designated place and is positioned between the two intersections of US 2 and NH 16, along the Androscoggin River.
Gorham was first settled about 1802, by Robert Sargent and others, but for years it contained little more than rocky farms, small logging operations, and a several stores and stables.
It was titled Gorham at the suggestion of Lot Davis, a resident from Gorham, Maine, and a relative of the Gorham family which incorporated that town in 1764.
Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (later the Grand Trunk Railway) appeared in 1851. Located halfway between Montreal and the New England seacoast, Gorham advanced into a barns town, with a primary locomotive yard and repair facility.
With trains came tourists, and the Mount Madison House, Alpine House, Gorham House and Willis House opened. Crowds went from Boston and the seacoast to White Mountain Station, and from there to the Glen House in Pinkham Notch and Mount Washington.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 32.3 square miles (84 km2), of which 31.9 sq mi (83 km2) is territory and 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) is water, comprising 1.27% of the town.
The town center (census-designated place) has a total region of 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2), of which approximately 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2) is territory and approximately 0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2) is water.
Gorham is drained by the Androscoggin, Peabody, and Moose rivers, and the lesser Moose Brook.
Gorham lies fully inside the Androscoggin River watershed. While Gorham itself is surrounded by larger mountain peaks, a small prominent peak inside the town is 2,400-foot (730 m) high Pine Mountain.
Gorham Common, with the restored train depot on the left and Gorham Town Hall on the right As of the census of 2000, there were 2,895 citizens , 1,293 homeholds, and 801 families residing in the town.
There were 1,482 housing units at an average density of 46.4 per square mile (17.9/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.34% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other competitions, and 1.00% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,293 homeholds out of which 26.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families.
33.0% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $32,250, and the median income for a family was $41,008.
The per capita income for the town was $16,649.
About 3.9% of families and 7.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,773 citizens , 799 homeholds, and 488 families residing in the town center, or census-designated place (CDP).
There were 912 housing units at an average density of 1,066.6 per square mile (409.4/km ).
There were 799 homeholds out of which 24.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families.
33.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the CDP was $31,813, and the median income for a family was $39,400.
About 4.7% of families and 8.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
The Androscoggin River Valley, gateway to the White Mountains, D.B.
United States Enumeration Bureau, American Fact - Finder, 2010 Enumeration figures.
"Some Highlights of Gorham History" (PDF).
"Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum".
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