Jaffrey, New Hampshire Jaffrey, New Hampshire Official seal of Jaffrey, New Hampshire Location in Cheshire County, New Hampshire Location in Cheshire County, New Hampshire Jaffrey is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States.
The major settlement in town, where 2,757 citizens resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Jaffrey census-designated place (CDP) and is positioned along the Contoocook River at the junction of U.S.
3.1 Town center In 1749, the town was re-chartered by the Mason proprietors as Monadnock No.
2, sometimes called Middle Monadnock or Middletown. It was one of the first suburbs established following the Masonian proprietors' purchase of survived lands under the claim.
It would be incorporated in 1773 by Governor John Wentworth, and titled for George Jaffrey, member of a wealthy Portsmouth family. Jaffrey's son was a life trustee of Dartmouth College, and designer of the official college seal.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 40.0 square miles (104 km2), of which 38.3 sq mi (99 km2) is territory and 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) is water, comprising 4.32% of the town.
The town center, or census-designated place, has a total region of 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2).
2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2) of it is territory and 0.1 sq mi (0.26 km2) (3.83%) is water.
Jaffrey lies mostly inside the Merrimack River watershed, via the Contoocook River in the easterly part of the town, with the northwest corner of town lying in the Ashuelot River watershed, part of the larger Connecticut River watershed. Located in southeast Cheshire County, the town of Jaffrey is bordered by Dublin to the north, Peterborough and Sharon to the east (both part of Hillsborough County), Rindge to the south, and Troy and Marlborough to the west.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,476 citizens , 2,120 homeholds, and 1,464 families residing in the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.32% White, 0.42% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other competitions, and 1.19% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,120 homeholds out of which 33.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 11.3% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 30.9% were non-families.
24.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $45,033, and the median income for a family was $48,703.
The per capita income for the town was $21,412.
Out of the total citizens living in poverty, 10.2% are under the age of 18 and 10.0% are 65 or older.
Town center As of the census of 2000, there were 2,802 citizens , 1,157 homeholds, and 730 families residing in the town center, or census-designated place.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.39% White, 0.29% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.68% Asian, and 1.39% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,157 homeholds out of which 32.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 13.4% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 36.9% were non-families.
30.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the CDP, the populace was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold is $35,880, and the median income for a family was $45,343.
The per capita income for the town was $17,781.
Out of the total citizens living in poverty, 12.8% are under the age of 18 and 10.2% are 65 or older.
Jaffrey, along with the town of Rindge, forms the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District, also known as SAU 47.
The enhance schools in the town are Jaffrey Grade School (grades K 5), Jaffrey-Rindge Middle School (6 8), and Conant High School (9 12).
As with many small non-urban towns in New England, Jaffrey entered the 21st century grappling with the issues of how to cope with increased populace growth and evolution pressures.
Both for tourism and for character of life of its residents, open undeveloped territory is an meaningful component of the town's attractions.
In the 2007 update to its Master Plan, the town specifically cites a desire to preserve open space and non-urban character.
History of The Town of Jaffrey: The Masonian Charter to the Present Time, 1749 1880.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Town of Jaffrey official website Municipalities and communities of Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States Towns
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