Loudon, New Hampshire Loudon, New Hampshire Official seal of Loudon, New Hampshire Location in Merrimack County and the state of New Hampshire.
Location in Merrimack County and the state of New Hampshire.
State New Hampshire Loudon is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States.
The populace was 5,317 at the 2010 census. Loudon is the home of New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The major settlement in town, where 559 citizens resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Loudon census-designated place and is positioned along the Soucook River at the southern end of New Hampshire Route 129.
The town of Loudon was originally incorporated by Governor John Wentworth on January 23, 1773. Loudon was originally formed of territory taken from Canterbury.
The new town was titled in honor of John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, a Scottish soldier and prestige of British military forces in North America amid the French and Indian War. Loudoun also helped to establish an autonomous business of colonial militia, called Roger's Rangers, who were attached to the British Army amid the French and Indian War.
One of Lord Loudoun's aides, John Loudon Mc - Adam, invented a new process called macadamizing for building roads that were more durable and less muddy than soil-based roads. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 47.5 square miles (123 km2), of which 46.8 sq mi (121 km2) is territory and 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) is water, comprising 1.41% of the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 98.24% White, 0.25% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.11% from other competitions, and 0.76% from two or more competitions.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $55,185, and the median income for a family was $59,096.
About 4.2% of families and 6.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.
The town of Loudon sends kids to Loudon Elementary School for kindergarten through 5th grade.
Loudon is home to the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, which in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is home to the New Hampshire 301 and the Bad Boy Off Road 300, in the NASCAR Xfinity Series the Auto - Lotto 200, in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series the UNOH 175, in the American Canadian Tour the Bond Auto Invitational, and is also home to the Loudon Classic, America's Oldest Motorcycle Race.
United States Enumeration Bureau, American Fact - Finder, 2010 Enumeration figures.
Documents Relating To Towns In New Hampshire.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Town of Loudon official website New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile Municipalities and communities of Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States Allenstown Andover Boscawen Bow Bradford Canterbury Chichester Danbury Dunbarton Epsom Henniker Hill Hooksett Hopkinton Loudon New London Newbury Northfield Pembroke Pittsfield Salisbury Sutton Warner Webster Wilmot Blodgett Landing Bradford Contoocook Henniker Hooksett Loudon New London Pittsfield South Hooksett Suncook Tilton Northfield Warner This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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Towns in Merrimack County, New Hampshire - Populated places established in 1773 - Towns in New Hampshire
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