Meredith, New Hampshire Meredith, New Hampshire Bird's-eye view of Meredith village Bird's-eye view of Meredith village Official seal of Meredith, New Hampshire Location in Belknap County, New Hampshire Location in Belknap County, New Hampshire State New Hampshire Meredith is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States.
The populace was 6,241 at the 2010 census. Meredith is situated beside Lake Winnipesaukee.
The major village in town, where 1,718 citizens resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Meredith census-designated place (CDP), and is positioned at the junction of U.S.
Route 3 and New Hampshire Route 25 at the head of Meredith Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee.
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Meredith was first known as Palmer's Town with respect to Samuel Palmer, a teacher of surveying and navigation who laid out much of the territory surrounding Lake Winnipesaukee.
Many grantees were from Salem, Massachusetts, so Palmer's Town was retitled New Salem.
The supply of Lake Waukewan provided water power sites, and by 1859 Meredith village had a sawmill, gristmill, shingle mill, blacksmith shop, harness-maker's shop and tannery.
Situated at the supply of Wickwas Lake, Meredith Center had a sawmill, gristmill and blacksmith shop.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 54.2 square miles (140.4 km2), of which 39.9 square miles (103.4 km2) is territory and 14.3 square miles (37.0 km2) or 26.37% is water. The highest point in Meredith is the summit of Leavitt Mountain, altitude 1,414 feet (431 m) above sea level, in the southwestern part of town.
Meredith village, formally defined by the U.S.
Enumeration Bureau as the Meredith census-designated place (CDP), has a total region of 1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2).
Meredith village is the commercial core of the town, and lies between the northern tip of Meredith Bay, one of a several large arms of Lake Winnipesaukee and Lake Waukewan.
A second village, Meredith Center, is positioned near the shores of Lake Wickwas closer the geographic center of the town.
Meredith Center has much less commercial evolution than Meredith Village, being positioned near a several protected state forests and wildlife areas.
Route 3, New Hampshire Route 25, New Hampshire Route 104, and New Hampshire Route 106.
It is bordered by the suburbs of Sanbornton to the southwest, New Hampton to the west, Center Harbor to the north, Moultonborough to the northeast athwart Lake Winnipesaukee, Gilford to the southeast, and Laconia to the south.
Like many other suburbs of the Lakes Region, Meredith is dominated by a several large bodies of water.
About half of the town's southeastern boundary with its neighbor Laconia is occupied by Winnisquam Lake, while the northern half of town lies inside a peninsula, Meredith Neck, that separates Meredith Bay from the chief body of Lake Winnipesaukee, giving Meredith an extensive coastline.
Several lesser lakes lie between Winnipesaukee and Winnisquam, including Wickwas Lake and Pemigewasset Lake.
Lake Waukewan forms the edge of the Meredith Village CDP and extends into neighboring New Hampton.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,943 citizens , 2,447 homeholds, and 1,698 families residing in the town.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 28.9% 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 $42,758, and the median income for a family was $54,764.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,739 citizens , 710 homeholds, and 445 families residing in Meredith village, a census-designated place (CDP).
In the New Hampshire Senate, Meredith is in the 2nd District, represented by Republican Bob Giuda.
On the New Hampshire Executive Council, Meredith is in the 1st District, represented by Republican Joe Kenney.
In the United States House of Representatives, Meredith is in New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, represented by Democrat Carol Shea-Porter.
Meredith's Inter-Lakes High School is home to the Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, which plays host to The Summer Theatre in Meredith Village (formerly the Lakes Region Summer Theater) every summer.
The Summer Theatre in Meredith Village United States Enumeration Bureau, American Fact - Finder, 2010 Enumeration figures.
United States Enumeration Bureau, American Fact - Finder, 2010 Enumeration figures.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001) - Meredith town, New Hampshire".
State Builders: An Illustrated Historical and Biographical Record of the State of New Hampshire at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century.
History of Meredith, Belknap County, New Hampshire 1885 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meredith, New Hampshire.
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Towns in Belknap County, New Hampshire - Populated places established in 1768 - Populated places on Lake Winnipesaukee - 1768 establishments in New Hampshire - Towns in New Hampshire - Meredith, New Hampshire
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