Sunapee, New Hampshire Sunapee, New Hampshire Official seal of Sunapee, New Hampshire Location in Sullivan County and the state of New Hampshire.
Location in Sullivan County and the state of New Hampshire.
State New Hampshire Sunapee is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States.
The populace was 3,365 at the 2010 census. Sunapee is home to part of Lake Sunapee.
Sunapee Village in 1909 The marsh near Sunapee Middle High School still bears Wendell's name.
The name "Sunapee" was substituted for "Wendell" by the council in 1850.
The town, Lake Sunapee and Mount Sunapee share the name which comes from the Algonquian Indian words "suna" meaning "goose", and "apee", meaning "lake".
The Indians called the region "Lake of the Wild Goose" because it is shaped like a goose, with the beak being in Sunapee Harbor.
Before Sunapee was a sizeable tourist attraction, it was an industrialized area.
Lake Sunapee is the only lake in New Hampshire with three working lighthouses, which were originally assembled in the 1890s by the Woodsum brothers and are presently maintained by the Lake Sunapee Protective Association.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 25.2 square miles (65.3 km2), of which 21.1 sq mi (54.6 km2) is territory and 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2) is water, comprising 16.20% of the town. Sunapee is drained by the Sugar River.
The highest point in town is about 1,600 feet (490 m) above sea level, along the town's northern border, just north of Ledge Pond.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,365 citizens , 1,443 homeholds, and 973 families residing in the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 97.6% White, 0.2% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.3% some other race, and 1.0% from two or more competitions.
Sunapee Harbor c.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The town of Sunapee maintains a volunteer Fire Safety Program.
Even with the amount of waterfront property and the number of boaters coming from Sunapee, the fire department does not have a enhance safety diver.
Sunapee is represented in the New Hampshire General Court by Republican Bob Odell in the Senate.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sunapee town, Sullivan County, New Hampshire".
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Sunapee town, Sullivan County, New Hampshire".
"Selected Economic Characteristics: 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Sunapee town, Sullivan County, New Hampshire".
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