Tilton, New Hampshire Tilton, New Hampshire Downtown Tilton Downtown Tilton Official seal of Tilton, New Hampshire Location in Belknap County, New Hampshire Location in Belknap County, New Hampshire State New Hampshire Tilton is a town on the Winnipesaukee River in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States.
Tilton is home to the Tilton School, a private preliminary school.
Originally the southern part of Sanbornton, the present region of Tilton was known as Sanbornton Bridge and Bridge Village. These two names refer to the bridge, assembled in 1763, that crossed the Winnipesaukee River from Canterbury to Sanbornton and onto what is now Main Street in Tilton. In 1869, Sanbornton Bridge was set off and incorporated as Tilton, titled in honor of Nathaniel Tilton, whose grandson Charles E.
Tilton was the owner of textile mills and the community's wealthiest citizen.
Nathaniel Tilton established an iron foundry and the area's first hotel, the Dexter House.
Tilton donated many statues to the town, a unique feature, and his estate is now part of the Tilton School.
Tilton Hall, his former mansion assembled in 1861, homes the Lucian Hunt Library.
Tilton also donated what is perhaps the most notable landmark in the area, the hilltop Memorial Arch, positioned in the neighboring town of Northfield, athwart the Winnipesaukee River from the center of Tilton.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 12.0 square miles (31.1 km2), of which 11.1 square miles (28.8 km2) is territory and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km2) is water, comprising 7.12% of the town. Tilton is drained by the Winnipesaukee River.
The highest point in Tilton is 866 feet (264 m) above sea level, along the town's northern border, near the summit of Calef Hill.
Tilton is considered the gateway to the Lakes Region of the state, and a large commercial and retail precinct has sprung up at the intersection of the five aforementioned routes, just off Exit 20 of I-93.
The historic village of Tilton is positioned a short distance to the west of the new commercial development, on the northern banks of the Winnipesaukee.
Tilton In the town, the populace was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
In the New Hampshire Senate, Tilton is in the 2nd District, represented by Republican Bob Giuda.
On the New Hampshire Executive Council, Tilton is in the 1st District, represented by Republican Joe Kenney.
In the United States House of Representatives, Tilton is in New Hampshire's 1st congressional district, represented by Democrat Carol Shea-Porter.
John Charles Daly (1914-1991), tv personality, network executive, host of What's My Line?, alumnus of Tilton School United States Enumeration Bureau, American Fact - Finder, 2010 Enumeration figures.
Brochure: Tilton-Northfield Historical Walking Tour, Northfield/Tilton Economic Development Corp., PO Box 659, Tilton, NH 03276 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001) - Tilton town, New Hampshire".
Town of Tilton official website New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile Tilton School Municipalities and communities of Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States Alton Barnstead Belmont Center Harbor Gilford Gilmanton Meredith New Hampton Sanbornton Tilton Alton Belmont Meredith New Hampton Tilton Northfield
Categories:
Towns in Belknap County, New Hampshire - Towns in New Hampshire - 1869 establishments in New Hampshire - Tilton, New Hampshire
|