Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Location in Carroll County, New Hampshire Location in Carroll County, New Hampshire State New Hampshire Wolfeboro is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States.
The populace was 6,269 at the 2010 census. A resort region situated beside Lake Winnipesaukee, Wolfeboro includes the village of Wolfeboro Falls.
The town was granted by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth in 1759 to four young men of Portsmouth, and titled Wolfeborough with respect to English General James Wolfe, who had been victorious at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759.
Built in 1771 beside what is now called Lake Wentworth, this was the first summer nation estate in northern New England.
Over the years Wolfeboro, whose town motto is "The Oldest Summer Resort in America", became a prominent summer colony, especially for families from Boston and southern New Hampshire. Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco, Kurt Vonnegut, Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon have spent time in Wolfeboro. In August 2007, French president Nicolas Sarkozy vacationed there. Wolfeboro Bay c.
The chief village of the town, where 2,838 citizens resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Wolfeboro census-designated place (CDP), and is positioned at the head of Wolfeboro Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee, at the junction of New Hampshire routes 28 and 109.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 58.5 square miles (152 km2), of which 47.9 square miles (124 km2) is territory and 10.6 square miles (27 km2) is water, comprising 18.09% of the town. Wolfeboro is drained by the Smith River, which is the supply of Lake Wentworth and an inlet of Lake Winnipesaukee.
The chief village of Wolfeboro, a census-designated place, has a total region of 7.3 sq mi (19 km2).
7.0 sq mi (18 km2) of it is territory and 0.3 sq mi (0.78 km2) of it, or 3.56%, is water.
Wolfeboro is home to Wentworth State Park, a 50-acre (0.20 km2) state park on the shore of Lake Wentworth.
As of the 2010 Census, there were 2,838 citizens , 1,353 homeholds, and 795 families residing in the census-designated place corresponding to the central village of Wolfeboro. There were 1,858 housing units.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 96.5% White, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.0% from other competitions, and 0.2% from two or more competitions.
As of the 2000 census, there were 1,304 homeholds out of which 22.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 7.4% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 39.2% were non-families.
33.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Also in 2000, the CDP populace was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in 2000 was $42,853, and the median income for a family was $51,005.
Out of the total citizens living in poverty, 4.9% are under the age of 18 and 4.3% are 65 or older.
As of the 2000 Census,[needs update], there were 6,083 citizens , 2,574 homeholds, and 1,722 families residing in the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 99.13% White, 0.16% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other competitions, and 0.23% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,574 homeholds out of which 26.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 33.1% were non-families.
28.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $44,013, and the median income for a family was $53,269.
Out of the total citizens living in poverty, 9.0% are under the age of 18 and 2.9% are 65 or older.
Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet (1737 1820), provincial governor of New Hampshire (summer resident) Wolfeboro is served by Kingswood Regional High School, positioned on Main Street southeast of the center of town.
All of the aforementioned schools are part of the Governor Wentworth Regional School District, which includes five additional towns. The town is also home to Brewster Academy, a private preliminary school.
Wolfeboro's biggest community care facility is Huggins Hospital, a non-profit hospital that serves the communities of Alton, Brookfield, Effingham, Freedom, Madison, Moultonborough, New Durham, Ossipee, Sanbornville, Sandwich, Tamworth, Tuftonboro, Wakefield, Wolfeboro, and other encircling towns. Huggins is a Critical Access Hospital (CAH).
United States Enumeration Bureau, American Fact - Finder, 2010 Enumeration figures.
"For town, company as usual", Sarah Liebowitz, Concord Monitor, August 7, 2007 Copeland, 82, came under fire after a resident overheard him call President Obama a 'f*****g nigger' at a restaurant in March, then brought the incident to the consideration of town and police officials.
"Residents of Wolfeboro, N.H., urge police official to quit for calling Obama the N-word", Mass - Live.com, May 16, 2014.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001) - Wolfeboro town, New Hampshire".
Wolfeboro CDP.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
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