Charlestown is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Charlestown, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,078 at the 2020 census, out of 4,806 in the entire town.
Geography
The CDP is in the western part of Charlestown, on the east side of the Connecticut River, which forms the Vermont state line. From the river, the CDP border extends north up Clay Brook to Fling Road and Acworth Road. The border then turns south along a power line clearing that runs east of the village area, following it to Dickerson Brook and then southwest to Almar Street. The border then turns northwest up Meadow Road before continuing straight to Lower Landing Road, where it turns west and runs to the Connecticut River.
New Hampshire Route 12 is Charlestown's Main Street, leading north to Claremont and south to North Walpole, across the Connecticut from Bellows Falls, Vermont. New Hampshire Route 11 crosses the Connecticut north of Charlestown village, providing access to Interstate 91, which leads north to White River Junction, Vermont, and south to Brattleboro, Vermont.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Charlestown CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.68%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,152 people, 467 households, and 290 families residing in the CDP. There were 503 housing units, of which 36, or 7.2%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.7% white, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% some other race, and 1.6% from two or more races. 1.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 467 households in the CDP, 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were headed by married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30, and the average family size was 2.83.