Danbury is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,250 at the 2020 census.

Geography

thumb|Danbury post office

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 0.81% of the town. Waukeena Lake, School Pond, and Bog Pond are a few of the bodies of water within the town limits.

The highest point in Danbury is the summit of Tinkham Hill, at above sea level, in the northern part of town. Ragged Mountain is a prominent mountain with multiple summits which occupies the southern portion of town and has a ski area of the same name; the elevation of the Danbury summit of Ragged is above sea level. The Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway hiking trail crosses a corner of Danbury along Ragged Mountain's Ridge Trail. Access to the Ridge Trail from the SRK Greenway is on the SRKG 6.1 mile trail section 9, either from trailhead parking on New Canada Road in Wilmot from the northwest or from Proctor Academy's trailhead parking in Andover from the southeast.

Danbury is located approximately northwest of Concord, the state capital, and northwest of Manchester, the state's largest city. Danbury is the northernmost town in Merrimack County and lies within the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region. The town is served by U.S. Route 4 and New Hampshire Route 104.

Adjacent municipalities

  • Alexandria (north)
  • Hill (east)
  • Andover (south)
  • Wilmot (southwest)
  • Grafton (west)

Demographics

In 1800, there were 165 people living in Danbury, according to the first official census.

As of the 2000 census, there were 1,071 people, 435 households, and 310 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 596 housing units at an average density of 15.9 per square mile (6.1/km). The racial makeup of the town was:

  • 99.53% White (U.S. average: 75.1%)
  • 0.19% African American (U.S. average: 12.3%)
  • 0.09% Native American (U.S. average: 0.1%)
  • 0.19% from two or more races. (U.S. average: 2.4%)

Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.47% of the population. (U.S. average: 12.5%)

In 2000, there were 435 households with an average household size of 2.46 and an average family size of 2.84.

  • 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. (U.S. average: 32.8%)
  • 57.7% were married couples living together. (U.S. average: 51.7%)
  • 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present. (U.S. average: 12.2%)
  • 28.7% were non-families. (U.S. average: 31.9%)
  • 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals. (U.S. average: 25.8%)
  • 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. (U.S. average: 9.2%)

thumb|right|Danbury Inn in 1916

In 2000, the town's population had a median age of 41 years (U.S. average: 35.3).

  • 23.0% under the age of 18
  • 6.8% from 18 to 24
  • 30.7% from 25 to 44
  • 26.7% from 45 to 64
  • 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older.

For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $38,313 (U.S. average: $41,994). The median income for a family was $40,809 (U.S. average: $50,046). Males had a median income of $32,105 versus $26,328 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,339. About 8.9% of families (U.S. average: 9.2%), and 11.1% of the population (U.S. average: 12.4%) were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Danbury is within the Newfound Area School District. Danbury Elementary School is in the community. The district's secondary schools are Newfound Memorial Middle School, and Newfound Regional High School in Bristol.

Places of interest

thumb|Danbury Town Hall

  • Ragged Mountain Resort, ski and golf vacation resort
  • Danbury North Road Schoolhouse Museum, run by Danbury Historical Society.
  • Bog Pond Dam or Danbury Bog, recreational reservoir
  • Waukeena Lake, cold water lake, motorboats restricted
  • School Pond, warm water pond, motorboats restricted
  • Emily & Theodore Hope Forest property preserved by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF)
  • Rosemary's Woods, SPNHF property
  • Independence Park, municipal multi-purpose field

Notable people

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  • Francis Reed (1852–1917), inventor of many lathe and drill machines
  • Amos Leavitt Taylor, Secretary of Massachusetts Republican Party (1927–1928); Massachusetts Republican State Chair (1924–1949)

See also

  • Northern Rail Trail
  • Ragged Mountain Resort

References

  • George Gamble Library
  • New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile