Marlborough is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,096 at the 2020 census.

There was once an important granite industry here. Stone from Marlborough quarries was used in buildings in Boston, at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and locally in the Frost Free Library. Blankets and wooden-ware, including toys, have been manufactured in Marlborough as well.

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Image:Main Street in Marlborough, NH.jpg|Main Street

Image:Down Minnewawa Glen, Marlborough, NH.jpg|Minnewawa Glen in 1912

Image:Birch Avenue, Marlborough, NH.jpg|"Birch Avenue" in 1907

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 1.13% of the town.

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As of the census of 2010, there were 2,063 people, 866 households, and 565 families residing in the town. There were 946 housing units, of which 80, or 8.5%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the town was 97.0% white, 0.4% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.2% some other race, and 1.4% from two or more races. 1.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 866 households, 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were headed by married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38, and the average family size was 2.79.

Site of interest

  • Maynard-Gates House (1767), listed on the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places

Notable people

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  • Paul Leicester Ford (1865–1902), novelist, biographer
  • Rufus S. Frost (1826–1894), U.S. congressman
  • Fred Tenney (1859–1919), pro baseball player

References