Pinardville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Goffstown, New Hampshire, United States. It is a suburban neighborhood adjacent to the city of Manchester. The population was 5,034 at the 2020 census. Pinardville has existed since 1906.

History

In 1906, Edmond Pinard (1857–1933), a grocer by trade, developed real-estate holdings on the Manchester/Goffstown town line. Pinard was a French Canadian born in Sainte Monique parish, Nicolet, Quebec, who arrived in New Hampshire in the 1870s and brought many French Canadians to the area. The area was known at the time as "Pinards Ville". It has grown substantially since then, but many of the original families still live in the area.

Geography

Pinardville is located in the southeastern part of Goffstown at (42.996283, -71.508452). It is bordered to the east by the Manchester city line and to the north by the Piscataquog River. The campus of St. Anselm College is just outside the CDP, south of Saint Anselm Drive. The CDP extends west to the New Hampshire Route 114 bypass and then out South Mast Road as far as Henry Bridge Road.

Route 114 leads west out Mast Road to Goffstown village and southeast to New Hampshire Route 101 in Bedford. New Hampshire Route 114A follows Mast Road through the center of Pinardville and leads southeast to South Main Street in the West Side of Manchester.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Pinardville CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 8.39%, are water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Pinardville had a population of 5,034. The median age was 40.7 years. 18.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.3 males age 18 and over.

97.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 2.6% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,139 households in Pinardville, of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.4% were married-couple households, 17.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 4,449 || 88.4%

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| Black or African American || 100 || 2.0%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 14 || 0.3%

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| Asian || 120 || 2.4%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 3 || 0.1%

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| Some other race || 75 || 1.5%

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| Two or more races || 273 || 5.4%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 253 || 5.0%

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2010 census

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As of the census of 2010, there were 4,780 people, 1,942 households, and 1,242 families residing in the CDP. There were 2,036 housing units, of which 94, or 4.6%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.1% white, 1.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.7% some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. 2.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 1,942 households in the CDP, 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were headed by married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36, and the average family size was 2.89.

Education

It is in the Goffstown School District. This district is a part of School Administrative Unit 19.

References

  • Pinardville community website