Sandwich is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. Its population was 1,466 at the 2020 census.

The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen began in Sandwich as "Sandwich Home Industries" in 1920, and continues statewide today. Each fall the town hosts the Sandwich Fair. The Durgin Bridge, built in 1864, is a covered bridge in the eastern section of town.

Geography

thumb|left|Guinea Pond Trail in the White Mountain National Forest

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 3.47% of the town.

| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,326 people, 617 households, and 405 families residing in the town. There were 1,057 housing units, of which 440, or 41.6%, were vacant. 373 of the vacant units were for seasonal or recreational use. The racial makeup of the town was 98.0% white, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.0% some other race, and 1.1% from two or more races. 0.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 617 households, 19.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were headed by married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15, and the average family size was 2.59.

Transportation

Four New Hampshire state highways cross the town:

  • NH 25 crosses the town's southeastern corner, from Moultonborough in the south to Tamworth in the east. It is locally known as Whittier Highway.
  • NH109 enters from Moultonborough in the south and terminates in the Center Sandwich, near the fairgrounds, at NH 113. It is known locally as Wentworth Hill Road.
  • NH 113 is the main east–west route across town, entering from Holderness in the west, where it is known as Holderness Road. In Center Sandwich, it becomes Main Street, and at the northern terminus of NH 109, it turns north along Maple Street. The name changes to North Sandwich Road until the village of North Sandwich, where it turns onto Beede Flats Road before entering Tamworth to the east.
  • NH 113A has its western terminus in North Sandwich at NH 113, then goes north along Whiteface Road before turning hard to the east along Chase Road and entering Tamworth at the northeastern corner of town.

thumb|[[Town Hall (Sandwich, New Hampshire)|Sandwich Town Hall]]

Sites of interest

  • Advice To The Players (A local Shakespeare company)
  • John Davidson's Club Sandwich
  • Sandwich Historical Society Museum
  • Sandwich Fair
  • Squam Lake, site of some location filming for the 1981 feature film On Golden Pond

Notable people

  • Isaac Adams (1802–1883), inventor, Massachusetts politician
  • Dixi Crosby (1800–1873), surgeon, educator, born in the town
  • Claude Rains (1889–1967), portrayed Captain Renault in the film Casablanca
  • "Long John" Wentworth (1815–1888), former mayor of Chicago
  • Norbert Wiener (1894–1964), the founder of cybernetics, summered at his cottage in Sandwich

Historic photos

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Image:General Store, Sandwich, NH.jpg|General store and post office

Image:Upper Square, Center Sandwich, NH.jpg|Upper Square in 1911

Image:Lower Square, Center Sandwich, NH.jpg|Lower Square

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See also

  • Sandwich, Illinois, named after Sandwich, New Hampshire

References

  • Sandwich Historical Society
  • New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile