Sutton is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,978 at the 2020 census.

In 1981, the world’s first paintball facility was opened in Sutton. The facilities were operated by Bob Gurnsey, one of the inventors of paintballing. The facility closed in 1985.

Geography

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Sutton is in central New Hampshire, in the western part of Merrimack County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 1.80% of the town.

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,837 people, 757 households, and 556 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 985 housing units at an average density of 23.3 per square mile (9.0/km). The racial makeup of the town was 96.5% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.5% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 0.3% some other race, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 757 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were headed by married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43, and the average family size was 2.78.

  • Albert W. Harvey (1879–1956), United States Marshal for the District of Vermont
  • Jonathan Harvey (1780–1859), US congressman
  • Matthew Harvey (1781–1866), U.S. congressman, 13th governor of New Hampshire
  • John S. Pillsbury (1827–1901), businessman, eighth governor of Minnesota
  • Lydia Fowler Wadleigh (1817–1888), educator
  • Charles D. Wells, Wisconsin assemblyman
  • Augusta Harvey Worthen (1823–1910), educator, author

References

  • Sutton Free Library
  • Wadleigh State Park
  • New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile