Warren is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 825 at the 2020 census, Warren includes the village of Glencliff. The Appalachian Trail crosses the town in the west.

It is the smallest by population of the six towns named Warren in New England (one in each state).

History

thumb|left|Bird's-eye view, 1912

Warren was granted in 1763 by Governor Benning Wentworth, and incorporated in 1770 by Governor John Wentworth. The town takes its name from Admiral Sir Peter Warren. It was first settled in 1767 by Joseph Patch.

From 1909 until 1970, Glencliff, located in the northern part of Warren, was the mailing address for the New Hampshire State Sanatorium, located just over the town line in Benton, at an elevation of on the slopes of Mount Moosilauke. Before the discovery of antibiotics, pure mountain air was thought to be curative for patients with tuberculosis. With its own farm on , the facility treated more than 4,000 individuals over its first half century, admitting between 50 and 100 per year. Many came from the industrial cities of southern New Hampshire such as Concord, Manchester and Nashua. It is now the Glencliff Home for the Elderly.

The town's most famous landmark is a Redstone ballistic missile erected in the center of the village green. It was donated by Henry T. Asselin, who transported the missile from the Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama, in 1971, then placed it in honor of long-time Senator Norris Cotton, a Warren native.

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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 0.96% of the town.

As of the census of 2010, there were 904 people, 381 households, and 238 families residing in the town. The population density in 2010 was 18.6 people per square mile (7.2/km). There were 612 housing units at an average density of 12.6 per square mile (4.8/km). The racial makeup of the town was 96.57% White, 0.22% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.22% some other race, and 2.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.

There were 381 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were headed by married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37, and the average family size was 2.92.

Education

Warren is in the Warren School District.

Notable people

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  • Moses Bixby (1827–1901), Baptist missionary to Burma
  • Charles Bowles (1761–1843), Free Will Baptist minister
  • Norris Cotton (1900–1989), US senator, congressman
  • Robert "Bob" J. Giuda (born 1952), airline captain, state senator
  • Joseph Monninger (born 1953), author

Sites of interest

  • New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 231: Norris Cotton Statesman 1900–1989
  • New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 275: Sarah Whitcher and the Bear
  • Warren Historical Society Museum
  • Davis-White State Forest

See also

  • White Mountain art

References

  • Joseph Patch Library
  • New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile