Wolfeboro is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States. It consists of the main village of Wolfeboro within the town, as well as the smaller village of Wolfeboro Falls. The population of the CDP was 3,300 at the 2020 census, out of 6,416 in the entire town of Wolfeboro.
Geography
The CDP is in the southern part of the town of Wolfeboro, between Lake Winnipesaukee to the south and Lake Wentworth to the northeast. New Hampshire Route 28 is the main highway through the village, entering from the southeast as Tuftonboro Road, then turning northeast on Center Street. NH 28 leads south to Alton and northeast to Ossipee. New Hampshire Route 109 enters Wolfeboro village from the west on North Main Street, then joins NH 28 to leave to the northeast on Center Street. NH 109 leads northwest to Melvin Village in the town of Tuftonboro and east to Sanbornville in the town of Wakefield. New Hampshire Route 109A (Elm Street) departs from NH 28/109 in Wolfeboro Falls, leading northwest to Moultonborough.
The Wolfeboro CDP is bordered to the south by Winter Harbor and Wolfeboro Bay of Lake Winnipesaukee, from Keewaydin Road in the west to a line between Sinclair Lane and Mountain West Drive in the east. The eastern edge of the CDP follows Cross Road and Pleasant Valley Road northeast to Heath Brook, then follows the brook northwest downstream to Lake Wentworth. The CDP border follows the western shore of Lake Wentworth north to Hodges Road, then follows Trotting Track Road west to Beach Pond Road, and south to NH 109A. The western edge of the CDP is Waumbeck Road from NH 109A south to a brook just north of NH 109, then follows the brook west to Keewaydin Road.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Wolfeboro CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.02%, are water.
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, there were 2,838 people, 1,353 households, and 795 families residing in the CDP. There were 1,858 housing units, of which 505 (27.2%) were vacant. 355 of the vacant units were seasonal or vacation units. The racial makeup of the town was 97.6% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% some other race, and 1.3% from two or more races. 1.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 1,353 households in the CDP, 19.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were headed by married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 36.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.1% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.04, and the average family size was 2.61.