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|name = Grantham, New Hampshire
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|leader_title = [[Board of Selectmen]]
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|established_title = Incorporated
|established_date = 1761
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'''Grantham''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Sullivan County, New Hampshire|Sullivan County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was
==History==
Incorporated in 1761, Grantham takes its name from [[Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham]], [[Secretary of State for the Southern Department]] from March 1754 to October 1755. Prior to county division in 1827, Grantham was in [[Cheshire County, New Hampshire|Cheshire County]].
The families of Howe, Dunbar and Leavitt were all early Grantham settlers. All three families secured lands in Grantham as part of the charter granted to Baron Grantham in 1761, and all three families "have Grantham hills named after them," according to Elmer M. Hunt in ''New Hampshire Town Names And Whence They Came''. "The Leavitts are said to have had at one time fifty children in attendance at the town's school, and over the years no fewer than seventeen teachers."<ref>Hunt, Elmer Munson (1970). New Hampshire Town Names And Whence They Came, p. 15. Peterborough, New Hampshire: Noone House. {{ISBN|0-87233-009-5}}.</ref>
{{US Census population|align=left▼
==Geography==▼
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|28.1|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|27.2|sqmi|1}} is land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi|1}} is water, comprising 3.15% of the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001) - Grantham town, New Hampshire |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau American Factfinder |accessdate=November 15, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=September 11, 2013 |df= }}</ref> The highest point in town is Grantham Mountain, {{convert|2660|ft|m}} above [[sea level]], a peak along the ridge of Croydon Mountain, which follows the western edge of the town. Grantham lies fully within the [[Connecticut River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]].<ref name=watershed>{{cite book |title=Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers |url=http://nh.water.usgs.gov/Publications/nh.intro.html |last=Foster |first=Debra H. |author2=Batorfalvy, Tatianna N. |author3= Medalie, Laura |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey |year=1995}}</ref> A major body of water in Grantham is [[Eastman Pond]] which serves as a recreational hub of the Eastman Community.{{cn|date = September 2018}} In addition Grantham boasts Anderson and Butternut ponds.▼
The town is home to the Grantham Village School (opened 1981) and Dunbar Free Library (opened 1903).▼
==Demographics==▼
▲{{US Census population
|1790= 333
|1800= 713
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|2000= 2167
|2010= 2985
|2020= 3404
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/
}}
▲==Demographics==
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 2,167 people, 924 households, and 707 families residing in the town. The
There were 924 households, out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.67.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $63,239, and the median income for a family was $69,271. Males had a median income of $43,250 versus $34,773 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $32,174. About 1.4% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.
▲==Geography==
{{stack|[[File:Full Lake View WEB Size.jpg|thumb|right|Eastman Pond, August 2006]]}}
▲According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|
[[Interstate 89]] crosses the town, leading northwest to [[Lebanon, New Hampshire|Lebanon]] and southeast to [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]. Access is from Exit 13 ([[New Hampshire Route 10]]) near the center of town and from Exit 14 at the northern border of town. Route 10 leads south to [[Newport (CDP), New Hampshire|Newport]], the [[county seat]], and north with I-89 to Lebanon.
▲The town is home to the Grantham Village School (opened 1981) and Dunbar Free Library (opened 1903).
===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Enfield, New Hampshire|Enfield]] (north)
* [[Springfield, New Hampshire|Springfield]] (east)
* [[Croydon, New Hampshire|Croydon]] (south)
* [[Plainfield, New Hampshire|Plainfield]] (west)
==See also==
{{portal|New Hampshire}}
* [[List of cities and towns in New Hampshire]]
==References==
{{Reflist|22em}}
==External links==
{{commons category|Grantham, New Hampshire}}
* {{official website|www.granthamnh.net}}
* [
* [https://eastmannh.org/ Eastman Community Association]
{{Geographic location
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{{Sullivan County, New Hampshire}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Towns in Sullivan County, New Hampshire]]
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