:Andover, New Hampshire

File:AndoverNH EastAndoverGrangeHall.jpg in East Andover]]

Settled in 1761, the town was originally named "Emerisstown".{{Cite book| url=http://gedcomindex.com/Reference/New_Hampshire_1875/050.html| title=Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire| date=1875| last=Fogg| first=Alonso J.| publication-place=Concord, N.H.| publisher=D.L. Guernsey| page=50| access-date=December 13, 2021}} In 1746 it was granted to Edward Brown and others as "New Breton"{{Cite book| url=http://gedcomindex.com/Reference/Haywards/frame030.html| title=Hayward's New England Gazetteer, Eighth Ed.| date=1839| access-date=December 13, 2021}} or "New Britton", having been granted primarily to soldiers who had taken part in the 1745 capture of Cape Breton during hostilities with the French in Canada. Among those soldiers was their regimental surgeon, Dr. Anthony Emery, a friend of Samuel Phillips Jr., who in 1778 founded the Phillips Andover Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. "New Breton" would be incorporated as "Andover" in 1779, the year Phillips Andover was completed.

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In 1822, an academy was established in Andover, although it would close in 1828. Another school was founded in 1848 that would become Proctor Academy, the prestigious institution around which the town's economy is based. Andover is noted for its antique shops, Greek Revival architecture, and two covered bridges. Potter Place Railroad Station, built in 1874 by the Northern Railroad, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and today serves as a museum for the Andover Historical Society.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|106.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|104.0|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.3|km2|order=flip}} are water, comprising 2.18% of the town. The central and western parts of Andover are drained by the Blackwater River, a tributary of the Contoocook River, while the eastern part, including Highland Lake, drains via Sucker Brook toward the Pemigewasset River in Franklin. Bradley Lake is in the southern part of the town. The entire town is within the Merrimack River 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}}

Ragged Mountain, elevation {{convert|2286|ft|m}} above sea level, is on the northern boundary. The northern slopes of Mount Kearsarge occupy the southernmost part of town and contain the town's highest point, {{convert|2460|ft|m|abbr=on}} above sea level.

Andover includes the villages of East Andover, West Andover, Cilleyville, and Potter Place, named for Richard Potter, an African-American illusionist who lived there in the early 19th century.

• Hill (north)
• Franklin (east)
• Salisbury (south)
• Warner (southwest)
• Wilmot (west)
• Danbury (northwest)

{{US Census population

|1790= 645

|1800= 1133

|1810= 1259

|1820= 1642

|1830= 1324

|1840= 1169

|1850= 1220

|1860= 1243

|1870= 1206

|1880= 1204

|1890= 1090

|1900= 1179

|1910= 1201

|1920= 1121

|1930= 1031

|1940= 1108

|1950= 1057

|1960= 955

|1970= 1138

|1980= 1587

|1990= 1883

|2000= 2109

|2010= 2371

|2020= 2406

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2016 }}

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Image:Lodge & Cottages, Ragged Mountain Reserve.jpg

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2000, there were 2,109 people, 823 households, and 609 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|52.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,038 housing units at an average density of {{convert|25.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.20% White, 0.38% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.

There were 823 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.90.

Image:Carey House, Proctor Academy, Andover, NH.jpg

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,093, and the median income for a family was $52,212. Males had a median income of $33,074 versus $25,927 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,627. About 4.5% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

• Nahum Josiah Bachelder (1854–1934), 49th governor of New Hampshire
• Jacob Bailey Moore (1797–1853), newspaper editor, founder, first librarian of New Hampshire Historical Society
• Richard Potter (1783–1835), magician, hypnotist, ventriloquist

• Potter Place Railroad Station, with the Andover Historical Society Museum
• Northern Rail Trail

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{{Reflist}}

{{Commons category|Andover, New Hampshire}}

• {{Official website|andover-nh.gov}}
• [https://www.andoverhistory.org/ Andover Historical Society]
• [https://andoverlibraries.wordpress.com/ Andover Public Libraries]
• [https://www.aemseagles.org Andover Elementary/Middle School]
• [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/andover.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Andover

| North = Hill

| Northeast = Hill

| East = Franklin

| Southeast = Salisbury

| South = Salisbury

| Southwest = Warner

| West = Wilmot

| Northwest = Danbury

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Category:Towns in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Category:Populated places established in 1761

Category:Towns in New Hampshire