Francestown (CDP), New Hampshire
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Francestown, New Hampshire
|settlement_type = Census-designated place
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|image_skyline = Francestown CDP Oct 2021.jpg
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|image_caption = Francestown Meetinghouse in the village center
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|pushpin_label = Francestown
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = New Hampshire
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Hillsborough
|subdivision_type3 = Town
|subdivision_name3 = Francestown
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_km2 = 2.43
|area_land_km2 = 2.43
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.94
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.94
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 201
|population_density_km2 = 82.78
|population_density_sq_mi = 214.29
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = EDT
|utc_offset_DST = -4
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|elevation_ft = 830
|coordinates = {{coord|42|59|15|N|71|48|45|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 03043
|area_code = 603
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 33-27060
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|blank1_info = 2806679
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Francestown is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Francestown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 201,{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US3327060&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Francestown CDP, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=December 10, 2021}} out of 1,610 in the entire town.
Geography
The CDP is in the center of the town of Francestown and extends west as far as Perley Road, north past Hiram Patch Lane, northeast to Todd Road, east past Potash Road, south to Old County Road South, and southwest to Champagne Road.{{Cite web| url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb/| title=TIGERweb: Francestown CDP, New Hampshire| publisher=Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=February 12, 2021}} The Francestown Town Hall and Academy and Town Common Historic District occupies the center of the CDP.
New Hampshire Route 136 passes through the center of the community, leading east {{convert|7|mi|0}} to New Boston and southwest {{convert|4|mi|0}} to Greenfield. New Hampshire Route 47 has its southern terminus in Francestown and leads northwest {{convert|7|mi|0}} to Bennington. Second New Hampshire Turnpike, a local road, leads southeast {{convert|9|mi|0}} to Mont Vernon.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Francestown CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Hampshire|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_33.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 11, 2021}} The South Branch Piscataquog River, here a large brook, runs through the east side of the CDP and is part of the Merrimack River watershed.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|2020= 201
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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Francestown was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.{{Cite web|title=2020 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}
References
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{{Hillsborough County, New Hampshire}}
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Category:Census-designated places in New Hampshire
Category:Census-designated places in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire