Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth was originally the site of an Abenaki village that was burned to the ground by Captain Thomas Baker in 1712. This was just one of the many British raids on American Indian settlements during Queen Anne's War. Part of a large plot of undivided land in the Pemigewasset Valley, the town was first named "New Plymouth", after the original Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth granted Plymouth to settlers from Hollis, all of whom had been soldiers in the French and Indian War. Some had originally come from Plymouth, Massachusetts. The town was incorporated in 1763.http://www.plymouthnh-historicalsociety.org/PHist-Gen.htm Plymouth Historical Society Website - History and Genealogy. Parts of Hebron and Campton were annexed in 1845 and 1860.

In 1806, then-lawyer Daniel Webster lost his first criminal case at the Plymouth courthouse, which now houses the Historical Society.http://www.plymouthnh-historicalsociety.org/PlyHistSocBackground.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209234432/http://www.plymouthnh-historicalsociety.org/PlyHistSocBackground.htm |date=December 9, 2006 }} Plymouth Historical Society Website - About. The author Nathaniel Hawthorne, while on vacation in 1864 with former U.S. President Franklin Pierce, died in Plymouth at the second Pemigewasset House, which was later destroyed by fire in 1909. In the early 20th century, the Draper and Maynard Sporting Goods Company (D&M) sold products directly to the Boston Red Sox, and players such as Babe Ruth would regularly visit to pick out their equipment. The Plymouth Normal School was founded in 1871 out of the already existing Holmes Plymouth Academy, becoming the state's first teachers' college. It would later evolve into Plymouth Teachers' College in 1939, Plymouth State College in 1963, and finally Plymouth State University in 2003.

Image:Main St., Plymouth, NH.jpg|Main Street in 1908

Image:Congregational Church & Town Hall, Plymouth, NH.jpg|Congregational Church and Town Hall {{circa|1920}}

Image:Kidder Block & Methodist Church, Plymouth, NH.jpg|Kidder Block {{circa|1906}}

Image:Railroad Station, Plymouth, NH.jpg|Railroad Station {{circa|1912}}

Image:Along the Ashland Road, Plymouth, NH.jpg

Plymouth is in central New Hampshire, in the southeastern part of Grafton County, at the southern edge of the White Mountains. It is drained by the Pemigewasset River and its tributary, the Baker River, and lies within the Merrimack River watershed. Plymouth is {{convert|42|mi}} north of Concord, the state capital, and {{convert|30|mi}} south of the height of land in Franconia Notch.

Plymouth Mountain, at {{convert|2193|ft|m}} the highest point in Plymouth, is in the south, and the slopes of Tenney Mountain are in the west. (The {{convert|2310|ft|m|adj=on}} summit of Tenney Mountain lies to the west in the town of Groton.)

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|28.7|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|28.1|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|1}} are water, comprising 1.94% of the town.

The main village of Plymouth, a census-designated place, has a total area of {{convert|9.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|9.5|km2|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip}} (2.31%) are water.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Plymouth has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Plymouth was {{convert|102|F|C|1}} on July 5, 1897, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-38|F|C|1}} on February 3, 1898.

{{Weather box

|location = Plymouth, New Hampshire, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1887–2007

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 65

|Feb record high F = 63

|Mar record high F = 81

|Apr record high F = 92

|May record high F = 96

|Jun record high F = 100

|Jul record high F = 102

|Aug record high F = 98

|Sep record high F = 95

|Oct record high F = 88

|Nov record high F = 82

|Dec record high F = 65

|Jan high F = 28.8

|Feb high F = 33.1

|Mar high F = 41.2

|Apr high F = 54.7

|May high F = 67.0

|Jun high F = 75.1

|Jul high F = 79.9

|Aug high F = 78.7

|Sep high F = 71.8

|Oct high F = 58.4

|Nov high F = 45.5

|Dec high F = 33.7

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 18.1

|Feb mean F = 20.6

|Mar mean F = 29.6

|Apr mean F = 41.7

|May mean F = 53.2

|Jun mean F = 61.9

|Jul mean F = 67.1

|Aug mean F = 65.2

|Sep mean F = 58.2

|Oct mean F = 46.0

|Nov mean F = 35.2

|Dec mean F = 24.3

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 7.4

|Feb low F = 8.2

|Mar low F = 17.8

|Apr low F = 28.8

|May low F = 39.4

|Jun low F = 48.7

|Jul low F = 54.2

|Aug low F = 51.7

|Sep low F = 44.6

|Oct low F = 33.6

|Nov low F = 25.0

|Dec low F = 14.9

|year low F =

|Jan record low F = -35

|Feb record low F = -38

|Mar record low F = -25

|Apr record low F = 2

|May record low F = 18

|Jun record low F = 22

|Jul record low F = 33

|Aug record low F = 29

|Sep record low F = 18

|Oct record low F = 1

|Nov record low F = -13

|Dec record low F = -29

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 3.20

|Feb precipitation inch = 2.62

|Mar precipitation inch = 3.15

|Apr precipitation inch = 3.34

|May precipitation inch = 3.70

|Jun precipitation inch = 4.43

|Jul precipitation inch = 4.46

|Aug precipitation inch = 3.83

|Sep precipitation inch = 3.55

|Oct precipitation inch = 4.56

|Nov precipitation inch = 3.58

|Dec precipitation inch = 4.03

|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 12.5

|Feb precipitation days = 8.7

|Mar precipitation days = 10.5

|Apr precipitation days = 10.3

|May precipitation days = 13.5

|Jun precipitation days = 13.3

|Jul precipitation days = 13.3

|Aug precipitation days = 11.8

|Sep precipitation days = 11.6

|Oct precipitation days = 12.4

|Nov precipitation days = 11.7

|Dec precipitation days = 11.7

|Jan snow inch = 18.0

|Feb snow inch = 15.7

|Mar snow inch = 13.5

|Apr snow inch = 3.4

|May snow inch = 0.0

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 0.3

|Nov snow inch = 3.2

|Dec snow inch = 14.2

|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 9.2

|Feb snow days = 6.3

|Mar snow days = 5.7

|Apr snow days = 1.5

|May snow days = 0.0

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.2

|Nov snow days = 1.9

|Dec snow days = 6.4

|source 1 = NOAA

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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Plymouth, NH

|access-date = March 4, 2023

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|source 2 = XMACIS2

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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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{{US Census population

|1790= 625

|1800= 743

|1810= 937

|1820= 983

|1830= 1175

|1840= 1282

|1850= 1290

|1860= 1407

|1870= 1409

|1880= 1719

|1890= 1852

|1900= 1972

|1910= 2200

|1920= 2353

|1930= 2470

|1940= 2533

|1950= 3039

|1960= 3210

|1970= 4225

|1980= 5094

|1990= 5811

|2000= 5892

|2010= 6990

|2020= 6682

|estyear=

|estimate=

|estref=

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}}

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,990 people, 1,953 households, and 947 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|248.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,231 housing units at an average density of 30.6 units/km² (79.4 units/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 95.6% White, 1.0% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.5% some other race, and 1.6% from two or more races. Of the population 1.9% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0600000US3300962660| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Plymouth town, Grafton County, New Hampshire| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 24, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213190142/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/0600000US3300962660| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}

There were 1,953 households, out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were headed by married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder whose husband did not live with her, and 50.1% were non-families. 28.6% 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 2.41, and the average family size was 2.89.

Image:Hotel Pemigewasset, Plymouth, NH.jpg

In the town, the population was spread out, with 12.0% under the age of 18, 50.4% from 18 to 24, 13.3% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.6 males.

For the period 2009–2013, the estimated median annual income for a household in the town was $41,709, and the median income for a family was $79,453. Male full-time workers had a median income of $52,297 versus $28,851 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,804. 22.5% of the population and 3.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.3% were under the age of 18 and 9.8% were 65 or older.{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP03/0600000US3300962660| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2009-2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Plymouth town, Grafton County, New Hampshire| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 24, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213132103/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP03/0600000US3300962660| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}

• Fox Pond Park
• Langdon Park and Walking Trails
• Walter-Newton Natural Area
• Sutherland Hiking Trail (on Plymouth Mountain)
• Plymouth Skate Park
• Quincy Bog
• Livermore Falls Hiking and River Jump

• Boy Scout Fountain on the Common (one of only two Boy Scout Fountains in the USA)
• [https://www.flyingmonkeynh.com/ The Flying Monkey Movie House and Performance Center] (formerly the Plymouth Theater)
• Fox Park
• [https://library.plymouth.edu/ Lamson Library] at Plymouth State University
• [https://www.peasepubliclibrary.org/ Pease Public Library]
• Plymouth Historical Museum
• Russell House (oldest standing residential building in the town; now Plymouth State Admissions)
• Smith Millennium Bridge (a covered bridge over the Baker River)

File:Plymouth Town Hall.jpg

Plymouth is governed in the traditional New England style, with a five-member board of selectmen as its executive branch, and the traditional town meeting as its legislative branch. Municipal elections and town meetings are customarily held in March.

Plymouth, like all other towns in New Hampshire, elects official representatives at the county, state and federal levels. These officials represent the various jurisdictions in which the town of Plymouth lies, and none of them represent the town exclusively. Each official is elected in his or her own district. Currently, Plymouth is situated in New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district, the State House of Representatives Grafton County District 8, State Senate District 2, and Executive Council District 1.

• William F. Batchelder (1926–2019), New Hampshire Supreme Court associate justice
• Henry W. Blair (1834–1920), US senator, congressman
• Eliza Coupe (born 1981), actress (Happy Endings, Scrubs)
• Marian Douglas (1842-1913), poet and short story writer
• Irene Clark Durrell (1852–1914), educator
• William A. Fletcher (1788–1852), Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, born in Plymouth[http://www.micourthistory.org/justices/william-fletcher/ Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society-William A Fletcher]
• Robert Frost (1874–1963), poet
• Harl Pease (1917–1942), World War II pilot, Medal of Honor recipient
• Daniel Webster (1782–1852), US senator, congressman from Massachusetts

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{{reflist}}

{{Commons category|Plymouth, New Hampshire}}

• {{Official website|www.plymouth-nh.org}}
• [https://www.plymouthnhhistory.com/ Plymouth Historical Society]
• [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/plymouth.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]

{{Geographic location

| Centre = Plymouth

| North = Campton

| Northeast = Campton

| East = Holderness

| Southeast = Ashland

| South = Bridgewater

| Southwest = Hebron

| West = Groton

| Northwest = Rumney

}}

{{Grafton County, New Hampshire}}

{{Merrimack River}}

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Category:1763 establishments in New Hampshire

Category:Towns in Grafton County, New Hampshire

Category:Towns in New Hampshire