Lisbon, New Hampshire
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Lisbon is a town in Grafton County
, New Hampshire
, United States
. The population was 1,595 at the 2010 census. Lisbon hosts an annual "Lilac
Festival" on Memorial Day
weekend.
The primary settlement in town, where 980 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Lisbon census-designated place
(CDP) and is located along U.S. Route 302
and the Ammonoosuc River
in the southwestern corner of the town.
Lisbon was first granted in 1763 by Colonial
Governor Benning Wentworth
as "Concord". In 1764 the town was renamed "Chiswick", after the Duke of Devonshire
's castle, while Rumford in central New Hampshire took the name "Concord"
in 1765. In 1768, the town was settled and renamed again, this time to "Gunthwaite", after a relation of Colonial Governor John Wentworth
. The name "Lisbon" was selected by Governor Levi Woodbury
when it was incorporated in 1824. His friend, Colonel William Jarvis
, had been consul at Lisbon, Portugal
. The town once included land that is now part of Littleton
and Sugar Hill
.
Charcoal
-making was an early industry. Iron
, gold
and other mineral
s were mined here. The narrow, steep falls of the Ammonoosuc River
provided water power for numerous watermill
s and factories, and the Parker Young Company was at one time the largest manufacturer of piano
sounding boards in the world. Lisbon was the site of the first rope ski
tow in New Hampshire
.
, the town has a total area of 26.6 square miles (68.9 km²), of which 26.2 square miles (67.9 km²) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) is water comprising 1.67% of the town. The town center, or census-designated place
, has a total area of 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km²), of which 0.60% is water.
The highest point in town is an unnamed hill east of Pearl Lake which reaches 1620 feet (493.8 m) above sea level
. Babbit Hill has an elevation of 1092 ft (332.8 m). The Ammonoosuc
and Gale
rivers flow through the town.
As of the census
of 2000, there were 1,587 people, 629 households, and 427 families residing in the town. The population density
was 59.9 people per square mile (23.1/km²). There were 727 housing units at an average density of 10.6 persons/km² (27.4 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 98.55% White, 0.00% African American
, 0.38% Native American, 0.06% Asia
n, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.32% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race.
There were 629 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples
living together, 10.0% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 32.1% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,993, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $27,371 versus $23,274 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $16,836. 7.5% of the population and 3.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.3% are under the age of 18 and 9.8% are 65 or older.
of 2000, there were 1,070 people, 420 households, and 283 families residing in the Lisbon census-designated place
(CDP), the primary settlement area of the town. The population density
was 319.8 people per square mile (123.3/km²). There were 469 housing units at an average density of 54.1 persons/km² (140.2 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 98.13% White, 0.56% Native American, 0.09% Asia
n, 0.09% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. 0.28% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race.
There were 420 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples
living together, 10.5% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 32.4% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% 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 3.04.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household is $36,563, and the median income for a family was $39,861. Males had a median income of $25,438 versus $22,875 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $15,770. 5.2% of the population and 3.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.8% are under the age of 18 and 6.1% are 65 or older.
Grafton County, New Hampshire
Grafton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2010 census, the population was 89,118. Its county seat is North Haverhill, which is a village within the town of Haverhill. Until 1972, the county courthouse and other offices were located in downtown Woodsville, a...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 1,595 at the 2010 census. Lisbon hosts an annual "Lilac
Lilac
Syringa is a genus of about 20–25 species of flowering woody plants in the olive family , native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere....
Festival" on Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War...
weekend.
The primary settlement in town, where 980 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Lisbon census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) and is located along U.S. Route 302
U.S. Route 302
U.S. Route 302 is a spur of U.S. Route 2. It currently runs 171 miles north from Portland, Maine, at U.S. Route 1, to Montpelier, Vermont, at US 2...
and the Ammonoosuc River
Ammonoosuc River
The Ammonoosuc River is a river, 55 mi long, in northwestern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound. "Ammonoosuc" is Abnaki for "small, narrow fishing place"....
in the southwestern corner of the town.
History
Colony
In politics and history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a state. For colonies in antiquity, city-states would often found their own colonies. Some colonies were historically countries, while others were territories without definite statehood from their inception....
Governor Benning Wentworth
Benning Wentworth
Benning Wentworth was the colonial governor of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766.-Biography:The eldest child of the John Wentworth who had been Lieutenant Governor, he was born and died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Wentworth graduated from Harvard College in 1715...
as "Concord". In 1764 the town was renamed "Chiswick", after the Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire
Duke of Devonshire is a title in the peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish family. This branch of the Cavendish family has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century, and have been rivalled in political influence perhaps only...
's castle, while Rumford in central New Hampshire took the name "Concord"
Concord, New Hampshire
The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
in 1765. In 1768, the town was settled and renamed again, this time to "Gunthwaite", after a relation of Colonial Governor John Wentworth
John Wentworth (governor)
Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. He was later also Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.-Early life:...
. The name "Lisbon" was selected by Governor Levi Woodbury
Levi Woodbury
Levi Woodbury was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, a U.S. Senator, Governor of New Hampshire and cabinet member in three administrations. He was the first Justice to have attended law school....
when it was incorporated in 1824. His friend, Colonel William Jarvis
William Jarvis (merchant)
William Jarvis was an American diplomat, financier and philanthropist best known for introducing the merino breed of sheep into the United States from Spain.-Biography:...
, had been consul at Lisbon, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. The town once included land that is now part of Littleton
Littleton, New Hampshire
Littleton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,928 at the 2010 census. Situated at the edge of the White Mountains, Littleton is bounded on the northwest by the Connecticut River....
and Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill, New Hampshire
Sugar Hill is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 563 at the 2010 census. Sugar Hill is a venerable resort community which overlooks the White Mountain National Forest, with views of the Presidential, Franconia, Kinsman and Dalton ranges.- History :This town...
.
Charcoal
Charcoal
Charcoal is the dark grey residue consisting of carbon, and any remaining ash, obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis, the heating of wood or other substances in the absence of oxygen...
-making was an early industry. Iron
Iron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
, gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
and other mineral
Mineral
A mineral is a naturally occurring solid chemical substance formed through biogeochemical processes, having characteristic chemical composition, highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties. By comparison, a rock is an aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids and does not...
s were mined here. The narrow, steep falls of the Ammonoosuc River
Ammonoosuc River
The Ammonoosuc River is a river, 55 mi long, in northwestern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound. "Ammonoosuc" is Abnaki for "small, narrow fishing place"....
provided water power for numerous watermill
Watermill
A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
s and factories, and the Parker Young Company was at one time the largest manufacturer of piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
sounding boards in the world. Lisbon was the site of the first rope ski
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
tow in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 26.6 square miles (68.9 km²), of which 26.2 square miles (67.9 km²) is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) is water comprising 1.67% of the town. The town center, or census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
, has a total area of 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km²), of which 0.60% is water.
The highest point in town is an unnamed hill east of Pearl Lake which reaches 1620 feet (493.8 m) above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. Babbit Hill has an elevation of 1092 ft (332.8 m). The Ammonoosuc
Ammonoosuc River
The Ammonoosuc River is a river, 55 mi long, in northwestern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound. "Ammonoosuc" is Abnaki for "small, narrow fishing place"....
and Gale
Gale River
The Gale River is a 13.1 mile long tributary of the Ammonoosuc River in northwestern New Hampshire in the United States. Via the Ammonoosuc, it is part of the watershed of the Connecticut River, which flows to Long Island Sound....
rivers flow through the town.
Demographics
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 1,587 people, 629 households, and 427 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 59.9 people per square mile (23.1/km²). There were 727 housing units at an average density of 10.6 persons/km² (27.4 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 98.55% White, 0.00% African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, 0.38% Native American, 0.06% Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.32% of the population were Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
or Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
of any race.
There were 629 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 10.0% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 32.1% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.00.
The median income for a household in the town was $37,993, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $27,371 versus $23,274 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $16,836. 7.5% of the population and 3.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.3% are under the age of 18 and 9.8% are 65 or older.
Town center
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 1,070 people, 420 households, and 283 families residing in the Lisbon census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP), the primary settlement area of the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 319.8 people per square mile (123.3/km²). There were 469 housing units at an average density of 54.1 persons/km² (140.2 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 98.13% White, 0.56% Native American, 0.09% Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n, 0.09% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. 0.28% of the population were Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
or Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
of any race.
There were 420 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 10.5% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 32.4% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% 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 3.04.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household is $36,563, and the median income for a family was $39,861. Males had a median income of $25,438 versus $22,875 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $15,770. 5.2% of the population and 3.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 5.8% are under the age of 18 and 6.1% are 65 or older.