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Roxbury, New Hampshire

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living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.
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25.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.
445:, the town has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.6 km), of which 11.9 square miles (30.8 km) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km) are water, comprising 2.40% of the town. The highest point in Roxbury is the summit Bassett Hill, at 1,644 feet (501 m) above 391:. By then, settlers had established agriculture among the rolling hillsides in the area, and a community had developed at what is now called Roxbury Center. It was a "hill farm" community with some scattered small mills. Roxbury's 1317: 413:, as a very high percentage of its male population was killed in battle. Other residents left after the Civil War to seek a better life in local mill villages or in the American 1657: 1183: 884:
was 19.9 per square mile (7.7/km). There were 90 housing units at an average density of 7.6 per square mile (2.9/km). The racial makeup of the town was 98.73%
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was $ 49,375 and the median family income was $ 56,875. Males had a median income of $ 33,984 and females $ 23,750. The
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There were 89 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were
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for the town was $ 21,124. None of the families and 0.9% of the population were living below the
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The smallest town in Cheshire County, Roxbury was incorporated in 1812 from portions of
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on Pinnacle Mountain is located in the town's northwestern corner, along
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or later), major early landowner and settler, and later in hiding at
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New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile
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is noted for its place in history as the hiding place of
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valleys, occupies part of the town's western boundary.
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Town of Roxbury. Archived from 1072:Town of Roxbury - A good dam town 1264: 1247: 1239: 1222: 992: 38: 1329:Cheshire County, New Hampshire 1: 1265: 1223: 1021:. United States Census Bureau 969:(1811–1873), manufacturer of 948: 1248: 1240: 1124:United States Census Bureau 941:; younger brother of Joseph 443:United States Census Bureau 1679: 204:1,375 ft (419 m) 1618: 1375: 1340: 1197: 858: 843: 828: 813: 798: 783: 768: 753: 738: 723: 708: 693: 678: 663: 648: 633: 618: 603: 588: 573: 558: 543: 536: 531: 526: 523: 421:Lake, constructed by the 56: 37: 30: 975:Wakefield, Massachusetts 973:furniture; namesake of 909:median household income 477:Adjacent municipalities 423:Army Corps of Engineers 1663:Towns in New Hampshire 1653:Roxbury, New Hampshire 1383: 873: 453:Granite Gorge Ski Area 225:18/sq mi (7.0/km) 25:Roxbury, New Hampshire 1381: 1120:"U.S. Census website" 929:Joseph Alexander Ames 868: 859:U.S. Decennial Census 519:Historical population 457:New Hampshire Route 9 248: â€˘ Summer ( 76:42.95500°N 72.20583°W 1631:United States portal 1624:New Hampshire portal 1068:"History of Roxbury" 1048:. 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Location in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Cheshire County
New Hampshire
42°57′18″N 72°12′21″W / 42.95500°N 72.20583°W / 42.95500; -72.20583
Country
State
New Hampshire
County
Cheshire
Incorporated
Board of Selectmen
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern
DST
UTC-4
Eastern
ZIP codes
Keene
Sullivan
Marlborough
Nelson
Area code
603
FIPS code
GNIS
www.roxburynh.org
town
Cheshire County
New Hampshire

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