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Sharon, New Hampshire

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In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 129.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.88.
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The median income for a household in the town was $ 66,250, and the median income for a family was $ 75,325. Males had a median income of $ 51,071 versus $ 29,375 for females. The
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was 24.7 people per square mile (9.5/km). There were 159 housing units at an average density of 10.9 per square mile (4.2/km). The racial makeup of the town was 96.94%
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The topography is uneven and, in parts, mountainous. In 1823, the population was 400. By 1859, when the population was 229, the town had three
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forms the eastern boundary of Sharon for several miles. Holt Peak on Temple Mountain, at 2,045 feet (623 m) above
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There were 138 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were
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It was first settled in 1738 as part of "Peterborough Slip", an area which until 1768 included
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for the town was $ 29,478. About 1.8% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the
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of 2000, there were 360 people, 138 households, and 113 families residing in the town. The
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coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.
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of any race were 0.28% of the population. 24.8% were of
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In 1777, it petitioned to become part of 1337: 1323: 1315: 1200: 1186: 1178: 486: 20: 1208:Places adjacent to Sharon, New Hampshire 1093:A History and Description of New England 1019: 994:(1787–1860), politician, jurist, banker 406: 397:, from which many settlers originated. 339: 318: 294: 256: 235: 227: 198: 162: 152: 120: 85: 66: 48: 36: 506: 328: 306: 273: 248: 240: 219: 211: 203: 190: 167: 140: 128: 7: 1215: 903:, and 0.83% from two or more races. 18:Town in New Hampshire, United States 216:15.7 sq mi (40.6 km) 208:15.7 sq mi (40.6 km) 1348:Hillsborough County, New Hampshire 1345:Municipalities and communities of 1115:"Census of Population and Housing" 496: 442:, is the highest point in Sharon. 14: 224:0.0 sq mi (0.0 km) 1280: 1263: 1255: 1238: 1005: 409: 68: 53: 38: 192: • Town Administrator 1: 1281: 1239: 1033:. United States Census Bureau 1264: 1256: 1141:United States Census Bureau 428:United States Census Bureau 416:(Closed) Sharon Arts Center 1756: 232:1,179 ft (359 m) 1700: 1407: 1359: 1213: 872: 857: 842: 827: 812: 797: 782: 767: 752: 737: 722: 707: 692: 677: 662: 647: 632: 617: 602: 587: 572: 557: 542: 527: 512: 505: 500: 495: 492: 86: 67: 49: 37: 30: 955:there were 117.6 males. 446:Adjacent municipalities 1740:Towns in New Hampshire 1415: 939:ancestry according to 253:23/sq mi (8.9/km) 1413: 1137:"U.S. Census website" 873:U.S. Decennial Census 488:Historical population 276: • Summer ( 106:42.81306°N 71.91556°W 25:Sharon, New Hampshire 1713:United States portal 1706:New Hampshire portal 1060:. 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1832 Schoolhouse
Official seal of Sharon, New Hampshire
Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Hillsborough County
New Hampshire
42°48′47″N 71°54′56″W / 42.81306°N 71.91556°W / 42.81306; -71.91556
State
New Hampshire
County
Hillsborough
Incorporated
Board of Selectmen
Time zone
UTC−5
Eastern
DST
UTC−4
Eastern
ZIP code
Area code
603
FIPS code
GNIS
www.sharonnh.org
town
Hillsborough County
New Hampshire
2020 census
Temple
Peterborough

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