Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover is a town located on the
Connecticut River in Grafton County,
New Hampshire,
United States. The population was 10,850 at the 2000 census. It is best known as the home of
Dartmouth College. Hanover borders the towns of
Lyme,
Canaan,
Enfield, and Norwich, Vermont, as well as the city of
Lebanon. Norwich and Hanover share the first and one of the few inter-state school districts in the nation.
Norwich and Hanover are two of the small number of towns that travellers must pass through while hiking the
Appalachian trail.
Encyclopedia
Hanover is a town located on the
Connecticut River in Grafton County,
New Hampshire,
United States. The population was 10,850 at the 2000 census. It is best known as the home of
Dartmouth College. Hanover borders the towns of
Lyme,
Canaan,
Enfield, and Norwich, Vermont, as well as the city of
Lebanon. Norwich and Hanover share the first and one of the few inter-state school districts in the nation.
Norwich and Hanover are two of the small number of towns that travellers must pass through while hiking the
Appalachian trail. Hanover is also the home of the
US Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory .
History
At one point in its history, the southwest corner of Hanover was known as Dresden. In the late 18th century, Dresden was one of a group of neighboring New Hampshire communities that briefly defected to
Vermont, when the Republic of Vermont was an independent nation. This status was short-lived, however, as New Hampshire threatened the Republic of Vermont with war, with the aid of the other 12 states, if the communities were not returned. As a result, Vermont rejected the communities' defections, and they were returned to New Hampshire in the US. As an interesting historical note, the name "Dresden" is still used in the Dresden School District, an interstate school district serving both Hanover and Norwich, Vermont. Hanover has been home to
Dartmouth College since 1769.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 130.0 kmē . 127.1 kmē of it is land and 2.9 kmē of it is water, comprising 2.23% of the town. The highest point in Hanover is the north peak of
Moose Mountain .
The tap water of downtown Hanover is supplied by several local reservoirs. In recent years, the town has spent over $20 million to upgrade main water lines, and will undergo another $6 million project to build a new water treatment plant. Because some of the older, smaller pipes in town are still made of cast-iron, some tap water is discolored, but nonetheless potable. Outside the downtown area, residents rely on private wells that are not maintained by the town.
There are a great many trails and nature preserves in Hanover, and the majority of these trails are suitable for
snow shoes and cross-country
skis.
Demographics
This article describes the Town of Hanover as a whole. Additional demographic data is available which describes only the central settlement or village. See Hanover , New Hampshire.As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 10,850 people, 2,832 households, and 1,761 families residing in the town. The
population density was 85.3/kmē . There were 2,989 housing units at an average density of 23.5/kmē . The racial makeup of the town was 87.98%
White, 1.74%
Black or
African American, 0.47% Native American, 6.76% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from
other races, and 2.09% from two or more races. 2.54% of the population were
Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,832 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the town the population was spread out with 15.1% under the age of 18, 37.6% from 18 to 24, 16.6% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $72,470, and the median income for a family was $99,158. Males had a median income of $63,409 versus $35,771 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,393. About 0.6% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
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