Antrim is a town located in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,449. Antrim includes the villages of Clinton, North Branch, Antrim Center and South Village.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 94.5 km2 (36.5 mi2). 92.4 km2 (35.7 mi2) of it is land and 2.1 km2 (0.8 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 2.27% water. Antrim is drained by the Contoocook and North Branch rivers, in addition to Great Brook. Gregg Lake and Willard Pond are in the west. Bald Mountain, elevation 2,037 feet (621 meters), is also in the west.
This article describes the town of Antrim as a whole. There are additional detail statistics and demographics available that describe only the central settlement within the town. See: Antrim (CDP), New Hampshire.
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,449 people, 932 households, and 624 families residing in the town. The population density is 26.5/km2 (68.7/mi2). There are 1,160 housing units at an average density of 12.6 persons/km2 (32.5 persons/mi2). The racial makeup of the town is 98.04% White, 0.24% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.04% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.78% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 932 households out of which 35.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% are married couples living together, 7.8% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 33.0% are non-families. 26.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.62 and the average family size is 3.17.
In the town the population is spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $45,677, and the median income for a family is $50,650. Males have a median income of $36,033 versus $24,313 for females. The per capita income for the town is $18,978. 11.5% of the population and 8.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.5% are under the age of 18 and 16.0% are 65 or older.
Settled in 1741, this town did not get its incorporated name until 1777. It was named for County Antrim in Ireland, which was the native home of the land's owner, Philip Riley. Scots-Irish settlers established a Presbyterian church in Antrim in 1788.
With falls providing water power, Great Brook was once lined with over twenty mills along its course from Gregg Lake to the Contoocook River. Commercial development centered on South Antrim. Cutlery was the big industry in this small town, beginning with the manufacturing of apple-paring machines in 1864. The manufacturing of cutlery continued in Antrim through 1989. The town is now largely a bedroom community for Peterborough and Hillsborough. It was home to the now-defunct Nathaniel Hawthorne College.
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