Plymouth, New Hampshire
Congregational Church & Town Hall, Plymouth ca 1920
Seal
Motto: Bridging the Lakes Region and the White Mountains
Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 43°45′27″N 71°41′19″W / 43.7575, -71.68861
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Grafton
Incorporated	1763
Named for	Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
Government
- Type	Town Government
- Board of Selectmen	Wallace Cushing III, Chair Patrice Scott Daryl Browne John H. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Grafton County is a County located in the US state of New Hampshire. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. This is a list of counties in New Hampshire. There are currently 10 counties in the U Grafton County is a County located in the US state of New Hampshire. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Plymouth Colony (sometimes New Plymouth or The Old Colony) was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 until 1691 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states The Board of Selectmen is commonly the executive arm of Town Governments in the New England region of the United States. Kelly Charles Buhrman
Area
- Total	28. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 7 sq mi (74. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²)
- Land	28. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² 4 sq mi (73. 5 km²)
- Water	0. 3 sq mi (0. 9 km²)  1. 22%
Elevation	520 ft (158 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	5,892
- Density	207. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/sq mi (80. 1/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
Zip Code	03264
Area code(s)	603
FIPS code	33-62660
GNIS feature ID	0873702
Website: www.plymouth-nh.org

Plymouth is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks North American area code 603 is the state of New Hampshire 's sole Area code. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Grafton County is a County located in the US state of New Hampshire. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The White Mountains Region is a tourist region designated by the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Plymouth is located at the convergence of the Pemigewasset and Baker rivers, both of which are components of the Merrimack River watershed. The Pemigewasset River (ˌpɛmɨdʒəˈwɑsɨt (known locally as "The Pemi" is a river in the state of New Hampshire, the United States. The Baker River, or Asquamchumauke, is a 364 Mile long (586 Km) River in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an earlier spelling that is sometimes still used is a -long river in the northeastern United States. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, The population was 5,892 at the 2000 census, and the town is home to Plymouth State University, Speare Memorial Hospital, and Plymouth Regional High School. Plymouth State University, formerly Plymouth State College, is a regional comprehensive university located in Plymouth Plymouth Regional High School (PRHS is a public secondary school in Plymouth New Hampshire.

The town's central settlement, where over 59% of the population resides, is defined as the Plymouth census-designated place (CDP), and is located along U.S. Route 3, south of the confluence of the Baker and Pemigewasset rivers. A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes

History

Plymouth was originally the site of an Abenaki village that was burned to the ground by Captain Thomas Baker in 1712. The Abenaki ( or Abnaki) are a Tribe of Native American and First Nations people belonging to the Algonquian peoples This was just one of the many British raids on American Indian settlements during Queen Anne's War. Queen Anne's War ( 1702 &ndash 1713) was the second in a series of four French and Indian Wars fought between France and England (later Part of a large plot of undivided land in the Pemigewasset Valley, the town was first named New Plymouth, after the original Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. Plymouth Colony (sometimes New Plymouth or The Old Colony) was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 until 1691 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth granted Plymouth to settlers from Hollis, all of whom had been soldiers in the French and Indian War. Benning Wentworth (1696&ndash October 14 1770) was the colonial governor of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766 Hollis is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. Some had originally come from Plymouth, Massachusetts. The town was incorporated in 1763. ^[1] Parts of Hebron and Campton were annexed in 1845 and 1860. Hebron is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. Campton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States.

In 1806, then-lawyer Daniel Webster lost his first criminal case at the Plymouth courthouse, which now houses the Historical Society. Daniel Webster (January 18 1782 &ndash October 24 1852 was a leading American Statesman during the nation's Antebellum Period. ^[2] The transcendentalist author Nathaniel Hawthorne, while on vacation in 1864 with former U. Transcendentalism was a group of new ideas in Literature, Religion, Culture, and Philosophy that emerged in New England in the Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4 1804 – May 19 1864 was an American novelist and Short story writer S. President Franklin Pierce, died in Plymouth at the second Pemigewasset House, which was later destroyed by fire in 1909. Franklin Pierce (November 23 1804 &ndash October 8 1869 was an American politician and the fourteenth President of the United States, serving from 1853 to In the early 20th century, the Draper and Maynard Sporting Goods Company (D&M) sold products directly to the Boston Red Sox, and players such as Babe Ruth would regularly visit to pick out their equipment. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of The Plymouth Normal School was founded in 1871 out of the already existing Holmes Plymouth Academy, becoming the state's first teachers' college. It would later evolve into Plymouth Teachers' College in 1939, Plymouth State College in 1963, and finally Plymouth State University in 2003. Plymouth State University, formerly Plymouth State College, is a regional comprehensive university located in Plymouth

Main Street in 1908

Kidder Block c. 1906

R. R. Station c. 1912

Notable residents

• Henry W. Blair, statesman
• John Cheever, Pulitzer Prize-winning author (seasonal)
• Susan Cheever, author and professor (seasonal)
• Mary Baker Eddy, religious leader
• Robert Frost, poet
• Harl Pease, World War II pilot and Medal of Honor recipient
• Daniel Webster, statesman

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 28. Henry William Blair ( December 6, 1834 - March 14, 1920) was a United States Representative and Senator from New John Cheever ( May 27, 1912 &ndash June 18, 1982) was an American Novelist and Short story Writer The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, Susan Cheever, born July 31, 1943 in New York City, daughter of John Cheever and sister of Benjamin Cheever, is an author whose books Mary Baker Eddy (born Mary Morse Baker July 16, 1821 &ndash December 3, 1910) was the founder of the Christian Science Robert Lee Frost (March 26 1874 &ndash January 29 1963 was an American Poet. Harl Pease Jr, was a United States Army Air Forces officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest award the Medal of Honor, for his actions The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. Daniel Webster (January 18 1782 &ndash October 24 1852 was a leading American Statesman during the nation's Antebellum Period. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 7 square miles (74 km²), of which 28. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi (74 km²) is land and 0. 3 sq mi (0. 78 km²) of it is water, comprising 1. 22% of the town. Plymouth is drained by the Pemigewasset and Baker rivers. The Pemigewasset River (ˌpɛmɨdʒəˈwɑsɨt (known locally as "The Pemi" is a river in the state of New Hampshire, the United States. The Baker River, or Asquamchumauke, is a 364 Mile long (586 Km) River in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire Plymouth Mountain, elevation 2,193 feet (668 m) above sea level, the highest point in Plymouth, is in the south, and the slopes of Tenney Mountain are in the west. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Mean sea level (MSL is the average (mean height of the Sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface (The 2,310-foot (700 m) summit of Tenney Mountain lies in the town of Groton. Groton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. )

The main village of Plymouth, a census-designated place, has a total area of 3. A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes 8 square miles (9. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3. 7 sq mi (9. 6 km²) is land and 0. 1 sq mi (0. 26 km²) of it (1. 59%) is water.

Quotes about Plymouth

• Susan Cheever: "Plymouth is a nice enough town, but . Susan Cheever, born July 31, 1943 in New York City, daughter of John Cheever and sister of Benjamin Cheever, is an author whose books . . it's a town in the middle of nowhere, a town for people on the way to somewhere else. "^[3]

Demographics

Country Scene c. 1910

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,892 people, 1,678 households, and 941 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 207. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5 people per square mile (80. 1/km²). There were 1,901 housing units at an average density of 25. 9 persons/km² (67. 0 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 96. 54% White, 0. 42% African American, 0. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa 14% Native American, 0. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States 83% Asian, 0. 00% Pacific Islander, 0. 51% from other races, and 1. 56% from two or more races. 1. 46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically

There were 1,678 households out of which 29. 4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43. 4% were married couples living together, 9. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 8% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 43. 9% were non-families. 27. 1% 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. 51 and the average family size was 3. 05.

Hotel Pemigewasset in 1922

In the town the population was spread out with 16. 2% under the age of 18, 43. 4% from 18 to 24, 17. 9% from 25 to 44, 14. 7% from 45 to 64, and 7. 8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 101. 8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99. 9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,618, and the median income for a family was $43,797. Males had a median income of $33,289 versus $20,565 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,766. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country 18. 6% of the population and 6. 2% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10. 4% are under the age of 18 and 7. 1% are 65 or older.

Town center

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,528 people, 723 households, and 310 families residing in the main village, or census-designated place (CDP). A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes The population density was 951. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3 people per square mile (367. 2/km²). There were 772 housing units at an average density of 80. 3 persons/km² (208. 2 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 96. 85% White, 0. 43% African American, 0. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa 09% Native American, 0. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States 94% Asian, 0. 51% from other races, and 1. 19% from two or more races. 0. 88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically

There were 723 households out of which 22. 7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34. 0% were married couples living together, 6. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 57. 1% were non-families. 27. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 58 and the average family size was 3. 12.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 9. 0% under the age of 18, 67. 2% from 18 to 24, 11. 4% from 25 to 44, 8. 7% from 45 to 64, and 3. 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 103. 3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104. 0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,402, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $36,806 versus $22,070 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,938. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country 25. 5% of the population and 3. 0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0. 0% are under the age of 18 and 7. 3% are 65 or older.

Recreation

• Fox Pond Park
• Langdon Park
• Walter-Newton Natural Area

Sites of interest

• Plymouth Historical Museum
• Pease Public Library
• Lamson Library
• Boy Scout Fountain on the Common (one of only three Boy Scout Fountains in the USA)
• Fox Park
• Langdon Beach
• Smith Millennium Bridge (a covered bridge over the Baker River)

Government

Town government and officials

Plymouth is governed in the traditional New England style, with a 5-member board of selectmen as its executive branch, and the traditional Town Meeting as its legislative branch. The Baker River, or Asquamchumauke, is a 364 Mile long (586 Km) River in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire A town meeting is a meeting where the population of an entire geographic area is invited to participate in a gathering often for a political administrative or legislative purpose Municipal elections and Town Meetings are customarily held in March. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United

County, state and federal officials

Plymouth, like all other towns in New Hampshire, elects officials representatives at the county, state and federal levels. The Board of Selectmen is commonly the executive arm of Town Governments in the New England region of the United States. A town clerk is a senior Employee of a City, Borough, or Town administration In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations Chief of Police is the title typically given to the head of a Police department, particularly in North America. Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed A park is a protected area of Land and Water, usually in its natural or semi-natural (landscaped state and set aside for some purpose often to do with human Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's Body or Mind. Recycling involves processing used materials into new products in order to prevent the waste of potentially useful materials reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials reduce A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government It should be noted that these officials only represent the numerous jurisdictions in which the Town of Plymouth lies, and none of them represent the town exclusively. Each official is elected in his or her own county, congressional or senate districts. Currently, Plymouth is situated in New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District, the Grafton County State House District 7, State Senate District 2, and the Executive Council District 1. New Hampshire's second congressional district covers the western and northern parts of New Hampshire.

References

External links

• Town website
• Plymouth State University
• Main Street Plymouth
• New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile