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, and Enfield, New Hampshire; Norwich, Vermont; and the city of Lebanon, New Hampshire. Norwich and Hanover share the first and one of the few inter-state school districts in the nation. In 2007, CNN and ''Money'' magazine rated Hanover as the second best place to live in America.^[1]
Hanover is one of the small number of towns that travellers must pass through while hiking the Appalachian Trail. The town is also the home of the US Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL).

Contents

History

Notable inhabitants

Geography and climate

Demographics

Education

Sister city

Sites of Interest

References

External links

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 independent. 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.

Notable inhabitants

★ Barbara Bedford, Olympic gold medalist swimmer

★ George Bissell, considered the father of the American oil industry

★ Philip Booth, poet

★ C. Loring Brace, anthropologist

★ The Rev. Francis Brown, American Semitic scholar

★ Bill Bryson, American-born British author of humorous books on travel (resident from 1995 to 2003)

★ James Freeman Clarke, American preacher and author

★ Charlie Clouser, music producer and former keyboardist for Nine Inch Nails

★ Richard Eberhart, poet

★ Thomas C. Kinkaid, Admiral of the United States Navy during World War II

★ C. Everett Koop, Surgeon General from 1982-1989

★ Jodi Picoult, fiction author

★ Jon Spencer, blues and punk rock musician

★ Mia Tyler, plus-sized model/actress

★ Daniel Webster, statesman

★ Eleazar Wheelock, founder of Dartmouth College

★ Leonard Wilcox, United States Senator from 1842-1843

Geography and climate

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 130.0 km² (50.2 mi²). 127.1 km² (49.1 mi²) of it is land and 2.9 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is water, comprising 2.23% of the town. The highest point in Hanover is the north peak of ''Moose Mountain'' (2,305 feet / 703 meters above sea level). Hanover lies fully within the Connecticut River watershed. Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers, , Debra H., Foster, U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey, 1995,
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 and fishy smelling, 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 (CDP), 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/km² (221.0/mi²). There were 2,989 housing units at an average density of 23.5/km² (60.9/mi²). 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.

Education

★ Bernice A. Ray Elementary School

★ Frances C. Richmond Middle School

★ Hanover High School

★ Dartmouth College

Sister city

★ Joigny, France (1993)

★ Nihonmatsu, Japan (1998)

Sites of Interest

★ Hood Museum of Art

★ Hopkins Center for the Arts

References

1. http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0707/gallery.BPTL_top_100.moneymag/2.html retrieved on July 17, 2007

External links

★ Hanover, NH ''Official Website''

★ Dartmouth College

★ New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile