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| Country | United States | ||
| State | New Hampshire | ||
| County | Rockingham | ||
| Incorporated | 1766 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Board of Selectmen | James Alexander, Chairman R. Andrew Robertson Joseph E. Stone John Reagan Stephen R. Barry |
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| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP code | 03037 | ||
| Area code(s) | 603 | ||
| FIPS code | 33-17460 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0873576 | ||
| Website: www.ci.deerfield-nh.us | |||
Deerfield is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,678 at the 2000 census. Deerfield is home to the annual Deerfield Fair.
Deerfield was originally part of Nottingham. In 1756, residents petitioned for organization of a separate parish, but were denied. In 1765, while a second petition was pending, two local hunters presented Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth with a deer. Permission was granted, and "Deerfield" would be incorporated in 1766.
"Deerfield Parade," a hilltop district first settled about 1740, was located on the early postal route between Concord and Portsmouth. Here, the militia of the Revolutionary and Civil wars trained and "paraded" on the village common. The "Parade" was then a professional, cultural and trade center. About 1798, citizens founded Deerfield Academy, a high school. Unfortunately, it burned in 1842.
Once a thriving farm community which was disappointed when bypassed by railroads, the town in 1876 established the Deerfield Fair. Now billed as "New England's Oldest Family Fair," the weekend event draws huge crowds each autumn to admire animals, produce and crafts, or enjoy amusement park rides.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 135.4 km² (52.3 mi²). 131.9 km² (50.9 mi²) of it is land and 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is water, comprising 2.58% of the town. Deerfield is drained by the Lamprey and North Branch rivers. The highest point is Nottingham Mountain (1,345 feet / 410 meters above sea level), near the town's western border. Portions of the Pawtuckaway Mountains occupy the eastern border of the town. Deerfield lies mostly within the Piscataqua River (Coastal) watershed, with the western edge and northernmost section of town in the Merrimack River watershed.[1]
As of the census
There were 1,225 households out of which 43.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 12.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $61,367, and the median income for a family was $64,737. Males had a median income of $40,568 versus $30,682 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,160. About 1.3% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.
There is one public school in Deerfield, the Deerfield Community School, which serves students in grades P-8. Deerfield Community School was opened in 1990 and replaced the George B. White School. The George B. White Building now serves as commercial space and houses, among other things, the town offices and the police department. Deerfield students have attended various local high schools over the years as there is no high school in the town. A contract, signed between Deerfield and Concord High School, states that all students graduating from Deerfield Community School will attend Concord High School starting with the 2007-08 school year.
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