Stratham is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,355 at the 2000
census. It is bounded on the west by the Squamscott River. The town is home to a branch
of the New Hampshire Community Technical Colleges. It is the
home of the only U.S. Lindt & Sprüngli factory and the headquarters of the
Timberland Corporation.
History
Stratham was settled in 1631 and incorporated in 1716. The area,
called Winnicutt by the Pennacook Indians, was known as Squamscott Patent or Point of Rocks because of
its location between Great Bay and the Squamscott River. The sixth town in the
colony to be incorporated, the town was named for Wriothesley
Russell, Baron Howland of Streatham, a friend of Massachusetts Royal Governor Samuel Shute, when New Hampshire was still a part of that state.
The town is unusual among New England settlements of its size in
having been comprehensively mapped in 1793 by Phinehas Merrill. It is therefore possible to
identify how many of the extant buildings of the town predate the map.
Each summer the town hosts the Stratham Fair, held at Stratham Hill Park.
Notable inhabitants
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area
of 40.1 km² (15.5 mi²). 39.1 km² (15.1 mi²) of it
is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water, comprising 2.39% of the town. The highest elevation in town is 290 feet (88 meters) above sea
level, found on the summits of Stratham Hill and neighboring Jewell Hill.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000,
there were 6,355 people, 2,306 households, and 1,743 families residing in the town. The population density was 162.4/km² (420.6/mi²). There were 2,371 housing units at an average density of
60.6/km² (156.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.97% White, 0.16% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.
There were 2,306 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were
non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from
45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $76,726, and the median income for a family was $81,391. Males had a median
income of $53,271 versus $36,759 for females. The per capita income for the town was
$33,270. About 0.5% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.
In 2004, 1,832 of Stratham residents were registered Republicans, and 1,167 of voters were registered as Democrats. [1]
Education
Stratham is home to the Cooperative Middle School, 100 Academic Way and Stratham Memorial School, 39 Gifford Farm Road.
References
- ^ Avery, Vicky, "Lane dial mystery
revealed", Exeter News-Letter, October 17, 2003.
- ^ "The Years of the Life of Samuel Lane, 1718-1806: A New Hampshire Man and His World", Museum of New
Hampshire History, December 11, 2001; URL last accessed June 8, 2006.
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