Surry, New Hampshire

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.9 square miles (41.2 km²), of which 15.6 sq mi (40.4 km²) is land and 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²) is water, comprising 2.01% of the town. The highest point in Surry is along the town's western border, on the upper slopes of Derry Hill, where the elevation reaches 1,555 feet (474 m) above sea level.

Surry Dam on the Ashuelot River is in the south central part of town. It holds back the Surry Reservoir which functions as a recreational site.

A waterfall locally known as 40 Foot Falls can be seen from Joslin Road on Merriam Brook.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	448		—
1800	569		27.0%
1810	564		−0.9%
1820	570		1.1%
1830	539		−5.4%
1840	481		−10.8%
1850	556		15.6%
1860	389		−30.0%
1870	318		−18.3%
1880	326		2.5%
1890	270		−17.2%
1900	250		−7.4%
1910	213		−14.8%
1920	200		−6.1%
1930	198		−1.0%
1940	236		19.2%
1950	291		23.3%
1960	362		24.4%
1970	507		40.1%
1980	656		29.4%
1990	667		1.7%
2000	673		0.9%
2010	732		8.8%
Est. 2015	723	^[2]	−1.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 673 people, 268 households, and 206 families residing in the town. The population density was 43.2 people per square mile (16.7/km²). There were 282 housing units at an average density of 18.1 per square mile (7.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.07% White, 0.59% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.

There were 268 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% 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 2.84.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 31.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $56,964, and the median income for a family was $60,179. Males had a median income of $34,464 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,277. About 0.5% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Amos Pollard, chief surgeon and defender of the Alamo; grew up in Surry

References

↑ United States Census Bureau, American FactFinder, 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

Municipalities and communities of Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States

County seat: Keene

City	Keene

Towns	Alstead Chesterfield Dublin Fitzwilliam Gilsum Harrisville Hinsdale Jaffrey Marlborough Marlow Nelson Richmond Rindge Roxbury Stoddard Sullivan Surry Swanzey Troy Walpole Westmoreland Winchester

CDPs	Hinsdale Jaffrey Marlborough North Walpole Troy Walpole West Swanzey Winchester

Other villages	Ashuelot Chesham Drewsville East Swanzey Munsonville Poocham Spofford West Chesterfield

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