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interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester_(New_Hampshire)" title="Dorchester (New Hampshire) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Dorchester (New Hampshire)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester_(New_Hampshire)" title="Dorchester (New Hampshire) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Dorchester (New Hampshire)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%80_(%D0%9D%D1%8C%D1%8E-%D0%93%D1%8D%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%80)" title="Дорчестэр (Нью-Гэмпшир) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Дорчестэр 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.ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Dorchester, New Hampshire</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category">Town</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dorchester_Community_Church,_Dorchester_NH.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dorchester Community Church"><img alt="Dorchester Community Church" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Dorchester_Community_Church%2C_Dorchester_NH.jpg/250px-Dorchester_Community_Church%2C_Dorchester_NH.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Dorchester_Community_Church%2C_Dorchester_NH.jpg/375px-Dorchester_Community_Church%2C_Dorchester_NH.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Dorchester_Community_Church%2C_Dorchester_NH.jpg/500px-Dorchester_Community_Church%2C_Dorchester_NH.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Dorchester Community Church</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dorchester,_NH_Town_Seal.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Dorchester, New Hampshire"><img alt="Official seal of Dorchester, New Hampshire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8c/Dorchester%2C_NH_Town_Seal.png/100px-Dorchester%2C_NH_Town_Seal.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8c/Dorchester%2C_NH_Town_Seal.png/150px-Dorchester%2C_NH_Town_Seal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8c/Dorchester%2C_NH_Town_Seal.png/200px-Dorchester%2C_NH_Town_Seal.png 2x" data-file-width="325" data-file-height="239" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grafton-Dorchester-NH.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire"><img alt="Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Grafton-Dorchester-NH.png/250px-Grafton-Dorchester-NH.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Grafton-Dorchester-NH.png/375px-Grafton-Dorchester-NH.png 1.5x, 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Dorchester,_New_Hampshire&params=43_45_24_N_71_56_55_W_region:US-NH_city_type:city(339)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">43°45′24″N</span> <span class="longitude">71°56′55″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">43.75667°N 71.94861°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">43.75667; -71.94861</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_New_Hampshire" title="List of counties in New Hampshire">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Grafton_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Grafton County, New Hampshire">Grafton</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Incorporation_(municipal_government)" class="mw-redirect" title="Incorporation (municipal government)">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1772</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Villages</th><td class="infobox-data">Dorchester<br />Bucks Corner<br />Cheever<br />North Dorchester</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Board_of_selectmen" class="mw-redirect" title="Board of selectmen">Select Board</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Sherman Hallock, Chair<br />Craig Veasey, Vice Chair<br />Margaret Currier-Lemey</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2021_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2021-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">45.2 sq mi (117.1 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">44.6 sq mi (115.5 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.6 sq mi (1.6 km<sup>2</sup>)  1.34%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,391 ft (424 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020)<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2020_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">339</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">8/sq mi (2.9/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Standard_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Standard Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Daylight_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Daylight Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">03266</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_603" title="Area code 603">603</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">33-18740</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">0873579</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://townofdorchester.org">townofdorchester<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Dorchester</b> is a town in <a href="/wiki/Grafton_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Grafton County, New Hampshire">Grafton County</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire" title="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a>, United States. The population was 339 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2020_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorchester,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Originally granted by Governor <a href="/wiki/Benning_Wentworth" title="Benning Wentworth">Benning Wentworth</a> in 1761, Dorchester was named for <a href="/wiki/Dorchester,_Dorset" title="Dorchester, Dorset">Dorchester</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dorset" title="Dorset">Dorset</a>, England. When the recipients failed to take up the grant, it was regranted in 1766, but also without success. Finally, it was regranted by Governor <a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Wentworth,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet">John Wentworth</a> to 72 people on May 1, 1772, and settlement began soon thereafter. The first settlers were Benjamin Rice and Stephen Murch from <a href="/wiki/Hanover,_New_Hampshire" title="Hanover, New Hampshire">Hanover</a>, but originally from <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the first census of Dorchester was taken in 1790, there were 175 residents. By 1859, when the population reached 711, there were eleven <a href="/wiki/Sawmill" title="Sawmill">sawmills</a>, in addition to several <a href="/wiki/Clapboard_(architecture)" class="mw-redirect" title="Clapboard (architecture)">clapboard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roof_shingle" title="Roof shingle">shingle</a> mills. <a href="/wiki/Charcoal" title="Charcoal">Charcoal</a> was also manufactured here.<sup id="cite_ref-Coolidge_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coolidge-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorchester,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the town has a total area of 45.2 square miles (117.1 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 44.6 square miles (115.5 km<sup>2</sup>) are land and 0.62 square miles (1.6 km<sup>2</sup>) are water, comprising 1.34% of the town.<sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2021_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2021-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is drained by the north-flowing <a href="/wiki/South_Branch_Baker_River" title="South Branch Baker River">South Branch Baker River</a> and the south-flowing <a href="/wiki/Mascoma_River" title="Mascoma River">Mascoma River</a> and its tributary, the <a href="/wiki/Indian_River_(New_Hampshire)" title="Indian River (New Hampshire)">Indian River</a>. Cummins Pond and Reservoir Pond are in the west. The northeastern half of town, which drains to the South Branch of the Baker, is part of the <a href="/wiki/Merrimack_River" title="Merrimack River">Merrimack River</a> watershed, while the southwestern half is part of the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_River" title="Connecticut River">Connecticut River</a> watershed.<sup id="cite_ref-watershed_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-watershed-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The highest point in Dorchester is on its western boundary, where the elevation reaches 3,190 feet (970 m) above <a href="/wiki/Sea_level" title="Sea level">sea level</a>, just east of the summit of <a href="/wiki/Smarts_Mountain" title="Smarts Mountain">Smarts Mountain</a>. </p><p>The town is crossed by <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Route_118" title="New Hampshire Route 118">New Hampshire Route 118</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorchester,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1790_United_States_census" title="1790 United States census">1790</a></th><td>175</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1800_United_States_census" title="1800 United States census">1800</a></th><td>349</td><td></td><td>99.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_census" title="1810 United States census">1810</a></th><td>537</td><td></td><td>53.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>584</td><td></td><td>8.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>702</td><td></td><td>20.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>769</td><td></td><td>9.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>711</td><td></td><td>−7.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>691</td><td></td><td>−2.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>689</td><td></td><td>−0.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>585</td><td></td><td>−15.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>370</td><td></td><td>−36.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>308</td><td></td><td>−16.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>241</td><td></td><td>−21.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>228</td><td></td><td>−5.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>115</td><td></td><td>−49.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>144</td><td></td><td>25.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>133</td><td></td><td>−7.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>91</td><td></td><td>−31.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>141</td><td></td><td>54.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>244</td><td></td><td>73.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>392</td><td></td><td>60.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>353</td><td></td><td>−9.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>355</td><td></td><td>0.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>339</td><td></td><td>−4.5%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2020_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States Census">2000 census</a> there were 353 people, 132 households, and 99 families in the town. The population density was 7.9 people per square mile (3.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 236 housing units at an average density of 5.3 per square mile (2.0/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census#2000_census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the town was 97.17% White, 0.28% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.85% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57%.<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 132 households 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 19.7% of households were one person and 6.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.02. </p><p>The age distribution was 27.5% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males. </p><p>The median household income was $40,833 and the median family income was $42,292. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,940. About 8.6% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dorchester,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Blodgett" title="Rufus Blodgett">Rufus Blodgett</a> (1834–1910), US senator from <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Woodworth" title="Albert Woodworth">Albert Woodworth</a> (1843–1908), businessman, state legislator</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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Dorchester, New Hampshire</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table role="presentation" style="width:100%; margin:0; text-align:center;"><tbody><tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Orford,_New_Hampshire" title="Orford, New Hampshire">Orford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wentworth,_New_Hampshire" title="Wentworth, New Hampshire">Wentworth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rumney,_New_Hampshire" title="Rumney, New Hampshire">Rumney</a></td> </tr><tr> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="North"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Pfeil_oben.svg/14px-Pfeil_oben.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Pfeil_oben.svg/21px-Pfeil_oben.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Pfeil_oben.svg/28px-Pfeil_oben.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="600" 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title="Grafton County, New Hampshire"><span class="region">Grafton County, New Hampshire</span></a>, <span class="country-name">United States</span></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Haverhill,_New_Hampshire" title="Haverhill, New Hampshire"><span>Haverhill</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/City_(New_Hampshire)" class="mw-redirect" title="City (New Hampshire)">City</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon,_New_Hampshire" title="Lebanon, New Hampshire">Lebanon</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map 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href="/wiki/Easton,_New_Hampshire" title="Easton, New Hampshire">Easton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellsworth,_New_Hampshire" title="Ellsworth, New Hampshire">Ellsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enfield,_New_Hampshire" title="Enfield, New Hampshire">Enfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franconia,_New_Hampshire" title="Franconia, New Hampshire">Franconia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grafton,_New_Hampshire" title="Grafton, New Hampshire">Grafton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groton,_New_Hampshire" title="Groton, New Hampshire">Groton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanover,_New_Hampshire" title="Hanover, New Hampshire">Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haverhill,_New_Hampshire" title="Haverhill, New Hampshire">Haverhill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hebron,_New_Hampshire" title="Hebron, New Hampshire">Hebron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holderness,_New_Hampshire" title="Holderness, New Hampshire">Holderness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Landaff,_New_Hampshire" title="Landaff, New Hampshire">Landaff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_New_Hampshire" title="Lincoln, New Hampshire">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisbon,_New_Hampshire" title="Lisbon, New Hampshire">Lisbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Littleton,_New_Hampshire" title="Littleton, New Hampshire">Littleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyman,_New_Hampshire" title="Lyman, New Hampshire">Lyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyme,_New_Hampshire" title="Lyme, New Hampshire">Lyme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_New_Hampshire" title="Monroe, New Hampshire">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange,_New_Hampshire" title="Orange, New Hampshire">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orford,_New_Hampshire" title="Orford, New Hampshire">Orford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piermont,_New_Hampshire" title="Piermont, New Hampshire">Piermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_New_Hampshire" title="Plymouth, New Hampshire">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rumney,_New_Hampshire" title="Rumney, New Hampshire">Rumney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Hill,_New_Hampshire" title="Sugar Hill, New Hampshire">Sugar Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thornton,_New_Hampshire" title="Thornton, New Hampshire">Thornton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren,_New_Hampshire" title="Warren, New Hampshire">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterville_Valley,_New_Hampshire" title="Waterville Valley, New Hampshire">Waterville Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wentworth,_New_Hampshire" title="Wentworth, New Hampshire">Wentworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodstock,_New_Hampshire" title="Woodstock, New Hampshire">Woodstock</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Civil_township#Northeastern_states" title="Civil township">Township</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Livermore,_New_Hampshire" title="Livermore, 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href="/wiki/Lincoln_(CDP),_New_Hampshire" title="Lincoln (CDP), New Hampshire">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisbon_(CDP),_New_Hampshire" title="Lisbon (CDP), New Hampshire">Lisbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Littleton_(CDP),_New_Hampshire" title="Littleton (CDP), New Hampshire">Littleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Lakes,_New_Hampshire" title="Mountain Lakes, New Hampshire">Mountain Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Haverhill,_New_Hampshire" title="North Haverhill, New Hampshire">North Haverhill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Woodstock,_New_Hampshire" title="North Woodstock, New Hampshire">North Woodstock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth_(CDP),_New_Hampshire" title="Plymouth (CDP), New Hampshire">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodsville,_New_Hampshire" title="Woodsville, New Hampshire">Woodsville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Village_(New_Hampshire)" 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