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hreflang="ca" data-title="Meredith (Nou Hampshire)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meredith,_New_Hampshire" title="Meredith, New Hampshire – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Meredith, New Hampshire" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meredith_(New_Hampshire)" title="Meredith (New Hampshire) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Meredith (New Hampshire)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a 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of Meredith, New Hampshire"><img alt="Official seal of Meredith, New Hampshire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/Meredith%2C_NH_Town_Seal.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="60" /></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:Belknap-Meredith-NH.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in Belknap County, New Hampshire"><img alt="Location in Belknap County, New Hampshire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Belknap-Meredith-NH.png/250px-Belknap-Meredith-NH.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Belknap-Meredith-NH.png/375px-Belknap-Meredith-NH.png 1.5x, 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Meredith,_New_Hampshire&params=43_39_28_N_71_30_02_W_region:US-NH_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">43°39′28″N</span> <span class="longitude">71°30′02″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">43.65778°N 71.50056°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">43.65778; -71.50056</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/Belknap_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Belknap County, New Hampshire">Belknap</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">1768</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Villages</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Meredith_(CDP),_New_Hampshire" title="Meredith (CDP), New Hampshire">Meredith</a></li><li>Meredith Center</li></ul></div></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">Selectboard</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Steven Aiken</li><li><a href="/wiki/Jeanie_Forrester" title="Jeanie Forrester">Jeanie Forrester</a></li><li>Lynn Leighton</li><li>Jonathan James</li><li>Michael Pelczar</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Town Manager</th><td class="infobox-data">Jack Wozmak (interim)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><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">54.6 sq mi (141.3 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">40.1 sq mi (103.8 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">14.5 sq mi (37.5 km<sup>2</sup>)  26.56%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">508 ft (155 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">6,662</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">166/sq mi (64.2/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">03253</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</a> code</th><td class="infobox-data">33-47140</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">0873662</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://www.meredithnh.org">www<wbr />.meredithnh<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Meredith</b> is a <a href="/wiki/New_England_town" title="New England town">town</a> in <a href="/wiki/Belknap_County,_New_Hampshire" title="Belknap County, New Hampshire">Belknap County, New Hampshire</a>, United States. The population was 6,662 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> Meredith is situated in the state's <a href="/wiki/Lakes_Region_(New_Hampshire)" title="Lakes Region (New Hampshire)">Lakes Region</a> and serves as a major <a href="/wiki/Resort_town" title="Resort town">resort town</a>. Meredith Village, the commercial center of the town, lies along the shores of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Winnipesaukee" title="Lake Winnipesaukee">Lake Winnipesaukee</a>, and several other large lakes lie partially or completely within the town borders. It is home to the Stonedam Island Natural Area and the <a href="/wiki/Hobo_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Hobo Railroad">Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad</a>, and it serves as one of the ports of call for the <a href="/wiki/MS_Mount_Washington" title="MS Mount Washington">MS <i>Mount Washington</i></a>. </p><p>Meredith Village, where 2,527 people resided at the 2020 census,<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> is defined as the <a href="/wiki/Meredith_(CDP),_New_Hampshire" title="Meredith (CDP), New Hampshire">Meredith census-designated place</a>, and is located at the junction of <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_3#New_Hampshire" title="U.S. Route 3">U.S. Route 3</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Route_25" title="New Hampshire Route 25">New Hampshire Route 25</a> at the head of Meredith Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee. </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=Meredith,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bird%27s-eye_View,_Meredith,_NH.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Bird%27s-eye_View%2C_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg/220px-Bird%27s-eye_View%2C_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Bird%27s-eye_View%2C_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg/330px-Bird%27s-eye_View%2C_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Bird%27s-eye_View%2C_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg/440px-Bird%27s-eye_View%2C_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="395" /></a><figcaption>Meredith village <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1905</span></figcaption></figure> <p>Meredith was first known as "Palmer's Town" in honor of Samuel Palmer, a teacher of <a href="/wiki/Surveying" title="Surveying">surveying</a> and <a href="/wiki/Navigation" title="Navigation">navigation</a> who laid out much of the land surrounding Lake Winnipesaukee. In 1748, it was one of the first towns to have a charter granted by the <a href="/wiki/John_Mason_(governor)" title="John Mason (governor)">Masonian Proprietors</a>. Many grantees were from <a href="/wiki/Salem,_Massachusetts" title="Salem, Massachusetts">Salem, Massachusetts</a>, so Palmer's Town was renamed "New Salem". It was settled in 1766 by Jacob Eaton and Colonel Ebenezer Smith, then regranted in 1768 by Governor <a href="/wiki/John_Wentworth_(governor)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Wentworth (governor)">John Wentworth</a> and named after <a href="/wiki/Sir_William_Meredith,_3rd_Baronet" title="Sir William Meredith, 3rd Baronet">Sir William Meredith, 3rd Baronet</a>, a member of <a href="/wiki/British_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="British Parliament">Parliament</a> who opposed taxation on the <a href="/wiki/Thirteen_Colonies" title="Thirteen Colonies">colonies</a>. </p><p>Farmers grew <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">corn</a>, wheat, rye and potatoes, but the area became noted for apple orchards. </p><p>The water rights to the natural Measly Pond Brook (a.k.a. Corliss Brook) was purchased by John Jenness in 1795, and used to power a <a href="/wiki/Gristmill" title="Gristmill">gristmill</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sawmill" title="Sawmill">sawmill</a> in Meredith Village, though it was not the best local waterpower source.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The brook drained <a href="/wiki/Lake_Waukewan" title="Lake Waukewan">Lake Waukewan</a> into Lake Winnipesauke. </p><p>In 1800, John Bond Swasey inherited a 95-acre (38 ha) farm which covered most of what is now Meredith Village. After his marriage in 1809, he gradually purchased land on both sides of the Measly Pond Brook, related water rights, and several mills.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1816 to 1818, Swasey constructed a 600-foot (180 m) rock-lined canal that redirected the flow from Lake Waukewan, and created a 30-foot (9.1 m) drop at a single rock-lined sluiceway at what is now the Mill Falls Marketplace. The new, more powerful waterfall ran <a href="/wiki/Sawmill" title="Sawmill">sawmills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gristmill" title="Gristmill">gristmills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cotton_mill" title="Cotton mill">cotton mills</a>, and in 1895, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Meredith_Electric_Light_Company&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Meredith Electric Light Company (page does not exist)">Meredith Electric Light Company</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-park_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-park-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1859 Meredith village had a <a href="/wiki/Sawmill" title="Sawmill">sawmill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gristmill" title="Gristmill">gristmill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roof_shingle" title="Roof shingle">shingle mill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blacksmith" title="Blacksmith">blacksmith shop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horse_harness" title="Horse harness">harness-maker's shop</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tanning_(leather)" title="Tanning (leather)">tannery</a>. Situated at the outlet of <a href="/wiki/Wickwas_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Wickwas Lake">Wickwas Lake</a>, Meredith Center had a sawmill, gristmill and blacksmith shop. Connected by the <a href="/wiki/Boston,_Concord_%26_Montreal_Railroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad">Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad</a> in March 1849, the town became a summer resort. Passengers also arrived from the <a href="/wiki/Alton_Bay,_New_Hampshire" title="Alton Bay, New Hampshire">Alton Bay</a> depot aboard <a href="/wiki/Steamboat" title="Steamboat">steamboats</a>, the most famous of which was the original <a href="/wiki/MS_Mount_Washington" title="MS Mount Washington">SS <i>Mount Washington</i></a>, launched in 1872. Meredith remains a popular tourist destination. </p><p>In 1974, the Swasey family donated land to create Swasey Park on Lake Waukewan near the beginning of the canal.<sup id="cite_ref-park_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-park-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<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=Meredith,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Plymouth_Street,_Looking_North,_Meredith,_NH.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Plymouth_Street%2C_Looking_North%2C_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg/220px-Plymouth_Street%2C_Looking_North%2C_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Plymouth_Street%2C_Looking_North%2C_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg/330px-Plymouth_Street%2C_Looking_North%2C_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Plymouth_Street%2C_Looking_North%2C_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg/440px-Plymouth_Street%2C_Looking_North%2C_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg 2x" data-file-width="942" data-file-height="572" /></a><figcaption>Plymouth Street <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1920</span></figcaption></figure> <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 54.6 square miles (141.3 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 40.1 square miles (103.8 km<sup>2</sup>) are land and 14.5 square miles (37.5 km<sup>2</sup>), or 26.37%, are water.<sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The highest point in Meredith is the summit of Leavitt Mountain, elevation 1,414 feet (431 m) above <a href="/wiki/Sea_level" title="Sea level">sea level</a>, in the southwestern part of town. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Meredith_(CDP),_New_Hampshire" title="Meredith (CDP), New Hampshire">Meredith village</a> is the commercial hub of the town, lying between the northern tip of Meredith Bay (one of several large arms of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Winnipesaukee" title="Lake Winnipesaukee">Lake Winnipesaukee</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Lake_Waukewan" title="Lake Waukewan">Lake Waukewan</a>. A second village, Meredith Center, is located near the shores of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Wickwas" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Wickwas">Lake Wickwas</a> closer to the geographic center of the town. Meredith Center has much less commercial development than Meredith Village, being located near several protected state forests and wildlife areas. </p><p>The town is crossed by <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_3" title="U.S. Route 3">U.S. Route 3</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Route_25" title="New Hampshire Route 25">New Hampshire Route 25</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Route_104" title="New Hampshire Route 104">New Hampshire Route 104</a>, and <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Route_106" title="New Hampshire Route 106">New Hampshire Route 106</a>. It is bordered by the towns of <a href="/wiki/Sanbornton,_New_Hampshire" title="Sanbornton, New Hampshire">Sanbornton</a> to the southwest, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampton,_New_Hampshire" title="New Hampton, New Hampshire">New Hampton</a> to the west, <a href="/wiki/Center_Harbor,_New_Hampshire" title="Center Harbor, New Hampshire">Center Harbor</a> to the north, <a href="/wiki/Moultonborough,_New_Hampshire" title="Moultonborough, New Hampshire">Moultonborough</a> to the northeast across Lake Winnipesaukee, <a href="/wiki/Gilford,_New_Hampshire" title="Gilford, New Hampshire">Gilford</a> to the southeast, and <a href="/wiki/Laconia,_New_Hampshire" title="Laconia, New Hampshire">Laconia</a> to the south. </p><p>Like many other towns of the <a href="/wiki/Lakes_Region_(New_Hampshire)" title="Lakes Region (New Hampshire)">Lakes Region</a>, Meredith is dominated by several large bodies of water. About half of the town's southeastern boundary with its neighbor Laconia is occupied by <a href="/wiki/Lake_Winnisquam" title="Lake Winnisquam">Lake Winnisquam</a>, while the northern half of town lies within a peninsula, Meredith Neck, that separates Meredith Bay from the main body of Lake Winnipesaukee, giving Meredith an extensive coastline. <a href="/wiki/Bear_Island_(Lake_Winnipesaukee)" title="Bear Island (Lake Winnipesaukee)">Bear Island</a>, the second largest on Winnipesaukee, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Stonedam_Island&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stonedam Island (page does not exist)">Stonedam Island</a>, along with dozens of smaller islands are also part of the town. Several smaller lakes lie between Winnipesaukee and Winnisquam, including <a href="/wiki/Wickwas_Lake" class="mw-redirect" title="Wickwas Lake">Wickwas Lake</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pemigewasset_Lake" title="Pemigewasset Lake">Pemigewasset Lake</a>. <a href="/wiki/Lake_Waukewan" title="Lake Waukewan">Lake Waukewan</a> forms the western edge of the Meredith Village CDP and extends into neighboring New Hampton. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_municipalities">Adjacent municipalities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meredith,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Adjacent municipalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Center_Harbor,_New_Hampshire" title="Center Harbor, New Hampshire">Center Harbor</a> (north)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moultonborough,_New_Hampshire" title="Moultonborough, New Hampshire">Moultonborough</a> (northeast)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilford,_New_Hampshire" title="Gilford, New Hampshire">Gilford</a> (southeast)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laconia,_New_Hampshire" title="Laconia, New Hampshire">Laconia</a> (south)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanbornton,_New_Hampshire" title="Sanbornton, New Hampshire">Sanbornton</a> (southwest)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hampton,_New_Hampshire" title="New Hampton, New Hampshire">New Hampton</a> (west)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meredith,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_Climate_Classification" class="mw-redirect" title="Köppen Climate Classification">Köppen Climate Classification</a> subtype for this climate is "<a href="/wiki/Warm-summer_humid_continental" class="mw-redirect" title="Warm-summer humid continental">Dfb</a>" (Humid Continental Climate). </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Meredith, New Hampshire, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2009–2020 </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60<br />(16) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66<br />(19) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">82<br />(28) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88<br />(31) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">92<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70<br />(21) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61<br />(16) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.1<br />(−1.6) </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.3<br />(0.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFAF6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.2<br />(5.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFC993; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.2<br />(12.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9730; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.1<br />(19.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.4<br />(24.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80.6<br />(27.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.4<br />(26.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF870F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.4<br />(21.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB77; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.8<br />(14.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFECD9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.9<br />(7.2) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.1<br />(1.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC388; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">55.6<br />(13.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.2<br />(−6.0) </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.7<br />(−4.6) </td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.1<br />(0.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.3<br />(6.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.2<br />(13.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.4<br />(18.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF8A16; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70.5<br />(21.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9021; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.1<br />(20.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFAC5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">61.5<br />(16.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFDDBC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.8<br />(9.3) </td> <td style="background: #F7F7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.6<br />(3.1) </td> <td style="background: #D8D8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.4<br />(−2.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">46.5<br />(8.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #AEAEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.3<br />(−10.4) </td> <td style="background: #B3B3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.0<br />(−9.4) </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(−5.0) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.3<br />(1.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.3<br />(7.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFC58B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.3<br />(12.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFB164; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.3<br />(15.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFB76F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">58.8<br />(14.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.6<br />(10.9) </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.8<br />(4.3) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.2<br />(−1.0) </td> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.6<br />(−6.3) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">37.3<br />(2.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #5A5AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−14<br />(−26) </td> <td style="background: #5A5AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−15<br />(−26) </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−3<br />(−19) </td> <td style="background: #ABABFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13<br />(−11) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30<br />(−1) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35<br />(2) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48<br />(9) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44<br />(7) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24<br />(−4) </td> <td style="background: #8A8AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(−17) </td> <td style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−10<br />(−23) </td> <td style="background: #5A5AFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−15<br />(−26) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #80FF80; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.34<br />(85) </td> <td style="background: #89FF89; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.84<br />(72) </td> <td style="background: #7BFF7B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.45<br />(88) </td> <td style="background: #66FF66; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.89<br />(99) </td> <td style="background: #6FFF6F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.76<br />(96) </td> <td style="background: #4DFF4D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.53<br />(115) </td> <td style="background: #59FF59; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.36<br />(111) </td> <td style="background: #68FF68; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.99<br />(101) </td> <td style="background: #5EFF5E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.10<br />(104) </td> <td style="background: #44FF44; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.92<br />(125) </td> <td style="background: #63FF63; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.96<br />(101) </td> <td style="background: #5FFF5F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.23<br />(107) </td> <td style="background: #66FF66; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">47.37<br />(1,204) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18.1<br />(46) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.6<br />(50) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15.4<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">4.2<br />(11) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.8<br />(2.0) </td> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">3.9<br />(9.9) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.7<br />(45) </td> <td style="background: #0000FD; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">79.7<br />(202.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3 </td> <td style="background: #8A8AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6 </td> <td style="background: #7F7FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.3 </td> <td style="background: #7474FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.9 </td> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.4 </td> <td style="background: #5D5DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.7 </td> <td style="background: #7C7CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.6 </td> <td style="background: #8383FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.0 </td> <td style="background: #8282FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.8 </td> <td style="background: #7777FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0 </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4 </td> <td style="background: #7171FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.5 </td> <td style="background: #7878FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">128.5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowy days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.1 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #A2A2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.5 </td> <td style="background: #A2A2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8 </td> <td style="background: #B7B7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.8 </td> <td style="background: #E1E1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.3 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0 </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.5 </td> <td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.0 </td> <td style="background: #ACACFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.7 </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">31.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: NOAA<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: National Weather Service<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <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=Meredith,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&section=5" 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>881</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>1,609</td><td></td><td>82.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1810_United_States_census" title="1810 United States census">1810</a></th><td>1,940</td><td></td><td>20.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>2,416</td><td></td><td>24.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>2,683</td><td></td><td>11.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>3,344</td><td></td><td>24.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>3,521</td><td></td><td>5.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>1,944</td><td></td><td>−44.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>1,807</td><td></td><td>−7.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>1,800</td><td></td><td>−0.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>1,642</td><td></td><td>−8.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>1,713</td><td></td><td>4.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>1,638</td><td></td><td>−4.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>1,680</td><td></td><td>2.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>1,902</td><td></td><td>13.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>2,192</td><td></td><td>15.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>2,222</td><td></td><td>1.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>2,434</td><td></td><td>9.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>2,904</td><td></td><td>19.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>4,646</td><td></td><td>60.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>4,837</td><td></td><td>4.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>5,943</td><td></td><td>22.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>6,241</td><td></td><td>5.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>6,662</td><td></td><td>6.7%</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-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Road_to_Big_Barn_Doors,_Meredith_Center,_NH.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Road_to_Big_Barn_Doors%2C_Meredith_Center%2C_NH.jpg/220px-Road_to_Big_Barn_Doors%2C_Meredith_Center%2C_NH.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Road_to_Big_Barn_Doors%2C_Meredith_Center%2C_NH.jpg/330px-Road_to_Big_Barn_Doors%2C_Meredith_Center%2C_NH.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Road_to_Big_Barn_Doors%2C_Meredith_Center%2C_NH.jpg/440px-Road_to_Big_Barn_Doors%2C_Meredith_Center%2C_NH.jpg 2x" data-file-width="811" data-file-height="526" /></a><figcaption>Street scene in Meredith Center <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1912</span></figcaption></figure> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 census</a>, there were 6,241 people, 2,708 households, and 1,777 families residing in the town. There were 4,728 housing units, of which 2,020, or 42.7%, were vacant. Of the vacant units, 1,710 were for seasonal or recreational use. The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">racial makeup</a> of the town was 97.3% White, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.3% some other race, and 1.0% from two or more races. Of the population, 1.1% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2010_DP_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2010_DP-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 2,941 households, 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were headed by married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. Of all households, 27.5% were made up of individuals, and 11.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27, and the average family size was 2.71.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2010_DP_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2010_DP-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the town, 18.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.8% were from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 34.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2010_DP_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2010_DP-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the period 2011–2015, the estimated median annual income for a household was $63,028, and the median income for a family was $80,076. Male full-time workers had a median income of $62,944 versus $42,734 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the town was $36,510; 12.4% of the population and 8.7% of families were below the poverty line. Of the population, 22.5% under the age of 18 and 7.1% of those 65 or older were living in poverty.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meredith,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MeredithNH_TownHall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/MeredithNH_TownHall.jpg/220px-MeredithNH_TownHall.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/MeredithNH_TownHall.jpg/330px-MeredithNH_TownHall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/MeredithNH_TownHall.jpg/440px-MeredithNH_TownHall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="680" /></a><figcaption>Town hall</figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">New Hampshire Senate</a>, Meredith is in the 2nd district, represented by <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Giuda" title="Bob Giuda">Bob Giuda</a>. On the <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Executive_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="New Hampshire Executive Council">New Hampshire Executive Council</a>, Meredith is in the 1st district, represented by Republican <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Kenney" title="Joseph Kenney">Joseph Kenney</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">United States House of Representatives</a>, Meredith is in <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="New Hampshire's 1st congressional district">New Hampshire's 1st congressional district</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Pappas_(American_politician)" title="Chris Pappas (American politician)">Chris Pappas</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meredith,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Meredith's <a href="/wiki/Inter-Lakes_Middle_High_School" title="Inter-Lakes Middle High School">Inter-Lakes Middle High School</a> is home to the Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, which plays host to the Summer Theatre in Meredith Village (formerly the Lakes Region Summer Theater) every summer. Inter-Lakes Elementary School serves children from Meredith and neighboring Center Harbor. The high school also includes students from the town of <a href="/wiki/Sandwich,_New_Hampshire" title="Sandwich, New Hampshire">Sandwich</a>. </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=Meredith,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Steamer_Mt._Washington,_Lake_Winnipesaukee,_NH.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Steamer_Mt._Washington%2C_Lake_Winnipesaukee%2C_NH.jpg/250px-Steamer_Mt._Washington%2C_Lake_Winnipesaukee%2C_NH.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Steamer_Mt._Washington%2C_Lake_Winnipesaukee%2C_NH.jpg/375px-Steamer_Mt._Washington%2C_Lake_Winnipesaukee%2C_NH.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Steamer_Mt._Washington%2C_Lake_Winnipesaukee%2C_NH.jpg/500px-Steamer_Mt._Washington%2C_Lake_Winnipesaukee%2C_NH.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="495" /></a><figcaption>Original <a href="/wiki/MS_Mount_Washington" title="MS Mount Washington">SS <i>Mount Washington</i></a> (1872–1939). Image <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1920</span></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bradford_Anderson" title="Bradford Anderson">Bradford Anderson</a> (born 1979), actor<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Newell_Bell" title="Samuel Newell Bell">Samuel Newell Bell</a> (1829–1889), US congressman<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Busiel" title="Charles A. Busiel">Charles A. Busiel</a> (1842–1901), manufacturer; US congressman and the 45th <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_New_Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of New Hampshire">governor of New Hampshire</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Libbey_Folsom" title="Joseph Libbey Folsom">Joseph Libbey Folsom</a> (1817–1855), army officer, real estate investor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_G._Fogg" title="George G. Fogg">George G. Fogg</a> (1813–1881), U.S. senator, diplomat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Green_(criminal)" title="Samuel Green (criminal)">Samuel Green</a> (1796–1822), criminal</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Leavitt_(publisher)" title="Dudley Leavitt (publisher)">Dudley Leavitt</a> (1772–1851), publisher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Montana" title="Bob Montana">Bob Montana</a> (1920–1975), illustrator of <a href="/wiki/Archie_Comics" title="Archie Comics">Archie Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Orton" title="George Orton">George Orton</a> (1873–1958), Canadian middle-distance runner; Olympic gold medalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eben_Ezra_Roberts" title="Eben Ezra Roberts">Eben Ezra Roberts</a> (1866–1943), architect</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_E._Somes" title="Daniel E. Somes">Daniel E. Somes</a> (1815–1888), U.S. congressman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annalee_Thorndike" class="mw-redirect" title="Annalee Thorndike">Annalee Thorndike</a> (1915–2002), doll designer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sites_of_interest">Sites of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Meredith,_New_Hampshire&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sites of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ridgefield_Farm_in_Meredith,_NH.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Ridgefield_Farm_in_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg/220px-Ridgefield_Farm_in_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Ridgefield_Farm_in_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg/330px-Ridgefield_Farm_in_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Ridgefield_Farm_in_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg/440px-Ridgefield_Farm_in_Meredith%2C_NH.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="596" /></a><figcaption>Ridgefield Farm in 1917</figcaption></figure> <dl><dt>Museums</dt></dl> <ul><li>Meredith Children's Museum</li> <li>Meredith Historical Society & Museum</li></ul> <dl><dt>Regional theatres and summer stock</dt></dl> <ul><li>The Summer Theatre in Meredith Village</li> <li>In 2008 the <a href="/wiki/Winnipesaukee_Playhouse" title="Winnipesaukee Playhouse">Winnipesaukee Playhouse</a> purchased the former <a href="/wiki/Annalee_Dolls" title="Annalee Dolls">Annalee Dolls</a> factory in Meredith.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, the theatre completed construction of its new facility and moved from its former site in <a href="/wiki/Weirs_Beach,_New_Hampshire" title="Weirs Beach, New Hampshire">Weirs Beach</a> to the site of the former Annalee gift shop.</li></ul> <dl><dt>Orchestras and other musical entertainment</dt></dl> <ul><li>Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra</li> <li>The Sweetbloods</li></ul> <dl><dt>Islands</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Island_(Lake_Winnipesaukee)" title="Bear Island (Lake Winnipesaukee)">Bear Island</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Island_(Lake_Winnipesaukee)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pine Island (Lake Winnipesaukee) (page does not exist)">Pine Island</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Food and drink establishments</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hart%27s_Turkey_Farm" title="Hart's Turkey Farm">Hart's Turkey Farm</a></li> <li>Giuseppe's</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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title="Alton Bay, New Hampshire">Alton Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Center_Barnstead,_New_Hampshire" title="Center Barnstead, New Hampshire">Center Barnstead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilmanton_Ironworks,_New_Hampshire" title="Gilmanton Ironworks, New Hampshire">Gilmanton Ironworks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendale,_New_Hampshire" title="Glendale, New Hampshire">Glendale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeport,_New_Hampshire" title="Lakeport, New Hampshire">Lakeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lochmere,_New_Hampshire" title="Lochmere, New Hampshire">Lochmere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weirs_Beach,_New_Hampshire" title="Weirs Beach, New Hampshire">Weirs Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winnisquam,_New_Hampshire" title="Winnisquam, New Hampshire">Winnisquam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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