Madbury, New Hampshire
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Madbury is a town
in Strafford County
, New Hampshire
, United States. The population was 1,771 at the 2010 census.
called Barbadoes, after the West Indies island of Barbados
with which settlers conducted trade, sending wood and lumber in exchange for sugar, molasses and other commodities. The name survives at Barbadoes Pond. Garrison
houses were built as protection against the Indians
. Later it was part of Durham
, a Dover parish which organized in 1716 and then incorporated in 1735. Madbury was once the farm of Sir Francis Champernowne of Greenland
, and named after his ancient family's mansion
at Modbury
in Devon, England.
The name Madbury Parish was first recorded in a 1755 grant made by Colonial
Governor Benning Wentworth
, with full town privileges granted in 1768 by his successor, Governor John Wentworth
. A lumbering and farming community, Madbury was incorporated in 1775. Jackson
in Carroll County
was first settled in 1778 as New Madbury by residents of the town. Today, Madbury is residential, its inhabitants generally employed elsewhere. Numerous faculty of the nearby University of New Hampshire
reside here.
to the town's border with Barrington
to the west. The towns of Durham
and Lee
border Madbury to the south, and the city of Dover
is to the northeast. According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.6 km²), of which 11.7 sq mi (30.3 km²) is land and 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²) is water, comprising 4.58% of the town. The highest point of land is the summit of Hicks Hill, at 331 feet (100.9 m) above sea level
, located close to the center of town.
Although a branch of the Oyster River
rises in western Madbury, the Bellamy River
is the only river of size in town. Bellamy Reservoir
, fed by the Bellamy River together with Mallego Brook, covers 382 acres (1.5 km²) and provides 60% of the water supply for Portsmouth
. It was created in 1960 with a dam built by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Madbury is served by state routes 9, 108
and 155
.
of 2000, there were 1,509 people, 534 households, and 411 families residing in the town. The population density
was 129.2 people per square mile (49.9/km²). There were 543 housing units at an average density of 46.5 per square mile (17.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.62% White, 0.40% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.26% Asian, 0.40% from other races
, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.
There were 534 households out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples
living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $57,981, and the median income for a family was $67,981. Males had a median income of $47,969 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $26,524. About 3.9% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
and Lee
. Madbury has one of the two elementary schools in the district, Moharimet Elementary School, named after a local Indian chief. One of the two elementary schools in the district, Moharimet, named after a local Indian chief, is on Route 155 in Madbury.
New England town
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in Strafford County
Strafford County, New Hampshire
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 112,233 people, 42,581 households, and 27,762 families residing in the county. The population density was 304 people per square mile . There were 45,539 housing units at an average density of 124 per square mile...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, United States. The population was 1,771 at the 2010 census.
History
Madbury was originally a part of DoverDover, New Hampshire
Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. The population was 29,987 at the 2010 census, the largest in the New Hampshire Seacoast region...
called Barbadoes, after the West Indies island of Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
with which settlers conducted trade, sending wood and lumber in exchange for sugar, molasses and other commodities. The name survives at Barbadoes Pond. Garrison
Garrison
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houses were built as protection against the Indians
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
. Later it was part of Durham
Durham, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,664 people, 2,882 households, and 1,582 families residing in the town. The population density was 565.5 people per square mile . There were 2,923 housing units at an average density of 130.5 per square mile...
, a Dover parish which organized in 1716 and then incorporated in 1735. Madbury was once the farm of Sir Francis Champernowne of Greenland
Greenland, New Hampshire
Greenland is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,549 at the 2010 census. It is drained by the Winnicut River and bounded on the northwest by Great Bay.- History :...
, and named after his ancient family's mansion
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
at Modbury
Modbury
Modbury is a town and parish in the South Hams region of the English county of Devon. It is situated on the A379 road, which links it to Plymouth and Kingsbridge...
in Devon, England.
The name Madbury Parish was first recorded in a 1755 grant made by Colonial
Colony
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Governor Benning Wentworth
Benning Wentworth
Benning Wentworth was the colonial governor of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766.-Biography:The eldest child of the John Wentworth who had been Lieutenant Governor, he was born and died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Wentworth graduated from Harvard College in 1715...
, with full town privileges granted in 1768 by his successor, Governor John Wentworth
John Wentworth (governor)
Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet was the British colonial governor of New Hampshire at the time of the American Revolution. He was later also Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia.-Early life:...
. A lumbering and farming community, Madbury was incorporated in 1775. Jackson
Jackson, New Hampshire
Jackson is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 816 at the 2010 census. Jackson is an elegant resort area in the White Mountains. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the west, north and east...
in Carroll County
Carroll County, New Hampshire
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 43,666 people, 18,351 households, and 12,313 families residing in the county. The population density was 18/km² . There were 34,750 housing units at an average density of 14/km²...
was first settled in 1778 as New Madbury by residents of the town. Today, Madbury is residential, its inhabitants generally employed elsewhere. Numerous faculty of the nearby University of New Hampshire
University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
reside here.
Geography
The town of Madbury is shaped like a wedge, extending from the eastern tip of the town touching Cedar Point on Little BayGreat Bay (New Hampshire)
Great Bay is a tidal estuary located in Strafford and Rockingham counties in eastern New Hampshire, United States. The bay occupies over , not including its several tidal river tributaries. Its outlet is at Hilton Point in Dover, New Hampshire, where waters from the bay flow into the Piscataqua...
to the town's border with Barrington
Barrington, New Hampshire
Barrington is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,576 at the 2010 census. The town is a woodland, farm and bedroom community.-History:...
to the west. The towns of Durham
Durham, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,664 people, 2,882 households, and 1,582 families residing in the town. The population density was 565.5 people per square mile . There were 2,923 housing units at an average density of 130.5 per square mile...
and Lee
Lee, New Hampshire
Lee is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,330 at the 2010 census. The town is a rural farm and bedroom community, being close to the University of New Hampshire.-History:...
border Madbury to the south, and the city of Dover
Dover, New Hampshire
Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the United States of America. The population was 29,987 at the 2010 census, the largest in the New Hampshire Seacoast region...
is to the northeast. According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.6 km²), of which 11.7 sq mi (30.3 km²) is land and 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²) is water, comprising 4.58% of the town. The highest point of land is the summit of Hicks Hill, at 331 feet (100.9 m) above sea level
Sea level
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, located close to the center of town.
Although a branch of the Oyster River
Oyster River (New Hampshire)
The Oyster River is about 17 miles long and located in Strafford County, southeastern New Hampshire, United States. It rises in Barrington, flows southeast to Lee, then east-southeast in a serpentine course past Durham to meet the entrance of Great Bay into Little Bay...
rises in western Madbury, the Bellamy River
Bellamy River
The Bellamy River, in Strafford County, southeastern New Hampshire, is a tributary of the Piscataqua River about long. It rises in Swains Lake in Barrington, west of Dover...
is the only river of size in town. Bellamy Reservoir
Bellamy Reservoir
Bellamy Reservoir is a 382 acre impoundment located in Strafford County in eastern New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Madbury. It serves as the primary water supply for the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Its outlet is the Bellamy River, a tributary of Great Bay, a tidal...
, fed by the Bellamy River together with Mallego Brook, covers 382 acres (1.5 km²) and provides 60% of the water supply for Portsmouth
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census...
. It was created in 1960 with a dam built by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Madbury is served by state routes 9, 108
New Hampshire Route 108
New Hampshire Route 108 is a long north–south state highway in Rockingham and Strafford counties in southeastern New Hampshire. The northern terminus of the route is in the city of Rochester at NH Route 125 and NH Route 202A...
and 155
New Hampshire Route 155
New Hampshire Route 155 is an long secondary north–south highway in southeastern New Hampshire. The highway runs from Epping in Rockingham County to Dover in Strafford County...
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,509 people, 534 households, and 411 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 129.2 people per square mile (49.9/km²). There were 543 housing units at an average density of 46.5 per square mile (17.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.62% White, 0.40% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.26% Asian, 0.40% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.
There were 534 households out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $57,981, and the median income for a family was $67,981. Males had a median income of $47,969 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $26,524. About 3.9% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
Schools
Madbury is part of the Oyster River School District, along with the towns of DurhamDurham, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,664 people, 2,882 households, and 1,582 families residing in the town. The population density was 565.5 people per square mile . There were 2,923 housing units at an average density of 130.5 per square mile...
and Lee
Lee, New Hampshire
Lee is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,330 at the 2010 census. The town is a rural farm and bedroom community, being close to the University of New Hampshire.-History:...
. Madbury has one of the two elementary schools in the district, Moharimet Elementary School, named after a local Indian chief. One of the two elementary schools in the district, Moharimet, named after a local Indian chief, is on Route 155 in Madbury.