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Groveton is the northern terminus of a railroad track owned by New Hampshire and Vermont Rail, where it intersects the St. Lawrence And Atlantic Railroad . This was formerly the junction of the Grand Trunk Railroad and the Montreal Railroad -- a major point of access for the northern White Mountains . The area was once known for its large corn and potato crop, starch mills, and other manufacturing (leather, shoe pegs). Today it has a large lumber industry. HISTORY Thomas Burnside and Daniel Spaulding commenced the first settlement in 1767. North of Cape Horn, near the river, are the remains of Fort Wentworth built by the New Hampshire Militia in 1755 during the French And Indian War . The town was incorporated November 16, 1779. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 95.7 Km&2 (36.9 Mi&2 ). 93.7 km&2 (36.2 mi&2) of it is land and 2.0 km&2 (0.8 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.06% water. The Connecticut River runs along the western edge of town and the Upper Ammonoosuc River runs through town in a south-westerly direction to the Connecticut and is crossed by a Covered Bridge at Groveton. There are several mountains in town, including Morse Mountain (1,880 feet), Cape Horn (2,040), Moore Mountain (1,522), and Spaulding Hill (1,220 ft). The highest point is on a spur of the Pilot Range on the town's eastern boundary, measuring 2,860 feet AMSL. Cape Horn State Forest is located in the central portion of the town boundaries. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 2,438 people, 989 households, and 666 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 26.0/km&2 (67.4/mi&2). There were 1,112 housing units at an average density of 11.9/km&2 (30.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.44% White , 0.00% African American , 0.25% Native American , 0.33% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.00% from Other Races , and 0.98% from two or more races. 0.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 989 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were Married Couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.91. In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $31,570, and the median income for a family was $34,444. Males had a median income of $33,281 versus $19,464 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $15,101. 11.4% of the population and 9.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 13.4% of those under the age of 18 and 10.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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