Albany, New Hampshire
| Albany, New Hampshire | |
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The Albany Chapel, Museum, and Town Offices
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 Location in Carroll County, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates: 43°57′36″N 71°11′37″W / 43.96000°N 71.19361°WCoordinates: 43°57′36″N 71°11′37″W / 43.96000°N 71.19361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Carroll |
| Incorporated | 1833 |
| Government | |
| • Board of Selectmen | Cathy Ryan Rick Hiland Joe Ferris |
| • Town Administrator | Kathleen Vizard |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.2 sq mi (194.7 km2) |
| • Land | 74.6 sq mi (193.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) 0.77% |
| Elevation | 680 ft (207 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 735 |
| • Density | 9.8/sq mi (3.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 03818 |
| Area code(s) | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-00420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0873526 |
| Website | www |
Albany is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 735 at the 2010 census.
Albany includes Mount Chocorua and Mount Paugus, as well as the southeastern corner of the White Mountain National Forest. Albany is the entrance to the Mount Washington Valley, and features a 120-foot (37 m) covered bridge that spans the Swift River just north of the Kancamagus Highway. Albany is also home to the World Fellowship Center, an intergenerational camp and conference retreat center founded in 1941 by and for peace activists.
The community was first chartered in 1766 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth as Burton for General Jonathan Burton of Wilton. The town was incorporated and renamed Albany in 1833, when the New York Central Railroad from New York City to Albany, New York, was chartered.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 75.2 square miles (195 km2), of which 74.6 square miles (193 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) is water, comprising 0.77% of the town. It is drained by the Swift River in the north and the Chocorua River in the south. Mount Chocorua, the highest point in Albany, has an elevation of 3,474 feet (1,059 m), and Mount Paugus has an elevation of 3,201 ft (976 m). Albany lies fully within the Saco River watershed.
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