Eaton, New Hampshire
| Eaton, New Hampshire | |
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| Town | |
The "Little White Church" in Eaton Center overlooking Crystal Lake
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 Location in Carroll County, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates: 43°54′34″N 71°04′56″W / 43.90944°N 71.08222°WCoordinates: 43°54′34″N 71°04′56″W / 43.90944°N 71.08222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Carroll |
| Incorporated | 1760 |
| Government | |
| • Board of Selectmen | Richard Fortin Richard Young Edward Reilly |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.6 sq mi (66.3 km2) |
| • Land | 24.3 sq mi (62.9 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) 5.06% |
| Elevation | 529 ft (161 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 393 |
| • Density | 15/sq mi (5.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 03832 |
| Area code(s) | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-23380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0873587 |
| Website | www |
Eaton is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 393 at the 2010 census. Eaton includes the villages of Eaton Center and Snowville.
Eaton was incorporated in 1760 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, and named for Governor Theophilus Eaton of Connecticut, a generous contributor to the funds needed to settle Massachusetts in 1630. He later formed a colony at New Haven, Connecticut, along with Reverend John Davenport and David Yale, great-grandfather of Yale University's founder, Elihu Yale.
The "Little White Church" is a town landmark. The village of Snowville is named for the Snow family, who started a sawmill there in 1825. "Waukeela", a summer camp for girls, has been in Eaton for 90 years as of 2011. It occupies 45 acres (180,000 m2) on Crystal Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 25.6 square miles (66 km2), of which 24.3 square miles (63 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) is water, comprising 5.06% of the town.Conway Lake is on the northern boundary, and Crystal Lake is in the center. Eaton lies fully within the Saco River watershed. The highest point in town is 1,730 feet (530 m) above sea level on its southern boundary, just north of the 1,806-foot (550 m) summit of Cragged Mountain. Eaton is bounded on the east by the Maine state line.
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