Sutton, New Hampshire
| Sutton, New Hampshire | |
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| Town | |
Sutton Mills, central village in the town
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 Location in Merrimack County and the state of New Hampshire. |
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| Coordinates: 43°20′38″N 71°56′28″W / 43.34389°N 71.94111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Merrimack |
| Incorporated | 1784 |
| Government | |
| • Board of selectmen | Walter Baker, Jr. Robert Wright, Jr. William Curless |
| • Town Administrator | Elly Phillips |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.1 sq mi (111.7 km2) |
| • Land | 42.3 sq mi (109.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 928 ft (283 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,837 |
| • Density | 43/sq mi (16/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-75460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0873734 |
| Website | www |
Sutton is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,837 at the 2010 census. Sutton includes the villages of Sutton Mills (shown as "Sutton" on topographic maps), North Sutton, South Sutton and East Sutton. North Sutton is home to Wadleigh State Park on Kezar Lake.
The town was granted in 1749 by the Masonian Proprietors to inhabitants of Haverhill, Newbury and Bradford, Massachusetts, as well as Kingston, New Hampshire. It was called Perrystown after Obadiah Perry, one of the proprietors. But the French and Indian War delayed settlement until 1767, when David Peaslee arrived. Many proprietors forfeited their claims, even with an extension in 1773, so the town was regranted in 1784. The second group of settlers were from Sutton, Massachusetts, source of the town's current name.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.1 square miles (111.6 km2), of which 42.3 sq mi (109.6 km2) is land and 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) (1.85%) is water. The highest point in Sutton is the summit of Kings Hill, at approximately 1,930 feet (590 m) above sea level, in the northwest corner of the town.
The town is drained primarily by tributaries of the Warner River, which flows to the Contoocook River and ultimately the Merrimack River. The Lane River, a tributary of the Warner, drains a large portion of the center of town. The northern portion of town is drained by tributaries of the Blackwater River, another tributary of the Contoocook. The extreme northwest corner of town is part of the Lake Sunapee watershed, draining via the Sugar River of western New Hampshire into the Connecticut River. Blaisdell Lake is in the southwest part of the town.
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