Rindge, New Hampshire

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.8 square miles (103.1 km²), of which 37.1 square miles (96.1 km²) are land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km²) are water, comprising 6.76% of the town.[1] Rindge is located in a hilly upland lake region. Hubbard Pond is in the northeast, Contoocook Lake on the northern boundary, Pearly Lake is in the northwest, and Lake Monomonac is on the southern boundary. The town is located on a regional watershed divide and is the headwaters for two river systems. The Contoocook River flows north to the Merrimack River, thence to the Gulf of Maine, and the North Branch of the Millers River flows southwest to the Connecticut River, thence to Long Island Sound.[9][10] Rindge's highest point is on its eastern border, on the lower slopes of Pratt Mountain, where the elevation reaches 1,505 feet (459 m) above sea level.

Rindge is home to the villages of Rindge Center, East Rindge, Converseville, and West Rindge. The town is crossed by U.S. Route 202 and New Hampshire Route 119.

Welcome to Rindge

As of the census of 2020, there were 6,476 residents and 2,031 households in Rindge. The population density was 174.1 inhabitants per square mile (67.2/km²). There were 2,361 housing units at an average density of 63.5 per square mile (24.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.17% White, 2.83% African American, 1.10% Asian, 0.29% American Indian and Alaskan Native, 0.08% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 3.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.07% of the population.

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,014 people, 1,805 households, and 1,316 families residing in the town. The population density was 156.8 inhabitants per square mile (60.5/km²). There were 2,224 housing units at an average density of 55.6 per square mile (21.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.56% White, 1.33% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.28% of the population.[3]

There were 1,805 households, of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.11.[3]

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 20, 20.7% from 20 to 29, 8.7% from 30 to 39, 12.2% from 40 to 49, 19.3% from 50 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.7 years.[3]

For the period 2013–2017, the estimated median income for a household in the town was $68,250, and the median income for a family was $82,917. The per capita income for the town was $27,363. About 3.7% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.[12]

Rindge belongs to the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District, which has a total of four schools. Rindge is also the home of Franklin Pierce University.

Colleges and universities

• Franklin Pierce University

Public high schools

• Conant High School (located in Jaffrey)

Public middle and grade schools

• Rindge Memorial School
• Jaffrey Grade School (located in Jaffrey)
• Jaffrey-Rindge Middle School (located in Jaffrey)

Private schools

• Hampshire Country School
• Heritage Christian School

Rindge Meetinghouse

• Annett State Forest, which includes Annett Wayside Park with picnic tables, toilets, and a hiking trail to Black Reservoir.
• Cathedral of the Pines, a national memorial for all American war dead. The location had been selected by Lieutenant Sanderson Sloane and his wife as the place to build their home when he returned from World War II. A cathedral was created by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Sloane, after learning that their son was lost when the bomber he flew was shot down over Germany on February 22, 1944.
• The Rindge Meeting House, built in 1796, is one of the largest town meeting houses in northern New England and one of the few civic buildings in the region that still straddles the separation of church and state. The building is owned by the town, and the second floor is leased to the First Congregational Church, which uses it for services and other church functions. The first floor is still used for town functions such as Zoning Board meetings as well as community functions such as fairs, Scout meetings, exercise classes, and the like.

• George P. Barker (1807–1848), state congressman from New York
• Addison Gardiner (1797–1883), Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, lieutenant governor of New York
• Enoch Hale (1733–1813), militia colonel
• Nathan Hale (1743–1780), military officer, Revolutionary War hero
• Amasa Norcross (1824–1898), U.S. congressman
• Edward Payson (1783–1827), preacher
• Mary Lee Ware (1858–1937), farmer, philanthropist, patron sponsor of Harvard's Glass Flowers collection
• Marshall Pickney Wilder (1798–1886), merchant, amateur horticulturalist, politician

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rindge, New Hampshire.

• Official website
• Ingalls Memorial Library
• Rindge Chamber of Commerce
• Rindge Historical Society
• Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District
• New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile