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Plainfield, New Hampshire —  Town  — Meriden Hill c. 1908 Seal Location in Sullivan County, New Hampshire Coordinates: 43°32′03″N 72°21′22″W / 43.53417°N 72.35611°W / 43.53417; -72.35611Coordinates: 43°32′03″N 72°21′22″W / 43.53417°N 72.35611°W / 43.53417; -72.35611 Country United States State New Hampshire County Sullivan Incorporated 1761 Government  - Board of Selectmen Robert W. Taylor Judy A. Belyea Thomas P. Williams, Jr. Area  - Total 52.9 sq mi (137.0 km2)  - Land 52.2 sq mi (135.1 km2)  - Water 0.8 sq mi (1.9 km2)  1.42% Elevation 522 ft (159 m) Population (2000)  - Total 2,241  - Density 43.0/sq mi (16.6/km2) Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)  - Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4) ZIP code 03781, 03770 Area code(s) 603 FIPS code 33-62340 GNIS feature ID 0873700 Website plainfieldnh.org Plainfield is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. Plainfield includes the village of Meriden, home to Kimball Union Academy, a private preparatory school. The town is home to the Helen Woodruff Smith Bird Sanctuary and Annie Duncan State Forest. Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Notable inhabitants 5 References 6 External links // History The town was first settled by a group from Plainfield, Connecticut. It was one of the towns incorporated by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth in 1761, at the beginning of the reign of King George III. A part of Plainfield known as Meriden Parish, named for the farm of Massachusetts Governor Jonathan Belcher, became the site of Kimball Union Academy, built in 1813. [1] Plainfield lies on the eastern edge of the enclave known as the Cornish Art Colony, which existed between 1885 and 1930. Maxfield Parrish painted the stage backdrop in the Plainfield Town Hall. [2] In 1910, Ernest Harold Baynes founded the Meriden Bird Club, the first institution of its type in the nation. Meriden Congregational Church in 1914 View of Kimball Union Academy c. 1910 Baxter Hall c. 1922 Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 52.9 square miles (137 km2), of which 52.2 sq mi (135 km2) is land and 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) is water, comprising 1.42% of the town. Bounded on the west by the Connecticut River, Plainfield is drained by Blood's Brook and Blow-me-down Brook. Croydon Mountain is a high ridge that occupies the eastern edge of the town. Grantham Mountain, a peak along the ridge, is the highest point in Plainfield at 2,660 feet (810 m) above sea level. The town is served by state routes 12A and 120. Demographics As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,241 people, 844 households, and 663 families residing in the town. The population density was 43.0 people per square mile (16.6/km²). There were 877 housing units at an average density of 16.8/sq mi (6.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.08% White, 0.27% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.36% of the population. There were 844 households out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 2.98. In the town the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $57,083, and the median income for a family was $61,205. Males had a median income of $36,968 versus $29,491 for females. The per capita income for the town was $26,062. About 1.8% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over. Notable inhabitants Ethel Barrymore, actress (summer resident) Stephen Breyer, justice of the supreme court (vacation home) Edward and Elaine Brown, tax protesters Ben Cherington, baseball personnel official Maxfield Parrish, artist and illustrator Will Sheff, musician Ellen Biddle Shipman, landscape architect Evan Shipman, horse racing authority (summer resident) Hollis Smith, businessman and politician References ^ Coolidge, Austin J.; John B. Mansfield (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts. pp. 618-619. http://books.google.com/books?id=OcoMAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA9&ots=cUndZkVSIF&dq=coolidge%20mansfield%20history%20description%20new%20england%201859&pg=PA618#v=onepage&q&f=false.  ^ Cornish Arts Colony in Cornish and Plainfield, New Hampshire 1885-1930 ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.  External links Town website Philip Read Memorial Library Plainfield Historical Society Kimball Union Academy New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile Plainfield NH Resource Guide v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Sullivan County, New Hampshire County seat: Newport City Claremont Towns Acworth | Charlestown | Cornish | Croydon | Goshen | Grantham | Langdon | Lempster | Newport | Plainfield | Springfield | Sunapee | Unity | Washington Villages Balloch | Meriden