Чиличестер қаласы, Нью-Гэмпшир штаты

Town in New Hampshire, United States

Chichester is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,665 at the 2020 census. and was named for Thomas Pelham Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, Earl of Chichester and England's Secretary of State for the Southern Department. The first settlement was commenced by Paul Morrill in 1758. The town is sparsely populated, with most of the commercial development concentrated along US 202 (Dover Road) and NH 28 (Suncook Valley Road). The civic center of town, with the town hall, Methodist church, and town historical society, lies near the intersection of Main Street, Canterbury Road, and Center Road, about northeast of US 202.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,236 people, 823 households, and 637 families residing in the town. The population density was There were 849 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the town was 98.17% White, 0.18% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population. There were 823 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.04. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $56,741, and the median income for a family was $60,333. Males had a median income of $38,403 versus $28,051 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,115. About 2.3% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Two New Hampshire state routes and two U. S. routes cross Chichester. NH 9, U. S. Route 4, and U. S. Route 202 run concurrently through town, connecting the northern part of Pembroke in the west to Epsom in the east. It is known locally as Dover Road. NH 28 crosses the eastern edge of town, roughly paralleling the Suncook River, connecting Epsom to Pittsfield along Suncook Valley Road.