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Francestown (CDP), New Hampshire

Francestown, New Hampshire
Census-designated place
Francestown Meetinghouse in the village center
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Coordinates: 42°59′15″N 71°48′45″W / 42.98750°N 71.81250°W / 42.98750; -71.81250
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Hillsborough
Town	Francestown
Area [1]
• Total	0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2)
• Land	0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	830 ft (250 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	201
• Density	214.29/sq mi (82.78/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	03043
Area code	603
FIPS code	33-27060
GNIS feature ID	2806679

Francestown is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the townofFrancestown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 201,^[2] out of 1,610 in the entire town.

Geography[edit]

The CDP is in the center of the town of Francestown and extends west as far as Perley Road, north past Hiram Patch Lane, northeast to Todd Road, east past Potash Road, south to Old County Road South, and southwest to Champagne Road.^[3] The Francestown Town Hall and Academy and Town Common Historic District occupies the center of the CDP.

New Hampshire Route 136 passes through the center of the community, leading east 7 miles (11 km) to New Boston and southwest 4 miles (6 km) to Greenfield. New Hampshire Route 47 has its southern terminus in Francestown and leads northwest 7 miles (11 km) to Bennington. Second New Hampshire Turnpike, a local road, leads southeast 9 miles (14 km) to Mont Vernon.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Francestown CDP has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.4 km²), all land.^[4] The South Branch Piscataquog River, here a large brook, runs through the east side of the CDP and is part of the Merrimack River watershed.

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