page_title: New Ipswich, New Hampshire
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: New Ipswich, New Hampshire / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Appleton Academy, New Ipswich, NH; from a c. 1910 postcard.
context_page_description: New Ipswich is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,099 at the 2010 census. New Ipswich, situated on the Massachusetts border, includes the villages of Bank, Davis, Gibson Four Corners, Highbridge, New Ipswich Center, Smithville, and Wilder, though these village designations no longer hold the importance they did in the past. The Wapack Trail passes through the community.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 4,289 people, 1,350 households, and 1,089 families residing in the town.  The population density was 131.0 people per square mile (50.6/km²).  There were 1,449 housing units at an average density of 44.2 per square mile (17.1/km²).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.55% White, 0.19% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population. 19.7% were of Finnish, 13.2% French, 13.0% English, 10.4% Irish, 9.7% French Canadian, 6.5% German and 5.6% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
  There were 1,350 households, out of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 15.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.55.
  In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.
  The median income for a household in the town was $53,939, and the median income for a family was $57,865. Males had a median income of $40,887 versus $26,724 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,210.  About 4.3% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.
  New Ipswich has one of the highest population percentages of residents under the age of 18 in New Hampshire.
caption: Appleton Academy c. 1910
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