Dalton Mountain Forestry

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Dunbarton is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,005 at the 2020 census, up from 2,758 at the 2010 census. == History == Originally granted as "Gorham's-town" in 1735, and re-granted as "Starkstown" in 1748, the town was incorporated in 1765 as Dunbarton. The name came from Dunbartonshire in Scotland, hometown to Archibald Stark, a prominent settler. == Geography == According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.3 square miles (81.1 km2), of which 30.8 square miles (79.9 km2) are land and 0.46 square miles (1.2 km2) are water, comprising 1.48% of the town. The town is drained to the northeast by tributaries of the Turkey River, to the southeast by Black Brook and its tributaries, and to the west by tributaries of the Piscataquog River. The entire town is within the Merrimack River watershed. The highest point in Dunbarton is 925 feet (282 m) above sea level near NH Route 13 north of Dunbarton Center. The town claims to be the location of the geographic center of New England, based on a Boston University calculation from 2008. === Adjacent municipalities === Bow (northeast) Hooksett (east) Goffstown (south) Weare (west) Hopkinton (north) == Demographics == As of the census of 2000, there were 2,226 people, 814 households, and 648 families residing in the town.