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'''Sanbornton''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Belknap County, New Hampshire|Belknap County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 3,026 at the [[2020 United States Censuscensus|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" /> It includes the villages of North Sanbornton and Gaza.

Located in the fork of the [[Pemigewasset River|Pemigewasset]] and [[Winnipesaukee River|Winnipesaukee]] rivers, the town was first called "Crotchtown". It was granted by [[Colony|colonial]] Governor [[Benning Wentworth]] in 1748 to his friend John Sanborn of [[Hampton, New Hampshire|Hampton]], along with 59 others from Hampton, [[Exeter, New Hampshire|Exeter]] and [[Stratham, New Hampshire|Stratham]]. Twelve of the grantees were named Sanborn, therefore the community was named "Sanborntown".<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book| last = Coolidge| first = Austin J.| author2=John B. Mansfield| title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge| year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n686 643]–644| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.}}</ref> Among the other settlers were members of the Leavitt family, related to the Sanborns.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Gb8MAAAAYAAJ&dq=leavitt+sanbornton+new+hampshire&pg=RA1-PA417 History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire, Moses Thurston Runnels, 1881]</ref> But ongoing hostilities during the [[French and Indian War]] delayed permanent settlement until 1764. It would be incorporated by Governor [[John Wentworth (governor)|John Wentworth]] in 1770. The town originally included Sanbornton Bridge, or Bridge Village, set off in 1869 as [[Tilton, New Hampshire|Tilton]].

The town is served by [[Interstate 93 in New Hampshire|Interstate 93]], [[New Hampshire Route 132]], and [[New Hampshire Route 127]]. I-93 accesses the town via Exit 22 (NH 127) and leads north to [[Plymouth, New Hampshire|Plymouth]] and south to [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]. NH 132 parallels I-93 as a local road, connecting [[Tilton, New Hampshire|Tilton]] to the south with [[New Hampton, New Hampshire|New Hampton]] and [[Ashland, New Hampshire|Ashland]] to the north. NH 127 intersects NH 132 in the village of Gaza within Sanbornton and leads southwest to [[Franklin, New Hampshire|Franklin]]. [[U.S. Route 3]] crosses a very small southeastern corner of Sanbornton at the village of [[Winnisquam, New Hampshire|Winnisquam]], where the road crosses Lake Winnisquam.

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="Census 2020"/><ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>

As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,581 people, 969 households, and 749 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|54.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,359 housing units at an average density of {{convert|28.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the town was 98.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.93% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 969 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% 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 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,458, and the median income for a family was $52,179. Males had a median income of $35,472 versus $26,117 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,879. About 2.2% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

In the [[New Hampshire Senate]], Sanbornton is in the 2nd Districtdistrict, represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Bob Giuda]]. On the [[New Hampshire Executive Council]], Sanbornton is in the 1st Districtdistrict, represented by Republican [[Joseph Kenney]]. In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Sanbornton is in [[New Hampshire's 1st congressional district]], represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Chris Pappas (American politician)|Chris Pappas]].

*[[Joseph M. Harper]] (1787–1865), USU.S. Representative, Acting Governor of New Hampshire<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000224|title=HARPER, Joseph Morrill, (1787 - 1865)|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= December 13, 2013}}</ref>

* [[Daniel S. Miles]] (1772–1845), religious leader<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://josephsmithpapers.org/person/daniel-sanborn-miles|title=Daniel Sanborn Miles – Biography|website=josephsmithpapers.org|access-date=February 3, 2019-02-03}}</ref>

* Moses Thurston Runnels, ''History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire: In Two Volumes.'' Boston, MA: Alfred Mudge and Son, 1882. [https://archive.org/details/historyofsanborn01runn Volume 1: Annals] | [https://archive.org/details/historyofsanborn02runn Volume 2: Genealogies]

* {{Official website|www.sanborntonnh.org}}