Enfield is a town located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,618. Enfield includes the villages of Upper and Lower Shaker Village and Lockehaven. Grafton County is a county located in the state of New Hampshire. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

History

Enfield Center Village in 1909

The town was incorporated in 1761 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth. First named Enfield by settlers from Enfield, Connecticut, the town was renamed Relhan in 1766 to honor Dr. Anthony Relhan. The doctor was a promoter of sea-bathing as a curative, making Brighton a fashionable English resort. The town was renamed Enfield in 1784 after the Revolution. Image File history File links Enfield_Center_Village,_Enfield,_NH.jpg Summary Enfield Center Village in 1909, looking north through the Mascoma Valley, Enfield, NH; from an old postcard. ... Image File history File links Enfield_Center_Village,_Enfield,_NH.jpg Summary Enfield Center Village in 1909, looking north through the Mascoma Valley, Enfield, NH; from an old postcard. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... In general, the word colonial means of or relating to a colony. In United States history, the term Colonial is used to refer to the period before US independence. ... Benning Wentworth (1696–1770) was the colonial governor of New Hampshire from (1741-1766). ... Enfield, CT Shaker Village Enfield is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the English city; for other places called Brighton, see Brighton (disambiguation). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The American Revolution is the series of events, ideas, and changes that resulted in the political separation of thirteen colonies in North America from the British Empire and the creation of the United States of America. ...

On the southwest shore of Lake Mascoma is Enfield Shaker Village, once a utopian religious community of Shakers, renowned for simple and functional architecture and furniture. Established in 1793 and called "Chosen Vale," the village was subdivided into several "Families," with men and women leading pious, celibate and industrious lives. Although the genders shared dormitories, like Enfield's Great Stone Dwelling built between 1837-1841, the sexes used separate doors and stairways. They practiced ecstatic singing and dancing, an expression of their worship, which earned them the appellation: "Shaking Quakers," or "Shakers." See Utopia (disambiguation) for other meanings of this word Utopia, in its most common and general meaning, refers to a hypothetical perfect society. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Shakers are an offshoot of the Religious Society of Friends (or Quakers) that originated in Manchester, England in the early 18th century. ... In the field of building architecture, the skills demanded of an architect range from the more complex, such as for a hospital or a stadium, to something simpler, such as planning simple residential houses. ... Furniture is the collective term for the movable objects which support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, and hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Piety is a desire and willingness to perform religious duties. ... This article is about sex, meaning the different sexes; male, female, etc. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... take you to calendar). ... This article is about sex, meaning the different sexes; male, female, etc. ... Worship usually refers to specific acts of religious praise, honour, or devotion, typically directed to a supernatural being such as a god or goddess. ...

Several trades operated at the village, from agriculture and packaging of seeds, to manufacture of brooms, brushes, spinning-wheels and furniture. To speed delivery of products to the railroad across Lake Mascoma, in 1849 the community erected "Shaker Bridge." Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Shaker Bridge in c. 1920

The Shaker movement crested in the 1840s, with 19 "societies" scattered from Maine to Kentucky, and west to Indiana. But growing employment opportunities created by the Industrial Revolution, as near as the mill town of Lebanon, enticed away potential and practicing church members. Others became disaffected with celebacy, self-abnegation, and communal ownership of property. Eventually the village would close and, in 1927, be sold to the La Salette Brotherhood of Montreal, a Catholic order noted for its Christmas display. In 1986, Enfield Shaker Village was established as a museum. Image File history File links Shaker_Bridge,_Enfield,_NH.jpg Shaker Bridge, built 1849, across Lake Mascoma. ... Image File history File links Shaker_Bridge,_Enfield,_NH.jpg Shaker Bridge, built 1849, across Lake Mascoma. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... // Events and Trends Technology First use of anaesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long War, peace and politics First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi New Zealand. ... State nickname: The Pine Tree State Official languages None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci (D) Senators Olympia Snowe (R) Susan Collins (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 39th 86,542 km² 13. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Official languages English Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Senators Mitch McConnell (R) Jim Bunning (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 37th 104,749 km² 1. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Official languages English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Senators Richard Lugar (R) Evan Bayh (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 38th 94,321 km² 1. ... The Industrial Revolution was the major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labour to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture. ... In regional New England parlance, a mill town is one that grew up around one or more mills or factories, usually on a river that was used as a source of power in the days before electricity. ... Community is a set of people (or agents in a more abstract sense) with some shared element. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a traditional holiday observed in much of the world on 25 December, or on 7 January in most Eastern Orthodox Churches. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A museum is typically a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits, for purposes of study, education enjoyment, the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment. ...

Museums:

• Enfield Shaker Museum
  • Shaker Historic Trail, Enfield
• Lockhaven Schoolhouse Museum

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 111.6 km² (43.1 mi²). 104.2 km² (40.2 mi²) of it is land and 7.4 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 6.61% water. Enfield is drained by the Mascoma River. Mascoma Lake, in the west, represents Enfield's lowest elevation at 751 feet above sea level. The highest is over 2000 feet in a small area near Halfmile Pond. Crystal Lake is in the east. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is the area equal to a square with sides each 1 mile long. ...

Demographics

This article describes the town as a whole. Additional demographic detail is available describing the more densely populated central village area, but that detail is reflected in the aggregate values reported here. See: Enfield (CDP), New Hampshire Enfield CDP is a census-designated place within the town of Enfield located in Grafton County, New Hampshire. ...

Mascoma Lake in c. 1908

As of the census of 2000, there are 4,618 people, 1,975 households, and 1,291 families residing in the town. The population density is 44.3/km² (114.7/mi²). There are 2,372 housing units at an average density of 22.8 persons/km² (58.9 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 97.94% White, 0.15% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 0.74% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Image File history File links Mascoma_Lake,_Enfield,_NH.jpg Summary Mascoma Lake in c. ... Image File history File links Mascoma_Lake,_Enfield,_NH.jpg Summary Mascoma Lake in c. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... Chief Quanah Parker of the Quahadi Comanche Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory which is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in... World map showing Asia. ... Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize persons whose ancestry hails either from Spain, the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America, or the original settlers of the traditionally Spanish-held Southwestern United States. ... // Etymology Latino, feminine Latina derives from Latin (the adjectives latinus, latina), originally referring to Latium, the area of Rome, by aitiology derived from a king of the name Latinus. ...

There are 1,975 households out of which 28.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% are married couples living together, 7.5% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 34.6% are non-families. 25.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.33 and the average family size is 2.78.

In the town the population is spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town is $47,990, and the median income for a family is $53,631. Males have a median income of $33,139 versus $27,177 for females. The per capita income for the town is $23,054. 5.0% of the population and 3.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.3% are under the age of 18 and 5.6% are 65 or older.

External Links

• Town of Enfield, New Hampshire Official Website