Harrisville, NH    
Harrisville is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. Besides the town center, it also includes the village of Chesham. The population of the town was 1,075 at the 2000 census.
Harrisville, a unique, preserved nineteenth-century mill town, is located in the Monadnock Region of southern New Hampshire. The mill buildings in Harrisville look virtually the same as they did nearly 150 years ago, and the Harrisville Historic District that includes the center of town is a National Historic Landmark. With the red brick buildings and mills reflected in Harrisville Pond and Canal, the village is a frequently photographed example of old New England.
There are nine bodies of water in the town, many back roads and trails to explore, and two original train depots at Harrisville and Chesham.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.2 square miles (52 km2), of which 18.7 sq mi (48 km2) is land and 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) is water, comprising 7.46% of the town. The highest point in Harrisville is the summit of Cobb Hill, at 1,909 feet (582 m) above sea level. Roughly the western half of Harrisville lies within the Ashuelot River watershed, while the eastern half is in the Merrimack River watershed.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,075 people, 449 households, and 306 families residing in the town (31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them). The population density was 57.4 people per square mile (22.1/km²). There were 698 housing units at an average density of 37.2/sq mi (14.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.77% White, 0.09% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population. |
