Harrisville, New Hampshire

Harrisville, New Hampshire
Town
The historic mill village of Harrisville
The historic mill village of Harrisville
Location in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 42°56′42″N 72°05′47″W / 42.94500°N 72.09639°W / 42.94500; -72.09639
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyCheshire
Incorporated1870
Villages
Government
 • Select Board
  • Andrew Maneval, Chair
  • Kathleen Scott
  • Andrea Hodson
Area
 • Total20.2 sq mi (52.4 km2)
 • Land18.6 sq mi (48.3 km2)
 • Water1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)  7.79%
Elevation
1,335 ft (407 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total984
 • Density53/sq mi (20.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
03450
Area code603
FIPS code33-34420
GNIS feature ID0873620
Websitewww.harrisvillenh.org

Harrisville is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. Besides the town center, it also includes the villages of Chesham and Eastview. The population of the town was 984 at the 2020 census.[2]

It is a preserved 19th-century mill town located in the Monadnock region of southern New Hampshire. 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.

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Harrisville town, Cheshire County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 3, 2021.