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Campton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,343 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] Campton, which includes the villages of Blair, Campton Hollow, Lower Campton and West Campton, is home to Blair State Forest and Livermore Falls State Forest.
Passing over a small hydroelectric dam at Campton Upper Village, the river descends over some small waterfalls and enters the floodplain of the Pemigewasset River, which it joins near Interstate 93. For most of the river's length below Waterville Valley, it is paralleled by New Hampshire Route 49.
The western terminus of NH 49 is in Campton at U.S. Route 3. Heading east over the Pemigewasset River, there is an interchange with I-93 (exit 28) shortly after the bridge. Turning northeast to follow the Mad River, NH 49 passes through the Lower and Upper Villages of Campton, intersecting with NH 175 before entering the town of Thornton.
Campton: Town Grafton Town meeting 3,343 51.9 1761 Beebe River, Blair, Campton Hollow, Campton Lower Village, Campton Station, Campton Upper Village, West Campton Sunapee: Town Sullivan Town meeting (with town manager) 3,342 21.1 1781 Burkehaven, Fernwood, Georges Mills, Granliden, Lower Village, Sunapee, Sunapee Station, Wendell Bristol: Town ...
The Pemigewasset River / ˌ p ɛ m ɪ dʒ ə ˈ w ɑː s ɪ t /, known locally as "The Pemi", is a river in the state of New Hampshire, the United States.It is 65.0 miles (104.6 km) in length and (with its tributaries) drains approximately 1,021 square miles (2,644 km 2). [1]
Grafton County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire.As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,118. [1] Its county seat is the town of Haverhill. [2] In 1972, the county courthouse and other offices were moved from Woodsville, a larger village within the town of Haverhill, to North Haverhill.
Campton; The region is bisected into east and west portions by Interstate 93 (from Campton to Littleton). Other major highways in the region include U.S. Highway 302 (Woodsville to Conway), New Hampshire State Route 16 (from Gorham to Conway), State Route 10 (from Littleton to Piermont), and U.S. Route 2 from Lancaster to Shelburne.
The river drops off the mountain to the south, then turns west to travel through Sandwich Notch, staying in a wooded valley and entering the town of Campton. The valley broadens as the river approaches the village of Campton Hollow, where the river reaches New Hampshire Route 175 and drops over some small waterfalls.