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Freedom (New Hampshire)

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Freedom is a town located in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,689 at the 2020 census, up from 1,489 at the 2010 census. The town's eastern boundary runs along the Maine state border. Ossipee Lake, with a resort and camps, is in the southwest of the town. The town was once a part of Effingham called "North Effingham". Following an influx of new settlers from Maine, there was a conflict of culture and religion between them and people from the New Hampshire seacoast area who already populated Effingham. As a result, North Effingham separated into a town of its own. The community, incorporated in 1831, was named "Freedom" to commemorate its separation from Effingham. Freedom is situated between the Lakes Region and the White Mountains. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 8.37% of the town. The highest point in Freedom is the summit of Cragged Mountain in the northeast corner of the town, at above sea level. Freedom is drained by the Ossipee River and lies fully within the Saco River watershed. Freedom is one of several sites for Nature's Classroom. It is also home to one of the permanent campsites of the Luethi-Peterson Camps and to Cragged Mountain Farm, a co-ed summer camp on Cragged Mountain started by Dr. Henry Utter in 1927, and still owned by the Utter family. Eaton, New Hampshire (northeast) Porter, Maine (east) Effingham, New Hampshire (south) Ossipee, New Hampshire (southwest) Madison, New Hampshire (northwest) As of the census of 2010, there were 1,489 people, 699 households, and 457 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,580 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.8% White, 0.1% African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% some other race, and 0.7% from two or more races. There were 699 households, out of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were headed by married couples living together, 5.
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