Antrim, New Hampshire

Antrim is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.

[6] With falls providing water power, Great Brook was once lined with over twenty mills along its course from Gregg Lake to the Contoocook River.

Cutlery was the major industry in this town, beginning with the manufacturing of apple-paring machines in 1864.

The now-defunct Nathaniel Hawthorne College was in the area of town known as North Branch.

[1] Antrim is drained by the Contoocook River and its North Branch, in addition to Great Brook.

Bald Mountain, elevation 2,037 feet (621 m) above sea level and the highest point in Antrim, overlooks Willard Pond.

25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Male full-time workers had a median income of $50,991 versus $36,700 for females.

North Branch Chapel c. 1915
Map of New Hampshire highlighting Hillsborough County