Tuftonboro is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States.

Tuftonboro was the only incorporated place in New Hampshire owned by just one man, John Tufton Mason, for whom the town was named.

They disposed of the land via grants to prospective settlers prior to the Revolution.

The town was granted as "Tuftonborough" in 1750 by colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, and first settled about 1780.

By 1859, when the population was 1,305, the principal occupation was raising cattle and sheep across the hilly terrain.

Mirror Lake is in the south, and Dan Hole Pond is in the north.

The highest point in Tuftonboro is the south peak of Mount Shaw, elevation 2,930 feet (890 m) above sea level, on the town's northwestern boundary.

The northern portion of Tuftonboro is occupied by the Ossipee Mountains.

New Hampshire routes 171, 109, and 109A cross the town, all generally in a northwest to southeast direction.

Male full-time workers had a median income of $46,346 versus $39,219 for females.