Bath, New Hampshire
Bath, New Hampshire | |
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Town | |
Bath, NH, from the northwest | |
| Motto: "Covered Bridge Capital of New England" | |
Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire | |
| Coordinates: 44°10′01″N 71°57′58″W / 44.16694°N 71.96611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Grafton |
| Incorporated | 1761 |
| Villages | Bath Swiftwater Upper Village |
| Government | |
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| Area | |
• Total | 38.6 sq mi (99.9 km2) |
| • Land | 37.7 sq mi (97.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2) 2.23% |
| Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,077 |
| • Density | 28/sq mi (11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP codes | 03740 (Bath) 03785 (Woodsville) |
| Area code | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-03940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0873540 |
| Website | www |
Bath is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,077 at the 2020 census, unchanged from the 2010 census. Now a tourist destination and commuter town for Littleton, the town is noted for its historic architecture, including the Brick Store and three covered bridges. Bath includes the village of Swiftwater and part of the district known as Mountain Lakes.
The town was granted in 1761, by Governor Benning Wentworth, who named it for the politician William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath. It was first settled in 1765 by John Herriman from Haverhill, Massachusetts. But the terms of the original grant were unfulfilled, so Bath was regranted on March 29, 1769, by Governor John Wentworth. The first census, taken in 1790, recorded 493 residents.