page_title: Freedom, New Hampshire
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Freedom, New Hampshire / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Street Scene, Freedom, NH; from a c. 1910 postcard.
context_page_description: Freedom is a town located in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 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.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2010, there were 1,489 people, 699 households, and 457 families residing in the town. The population density was 42.5 people per square mile (16.4/km²). There were 1,580 housing units at an average density of 45.1 per square mile (17.4/km²). 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, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12, and the average family size was 2.57.
  In the town, the population was spread out, with 15.6% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 16.8% from 25 to 44, 35.9% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
  For the period 2007–11, the estimated median annual income for a household in the town was $47,375, and the median income for a family was $50,769. Male full-time workers had a median income of $40,536 versus $33,958 for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,537. About 6.0% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under the age of 18 and 3.6% of those 65 and older.
  The largest ancestry groups in Freedom as of 2007-11 were:
  29.8% English
  27.2% Irish
  22.0% French and French Canadian
  9.6% Scottish
  7.7% Swedish
  7.5% German
  5.7% Scotch-Irish
  5.2% Italian
caption: Street Scene c. 1910
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