Center Ossipee, New Hampshire Explained

Official Name:Center Ossipee, New Hampshire
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New Hampshire#USA
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Label:Center Ossipee
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Hampshire
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Carroll
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Ossipee
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.58
Area Land Km2:2.58
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:1.00
Area Land Sq Mi:1.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:526
Population Density Km2:203.73
Population Density Sq Mi:527.58
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:530
Coordinates:43.755°N -71.1539°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:03814
Area Code:603
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:33-10820
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2629719

Center Ossipee is a census-designated place in the town of Ossipee in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 526 at the 2020 census.[2] It is one of the two main villages in the town, the other being Ossipee Corner (shown simply as "Ossipee" on topographic maps). Center Ossipee has a separate ZIP code (03814) from other portions of the town of Ossipee.

Geography

The CDP is in the east-central part of the town of Ossipee, on high ground north of the Dan Hole River and southwest of Ossipee Lake. New Hampshire Route 16 and Route 25 bypass the village to the east. Route 16 leads south 6miles to Ossipee village and to Rochester; to the north it leads six miles to West Ossipee and to North Conway. Route 25 runs northward from the CDP, concurrently with Route 16 but turns west to Meredith, from Center Ossipee. To the east Route 25 leads to Portland, Maine. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Center Ossipee CDP has a total area of 2.6km2, all of it recorded as land.[3]

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 561 people, 229 households, and 139 families residing in the CDP. There were 256 housing units, of which 27, or 10.5%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.8% white, 0.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, 1.1% Asian, and 1.1% from two or more races. 0.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[4]

Of the 229 households in the CDP, 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were headed by married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37, and the average family size was 3.00.[4]

26.0% of residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 7.0% were from age 18 to 24, 22.5% were from 25 to 44, 31.2% were from 45 to 64, and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Center Ossipee CDP, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. November 2, 2021.
  3. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire . United States Census Bureau . November 2, 2021.
  4. Web site: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): Center Ossipee CDP, New Hampshire. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. October 12, 2017. https://archive.today/20200213130025/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US3310820. February 13, 2020. dead.