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Hillsborough

New Hampshire, United States
Also known as: Hillsboro
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Hillsborough, town (township), Hillsborough county, southwestern New Hampshire, U.S., on the Contoocook River, west-southwest of Concord. The town includes the communities of Hillsborough, Hillsborough Center, Hillsborough Lower Village, and Hillsborough Upper Village. Granted in 1748 and named for John Hill, one of the Masonian Proprietors (a group of colonial-era landowners in New Hampshire), it was incorporated in 1772. It is a light industrial and agricultural centre but is known primarily as the birthplace of Franklin Pierce, 14th president of the United States; his homestead (1804) is preserved. Pat’s Peak Ski Area and Franklin Pierce Lake are nearby. Area 44 square miles (113 square km). Pop. (2000) 4,928; (2010) 6,011.

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