Nelson

Nelson is a town in , United States. The population was 629 at the 2020 census, down from 729 at the 2010 census, and was an estimated 661 in 2025. Nelson includes the village of .
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  • Type: Village with 629 residents
  • Description: town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Nelson N.H.”, “Nelson NH”, “Nelson, N.H.”, “Nelson, New Hampshire”, “Nelson, NH”, “Packersfield”, and “奶路臣”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Munsonville and Harrisville.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in the town of Nelson in . is situated 2 miles northwest of Nelson.

Village
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is a town in , United States. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Nelson.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community within the town… is situated 4 miles south of Nelson.

Nelson

Latitude
42.98988° or 42° 59′ 24″ north
Longitude
-72.12747° or 72° 7′ 39″ west
Population
629
Elevation
1,437 feet (438 metres)
Open location code
87J9XVQF+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158843159
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5090084
Wiki­data ID
Q601573
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Nelson” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نيلسون”
  • Catalan: “Nelson”
  • Cebuano: “Nelson”
  • Chechen: “Нельсон”
  • Chinese: “納爾遜”
  • Chinese: “纳尔逊”
  • Czech: “Nelson”
  • Dutch: “Nelson”
  • French: “Nelson”
  • German: “Nelson”
  • Haitian: “Nelson, New Hampshire”
  • Haitian: “Nelson”
  • Hungarian: “Nelson”
  • Irish: “Nelson”
  • Italian: “Nelson”
  • Kazakh: “Нэлсон”
  • Kirghiz: “Нэлсон”
  • Mazanderani: “نلسون (نیوهمپشایر)”
  • Mazanderani: “نلسون”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nelson (New Hampshire)”
  • Norwegian: “Nelson”
  • Polish: “Nelson”
  • Slovak: “Nelson”
  • Spanish: “Nelson”
  • Swedish: “Nelson, New Hampshire”
  • Swedish: “Nelson”
  • Tatar: “Нельсон”
  • Turkish: “Nelson”
  • Ukrainian: “Нельсон”
  • Urdu: “نیلسن، نیو ہیمپشائر”
  • Urdu: “نیلسن”
  • Volapük: “Nelson”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Nelson, New Hampshire”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Nelson”
  • Welsh: “Nelson, New Hampshire”
  • Welsh: “Nelson”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Silver Lake District and East Sullivan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nelson Congregational Church and Olivia Rodham Memorial Library.

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