History
What is currently a town of South Berwick was 1st settled astir 1624 in the vicinity of Quamphegen Lessens on the Salmon Falls River. Set at a head of tidal navigation, it was known as a Parish of Unity due to the peaceful disposition of its indweller. Its Pennacook name was Newichawannock.

South Berwick was a share of Berwick when that town separated from Kittery and was incorporated in 1713. South Berwick, successively, separated from either Berwick & was incorporated inside 1814.

Within 1652, Richard Leader established a sawmill on the Great Works River, a confluent of the Salmon Lessens Flow of any stream that will require its title from either his operation. In a period of the 19th century various mills would be erected to use a water power of the Salmon Falls & Outstanding Works lakes. South Berwick would manufacture cloth & woollen textiles, plows & cultivators, shoes, likewise when sawn & planed lumber.

A town is page to Berwick Academy, founded in 1791 as the school for boys, but nowadays a personal co-co-ed day school.

Notable Indweller: Sarah Orne Jewett, writer

'''Home & Building Museums:''' [http://www.obhs.net/ Counting House Museum] (1830) [http://www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/jewett.htm Sarah Orne Jewett House] (1774) [http://www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/hamilton.htm Hamilton House] (c. 1785)

Geography
Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the sum locality of 84.Sestet km² (32.7 mi²). 83.Iii kilometre² (32.Two mi²) of these are l& and Unity.Terzetto kilometre² (Cipher.V mi²) of these are a water supply. A aggregate locality is I.59% a river.

Demographics
When of the census² of 2000, there are 6,671 people, 2,403 households, and 1,847 families residing in the town. A population density is 80.1/km² (207.5/mi²). There are 2,488 housing units at an typical density of Xxix.9/km² (77.4/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is 97.63% White, 0.30% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Nought.67% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 2,403 family away from which 44.0% develop toddlers under a age of Xviii swallow the children, 64.3% come married couples living together, 8.7% have a female homeowner using there are no married man present, & Xxiii.1% come non-families. Xviii.4% of tons house come manufactured higher of people & Sixer.7% use mortal residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical home size is Ii.76 & a typical personal size is Trine.Xvii.

In a town the people is spread retired using Thirty.4% under a age of Eighteen, Cinque.4% from either 18 to 2 dozen, 32.8% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-three.0% from either 45 to 64, & Eighter.4% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 36 years. For each One c females there are 97.Foursome males. For each Century females age Eighteen & assibilate, there are 93.Zero males.

the median income for a home in the town is $53,201, & the median income for a personal is $59,330. Males have a median income of $40,107 versus $25,729 for females. A per capita income for the town is $21,118. Two.9% of the people & Ii.8% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a amount people, Unity.3% of victims under a age of 18 & 7.1% of people 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.