Peterborough is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,284 at the 2010 census.United States Census Bureau, American FactFinder, 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011. Home to the MacDowell Art Colony, the town is a popular tourist destination.The central settlement in town, where 3,103 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Peterborough census-designated place (CDP) and is located along the Contoocook River at the junction of U.S. Route 202 and New Hampshire Route 101.

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