eter ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁sout heast ▁portion ▁of ▁town ▁dra ins ▁to ▁Ham pton ▁Har bor ▁via ▁the ▁Taylor ▁and ▁Ham pton ▁F alls ▁rivers , ▁and ▁the ▁south west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁dra ins ▁to ▁the ▁M err im ack ▁River . ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁municipal ities ▁ ▁Ex eter , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁( n orth ) ▁ ▁Ham pton ▁F alls , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁( east ) ▁ ▁Se ab ro ok , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁( s out heast ) ▁ ▁South ▁Ham pton , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁( s outh ) ▁ ▁East ▁King ston , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁( west ) ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 8 9 3 ▁people , ▁ 6 5 7 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 5 3 2 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 5 8 . 4 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 6 1 . 2 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 6 7 2 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 5 6 . 2 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 2 1 . 7 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁ 9 8 . 3 1 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 1 1 % ▁African ▁American , ▁ 0 . 2 1 % ▁Native ▁American , ▁ 0 . 6 3 % ▁Asian ,