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Campton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,343 at the 2020 census. Campton, which includes the villages of Blair, Campton Hollow, Lower Campton and West Campton, is house to Blair State Forest and Livermore Falls State Forest. It is located in the foothills of the White Mountains, and parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the northeast and northwest.

Both Campton and next-door Rumney were arranged by Governor Benning Wentworth in 1761 to Jabez Spencer of East Haddam, Connecticut, then granted about 1765. But Captain Spencer died in the past terms of the charter, which required deal by 50 families, each farming 5 acres (20,000 m) for all 50 received, were fulfilled. Two families, named Fox and Taylor, first contracted here in 1765. In 1767, Governor John Wentworth issued the heirs and others a other grant. Campton got its name afterward the first proprietors built a camp here to survey the two towns.

Although the surface is mountainous and ledgy, farmers found great soil for crop growing in the intervales along the rivers. By 1859, when the population was 1,439, industries included one sawmill, one gristmill, one tannery and a carriage shop. The town has three covered bridges, including Blair Bridge, which is 292 feet (89 m), 10 inches long, making it the second longest of those completely within the state.