Eliot is a town in Southern York County nestled along the Piscataqua river.

The latitude of Eliot is 43.153N. The longitude is -70.8W.

The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 5,954.
Eliot is on the Piscataqua River

The median household income reported in the 2000 Census was $52,606 while the national median household income was $41,994.

The community was named for Robert Eliot, a member of the Provincial Council of New Hampshire

Shipbuilding once played an important role in the local economy. The Nightingale, a ship designed specifically to bring Swedish singer Jenny Lind to America, was built in Eliot.