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| Alstead, NH | |
| Community Contact | Alstead Board of Selectmen Matthew D. Saxton, Chairman PO Box 60 Alstead, NH 03602 |
| Telephone | (603) 835-2986 |
| Fax | (603) 835-2178 |
| townofalstead@comcast.net | |
| Web Site | www.alsteadnh.org |
| Municipal Office Hours | Monday through Wednesday, 8 am - 4 pm, Thursday, 8 am - 6 pm, closed Friday |
| County | Cheshire |
| Labor Market Area | Keene NH Micro-NECTA |
| Tourism Region | Monadnock |
| Planning Commission | Southwest Region |
| Regional Development | Monadnock Economic Development Corp. |
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US Congress
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District 2 |
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Executive Council
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District 2 |
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State Senate
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District 8 |
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State Representative
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Cheshire County District 2 |
| Incorporated: 1763 |
| Origin: Alstead began in 1735 as the fourth in a line of nine forts intended to protect southwestern New Hampshire from Indian attacks. The town was named for Johann Heinrich Alsted, a German professor whose Encyclopaedia (1630) was popular at Harvard, where Governor Benning Wentworth had been a student. According to the Town of Alstead municipal website, Alstead was one of the towns that wavered in its allegiance after the Revolutionary War. In April 1781 the citizens decided to join Vermont, but returned to New Hampshire authority early the next year. Alstead was the location of New Hampshire's first paper mill, established in 1793 on the Cold River. |
| Villages and Place Names: Alstead Center, East Alstead, Mill Hollow |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 1,111 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: Population change for Alstead totaled 1,097 over 50 years, from 851 in 1950 to 1,948 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 41 percent increase between 1960 and 1970, close to one-third of the total numeric change. The 2007 Census estimate for Alstead was 2,095 residents, which tied with Hampton Falls in ranking 133rd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns. |
| Population Density, 2007: 51.6 persons per square mile of land area. Alstead contains 39.0 square miles of land area and 0.4 square miles of inland water area. |
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