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| Alton, NH | |
| Community Contact | Town of Alton Board of Selectmen PO Box 659 Alton, NH 03809 |
| Telephone | (603) 875-2161 |
| Fax | (603) 875-0207 |
| administrator@alton.nh.gov | |
| Web Site | www.alton.nh.gov |
| Municipal Office Hours | Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
| County | Belknap |
| Labor Market Area | Wolfeboro NH LMA |
| Tourism Region | Lakes |
| Planning Commission | Lakes Region |
| Regional Development | Belknap County Economic Development Council |
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Belknap County District 5 |
| Incorporated: 1796 |
| Origin: Originally called New Durham Gore, the town was settled by a group from Roxbury, Massachusetts. There were already two towns named Roxbury in New England, so the town was incorporated as Alton in honor of a prominent family from Roxbury. The town's boundary envelopes the five-mile long Alton Bay, southeastern point of Lake Winnipesaukee, and includes the southern side of Wolfeboro Harbor and all of the largest islands in the southeast end of the lake. Alton's 19.3 square miles of inland water area is the highest among the cities and towns in New Hampshire. |
| Villages and Place Names: Alton Bay, East Alton, Mount Major, South Alton, West Alton |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 445 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: Population change for Alton totaled 3,339 over 50 years, from 1,189 in 1950 to 4,528 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 48 percent increase between 1970 and 1980, followed by 35 percent and 38 percent increases over the next two decades. The 2007 Census estimate for Alton was 5,070 residents, which ranked 66th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns. |
| Population Density, 2007: 79.1 persons per square mile of land area. Alton contains 63.9 square miles of land area and 19.3 square miles of inland water area. |
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