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| Atkinson, NH | |
| Community Contact | Atkinson Planning Board Shirley Galvin, Planning Assistant 21 Academy Avenue Atkinson, NH 03811 |
| Telephone | (603) 362-5761 |
| Fax | (603) 362-5305 |
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| Web Site | www.town-atkinsonnh.com |
| Municipal Office Hours | Town Administrator: Monday through Friday, 8 am - 4 pm |
| County | Rockingham |
| Labor Market Area | Haverhill MA-NH NECTA Division, NH Portion |
| Tourism Region | Merrimack Valley |
| Planning Commission | Rockingham |
| Regional Development | Rockingham Economic Development Corp. |
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District 2 |
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District 3 |
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State Senate
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District 22 |
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Rockingham County District 6 |
| Incorporated: 1767 |
| Origin: Atkinson was named in 1767 for Colonel Theodore Atkinson, whose farm once covered nearly all of the several hundred acres set aside from Plaistow that became the town. Colonel Atkinson was a brother-in-law to Governor Benning Wentworth, served as secretary of the colony until the Revolution, and was one of the Masonian Proprietors who parceled out New Hampshire lands to over 30,000 settlers. Colonel Atkinson bequested funds to establish Atkinson Academy, incorporated in 1787. In 1809, the state granted 13,000 acres of land in Coos County to the Academy, an unincorporated place now known as Atkinson & Gilmanton Academy Grant. |
| Villages and Place Names: Atkinson Heights, Conleys Grove, Westville, Atkinson Depot |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 479 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: Atkinson had the sixth highest 50-year percent change in population, growing over 12 times larger. The largest decennial percent change was a 125 percent increase between 1960 and 1970. Population change totaled 5,738, from 492 in 1950 to 6,230 in 2000. The 2007 Census estimate for Atkinson was 6,572 residents, which ranked 48th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns. |
| Population Density, 2007: 577.5 persons per square mile of land area. Atkinson contains 11.2 square miles of land area and 0.2 square miles of inland water area. |
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