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Berlin, NH
Community Contact City of Berlin
Patrick MacQueen, City Manager
168 Main Street, City Hall
Berlin, NH 03570

Telephone (603) 752-7532
Fax (603) 752-8550
E-mail bcm@ncia.net
Web Site www.berlinnh.gov

Municipal Office Hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

County Coos
Labor Market Area Berlin NH Micro-NECTA
Tourism Region Great North Woods
Planning Commission North Country Council
Regional Development Coos Economic Development Corp.

Election Districts  
US Congress
District 2 (All Wards)
Executive Council
District 1 (All Wards)
State Senate
District 1 (All Wards)
State Representative
Coos County District 4 (All Wards)
Incorporated: 1829

Origin: This community was first granted in 1771 as Maynesborough in honor of Sir William Mayne, an associate of Governor John Wentworth in the West Indies trade. The area was not settled by the original grantees, and the town was renamed Berlin in 1829 by new settlers originally from Berlin, Massachusetts. According to historical information from the City of Berlin website, the first attempt at building a sawmill powered by the river was in the early 1820s. This was the start of a booming lumber and paper business in Berlin, and at one time it was the largest newsprint supplier in the world. Berlin was incorporated as a city in 1897, and is the northernmost city in New Hampshire.

Villages and Place Names: Cascade, Berlin Mills

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 73 residents in 1830

Population Trends: Berlin had the largest decrease in both percent and numeric population change over 50 years, with total change of 6,284, from 16,615 in 1950 down to 10,331 in 2000. The only decennial increase was seven percent between 1950 and 1960; the population has declined since. The 2007 Census estimate for Berlin was 10,109 residents, which ranked 29th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 167.3 persons per square mile of land area. Berlin contains 61.5 square miles of land area and 0.7 square miles of inland water area.
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