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| Chester, NH | |
| Community Contact | Town of Chester Planning Department Cynthia Robinson, Planning Coordinator 84 Chester St, Municipal Office Building Chester, NH 03036 |
| Telephone | (603) 887-5629 |
| Fax | (603) 887-4404 |
| chstrpl@gsinet.net | |
| Web Site | www.chesternh.org |
| Municipal Office Hours | Monday through Friday 8 am - 4 pm: Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 8 am - 12:30 pm, and Tuesday, 8 am - 3:30 pm |
| County | Rockingham |
| Labor Market Area | Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division, NH Portion |
| Tourism Region | Merrimack Valley |
| Planning Commission | Southern NH |
| Regional Development | Rockingham Economic Development Corp. |
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District 1 |
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District 3 |
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District 17 |
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Rockingham County District 7 |
| Incorporated: 1722 |
| Origin: Chester was first known as the chestnut country, and may have been the first of the settlement grants by the Governor of Massachusetts in 1722 for expansion of New Hampshire's seacoast settlements. Many new settlers were from Hampton, Newbury, Kingston, and Portsmouth, which were considered overcrowded. Settlers were required to plant, build houses, lay out roads, and construct a church and schoolhouse, or they would forfeit the land. The name Chester apparently came from Cheshire County in England, whose county seat is Chester, and Earl of Chester is a title held by the Prince of Wales. The towns of Auburn, Candia, Derryfield (renamed Manchester), Hooksett, and Raymond were later formed from Chester's original 100 square mile grant. |
| Villages and Place Names: North Chester |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 1,902 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: Population change for Chester totaled 3,056 over 50 years, from 807 in 1950 to 3,863 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 45 percent increase between 1970 and 1980; the smallest, a 30 percent increase between 1950 and 1960. The 2007 Census estimate for Chester was 4,712 residents, which ranked 75th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns. |
| Population Density, 2007: 177.6 persons per square mile of land area. Chester contains 26.0 square miles of land area and 0.1 square miles of inland water area. |
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