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Claremont, NH
Community Contact City of Claremont
Planning & Development
14 North Street
Claremont, NH 03743

Telephone (603) 542-7030
Fax (603) 542-7033
E-mail visitor@claremontnh.com
Web Site www.claremontnh.com

Municipal Office Hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 5 pm

County Sullivan
Labor Market Area Claremont NH Micro-NECTA
Tourism Region Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
Planning Commission Upper Valley/Lake Sunapee
Regional Development Capital Regional Development Council

Election Districts  
US Congress
District 2 (All Wards)
Executive Council
District 1 (All Wards)
State Senate
District 8 (All Wards)
State Representative
Sullivan County District 4 (All Wards)
Incorporated: 1764

Origin: Claremont takes its name from Claremont Castle, an English palace named in honor of John Holles, the first Earl of Clare. The castle was built under the direction of Thomas Pelham Holles, who was involved in relations between the American Colonies and England, and a cousin to Governor Benning Wentworth. Claremont's original land grant was a six-mile square area bordering the Connecticut River, including the governor's farm. The first Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire was built in Claremont in 1823.

Villages and Place Names: Claremont Junction, Puckershire, West Claremont

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 1,435 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population in Claremont increased by three percent over 50 years, the smallest positive percent change. The largest decennial percent change was six percent between 1950 and 1960. Population change for Claremont totaled 343, from 12,811 in 1950 to 13,154 in 2000. The 2007 Census estimate for Claremont was 13,097 residents, which ranked 22nd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 299.3 persons per square mile of land area. Claremont contains 43.1 square miles of land area and 0.9 square miles of inland water area.
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