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Danbury, NH
Community Contact Danbury Board of Selectmen
James Larkin, Chairman
23 High Street
Danbury, NH 03230

Telephone (603) 768-3313
Fax (603) 768-3313
E-mail danbury_selectmen@comcast.net
Web Site www.townofdanburynh.com

Municipal Office Hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 8 am - 4 pm, and Wednesday, 12:30 pm - 6 pm; Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 9 am - 6 pm, Wednesday, 1 pm - 6 pm, and every 3rd Saturday, 9 am - 12 noon

County Merrimack
Labor Market Area Plymouth NH LMA
Tourism Region Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
Planning Commission Lakes Region
Regional Development Capital Regional Development Council

Election Districts  
US Congress
District 2
Executive Council
District 2
State Senate
District 5
State Representative
Merrimack County District 1
Incorporated: 1795

Origin: This town was not an original colonial grant, but was formed from part of Alexandria to the north. In 1794, a group of Alexandria residents petitioned the state legislature to separate Alexandria into two towns due to the inconvenience of having a mountain divide the town, making it difficult for all residents to gather in a single place. The petition was granted in 1795, and the lower piece was incorporated as Danbury in that year. The name was suggested by a settler from Danbury, Connecticut; Connecticut's Danbury was named in 1687 after Danbury, England, the site of an eleventh-century Danish camp.

Villages and Place Names: Elmwood, Fords Crossing, Fords Mill, South Danbury, Converse Station

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 165 residents in 1800

Population Trends: Population change for Danbury totaled 577 over 50 years, from 496 in 1950 to 1,073 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 39 percent increase between 1970 and 1980, followed by a 30 percent increase over the next decade. The 2007 Census estimate for Danbury was 1,150 residents, which ranked 173rd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 31.3 persons per square mile of land area. Danbury contains 37.8 square miles of land area and 0.3 square miles of inland water area.
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