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| Dorchester, NH | |
| Community Contact | Dorchester Board of Selectmen Linda Landry, Secretary 804 River Road Dorchester, NH 03266 |
| Telephone | (603) 523-7119 |
| Fax | (603) 523-8860 |
| townofdorchester@earthlink.net | |
| Web Site | www.townofdorchester.net |
| Municipal Office Hours | Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Monday, 9 am - 11 am, Wednesday, 3 pm - 6 pm, and last Saturday of each month, 9 am - 11 am |
| County | Grafton |
| Labor Market Area | Plymouth NH LMA |
| Tourism Region | Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee |
| Planning Commission | Upper Valley/Lake Sunapee |
| Regional Development | Grafton County Economic Development Council |
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Grafton County District 10 |
| Incorporated: 1761 |
| Origin: First chartered in 1761, Dorchester was probably given its name in honor of ancestors of Governor Benning Wentworth, who held the titles Marquis of Dorchester and Earl of Kingston. Due to the inability of grantees to meet prescribed terms of settlement, the territory was granted twice more, once in 1766 and again in 1772, retaining the name Dorchester throughout. The town's first moderator, Captain John Thompson, was a descendant of David Thompson, who was one of the first settlers in the colony, at Rye's Odiorne Point in 1623. |
| Villages and Place Names: Bucks Corner, Cheever, North Dorchester |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 175 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: One of the state's smallest towns, population change for Dorchester totaled 220 over 50 years, from 133 in 1950 to 353 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was 73 percent between 1970 and 1980, a numeric increase of 103. The 2007 Census estimate for Dorchester was 341 residents, which ranked 222nd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns. |
| Population Density, 2007: 8.4 persons per square mile of land area. Dorchester contains 44.6 square miles of land area and 0.5 square miles of inland water area. |
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