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Dummer, NH
Community Contact Dummer Selectmen's Office
Mariann Letarte
75 Hill Rd
Dummer, NH 03588

Telephone (603) 449-2006
Fax (603) 449-3349
E-mail dummertownoffice@nhecwb.com
Web Site not available

Municipal Office Hours Monday, 8 am - 2 pm and 5 pm - 9 pm, Tuesday through Thursday, 8 am - 11 am and 12 noon - 2 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
Executive Council
District 1
State Senate
District 1
State Representative
Coos County District 1
Incorporated: 1848

Origin: Dummer was named for Governor William Dummer of Massachusetts, whose achievements included a peace treaty with the Indians that lasted nearly twenty years. Also named for Governor Dummer was Fort Dummer, one of the earliest Indian forts in New England, situated near what is now Brattleboro, Vermont; Governor Dummer Academy in Massachusetts, one the earliest private academies in New England; and the town of Dummerston, Vermont. Although first granted in 1773, Dummer was not incorporated until 1848.

Villages and Place Names: Paris

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 7 residents in 1810

Population Trends: Population change for Dummer totaled 80 over 50 years, from 229 in 1950 to 309 in 2000, the seventh smallest numeric increase among the cities and towns. The largest decennial percent change was 73 percent between 1970 and 1980. The 2007 Census estimate for Dummer was 328 residents, which ranked 224th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns, the tenth smallest town.

Population Density, 2007: 7.3 persons per square mile of land area,the eighth lowest among the cities and towns. Dummer contains 47.9 square miles of land area and 1.3 square miles of inland water area.
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