| Eaton, NH | |
| Community Contact | Eaton Board of Selectmen David Maudsley, Secretary Town Hall PO Box 88 Eaton, NH 03832 |
| Telephone | (603) 447-2840 |
| Fax | (603) 447-2560 |
| eatonth@roadrunner.com | |
| Web Site | www.eatonnh.org |
| Municipal Office Hours | Selectmen: Tuesday, 9 am - 3 pm & 7 pm - 9 pm, Wednesday and Thursday, 9 am - 3 pm; Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Monday, 9 am - 11 am, and Tuesday, 7 pm - 9 pm |
| County | Carroll |
| Labor Market Area | Conway NH-ME LMA, NH Portion |
| Tourism Region | Lakes |
| Planning Commission | North Country Council |
| Regional Development | Mount Washington Valley Economic Council |
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US Congress
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District 1 |
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Executive Council
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District 1 |
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State Senate
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District 3 |
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State Representative
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Carroll County District 2 |
| Incorporated: 1766 |
| Origin: This town was chartered in 1766 to Clement March and other as Eaton. The name was in honor of Governor Theophilus Eaton of Connecticut (1590-1658). A prosperous London merchant, he was a generous contributor to the funds needed to settle Massachusetts in 1630. He later came to America and founded a colony at New Haven, Connecticut, along with John Davenport and David Yale, great-grandfather of the founder of Yale University, and served as Connecticut's governor for 19 years. Eaton includes the village of Snowville, named for the Snow family who started a sawmill there in 1825. |
| Villages and Place Names: Eaton Center, Snowville |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 253 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: Population change for Eaton totaled 156 over 50 years, from 221 in 1950 to 377 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change, 46 percent between 1960 and 1970, resulted in a numeric increase of 70, close to half the total numeric change. The 2007 Census estimate for Eaton was 419 residents, which ranked 217th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns. |
| Population Density, 2007: 17.4 persons per square mile of land area. Eaton contains 24.4 square miles of land area and 1.2 square miles of inland water area. |
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