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Epping, NH
Community Contact Town of Epping
Dean Shankle, Town Administrator
157 Main Street
Epping, NH 03042

Telephone (603) 679-5441
Fax (603) 679-3002
E-mail administrator@townofepping.com
Web Site www.ci.epping.nh.us

Municipal Office Hours Monday through Thursday, 8 am - 4 pm, Friday, 8 am - 12 noon; Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Monday, 12 noon - 8 pm, Wednesday, 9 am - 6 pm, and Friday, 9 am - 3 pm

County Rockingham
Labor Market Area Haverhill MA-NH NECTA Division, NH Portion
Tourism Region Seacoast
Planning Commission Rockingham
Regional Development Rockingham Economic Development Corp.

Election Districts  
US Congress
District 1
Executive Council
District 3
State Senate
District 21
State Representative
Rockingham County District 9
Incorporated: 1741

Origin: This was one of the last towns chartered by Massachusetts Governor Jonathan Belcher prior to the establishment of New Hampshire as an independent province. Once a parish of Exeter, Epping was incorporated as a separate town in 1741. It was probably named for Epping Forest, a suburb of London used by royalty for deer hunting, which was likely familiar to Governor Belcher. Epping was the home of three of New Hampshire's governors: William Plumer (1759-1850), David Morril (1772-1849), and Benjamin Franklin Prescott (1833-1895).

Villages and Place Names: Camp Hedding, Martin Crossing, North Epping, West Epping

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 1,233 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population change for Epping totaled 3,753 over 50 years, from 1,796 in 1950 to 5,549 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 52 percent increase between 1980 and 1990, following a 47 percent increase between 1970 and 1980. The 2007 Census estimate for Epping was 6,169 residents, which ranked 55th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 231.9 persons per square mile of land area. Epping contains 26.1 square miles of land area and 0.1 square miles of inland water area.
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