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| Francestown, NH | |
| Community Contact | Francestown Board of Selectmen William McAuley PO Box 5 Francestown, NH 03043 |
| Telephone | (603) 547-3469 |
| Fax | (603) 547-2818 |
| francestownnh@comcast.net | |
| Web Site | www.francestown-nh.gov |
| Municipal Office Hours | Monday through Thursday, 8 am - 12 noon |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Labor Market Area | Peterborough NH LMA |
| Tourism Region | Monadnock |
| Planning Commission | Southwest Region |
| Regional Development | Monadnock Economic Development Corp. |
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US Congress
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District 2 |
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Executive Council
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District 2 |
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State Senate
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District 7 |
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State Representative
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Hillsborough County District 2 |
| Incorporated: 1772 |
| Origin: Incorporated in 1772, Francestown was named for Frances Deering Wentworth, wife of Governor John Wentworth. She was the source of some scandal, marrying John just ten days after the death of her first husband, Theodore Atkinson. Three years after Francestown was incorporated, the Wentworths fled to exile. Situated on the Second New Hampshire Turnpike, the only through route between Boston and Vermont, the town collected a toll of one cent per mile from travelling coaches and wagons. Francestown was also the site of a high-quality soapstone quarry, which was mined until the 1890s. |
| Villages and Place Names: unknown |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 982 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: Population change for Francestown totaled 1,085 over 50 years, from 405 in 1950 to 1,490 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 58 percent increase between 1970 and 1980, followed by a 47 percent increase over the next decade. The 2007 Census estimate for Francestown was 1,579 residents, which ranked 156th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns. |
| Population Density, 2007: 52.9 persons per square mile of land area. Francestown contains 29.8 square miles of land area and .5 square miles of inland water area. |
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