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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
E-mail 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.

Election Districts  
US Congress
District 2
Executive Council
District 2
State Senate
District 7
State Representative
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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