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Gilsum, NH
Community Contact Town of Gilsum
Robin L. Cantara, Town Clerk/Tax Collector
650 Route 10, PO Box 67
Gilsum, NH 03448

Telephone (603) 357-0320
Fax (603) 352-0845
E-mail not available
Web Site www.keenenh.com/gilsum

Municipal Office Hours Town Clerk: Tuesday, 6 pm - 8 pm, and Wednesday, 8 am - 12 noon; Tax Collector: Thursday, 8 am - 12 noon

County Cheshire
Labor Market Area Keene NH Micro-NECTA
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 8
State Representative
Cheshire County District 1
Incorporated: 1763

Origin: First granted by the New Hampshire proprietors in 1752, the town was given the name Boyle, after Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington and a distinguished architect. No claims were settled within the prescribed time because of danger from Indian attacks. A new charter was issued in 1763 to Benjamin Sumner, who surveyed the area and established a settlement along with several relatives from Connecticut. One of those settlers was Captain Samuel Gilbert, who became the first moderator. The name Gilsum was adopted in their honor. Gilsum's Lower Village is the site of the much-photographed Stone Arch over the Ashuelot River.

Villages and Place Names: Lower Village, Roundys Corner

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 298 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population change for Gilsum totaled 201 over 50 years, from 578 in 1950 to 779 in 2000. The largest decennial percent increase was a 17 percent increase between 1990 and 2000, accounting for over half of the total 50-year numeric increase. The 2007 Census estimate for Gilsum was 808 residents, which ranked 198th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 48.4 persons per square mile of land area. Gilsum contains 16.7 square miles of land area and 0.02 square miles of inland water area.
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