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Hart's Location, NH
Community Contact Hart's Location Board of Selectmen
Marion Varney, Town Clerk
5 Forest Rd, Varney Residence
Hart's Location, NH 03812

Telephone (603) 374-2436
Fax not available
E-mail not available
Web Site www.hartslocation.com

Municipal Office Hours Open by appointment only

County Carroll
Labor Market Area Conway NH-ME LMA, NH Portion
Tourism Region White Mountains
Planning Commission North Country Council
Regional Development Mount Washington Valley Economic Council

Election Districts  
US Congress
District 1
Executive Council
District 1
State Senate
District 1
State Representative
Carroll County District 1
Incorporated: 1772

Origin: This long, narrow piece of land encompassing Crawford Notch bears the name of Colonel John Hart, who had fought in the French War. In 1772 the land was granted to Thomas Chadbourne of Portsmouth. Hart's Location was the site of the famous Willey's Slide, an avalanche that killed Samuel Willey and his entire family in 1826. Mount Willey is named in their honor, as is the village of Avalanche. The town is also the gravesite of Abel Crawford, for whom Crawford Notch is named. Every four years this tiny community gains national attention when, along with Dixville Notch, its residents are the first to cast votes in the New Hampshire presidential primary and election.

Villages and Place Names: Notchland, Sawyers River, Willey House

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 12 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Still the state's smallest incorporated town, population change for Hart's Location totaled 27 over 50 years, from 11 in 1950 to 38 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was 286 percent between 1970 and 1980, however, the numeric change was just 20. The 2007 Census estimate for Hart's Location was 40 residents, ranking last among New Hampshire's 234 incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 1.7 persons per square mile of land area, the lowest population density among the cities and towns. Hart’s Location contains 19.2 square miles of land area and 0 square miles of inland water area.
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