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Henniker, NH
Community Contact Henniker Board of Selectmen
Peter R. Flynn, Town Administrator
18 Depot Hill Road
Henniker, NH 03242

Telephone (603) 428-3221
Fax (603) 428-4366
E-mail info@henniker.org
Web Site www.henniker.org

Municipal Office Hours Monday through Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm; Town Clerk: Monday, 8 am - 5:30 pm, Tuesday, 8 am - 12 noon, Wednesday and Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm, and the last Saturday of each month, 10 am - 12 noon

County Merrimack
Labor Market Area Hillsborough NH LMA
Tourism Region Merrimack Valley
Planning Commission Central NH Regional
Regional Development Capital Regional Development Council

Election Districts  
US Congress
District 2
Executive Council
District 2
State Senate
District 7
State Representative
Merrimack County District 5
Incorporated: 1768

Origin: This area was first known as Number 6, one of a line of settlements running between the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers. Some early settlers were families from Marlborough, Massachusetts, who named it New Marlborough. In 1752 the Masonian Proprietors granted the land to Andrew Todd, who gave it the name Todd's-town. The town was incorporated as Henniker in 1768 by Governor John Wentworth, in honor of Sir John Henniker, a London merchant who had shipping interests in Boston and Portsmouth prior to the Revolution. This town has the distinction of being the only Henniker on earth.

Villages and Place Names: Colby, Henniker Junction, West Henniker, Emerson Station

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 1,127 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population change for Henniker totaled 2,769 over 50 years, from 1,675 in 1950 to 4,444 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was 44 percent between 1960 and 1970, followed by a 38 percent increase between 1970 and 1980. The 2007 Census estimate for Henniker was 5,063 residents, which ranked 67th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 111.6 persons per square mile of land area. Henniker contains 44.1 square miles of land area and 0.7 square miles of inland water area.
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