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| Keene, NH | |
| Community Contact | City of Keene Helen Mattson, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager 3 Washington Street Keene, NH 03431-3191 |
| Telephone | (603) 357-9804 |
| Fax | (603) 357-9847 |
| infodesk@ci.keene.nh.us | |
| Web Site | www.ci.keene.nh.us |
| Municipal Office Hours | Monday through Friday, 8 am - 5 pm |
| County | Cheshire |
| Labor Market Area | Keene NH Micro-NECTA |
| Tourism Region | Monadnock |
| Planning Commission | Southwest Region |
| Regional Development | Monadnock Economic Development Corp. |
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District 2 (All Wards) |
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District 5 (All Wards) |
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District 10 (All Wards) |
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Cheshire County District 3 (All Wards) |
| Incorporated: 1753 |
| Origin: This territory was first granted in 1735 as Upper Ashuelot to soldiers in the wars against Canada, and intended to be a fort town. Establishment of the Massachusetts-New Hampshire boundary in 1753 made it one of the largest towns in New England. Under regrant by the New Hampshire governor, the town was named in honor of Sir Benjamin Keene of England, an associate of Governor Wentworth in the Spanish West Indies trade. Keene was incorporated as a city in 1873. The Keene Normal School, now Keene State College, was founded here in 1909. The annual Keene Pumpkin Festival has set eight world records for the largest number of lit jack-o-lanterns, reaching 28,952 in 2003. |
| Villages and Place Names: North Swanzey, South Keene, Marlborough |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 1,314 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: Population change for Keene, including resident students, totaled 6,951 over 50 years, from 15,638 in 1950 to 22,589 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was 17 percent between 1960 and 1970; the city decreased in population between 1990 and 2000. The 2007 Census estimate for Keene was 22,893 residents, which ranked 11th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns. |
| Population Density, 2007: 615.5 persons per square mile of land area. Keene contains 37.1 square miles of land area and 0.2 square miles of inland water area. |
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