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| Orford, NH | |
| Community Contact | Town of Orford Louise Mack, Town Clerk 59 Archertown Road Orford, NH 03777 |
| Telephone | (603) 353-4404 |
| Fax | (603) 353-4489 |
| orfordselectmen@joimail.com | |
| Web Site | www.orfordnh.us |
| Municipal Office Hours | Administrative Assistant: Monday, Tuesday, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm - 5 pm, Wednesday, 1 pm - 5 pm, and Friday 8:30 am - 2:30 pm; Town Clerk: Tuesday, 2 pm - 7 pm, Wednesday, 6 pm - 8 pm, and Thursday, 8 am - 11 am |
| County | Grafton |
| Labor Market Area | Lebanon NH-VT Micro-NECTA, NH Portion |
| Tourism Region | Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee |
| Planning Commission | Upper Valley/Lake Sunapee |
| Regional Development | Grafton County Economic Development Council |
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Grafton County District 6 |
| Incorporated: 1761 |
| Origin: This town was chartered in 1761 to Jonathan Moulton and several members of his family. Governor Benning Wentworth gave it the name of Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, known as the first Prime Minister of England, though that title was not used at the time. One of the town's first setters, many of who had come from Connecticut, was General Israel Morey. His son Samuel was a prolific inventor who determined a way to separate hydrogen from oxygen in water, using the knowledge to develop the first marine steam engine, testing the first steamboat on the river at Orford. |
| Villages and Place Names: Gilmans Corner, Merriwood Camp, Orfordville, Quintown |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 540 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: Population change for Orford totaled 364 over 50 years, from 726 in 1950 to 1,090 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 19 percent increase between 1960 and 1970, followed by a 17 percent increase between 1970 and 1980. The 2007 Census estimate for Orford was 1,061 residents, which tied with Washington in ranking 181st among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns. |
| Population Density, 2007: 25.0 persons per square mile of land area. Orford contains 46.4 square miles of land area and 1.3 square miles of inland water area. |
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