| Pembroke, NH | |
| Community Contact | Town of Pembroke David Jodoin, Town Administrator 311 Pembroke Street Pembroke, NH 03275 |
| Telephone | (603) 485-4747 |
| Fax | (603) 485-3967 |
| Townhall@Pembroke-NH.com | |
| Web Site | www.pembroke-nh.com/ |
| Municipal Office Hours | Monday through Friday, 8 am - 4 pm; Town Clerk: extended hours on Wednesday, 5 pm - 7 pm |
| County | Merrimack |
| Labor Market Area | Concord NH Micro-NECTA |
| Tourism Region | Merrimack Valley |
| Planning Commission | Central NH Regional |
| Regional Development | Capital Regional Development Council |
| Election Districts | |
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US Congress
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District 2 |
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Executive Council
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District 2 |
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State Senate
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District 15 |
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State Representative
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Merrimack County District 7 |
| Incorporated: 1759 |
| Origin: This township was first granted in 1728 to the heirs of Captain John Lovewell and members of his company or their heirs, and given the name Lovewell's Town. Captain Lovewell built the fort at Ossipee and was killed fighting the Indians at Pequawket. The township was more commonly called Suncook, after the river, and another settlement was known as Buckstreet. When the town was incorporated in 1759, it included Suncook, Buckstreet, and portions of Bow that were east of the Merrimack River. It was given the name Pembroke in honor of Henry Herbert, ninth Earl of Pembroke in southern Wales. |
| Villages and Place Names: North Pembroke, Suncook Village |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 956 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: Population change for Pembroke totaled 3,823 over 50 years, from 3,094 in 1950 to 6,917 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 35 percent increase between 1980 and 1990; the smallest, a five percent increase between 1990 and 2000. The 2007 Census estimate for Pembroke was 7,353 residents, which ranked 42nd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns. |
| Population Density, 2007: 323.4 persons per square mile of land area. Pembroke contains 22.6 square miles of land area and 0.2 square miles of inland water area. |
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