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Randolph, NH
Community Contact Town of Randolph
Anne Kenison, Town Clerk
130 Durand Road
Randolph, NH 03593

Telephone (603) 466-5771
Fax (603) 466-9856
E-mail TownClerk@Randolph.nh.gov
Web Site http://randolph.nh.gov

Municipal Office Hours Selectmen's Secretary: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm; Town Clerk: Monday, 9 am - 11 am, and Wednesday, 7 pm - 9 pm; Tax Collector: by Appointment

County Coos
Labor Market Area Berlin NH Micro-NECTA
Tourism Region White Mountains
Planning Commission North Country Council
Regional Development Coos Economic Development Corp.

Election Districts  
US Congress
District 2
Executive Council
District 1
State Senate
District 1
State Representative
Coos County District 2
Incorporated: 1824

Origin: In the charter of 1772, this territory was granted to John Durand, his son John, and Edward Parry, Thomas Brown, and Charles Henzell. The town was named Durand, for John Durand, who was a member of the London Board of Trade and an associate of Governor John Wentworth. In 1824, Governor Levi Woodbury renamed it Randolph, in honor of his friend John Randolph of Virginia. Randolph was a long-time member of the House of Representatives, an advocate of states' rights, and a descendant of Pocahontas.

Villages and Place Names: Appalachia, Bowman, Randolph Hill

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 62 residents in 1810

Population Trends: Population change for Randolph totaled 182 over 50 years, from 158 in 1950 to 340 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 62 percent increase between 1970 and 1980; population declined both from 1950 to 1960 and from 1990 to 2000. The 2007 Census estimate for Randolph was 336 residents, which ranked 223rd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 8.8 persons per square mile of land area, the tenth lowest among the cities and towns. Randolph contains 47.1 square miles of land area and 0.04 square miles of inland water area.
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