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Salisbury, NH
Community Contact Town of Salisbury
Lisa Campbell, Town Clerk
PO Box 2
Salisbury, NH 03268

Telephone (603) 648-2473
Fax (603) 648-6658
E-mail lisacampbell08@yahoo.com
Web Site www.salisburynh.org

Municipal Office Hours Tuesday through Thursday, 9 am - 1 pm, extended hours on last Tuesday, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

County Merrimack
Labor Market Area Concord NH Micro-NECTA
Tourism Region Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
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 6
Incorporated: 1768

Origin: This town was first granted in 1736 by the Massachusetts government. It was named Baker's Town, in honor of Captain Thomas Baker, a famous Indian scout. Following establishment of New Hampshire-Massachusetts border in 1741, the previous grant became void and a new grant was issued in 1749. The town was renamed Stevens-town, after Colonel Ebenezer Stevens of Kingston. It was also known as Gerrish-town or New Salisbury, before being incorporated by the New Hampshire government in 1768 as Salisbury after Salisbury, Massachusetts. Among the first settlers was Ebenezer Webster, father of Daniel Webster, who was born in Salisbury in 1782.

Villages and Place Names: Salisbury Heights, Scribners Corner, Smiths Corner, Thompson Corner, West Salisbury

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 1,372 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population change for Salisbury totaled 720 over 50 years, from 423 in 1950 to 1,143 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was an increase of 42 percent between 1960 and 1970, followed by increases of 33 percent and 35 percent over the next two decades. The 2007 Census estimate for Salisbury was 1,278 residents, which ranked 170th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 32.1 persons per square mile of land area. Salisbury contains 39.6 square miles of land area and 0.2 square miles of inland water area.
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