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Shelburne, NH
Community Contact Town of Shelburne
Board of Selectmen
74 Village Road
Shelburne, NH 03581

Telephone (603) 466-2262
Fax (603) 466-5271
E-mail shelburn@ncia.net
Web Site www.shelburnenh.com

Municipal Office Hours Open daily 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 3
Incorporated: 1820

Origin: This territory was first chartered in 1769 and named for William Petty Fitzmaurice, Earl of Shelburne. Lord Shelburne was a supporter of independence for the American colonies, and at his insistence, the king recognized the independence of the United States. The first survey of the grant found much of the land covered with water and mountains. In 1770, the seven grantees petitioned for additional property, and were given another 40 thousand acres, known as Shelburne Addition. The town was incorporated in 1820 when Shelburne voters chose to keep the name. Shelburne Addition was separated and incorporated as Gorham in 1836.

Villages and Place Names: unknown

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 35 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population change for Shelburne totaled 196 over 50 years, from 184 in 1950 to 380 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 60 percent increase between 1970 and 1980; population decreased from 1960 to 1970 and from 1990 to 2000. The 2007 Census estimate for Shelburne was 378 residents, which ranked 218th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 8.0 persons per square mile of land area. Shelburne contains 47.9 square miles of land area and 0.9 square miles of inland water area.

 

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