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South Hampton, NH
Community Contact Town of South Hampton
Board of Selectmen
3 Hilldale Avenue
South Hampton, NH 03827

Telephone (603) 394-7696
Fax (603) 394-7696
E-mail not available
Web Site not available

Municipal Office Hours Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Monday, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm; Wednesday, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm, and Friday, 9:30 am - 11:30 am; Town Administrator/Selectmen's Office: Monday, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm, and Wednesday, 9:30 am - 11:30 am

County Rockingham
Labor Market Area Haverhill MA-NH NECTA Division, NH Portion
Tourism Region Seacoast
Planning Commission Rockingham
Regional Development Coastal Economic Development Corp.

Election Districts  
US Congress
District 1
Executive Council
District 3
State Senate
District 23
State Representative
Rockingham County District 14
Incorporated: 1742

Origin: This town was one of the first granted by Governor Benning Wentworth. When the New Hampshire-Massachusetts border was established in 1741, territory that was in Amesbury and Salisbury, Massachusetts, became part of New Hampshire. South Hampton was chartered in 1742 from that territory. Much of the area was already settled when the boundary line was changed, and some residents petitioned to become part of a town closer to them. The east end was annexed to Hampton Falls in 1742 and the west side was separated to form Newton in 1748. At one time, the town was home to over twelve different religious sects.

Villages and Place Names: Smith Corner, Towles Corner, Jewell Town, Currierville

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 448 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population change for South Hampton totaled 534 over 50 years, from 314 in 1950 to 848 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was an increase of 41 percent between 1950 and 1960; the smallest, a one percent increase between 1990 and 2000. The 2007 Census estimate for South Hampton was 881 residents, which ranked 193rd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 112.0 persons per square mile of land area. South Hampton contains 7.9 square miles of land area and 0.1 square miles of inland water area.
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