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Stewartstown, NH
Community Contact Town of Stewartstown
Board of Selectmen
PO Box 119
West Stewartstown, NH 03597

Telephone (603) 246-3329
Fax (603) 246-3329
E-mail not available
Web Site not available

Municipal Office Hours Selectmen/Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Monday, 9 am - 4 pm and 6 pm - 8 pm, Tuesday, 9 am - 2 pm, and Wednesday through Friday, 9 am - 4 pm

County Coos
Labor Market Area Colebrook NH-VT LMA, NH Portion
Tourism Region Great North Woods
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 1
Incorporated: 1795

Origin: This territory was chartered in 1770 by Governor John Wentworth. The land was granted to Sir James Cockburne and Sir George Colebrooke, who were connected to the East India Company, John Nelson of Granada, a Wentworth relation, and Sir John Stuart, Lord Bute, who held much influence with King George III. The group paid their respects to Lord Bute by naming the grant Stuart Town in his honor. The town was incorporated as Stuart in 1795, but questions about the legality of the proceedings resulted in a new incorporation as Stewartstown in 1799. The Abenaki Indian Metallak, well known and liked by area settlers, is buried in the town cemetery.

Villages and Place Names: Stewartstown Hollow, West Stewartstown

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 99 residents in 1800

Population Trends: Stewartstown had the second lowest percent and third lowest numeric increase over 50 years. Population change totaled 43, from 970 in 1950 to 1,013 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was 11 percent between 1980 and 1990. The 2007 Census estimate for Stewartstown was 986 residents, which ranked 187th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 22.0 persons per square mile of land area. Stewartstown contains 46.5 square miles of land area and 0.4 square miles of inland water area.
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