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Stoddard, NH
Community Contact Stoddard Board of Selectmen
John D. Halter, Selectman
1450 Route 123 North
Stoddard, NH 03464

Telephone (603) 446-3326
Fax (603) 446-7770
E-mail townofstoddard@wildblue.net
Web Site www.stoddardnh.org

Municipal Office Hours Selectmen meeting Monday, 7 pm - 9 pm, Wednesday and Friday, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm; Town Clerk: Tuesday and Thursday, 9 am - 2 pm and 4 pm - 6 pm; Tax Collector: Thursday, 1 pm - 3 pm

County Cheshire
Labor Market Area Keene NH Micro-NECTA
Tourism Region Monadnock
Planning Commission Southwest Region
Regional Development Monadnock Economic Development Corp.

Election Districts  
US Congress
District 2
Executive Council
District 2
State Senate
District 8
State Representative
Cheshire County District 2
Incorporated: 1774

Origin: This territory was first granted in 1752 to Colonel Sampson Stoddard of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and others as Monadnock Number 7. It was known locally as Limerick before being incorporated as Stoddard in 1774, in honor of Colonel Stoddard. Colonel Stoddard was appointed to survey southwestern New Hampshire by the colonial government, receiving several land grants for the service. One of his surveying assistants was Benjamin Pierce, father of President Franklin Pierce. Between 1840 and 1873, Stoddard was a center of glass manufacturing, home to four glass factories whose products are prized by collectors today.

Villages and Place Names: Leominster Corner, Mill Village, South Stoddard, Woods Mill

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 701 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population change for Stoddard totaled 731 over 50 years, from 200 in 1950 to 931 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was an increase of 99 percent between 1970 and 1980, a numeric change of 240. The 2007 Census estimate for Stoddard was 1,036 residents, which ranked 185th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 20.1 persons per square mile of land area. Stoddard contains 50.9 square miles of land area and 2.1 square miles of inland water area.
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