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Sutton, NH
Community Contact Sutton Board of Selectmen
Phil Buteau, Chairman
PO Box 487
Sutton, NH 03260

Telephone (603) 927-4416
Fax (603) 927-4631
E-mail townofsutton@mcttelecom.com
Web Site www.sutton-nh.gov

Municipal Office Hours Selectmen: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm; Town Clerk: Monday 12 noon - 6 pm, Tuesday through Thursday, 8 am - 4 pm, and last Saturday of the month, 9 am - 12 noon

County Merrimack
Labor Market Area New London NH LMA
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 8
State Representative
Merrimack County District 3
Incorporated: 1784

Origin: This territory was granted in 1748 to Obadiah Parry and others from Haverhill, Massachusetts, who had petitioned the Masonian Proprietors for a land grant. For a while the settlement was known as Parry's Town. Because it was located in Indian country near Mount Kearsarge, many settlers forfeited their claims, even with an extension granted in 1773. In 1783 residents petitioned for incorporation and town privileges under the name Sutton, which was granted in 1784. Sutton was at one time home to a religious sect known as the Osgoodites.

Villages and Place Names: East Sutton, North Sutton, Shingle Mill Corner, South Sutton, Sutton Mills

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 520 residents in 1790

Population Trends: Population change for Sutton totaled 1,002 over 50 years, from 554 in 1950 to 1,556 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was an increase of 70 percent between 1970 and 1980; population declined 12 percent between 1950 and 1960. The 2007 Census estimate for Sutton was 1,826 residents, which ranked 145th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 42.1 persons per square mile of land area. Sutton contains 42.6 square miles of land area and 0.8 square miles of inland water area.
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