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Webster, NH
Community Contact Webster Board of Selectmen
Judith Jones, Administrative Assistant
945 Battle Street
Webster, NH 03303

Telephone (603) 648-2272
Fax (603) 648-6055
E-mail townofwebsternh@tds.net
Web Site www.webster-nh.gov

Municipal Office Hours Administration: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9 am - 12 noon, 1 pm - 4 pm; Town Clerk: Monday, 9 am - 12 noon, 1 pm - 4 pm and 6 pm - 8 pm, Wednesday, 9 am - 12 noon; Tax Collector: Wednesday, 7 pm - 9 pm, or by appointment

County Merrimack
Labor Market Area Concord NH Micro-NECTA
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 7
State Representative
Merrimack County District 4
Incorporated: 1860

Origin: This town was originally part of Boscawen, which was incorporated in 1760. In 1791, residents of the western part of Boscawen petitioned for separation into a town to be named Bristol. Residents of the eastern part voted to build a second meetinghouse to accommodate them, and thus avoid division. The separation finally occurred in 1860, when a new town was incorporated as Webster in honor of Daniel Webster, famous American lawyer and statesman. Webster served as Secretary of State during the administrations of Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. Mount Webster and Webster Lake were also named for him.

Villages and Place Names: Dingit Corner, Gerrish Corner, Snyders Mill, Swetts Mill, Courser Hill

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 689 residents in 1870

Population Trends: Population change for Webster totaled 1,205 over 50 years, from 386 in 1950 to 1,591 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was an increase of 61 percent between 1970 and 1980; population increased at least 15 percent each decade. The 2007 Census estimate for Webster was 1,856 residents, which ranked 144th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 62.7 persons per square mile of land area. Webster contains 28.3 square miles of land area and 0.5 square miles of inland water area.
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