| Windham, NH | |
| Community Contact | Town of Windham David Sullivan, Town Administrator 3 North Lowell Road, PO Box 120 Windham, NH 03087 |
| Telephone | (603) 432-7732 |
| Fax | (603) 425-6582 |
| [email protected] | |
| Web Site | www.windhamnewhampshire.com |
| Municipal Office Hours | Monday through Friday, 8 am - 4 pm |
| County | Rockingham |
| Labor Market Area | Nashua NH-MA NECTA Division, NH Portion |
| Tourism Region | Merrimack Valley |
| Planning Commission | Rockingham |
| Regional Development | Rockingham Economic Development Corp. |
| Election Districts | |
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US Congress
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District 2 |
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Executive Council
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District 3 |
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State Senate
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District 19 |
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State Representative
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Rockingham County District 4 |
| Incorporated: 1742 |
| Origin: This town was originally a parish of Londonderry, which was settled in 1719. Incorporated in 1741, Windham was the second town designated by Governor Benning Wentworth following the establishment of the New Hampshire-Massachusetts border. It was named for Sir Charles Wyndham, Earl of Egremont and Baron Cockermouth, who was a Member of Parliament and Secretary of State when the Rockingham government favored conciliation with the American colonies. Windham was the birthplace of Samuel Dinsmoor, Governor of New Hampshire from 1831 to 1834. |
| Villages and Place Names: West Windham, Windham Depot |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 663 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: Population in Windham grew more than 11 times larger, and had the seventh highest percent change. The largest decennial percent change was 128 percent between 1960 and 1970. Population change totaled 9,881 over 50 years, from 964 in 1950 to 10,845 in 2000. The 2007 Census estimate for Windham was 13,137 residents, which ranked 21st among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns. |
| Population Density, 2007: 475.0 persons per square mile of land area. Windham contains 26.7 square miles of land area and 1.0 square miles of inland water area. |
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