Bow

Web site: http://www.bow-nh.com

Population: 5,500 (1990); 7,138 (2000); 8,098 (2006)

Overview
Incorporated in 1727, the town was one of several formed to ease population pressures on the Seacoast. The town's name comes from its establishment along an arch, or "bow", in the Merrimack River. The first census, taken in 1790, reported 568 residents.

Geography
Region: Merrimack Valley
County: Merrimack
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 20 miles
o Boston, MA: 70 miles
o New York, NY: 250 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 245 miles

Town Hall
Town of Bow
10 Grandview Road
Bow, NH 03304
Phone: (603) 225-2683
Fax: (603) 225-5428

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen/Town Manager
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Concord in Concord (2 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 41
State Senate District: 16
Executive Council District: 2
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
Bow Elementary
22 Bow Center Road
Bow, NH 03304
603-225-3049
http://www.bow.k12.nh.us/bes/

Bow Memorial School
20 Bow Center Road
Bow, NH 03304
603-225-3112
http://www.bownet.org/bms/

Bow High School
32 White Rock Hill Road
Bow, NH 03304
603-228-2210.
http://www.bownet.org/bhs/

Services
Bow Fire Department
10 Grandview Road
Fire Station
2 Knox Road
Bow, NH 03304
http://www.bow-nh.com/fire.asp

Bow Police Department
12 Robinson Road
Bow, NH 03304
http://www.bow-nh.com/police.asp

Baker Free Library
509 South Street
Bow, NH 03304
603-224-7113

Utilities
Electric: Concord Electric; PSNH
Gas: Keyspan
Water Supplier: Private wells
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: Yes
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes