Brookfield

Web site: http://www.brookfieldnh.org

Population: 518 (1990); 604 (2000); 665 (2006)

Overview
Settled in 1726 by Scotch-Irish immigrants while still under Massachusetts rule, this territory was part of a planned grant named Coleraine, after the Irish town of the same name. The grant was never authorized, and the settlement became part of Middleton. In 1785 residents of the northern portion of Middleton and part of Wolfeboro petitioned for a separately incorporated town. The petition was at first denied, but then was granted in 1794 as Brookfield, probably after a town of the same name in Massachusetts. The area was popular with farmers because of its fertile ground.

Geography
Region: Lakes Region
County: Carroll
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 60 miles
o Boston, MA: 90 miles
o New York, NY: 298 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 288 miles

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Not full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Huggins in Wolfeboro (13 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 8
State Senate District: 3
Executive Council District: 2
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 1

Schools
Governor Wentworth Regional School District
http://www.govwentworth.k12.nh.us/

Services
Wakefield Fire Department
2017 Wakefield Rd
Sanbornville, NH 03872
(603) 522-8336

Police Department
2017 Wakefield Rd
Sanbornville, NH 03872
(603) 522-3232

Utilities
Electric: PSNH; NH Elec.; Wolfeboro
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Private wells
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes