Candia

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

Population: 3,557 (1990); 3,911 (2000); 4,163 (2006)

Overview
First settled in 1748 as part of Chester, the town was originally called Charmingfare, probably because of its many parades, which are bridle paths winding through pleasant scenery. It was separated from Chester and named Candia in 1763 by Governor Benning Wentworth, possibly in memory of his sea travels as a Portsmouth trader following his graduation from Harvard in 1715. Candia was the name of the principal city of Crete, the largest of the Greek islands. Candia was the birthplace of poet, journalist, and publisher Sam Walter Foss.

Geography
Region: Merrimack Valley
County: Rockingham
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 7 miles
o Boston, MA: 55 miles
o New York, NY: 428 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 400 miles

Town Hall
Candia Town Hall
74 High Street
Candia, NH 03034
Phone: 603-483-5573
Fax: 603-483-0252|
e-mail: cdupere@townofcandia.org

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Full time
Nearest Hospital: Elliot; Catholic Medical Center in Manchester (7 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 73
State Senate District: 16
Executive Council District: 4
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 1

Schools
Henry W. Moore School (K-8)
12 Deerfield Road
Candia, NH 03034
1-603-483-2251 (Office)
1-603-483-5628 (Student Services)
1-603-483-2536 (Fax)

Services

Candia Volunteer Fire Department
11 Deerfield Road
Business Line: 603-483-2311
www.candiavfd.org

Candia Police Department
Non-emergency telephone number: 603-483-2318
E-mail: mmcgillen@townofcandia.org

Smyth Public Library
55 High Street
Candia, NH 03034
483-8245
Fax 483-5217
librarian@smythpl.org

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