Hampton Falls

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

Population: 1,503 (1990); 1,880 (2000); 2,054 (2006)

Overview
First established as a parish of Hampton, this town received its grant as an independent town in 1726 following a petition to the legislature. Located on the Taylor River, Hampton Falls provided water power for Weare's mills. Meshech Weare, a descendant of the mill owners, was New Hampshire's first president, later called governor, in 1776. Hampton Falls was the birthplace of Ralph Adams Cram, a well-known architect, who designed the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York and chapels at West Point and Exeter Academy.

Geography
Region: Seacoast
County: Rockingham
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 35 miles
o Boston, MA: 45 miles
o New York, NY: 250 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 305 miles

Town Hall
Hampton Falls Town Clerk
1 Drinkwater Rd
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
(603) 926-4618

Municipal Information
Government: Town meeting
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Exeter in Exeter (6 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 84
State Senate District: 24
Executive Council District: 3
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 1

Schools
Hampton Falls School District
http://www.sau21.org/sau/

Lincoln Akerman School
8 Exeter Rd
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
(603) 926-2539

Services
Hampton Falls Fire Department
3 Drinkwater Rd
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
(603) 926-5752

Hampton Falls Police Department
3 Drinkwater Rd
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
(603) 926-4619‎
http://hamptonfallspd.com/

Hampton Falls Free Library
7 Drinkwater Rd
Hampton Falls, NH 03844
(603) 926-3682‎
http://hamptonfallslibrary.org/

Utilities
Electric: Exeter & Hampton
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Private wells
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: Yes
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes