Henniker

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

Population: 4,151 (1990); 4,433 (2000); 5,081 (2006)

Overview
Henniker was first known as "Number Six," part of a line of settlements running between the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers. In 1752, the land was granted by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth to Andrew Todd, who named it "Todd's Town." In 1763, the first frame house was built. The area would be settled by families from Marlborough, Massachusetts, who named it "New Marlborough." Governor John Wentworth would incorporate the town in 1768 as "Henniker," after Sir John Henniker, a London merchant of leather and furs, who had shipping interests in Boston and Portsmouth prior to the Revolution.

Water powered mills operated on the Contoocook River in Henniker until 1959 when they were closed by the Hopkinton-Everett Lakes Flood Control Project. The Edna Dean Proctor Bridge, a double-arch stone bridge spanning the Contoocook, was built in 1835. Beginning in the late 1800s, the river's scenic beauty attracted tourism. Henniker today remains a resort area, featuring both skiing and white-water kayaking.

Geography
Region: Merrimack Valley
County: Merrimack
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 28 miles
o Boston, MA: 80 miles
o New York, NY: 261 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 245 miles

Town Hall
Town Clerk/ Tax Collector
18 Depot Hill Road
Henniker, NH
603-428-3240 voice
603-428-4366 fax

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Concord in Concord (17 miles)


Election Districts
State House District: 34
State Senate District: 7
Executive Council District: 2
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools

Henniker Community School
http://www.henniker.k12.nh.us/
1 Western Ave. PO Box 2418
Henniker, NH 03242-2418
Phone: (603)428-3476
Fax: (603)428-8271

John Stark Regional High School
618 North Stark Hwy, Route 114
Weare, NH 03281
Phone: (603)529-7675
http://jsrhs.net/

New England College
http://www.nec.edu/
98 Bridge Street
Henniker, NH 03242
603-428-2000

Services

Henniker Police Department
http://www.hennikerpd.com/
340 Western Ave.
Henniker, NH 03242
(603) 428-3213
Fax (603) 428-7509

Henniker Fire Department
216 Maple Street
Henniker, NH
603 428-7552

Tucker Free Library
PO BOX 688
31 Western Avenue
Henniker, NH 03242
(603) 428-3471 phone
(603) 428-7106 fax
http://www.tuckerfreelibrary.org/

Utilities
Electric: PSNH
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Municipal
Sanitation: Municipal
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: merimack Co.; ConVal
Cable television service: Yes