Meredith

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

Population: 4,837 (1990); 5,943 (2000); 6,667 (2006)

Overview
Meredith was first granted in 1748 to a group of settlers led by Samuel Palmer, a teacher of surveying and navigation, who had laid out much of the land surrounding Lake Winnipesaukee. It was known as Palmer's-Town, or Second Township, since it was the second town granted by the Masonian Proprietors that lay at the lake. Many settlers were from Salem, Massachusetts, and the town was later called New Salem. In 1768, the town was incorporated by Governor John Wentworth as Meredith, for Sir William Meredith, who allied with William Pitt in opposition to taxation on the colonies.

Geography
Region:Lakes Region
County: Belknap
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 57 miles
o Boston, MA: 109 miles
o New York, NY: 280 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 223 miles

Town Hall
Meredith Town Clerk
41 Main Street
Meredith, NH 03253
Phone (603) 279-4538
Fax (603) 279-1042

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen/Town Manager
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Chief only
Nearest Hospital: Lakes Region General in Laconia (10 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 30
State Senate District: 2
Executive Council District: 1
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 1

Schools
Inter-Lakes School District
http://www.inter-lakes.k12.nh.us/

Inter-Lakes Elementary
Grades 5-6
21 Laker Lane
Meredith NH 03253
603-279-7968
603-279-6344(fax)

Inter-Lakes Junior High
Grades 7-8
1 Laker Lane
Meredith NH 03253
603-279-5312
603-279-5310(fax)

Inter-Lakes Elementary School
PK-4
21 Laker Ln
Meredith, NH 03253
Phone: 603-279-7968

Inter-Lakes High School
Laker Lane
Meredith, NH 03253
(603) 279-6162

Services
Meredith Police Department
400 Daniel Webster Highway
Meredith, NH 03253
603-279-4561

Meredith Fire Department
286 Daniel Webster Highway
Meredith, NH 03253
(603) 279-6061
http://www.meredithfire.org/

Meredith Public Library
91 Main St.
Meredith, NH 03253
Phone 279-4303
Mailing Address
PO Box 808
Meredith, NH 03253

Utilities
Electric: PSNH; NH Electric Coop.
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Meredith Water Dept.
Sanitation: Municipal
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes