Northfield

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

Population: 4,263 (1990); 4,548 (2000); 5,185 (2006)

Overview
Like many other towns, Northfield began with a group of residents who felt they lived too far from the center of town, in this case Canterbury, making it inconvenient to attend public affairs. Petitioners were granted a separate township in 1780. The Northfield library was called the Northfield Improving Society for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge, the same title used by Benjamin Franklin in 1743 for the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia. The library began with a supply of 24 books, charging an annual membership fee of $5, and continued under that name until 1842.

Geography
Region: Lakes Region
County: Merrimack
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 35 miles
o Boston, MA: 87 miles
o New York, NY: 268 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 235 miles

Town Hall
21 Summer Street
Northfield, NH 03276
Phone: (603) 286-7039
Fax: (603) 286-3328

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Full time
Nearest Hospital: Franklin Regional in Franklin (3 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 35
State Senate District: 7
Executive Council District: 2
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
Winnisquam Regional School District
http://www.winnisquam.k12.nh.us/

Union Sanborn School
5 Elm Street
Northfield, NH 03276
(603)286-4332
Fax (603)286-2153
http://www.winnisquam.k12.nh.us/USS/Index.htm

Southwick School
50 Zion Hill Road
Northfield, NH 03276
(603)286-3611
Fax (603)286-3526
http://www.winnisquam.k12.nh.us/SS/index.htm

Services
Tilton/Northfield Fire Department
12 Center Street
Tilton NH, 03276
603-286-4781
fax 603-286-4787
E-Mail:tnfd@metrocast.net

Northfield Police Department
138 Park Street
Northfield, NH 03276
Business Line (603) 286-8982
Fax line: (603) 286-2027

Hall Memorial Library
18 Park Street
Northfield, NH 03276
603-286-8971
Fax: 603-286-2278

Utilities
Electric: PSNH; NH Electric Coop
Gas: KeySpan
Water Supplier: Tilton Northfield Auqeduct Co.
Sanitation: Municipal
Curbside Trash Pickup: Yes
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes