Sandown

Web site: http://www.sandown.us/

Population: 4,060 (1990); 5,143 (2000); 5,776 (2006)

Overview
This territory was part of the original Kingston grant of 1694. As the western portion of Kingston became more heavily populated, residents felt that they could support a meetinghouse of their own, and petitioned Governor Benning Wentworth for separation. Sandown was incorporated as a separate parish in 1756. It was named for picturesque Sandown on the Isle of Wight. The first minister of Sandown, Reverend Joseph Cotton, built the Sandown Church in 1773. The church had an eleven-foot high pulpit and marble columns supporting the gallery, and is an excellent example of early New England church architecture.

Geography
Region: Seacoast
County: Rockingham
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 25 miles
o Boston, MA: 50 miles
o New York, NY: 245 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 305 miles

Town Hall
Sandown Town Clerk
320 Main St
Sandown, NH 03873
(603) 887-4870

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Parkland Medical Center (8 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 79
State Senate District: 17
Executive Council District: 3
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 3


Schools
Sandown North Elementary
23 Stagecoach Road
Sandown, NH 03873
Ph:(603) 887-8503
Fax: (603) 887-8509
http://www.sandownnorth.com/

Sandown Central School
295 Main Street
Sandown, NH 03873
Ph:(603) 887-3648
Fax: (603) 887-3635
http://www.sandownschool.com/

Services
Sandown Fire Department
316 Main St
Sandown, NH 03873
(603) 887-4806

Sandown Police Department
314 Main St
Sandown, NH 03873
(603) 887-3887‎
http://sandownpolice.com/

Sandown Public Library
580 Main St
Sandown, NH 03873
(603) 887-3428‎
http://sandownlibrary.com/

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