Stark
Population: 518 (1990); 516 (2000); 498 (2006)
Overview
This town was chartered in 1774 as Percy, the family name of the Duke of Northumberland. At the time of the charter, a member of that family, Thomas Percy, was the king's chaplain. The town was incorporated as Piercy in 1795. In 1832 the name was changed to Stark in honor of General John Stark, hero of Bunker Hill and the Battle of Bennington. New Hampshire owes its motto, Live Free or Die, to General Stark, who was the first to carry the new thirteen-star American flag into battle. He wrote those words in July 1809, in commemoration of the Battle of Bennington. Stark is the location of the Stark Bridge, one of New Hampshire's scenic covered bridges, built in 1862.
Geography
Region: Great North Woods
County: Coos
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 135 miles
o Boston, MA: 185 miles
o New York, NY: 390 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 180 miles
Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Not full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Weeks Memorial (18 miles)
Election Districts
State House District: 2
State Senate District: 1
Executive Council District: 1
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2
Utilities
Electric: PSNH
Gas: PGNTS
Water Supplier: Private wells
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: No
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