Stewartstown
Population: 1,048 (1990); 1,012 (2000); 990 (2006)
Overview
This territory was chartered in 1770 by Governor John Wentworth. The land was granted to Sir James Cockburne and Sir George Colebrooke, who were connected to the East India Company, John Nelson of Granada, a Wentworth relation, and Sir John Stuart, Lord Bute, who held much influence with King George III. The group paid their respects to Lord Bute by naming the grant Stuart Town in his honor. The town was incorporated as Stuart in 1795, but questions about the legality of the proceedings resulted in a new incorporation as Stewartstown in 1799. The Abenaki Indian Metallak, well known and liked by area settlers, is buried in the town cemetery.
Geography
Region: Great North Woods
County: Coos
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 166 miles
o Boston, MA: 222 miles
o New York, NY: 412 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 110 miles
Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Not full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Upper Connecticut Valley (10 miles)
Election Districts
State House District: 1
State Senate District: 1
Executive Council District: 1
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2
Utilities
Electric: PSNH; NH Electric
Gas: Hasen Burns
Water Supplier: Riverside/W. Stewartstown Water
Sanitation: Municipal; private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes
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