Dublin, New Hampshire

Dublin, New Hampshire
Town
Church and rotary in the town center
Seal
Location in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 42°54′21″N 72°03′39″W / 42.90583°N 72.06083°W / 42.90583; -72.06083Coordinates: 42°54′21″N 72°03′39″W / 42.90583°N 72.06083°W / 42.90583; -72.06083
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Cheshire
Incorporated	1771
Government
• Board of Selectmen	Peter "Sturdy" Thomas, Chair Paul Delphia Walter Snitko
• Town Administrator	Sherry Miller
Area
• Total	29.1 sq mi (75.3 km2)
• Land	28.0 sq mi (72.5 km2)
• Water	1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2)  3.78%
Elevation	1,440 ft (439 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,597
• Density	55/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	03444
Area code(s)	603
FIPS code	33-19140
GNIS feature ID	0873581
Website	www.townofdublin.org

Dublin is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,597 at the 2010 census. It is home to Dublin School and Yankee magazine is based there.

In 1749, the Masonian proprietors granted the town as Monadnock No. 3 (or North Monadnock) to Matthew Thornton and 39 others. But the French and Indian War thwarted permanent settlement until the 1760s, when Henry Strongman moved from Peterborough. Other early settlers arrived from Sherborn, Massachusetts. In 1771, Governor John Wentworth incorporated the town, naming it after Strongman's birthplace: Dublin, Ireland.

Like all towns in this area, the terrain features hills and valleys. Farmers found the soil hard and rocky, but with effort it yielded maize, oats, barley and potatoes, with some wheat and rye. Orchards were common. The first census, taken in 1790, reported 901 residents. By 1859, there were 1,088. Then in 1870, the small mill town of Harrisville voted to separate from Dublin, leaving the latter with only 455 residents during the 1880 census.