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Haverhill, New Hampshire

Haverhill, New Hampshire
Town
Haverhill municipal offices
Haverhill municipal offices
Official seal of Haverhill, New Hampshire
Seal
Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire
Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°02′03″N 72°03′50″W / 44.03417°N 72.06389°W / 44.03417; -72.06389Coordinates: 44°02′03″N 72°03′50″W / 44.03417°N 72.06389°W / 44.03417; -72.06389
Country United States
State New Hampshire
County Grafton
Incorporated 1763
Government
 • Board of Selectmen Wayne Fortier, Chair
Thomas Friel
Christopher Luurtsema
Michael Bonanno
Darwin Clogston
 • Town manager Jo Lacaillade
Area
 • Total 52.1 sq mi (135.0 km2)
 • Land 51.0 sq mi (132.1 km2)
 • Water 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)  2.15%
Elevation 640 ft (195 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,697
 • Density 90/sq mi (35/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 03765, 03774
Area code(s) 603
FIPS code 33-34820
GNIS feature ID 0873621
Website www.haverhill-nh.com

Haverhill is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,697 at the 2010 census. Haverhill includes the villages of Woodsville, Pike, and North Haverhill, the historic town center at Haverhill Corner, and the district of Mountain Lakes. Located here are Bedell Bridge State Park, Black Mountain State Forest, Kinder Memorial Forest, and Oliverian Valley Wildlife Preserve. It is home to the annual North Haverhill Fair, and to a branch of the New Hampshire Community Technical Colleges. The village of North Haverhill is the county seat of Grafton County.

Settled by citizens from Haverhill, Massachusetts, the town was first known as Lower Cohos. It was incorporated in 1763 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, and in 1773, became the county seat of Grafton County. Haverhill was the terminus of the old Province Road, which connected the northern and western settlements with the seacoast. By 1859, when the town had 2,405 inhabitants, industries included 3 gristmills, 12 sawmills, a paper mill, a large tannery, a carriage manufacturer, an iron foundry, 7 shoe factories, a printing office, and several mechanic shops. The town is home to the oldest documented covered bridge in the country still standing—the Haverhill-Bath Bridge, built in 1829.


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