Jefferson, New Hampshire
| Jefferson, New Hampshire | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Coos County, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates: 44°25′08″N 71°28′28″W / 44.41889°N 71.47444°WCoordinates: 44°25′08″N 71°28′28″W / 44.41889°N 71.47444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Coos |
| Incorporated | 1796 |
| Government | |
| • Board of Selectmen | Kevin Meehan Thomas Brady Cindy Silver |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.4 sq mi (130.5 km2) |
| • Land | 50.2 sq mi (129.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) 0.46% |
| Elevation | 1,381 ft (421 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,107 |
| • Density | 22/sq mi (8.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 03583 |
| Area code(s) | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-38820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0873634 |
| Website | www.jeffersonnh.org |
Jefferson is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,107 at the 2010 census. It is home to parts of the White Mountain National Forest in the south and northeast and to two theme parks: Santa's Village and Fort Jefferson Fun Park. There are also several private campgrounds, motels and inns.
Jefferson is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth first made land grants in this area in 1765, but the location was so deep in unexplored territory that few settlers took up their claims. So soon after the French and Indian War, in which certain Native American tribes in New England were allied with the French, English colonists did not want to be exposed on the frontier.
Colonel Joseph Whipple took a grant and cut trails through the forests to build a "manor" house. He named the town "Dartmouth" after William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, the patron of Dartmouth College. Brother to William Whipple, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Colonel Whipple renamed the town "Jefferson" four years prior to Thomas Jefferson's election as president. The state legislature granted the town a new charter as "Jefferson" in 1796.
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