Lempster, New Hampshire
| Lempster, New Hampshire | |
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 Location in Sullivan County and the state of New Hampshire. |
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| Coordinates: 43°14′18″N 72°12′38″W / 43.23833°N 72.21056°WCoordinates: 43°14′18″N 72°12′38″W / 43.23833°N 72.21056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Sullivan |
| Incorporated | 1772 |
| Named for | Leominster, Massachusetts, but became Lempster due to pronunciation spelling |
| Government | |
| • Board of Selectmen | Ed Sauer, Chair Everett Thurber Mary Grenier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.8 sq mi (84.9 km2) |
| • Land | 32.3 sq mi (83.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) 1.31% |
| Elevation | 1,398 ft (426 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,154 |
| • Density | 35/sq mi (14/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 03605 |
| Area code(s) | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-41700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0873645 |
| Website | www.lempsternh.org |
Lempster is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,154 at the 2010 census. Settlements include the town center (Lempster village) and the village of East Lempster.
First granted by colonial governor Jonathan Belcher in 1735 as Number 9 (ninth in a line of forts to guard against Indian attacks), it was regranted in 1753 as Dupplin, after Scottish lord Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin, by Governor Benning Wentworth. The town was re-granted one final time in 1767 as Lempster, after one of the titles of a Sir Thomas Farmer of "Lempster" (presumably Leominster in England), and incorporated in 1772.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.8 square miles (85 km2), of which 32.3 sq mi (84 km2) is land and 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) is water, comprising 1.31% of the town. The highest point in Lempster is the summit of Bean Mountain, at 2,326 feet (709 m) above sea level. Lempster lies mostly within the Connecticut River watershed, with the southeastern corner of town lying in the Ashuelot River watershed.
New Hampshire Route 10 traverses the town, connecting it with the towns of Goshen and Newport to the north and with Marlow, Gilsum, and the city of Keene to the south. The village of East Lempster is located at the intersection of Route 10 and Second New Hampshire Turnpike. The village of Lempster proper is located along Second New Hampshire Turnpike, 2 miles (3 km) to the west.
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