Temple, New Hampshire
| Temple, New Hampshire | |
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| Town | |
Town Hall
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 Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates: 42°49′05″N 71°51′05″W / 42.81806°N 71.85139°WCoordinates: 42°49′05″N 71°51′05″W / 42.81806°N 71.85139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Incorporated | 1768 |
| Government | |
| • Board of Selectmen | George Willard, Chair Gail Cromwell Ken Caisse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.4 sq mi (58.1 km2) |
| • Land | 22.2 sq mi (57.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) 0.96% |
| Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,366 |
| • Density | 61/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 03084 |
| Area code(s) | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-76260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0873737 |
| Website | www |
Temple is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,366 at the 2010 census. It is home to Temple Mountain State Reservation, and formerly home to Temple Mountain Ski Area.
The area was first called Peterborough Slip, which included what is now Sharon. In 1758, Maj. Ephraim Heald and his wife Sarah, moved to Temple, They, along with his brother, Dea. Peter Heald, and a cousin, Oliver Heald, were among the first settlers. Peter Heald is generally considered to be the founder of Temple, and his child, Peter, was the first white child born in the town. In 1768, it was incorporated by colonial Governor John Wentworth, who named it after his lieutenant governor, John Temple. The town of Temple, Maine was in turn named for it. Temple Glassworks was founded here in 1780 by Robert Hewes of Boston. Although the company is long defunct, surviving examples of Temple glass are today rare and prized collectibles. By 1859, the town's population was 579, when Temple had two sawmills, one gristmill, and a tannery.
Terrain is generally uneven and rocky. It is also elevated, commanding distant views to the east and south. As John Farmer and Jacob Bailey Moore wrote in 1823, "From the highest point of elevation, twenty meetinghouses may be seen when the atmosphere is clear."
Congregational Church
Cemetery gate
Birchwood Inn
View from Temple Mountain
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 22.4 square miles (58.0 km2), of which 22.2 square miles (57.5 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) is water, comprising 0.96% of the town. The highest point in Temple is 2,190 feet (670 m) above sea level, on an eastern spur of South Pack Monadnock Mountain. South of Route 101, 2,045-foot (623 m) Temple Mountain forms the town's western boundary for several miles.
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