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Temple, New Hampshire

Temple, New Hampshire
Town
Town Hall
Town Hall
Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 42°49′05″N 71°51′05″W / 42.81806°N 71.85139°W / 42.81806; -71.85139Coordinates: 42°49′05″N 71°51′05″W / 42.81806°N 71.85139°W / 42.81806; -71.85139
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.templenh.org

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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