Whitefield, New Hampshire
| Whitefield, New Hampshire | |
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| Town | |
Town Hall and Library c. 1910
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 Location in Coos County, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates: 44°22′24″N 71°36′44″W / 44.37333°N 71.61222°WCoordinates: 44°22′24″N 71°36′44″W / 44.37333°N 71.61222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Coos |
| Incorporated | 1804 |
| Government | |
| • Board of Selectmen | Wendy Hersom Mark Lufkin Peter Corey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.7 sq mi (89.8 km2) |
| • Land | 34.2 sq mi (88.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) 1.24% |
| Elevation | 948 ft (289 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,306 |
| • Density | 66/sq mi (26/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 03598 |
| Area code(s) | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-84420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0873754 |
| Website | www |
Whitefield is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region. The population was 2,306 at the 2010 census. Situated on the northern edge of the White Mountains, Whitefield is home to the Mount Washington Regional Airport and the White Mountains Regional High School.
Whitefield is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. The central village in the town, where 1,142 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Whitefield census-designated place (CDP) and is located at the junction of U.S. Route 3, New Hampshire Route 116 and NH Route 142.
The last town to be granted under the English provincial government, Whitefield was chartered on July 4, 1774, exactly two years before adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Some believe it was named for George Whitefield, a famous English evangelist, and a friend of William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, the patron of Dartmouth College. Others believe the name originated from earlier references to the snowy white fields one would see upon approach through any of the surrounding mountain passages. The chartered name was "Whitefields" but the "s" was dropped on December 1, 1804—the date of incorporation. Early grantees included Jeremy Belknap, historian, and John Langdon, who succeeded John Wentworth as governor.
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