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Town Departments
Name
Contact
Title
Phone (603)
Fire
Richard Gauthier
Chief
526-4524
Health
Craig Heim
Health Officer
 
Highway
Lee Ford
Road Agent
526-4649
Library
Rosanna Dude
Librarian
526-6804
Public Welfare
Alice Chandler
Overseer Of Public Welfare
526-6686
Police
David White
Chief
526-2289
Selectmen
 
Administrative Assistant
526-4802
Tax Collector
Rhonda Gauthier
Tax Collector
526-9639
Town Clerk
Rhonda Gauthier
Town Clerk
526-9639
Treasurer
Gayle Irick
Treasurer
526-4802

Boards & Committees
Name
Meeting Schedule
Time
Location
Bandstand Committee
As Posted
 
 
Bicentennial Committee
As Posted
 
WCA
Board of Selectmen
Every Other Wednesday
6:00 pm
Town Office
Building Committee
as posted
 
 
Conservation Commission
2nd Thursday
7:00 pm
Town office
Cemetery Trustees
 
 
 
Friends of Wilmot Library
 
 
 
Historical Society
 
 
 
Ladies Aid Society
1st Thursday
 
 
Library Trustees
 
 
 
Planning Board
1st and 3rd Monday
6:30 pm
Town office
Recreation Committee
as posted
 
Town office
Supervisors of the Checklists
 
 
 
Town History Committee
 
 
 
Trustees of the Trust Funds
 
 
 
Zoning Board of Adjustment
As Posted
 
 
 
Incorporated: 1807

Origin: Originally a part of New London, Wilmot was carved out of the gore of Mount Kearsarge and incorporated in 1807. It was named in honor of Dr. James Wilmot, a scholar and clergyman, and rector at Barton-on-Heath in Warwickshire, England. Dr. Wilmot had joined with William Pitt, the Marquis of Rockingham, and others in protesting the treatment of the American colonies by the British crown.

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 423 residents in 1810

Population Trends: Wilmot's population grew just over three times larger, growing above the statewide average rate over the last four decades. Decennial growth rates ranged from a six percent increase between 1950-1960 to a 41 percent increase between 1970-1980. Over fifty years, Wilmot's population increased by a total of 774 residents, going from 370 in 1950 to 1,144 residents in 2000. The 2003 Census estimate for Wilmot was 1,240 residents, which ranked 168th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density: 2003: 39.6 persons per square mile of land area. Wilmot contains 29.4 square miles of land area and 0.2 square miles of inland water area.

Villages and Place Names: North Wilmot, Wilmot Flat


Last Updated: Monday, Apr 07, 2008

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Town Office: 9 Kearsarge Valley Road,
PO Box 72, Wilmot, NH 03287
Tel:(603) 526-4802   Fax: (603) 526-2523
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