Town Government

Header for the Town of Wilmot, New Hampshire

Town Government

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

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