Greenland, NH
Community Contact:Greenland Board of Selectmen
Patricia Ferrelli, Town Clerk
PO Box 100, 575 Portsmouth Avenue
Greenland, NH 03840
Telephone: (603) 431-7111
Fax: (603) 430-3761
E-mail: pferrelli@greenland-nh.com
Web Site: www.greenland-nh.com
Municipal Office Hours: Monday, 12 noon - 8 pm, and Tuesday through Friday, 9 am - 4:30 pm
County: Rockingham
Labor Market Area: Portsmouth NH-ME Metro-NECTA, NH Portion
Tourism Region: Seacoast
Planning Commission: Rockingham
Regional Development: Seacoast Business Alliance Corp.
Election Districts
US Congress: District 1
Executive Council: District 3
State Senate: District 24
State Representative: Rockingham County District 17
Incorporated: 1704
Origin: One of the earliest settlements in the state, Greenland was a parish of Portsmouth originating in 1638. It was probably named for Henry Greenland, a town officer. Residents requested and were granted a separate town in 1704. In that same period, Leonard Weeks constructed a substantial brick house, thought to be the oldest brick house in New Hampshire still standing.
Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 634 residents in 1790
Population Trends: Population growth in Greenland was well above the statewide average rate over each of the last five decades. Decennial growth rates ranged from a 16 percent increase between 1990-2000 to a 66 percent increase between 1950-1960. Over fifty years, Greenland's population increased by 2,489 residents, going from 719 in 1950 to 3,208 residents in 2000. The 2004 Census estimate for Greenland was 3,390 residents, which ranked 103rd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
Population Density, 2004: 321.6 persons per square mile of land area. Greenland contains 10.5 square miles of land area and 2.8 square miles of inland water area.
Villages and Place Names: Bayside, Breakfast Hill, Camp Gundalow, Greenland Station |