Sandown, NH
Community Contact:
Sandown Board of Selectmen
Leslie Britton, Chairman
PO Box 1756, 320 Main Street
Sandown, NH 03873
Telephone: (603) 887-3646
Fax: (603) 887-5163
E-mail: townofsandown@comcast.net
Web Site: www.sandown.us
Municipal Office Hours: Selectmen: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am - 12 noon and 12:30 pm - 3 pm, Friday, 8:30 am - 12 noon; Town Clerk: Monday, 8 am - 12 noon and 2 pm - 8 pm, Tuesday and Thursday, 8 am - 12 noon and 12:30 pm - 3 pm, and Friday 8 am - 12 noon
County: Rockingham
Labor Market Area: Haverhill MA-NH NECTA Division, NH Portion
Tourism Region: Seacoast
Planning Commission: Rockingham
Regional Development: Rockingham Economic Development Corp.
Election Districts
US Congress: District 1
Executive Council: District 3
State Senate: District 17
State Representative: Rockingham County District 7
Incorporated: 1756
Origin: Once part of Kingston, Sandown was incorporated as a separate town in 1756. It was named for picturesque Sandown on the Isle of Wight. The first minister of Sandown, Reverend Joseph Cotton, built the Sandown Church in 1773. The church had an eleven-foot high pulpit and marble columns supporting the gallery, and is still an excellent example of early New England church architecture.
Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 561 residents in 1790
Population Trends: Sandown had the third largest percent increase in population over fifty years, growing over 16 times larger. Decennial growth rates ranged from a 16 percent increase between 1950-1960 to a 178 percent increase between 1970-1980. Over fifty years, Sandown's population increased by a total of 4,828 residents, going from 315 in 1950 to 5,143 in 2000. The 2004 Census estimate for Sandown was 5,641 residents, which ranked 58th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
Population Density, 2004: 403.5 persons per square mile of land area. Sandown contains 14.0 square miles of land area and 0.4 square miles of inland water area. |