Seabrook, NH
Community Contact:
Town of Seabrook
Frederick W. Welch, Town Manager
PO Box 456
Seabrook, NH 03874
Telephone: (603) 474-3311
Fax: (603) 474-8007
E-mail: admin@seabrooknh.com
Web Site: www.seabrooknh.org
Municipal Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am - 12:30 pm and 1 pm - 4 pm
County: Rockingham
Labor Market Area: Haverhill MA-NH NECTA Division, 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 23
State Representative: Rockingham County District 14
Incorporated: 1768
Origin: Seabrook was first settled in 1638 when it was part of Hampton. It was incorporated as a separate town in 1768, and named Seabrook after the Seabrook River. The boundary between Hampton and Seabrook was subject to periodic dispute for nearly two centuries, and was finally settled by court decision in 1953. Seabrook is now home to the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, itself source of much dispute and controversy.
Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 715 residents in 1790
Population Trends: Seabrook's population grew well above the statewide average over four of the last five decades, growing over four times larger. Decennial growth rates ranged from a ten percent increase between 1980-1990 to a 94 percent increase between 1970-1980. Over fifty years, Seabrook grew by a total of 6,146 residents, going from 1,788 in 1950 to 7,934 residents in 2000. The 2004 Census estimate for Seabrook was 8,376 residents, which ranked 35th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
Population Density, 2004: 931.7 persons per square mile of land area, the tenth highest among the cities and towns. Seabrook contains 9.0 square miles of land area and 0.6 square miles of inland water area.
Villages and Place Names: Atlantic, Fogg Corners, Riverside, Seabrook Beach, Seabrook Station, Smithtown, South Seabrook, Walton Landing, Weare Corner, Weares Mill, Smithtown |