Stratham, NH
Community Contact:
Town of Stratham
Paul R. Deschaine
10 Bunker Hill Avenue
Stratham, NH 03885
Telephone: (603) 772-7391
Fax: (603) 775-0517
E-mail: strathamta@comcast.net
Web Site: www.strathamnh.org
Municipal Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - 4 pm
County: Rockingham
Labor Market Area: Portsmouth NH-ME Metro-NECTA, 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 23
State Representative: Rockingham County District 13
Incorporated: 1716
Origin: Settled in 1631, this area, called Winnicutt by the Indians, was known as Squamscott Patent or Point of Rocks because of its location between the Great Bay and the Squamscott River. The sixth town to be incorporated in New Hampshire, the town was named for a friend of Governor Samuel Shute of Massachusetts, Wriothesley Russell, Baron Howland of Streatham.
Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 882 residents in 1790
Population Trends: Stratham's population grew well above the statewide average rate, and had the tenth highest percent increase over fifty years. Decennial growth rates ranged from a 28 percent increase between 1990-2000 to a 98 percent increase between 1980-1990. Overall, Stratham's population grew by a total of 5,596 residents, going from 759 in 1950 to 6,355 in 2000. The 2004 Census estimate for Stratham was 6,892 residents, which ranked 45th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.
Population Density, 2004: 455.8 persons per square mile of land area. Stratham contains 15.1 square miles of land area and 0.3 square miles of inland water area. |