Plaistow, New Hampshire
Plaistow, New Hampshire | |
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 Plaistow Town Hall | |
 Location in Rockingham County and the state of New Hampshire. | |
| Coordinates: 42°50′11″N 71°05′41″W / 42.83639°N 71.09472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Rockingham |
| Incorporated | 1749 |
| Villages |
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| Government | |
| • Board of Selectmen |
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| • Town Manager | Greg Colby |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.60 sq mi (27.45 km2) |
| • Land | 10.59 sq mi (27.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) 0.06% |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,830 |
| • Density | 739/sq mi (285.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 03865 |
| Area code | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-62500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0873701 |
| Website | www |
Plaistow (/ˈplæstaʊ/, traditionally /-toʊ/) is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,830 at the 2020 census.[2]
History
[change | change source]Plaistow was officially established as a town in 1749 after the 1739 resolution of a long-running boundary dispute between the Province of Massachusetts Bay and the Province of New Hampshire.[3]
Notable people
[change | change source]- Shem Kellogg (1982–2016), New Hampshire legislator[4]
- Daniel Peaslee (1773–1827), Vermont legislator, judge, member of the governor's executive council[5]
- Thomas Toth, Canadian runner[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Plaistow town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ↑ "History". Plaistow Master Plan (PDF). Plaistow, New Hampshire. 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ↑ "State Rep. Shem Vernon Kellogg". Legacy. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Legacy.com.
- ↑ Walton, E. P. (1878). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. VI. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. p. 142.
- ↑ "There's a new name (that you've never heard of) in Canadian running - Canadian Running Magazine". Runningmagazine.ca. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
Other websites
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Plaistow
- Official website
- Plaistow Public Library
- Plaistow Historical Society
- Timberlane Regional School District
- NH Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau profile
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