Alton

Web site: http://www.alton.nh.gov

Population: 3,286 (1990); 4,502 (2000); 5,109 (2006)

Overview
Originally called New Durham Gore, the town was settled by a group from Roxbury, Massachusetts. There were already two towns named Roxbury in New England, so the town was incorporated as Alton in honor of a prominent family from Roxbury. The town's boundary envelopes the five-mile long Alton Bay, southeastern point of Lake Winnipesaukee, and includes the southern side of Wolfeboro Harbor and all of the largest islands in the southeast end of the lake. Alton's 19.3 square miles of inland water area is the highest among the cities and towns in New Hampshire.

Geography
Region: Lakes Region
County: Belknap
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 41 miles
o Boston, MA: 90 miles
o New York, NY: 275 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 240 miles

Town Hall
Town Clerk
P.O. Box 637
1 Monument Square
Alton, NH 03809
(603) 875-2101
Fax (603) 875-3894
townclerk@alton.nh.gov

Tax Collector
P.O. Box 637
1 Monument Square
Alton, NH 03809
(603) 875-2171
Fax (603) 875-3894
taxes@alton.nh.gov

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: No full time
Nearest Hospital: Wolfeboro (13 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 31
State Senate District: 4
Executive Council District: 1
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 1

Schools
Alton Central School
41 School St
Alton, NH‎ 03809
(603) 875-7500
http://www.alton.k12.nh.us/

Prospect Mountain High School
242 Suncook Valley Rd
Alton, NH 03809
(603) 875-3800‎
(603) 875-8600
http://www.pmhschool.com/

Services
Alton Fire Department
65 Frank C Gilman Hwy
Alton, NH 03809
(603) 875-0222
http://www.alton.nh.gov/Fire.asp

Alton Police Department
Depot Street
PO Box 240
Alton, NH 03809
Business (603) 875-0757
24-Hr Dispatch Center (603) 875-3752
Fax (603) 875-0751
police@alton.nh.gov

Gilman Library
100 Main St.
PO Box 960
Alton, NH 03809
(603) 875-2550
library@alton.nh.gov

Utilities
Electric: PSNH; NH Elec.; Wolfeboro Elec.
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Alton Water Works
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon; Union
Cable television service: Yes