Hinsdale

Web site: http://www.town.hinsdale.nh.us/

Population: 3,936 (1990); 4,082 (2000); 4,203 (2006)

Overview
This area was a portion of the Northfield, Massachusetts grant which included Fort Dummer, an important Connecticut River trading post. The town was chartered in 1753 as Hindsdale, later spelled Hinsdale, named for Colonel Ebenezer Hindsdale, who was from a prominent family in Deerfield, and chaplain of Fort Dummer. He later enlisted as an officer, and established the trading post at Fort Hindsdale, reportedly at his own expense. The original charter included territory west of the Connecticut River which became part of Vermont when that state was established.

Geography
Region: Monadnock
County: Cheshire
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 70 miles
o Boston, MA: 91 miles
o New York, NY: 186 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 253 miles

Town Hall
Hinsdale Town Clerk
11 Main St
Hinsdale, NH 03451
(603) 336-5719

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Cheshire Medical Center in Keene (24 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 26
State Senate District: 10
Executive Council District: 5
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
Hinsdale School District
http://www.hnhsd.org/

Hinsdale Middle/High School
49 School Street
Hinsdale, NH 03451
1-603-336-5984
Fax: 1-603-336-7497
http://www.hnhsd.org/~hhs/

Hinsdale Elementary School
12 School Street
Hinsdale, New Hampshire 03451
Phone: 603.336.5332
FAX: 603.336.7522
http://www.hnhsd.org/~hes/

Services
Hinsdale Town Fire Department
13 Depot St
Hinsdale, NH 03451
(603) 336-5512

Hinsdale Town Police Department
102 River Rd
Hinsdale, NH 03451
(603) 336-7766‎

Hinsdale Public Library
122 Brattleboro Rd
Hinsdale, NH 03451
(603) 336-5713

Utilities
Electric: PSNH
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Hinsdale Water Dept.
Sanitation: Municipal
Curbside Trash Pickup: Yes
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes