Keene

Web site: http://www.ci.keene.nh.us

Population: 22,430 (1990); 22,563 (2000); 22,672 (2006)

Overview
This territory was first granted in 1735 as Upper Ashuelot to soldiers in the wars against Canada, and intended to be a fort town. Establishment of the Massachusetts-New Hampshire boundary in 1753 made it one of the largest towns in New England. Under regrant by the New Hampshire governor, the town was named in honor of Sir Benjamin Keene of England, an associate of Governor Wentworth in the Spanish West Indies trade. Keene was incorporated as a city in 1873. The Keene Normal School, now Keene State College, was founded here in 1909. The annual Keene Pumpkin Festival has set eight world records for the largest number of lit jack-o-lanterns, reaching 28,952 in 2003.

Geography
Region:Monadnock
County: Cheshire
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 53 miles
o Boston, MA: 84 miles
o New York, NY: 210 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 240 miles

Town Hall
City Clerk
3 Washington Street
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 352-0133

Municipal Information
Government: Mayor, Council, Manager
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Full time
Nearest Hospital: Cheshire Medical Center (Local)

Election Districts
State House District: Ward 1-5; 25
State Senate District: 10
Executive Council District: 5
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools

Keene School District
http://www.sau29.k12.nh.us/

Keene High School
43 Arch St
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 352-0640
http://www.keene.k12.nh.us/

TNT School
438 Washington St.
Keene, NH 03431
phone: 357-9019
fax: 357-9067

Keene Middle School
17 Washington Street
Keene, NH 03431
Main Office: 357-9020

Jonathan Daniels School
Maple Avenue
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 352-8012
Fax (603) 357-3329

Franklin School
217 Washington St
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 352-1712

Fuller Elementary School
422 Elm Street
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 352-1245

Symonds Elementary School
79 Park Ave.
Keene, NH 03431
Phone: 603-352-3405
Fax: 603-357-9018

Wheelock School
24 Adams Street
Keene, NH 03431
Phone 603.352.2244
Fax 603.357.9028

Services
Keene Police Department
400 Marlboro St
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 357-9815

Keene Fire Department
32 Vernon St
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 357-9861

Keene Public Library
60 Winter St
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 352-0157‎
http://keenepubliclibrary.org/

Utilities
Electric: PSNH
Gas: Keene Gas Corp.
Water Supplier: Keene Water Department
Sanitation: Municipal
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes