Loudon

Web site: http://www.loudonnh.org/

Population: 4,114 (1990); 4,481 (2000); 5,117 (2006)

Overview
This town was originally part of a 1727 grant that included Canterbury and Northfield. It was set off and incorporated as Loudon on petition of residents in 1773, who felt that the distance to the meetinghouse and insufficient roads were an obstacle to attending public worship and public affairs of the town. The name Loudon was to honor John Campbell, fourth Earl of Loudoun, who fought with the English army as an aide-de-camp to the king during the Seven Years' War. Under Lord Loudoun's orders Major Robert Rogers organized the famous Roger's Rangers frontier fighters. One of Lord Loudoun's aides, John Loudoun McAdam, is known for developing the macadamizing process of road surfacing.

Geography
Region: Merrimack Valley
County: Merrimack
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 26 miles
o Boston, MA: 78 miles
o New York, NY: 259 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 252 miles

Town Hall
Town Clerk
Mailing Address: PO Box 7837
Loudon, NH 03307
Street Address: 29 S. Village Road
Phone: 603-798-4542
Fax: 603-798-3539
E-Mail: townclerkloudon@tds.net

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Concord in Concord (8 miles)


Election Districts
State House District: 35
State Senate District: 15
Executive Council District: 2
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
Loudon Elementary School
Grades K-5
7039 School St
Loudon, NH 03307
Phone: (603) 783-4400

Merrimack Valley Middle School
14 Allen St.
Penacook, NH 03303
(603)753-6336

Merrimack Valley High School
106 Village St.
Penacook, NH 03303
(603)753-4311

Services
Maxfield Public Library
8 Rt. 129
Loudon, NH 03307
Phone: 603-798-5153
E-Mail: maxlib@comcast.net

Loudon Fire Department
Mailing Address: PO Box 7032
Loudon, NH 03307
Street Address: 8 Cooper Street
Phone: 603-798-5612
Fax: 603-798-5628

Loudon Police Department
8 Cooper St
Loudon, NH 03307
(603) 228-1631
http://www.loudonpolice.com/

Utilities
Electric: NH Electric; Concord Electric; PSNH
Gas: KeySpan
Water Supplier: Private wells
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon; Chichester
Cable television service: Yes