Monroe
Population: 746 (1990); 759 (2000); 855 (2006)
Overview
Monroe was first known as Hurd's Location or West Lyman. In 1769, James Hurd was granted five islands in the Connecticut River between Lyman and Barnet, Vermont by Governor John Wentworth. Descendents of James Hurd wanted to name the town after him when it was separated from Lyman in 1854, but lost out to the name Monroe. President James Monroe, for whom a mountain in the Presidential Range had been recently named, toured the region during his presidency. Monroe contains part of the Ammonoosuc Gold Fields, extensive mineral deposits that have never been successfully mined.
Geography
Region: White Mountains
County: Grafton
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 110 miles
o Boston, MA: 155 miles
o New York, NY: 355 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 240 miles
Town Hall
50 Main Street
Monroe, NH 03771
(603) 638-2644
Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Not full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Cottage in Woodsville (20 miles)
Election Districts
State House District: 11
State Senate District: 2
Executive Council District: 1
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2
Schools
Monroe Consolidated School
77 Woodsville Rd
Monroe, NH 03771
(603) 638-2800
Services
Monroe Fire Department
200 Woodsville Rd
Monroe, NH 03771
(603) 638-2585
Monroe Volunteer Fire Department
202 Woodsville Rd
Monroe, NH 3771
Monroe Public Library
19 Plains Rd
Monroe, NH 03771
(603) 638-4736
Utilities
Electric: Granite State; NH Elec. Coop.
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Monroe Water Dept.
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: Yes
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes
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