Raymond

Web site: http://www.raymond-nh.com/

Population: 8,713 (1990); 9,674 (2000); 10,188 (2006)

Overview
This territory was settled in 1717 by Colonel Stephen Dudley who claimed to have purchased the land from the Sagamore Indians. The township was called Freetown, because it was exempt from the usual obligation of reserving its tall pine trees for masts in the royal English Navy. In 1726, Freetown was included in the incorporation of Chester. It was separated from Chester in 1764, and renamed Raymond for Captain William Raymond, who had raised a company of soldiers to fight in the war against Canada. Land in Raymond was granted to soldiers from Beverly, Massachusetts, and it was also known as Beverly-Canada.

Geography
Region: Merrimack Valley
County: Rockingham
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 18 miles
o Boston, MA: 55 miles
o New York, NY: 278 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 230 miles

Town Hall
Town Clerk and general administration
Town of Raymond
4 Epping Street
Raymond, NH 03077
Fax Number: (603) 895-0903 Fax Number 895-0903
Telephone: (603) 895-4735


Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen/Town Manager
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Full time
Nearest Hospital: Parkland Medical Center in Derry (13 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 74
State Senate District: 17
Executive Council District: 4
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 1

Schools
Raymond High School
45 Harriman Hill Road,
Raymond, NH 03077
(603) 895-6616

Iber Holmes Gove Middle School
1 Stephen Batchelder Parkway
Raymond, NH 03037

Lamprey River Elementary School
3 Old Manchester Road
Raymond, NH 03077
(603) 895-3117

Services
Raymond Fire Department
1 Scribner Road
Raymond, NH 03077
Telephone: 603-895-3321
FAX: 603-895-0188

Raymond Police Department
1 Scribner Rd
Raymond, NH 03077
(603)895-4747
http://raymond-nh.com/police/

The Dudley-Tucker Library
P.O. Box 909
6 Epping Street
Raymond, NH 03077-0909
Telephone: (603) 895-2633
Fax: (603) 895-0904
E-Mail: dudleytucker@comcast.net

Utilities
Electric: PSNH; NH Electric Coop
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Raymond Water Department
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: Yes
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes