Sharon

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

Population: 299 (1990); 360 (2000); 369 (2006)

Overview
The first settlers arrived in 1738. From 1750 to 1768 the town was known as Peterborough Slip because of a surveying error which did not include the area in maps of the day. From 1768 to 1791 the town was known as Sliptown. Finally, on January 24, 1791, the town of Sharon, NH was incorporated.

Today, the town has 340 residents living in more than 110 dwellings. The town encompasses a total of 9956 acres. The town forest and various conservation holdings account for 4991 acres, or approximately 50% of the town's land area.

Geography
Region: Monadnock
County: Hillsborough
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 45 miles
o Boston, MA: 67 miles
o New York, NY: 190 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 266 miles

Town Hall
Sharon Town Office
432 NH Route 123
Sharon, NH 03458
(603) 924-9250

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Not full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Monadnock Community in Peterborough (6 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 44
State Senate District: 11
Executive Council District: 5
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
Contoocook Valley Regional District
http://www.conval.edu/

Utilities
Electric: PSNH
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Private wells
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: No