Springfield

Web site: http://www.springfieldnh.net/

Population: 788 (1990); 945 (2000); 1,131 (2006)

Overview
This territory was granted in 1769 to families from Portsmouth and led by Captain John Fisher, brother-in-law to Governor John Wentworth, who gave it the name Protectworth. The governor reserved a substantial portion of the grant for himself. In 1775, the governor fled New Hampshire, and Captain Fisher, who chose to side with Governor Wentworth in loyalty to England, had all his holdings confiscated by the colonies. Those who had settled the area petitioned for ownership of the land in 1780. In 1794 residents petitioned for incorporation, and asked to have their town named Springfield.

Geography
Region: Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
County: Sullivan
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 60 miles
o Boston, MA: 120 miles
o New York, NY: 400 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 210 miles

Town Hall
Town Offices
759 Main Street
PO Box 22
Springfield NH 03284
603-763-4805
information@springfieldnh.net

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

Election Districts
State House District: 20
State Senate District: 5
Executive Council District: 1
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
Kearsarge Regional School District
http://www.kearsarge.k12.nh.us/kearsarge/site/default.asp

Services
Springfield Town Library
757 Main St
Springfield, NH 03284
(603) 763-4381

Springfield Police Department
759 Main St
Springfield, NH 03284
(603) 763-3100

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