Tamworth

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

Population: 2,165 (1990); 2,510 (2000); 2,493 (2006)

Overview
This town was granted in 1766 to John Webster and others, and named in honor of Admiral Washington Shirley, Viscount Tamworth, a close friend of Governor Benning Wentworth. There was considerable controversy regarding the boundaries of the town. A legislative committee was appointed in 1796 to fix the line between Tamworth and Burton (Albany), and between Tamworth and Eaton. Though the decision was to be final, another committee was appointed in 1808 to further fix town lines between Tamworth, Eaton, Sandwich, and Burton.http://www.tamworthnh.org/

Geography
Region: Lakes Region
County: Carroll
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 70 miles
o Boston, MA: 130 miles
o New York, NY: 311 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 325 miles

Town Hall
84 Main Street, P.O. Box 279
Tamworth, NH 03886
Phone: (603) 323-7971
Fax: (603) 323-2347

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Not full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: North Conway (18 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 6
State Senate District: 3
Executive Council District: 1
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 1

Schools
Conway School District
http://www.kennett.k12.nh.us/

The Community School
1164 Bunker Hill Road
South Tamworth, NH 03883
Phone (603) 323-7000
Fax (603) 323-8240
http://www.communityschoolnh.org/

Services
Dispatch: (603) 539-2284

Tamworth Fire Department
132 Chinook Trail, P.O. Box 359
Tamworth, NH 03886
Phone: (603) 323-8874
Fax: (603) 323-9974
Dispatch: (603) 539-2284
(Carroll County Sheriff's Office)
www.tamworthfd.org

Cook Memorial Library
93 Main Street
Tamworth, NH 03886
Phone: (603) 323-8510
Fax: (603) 323-2077

Chocorua Public Library
Runnells Hall Road
P.O. Box 128
Chocorua, NH 03818
Phone: (603) 323-8610

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