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TOWN STATISTICS

Population estimate (2006): 1,068
Median age (2000): 40.4

Educational attainment, adults 25 years and older (2000):
High school graduate or higher: 91.2%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 37.7%

Median family income: $50,577

Enrollment in town schools:
High school: 324

Total tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value (2007): $19.79

PLACES OF INTEREST

Mount Cube, off Route 25A, is a popular mountain for hiking. It is just over 2,900 feet high and is accessed by the Appalachian Trail.
The Ridge, on Route 10, is a group of seven stately federal homes dating from 1773 to 1839.

Valley News photograph
From left, Selectmen Paul Goundrey, Paul Dalton and Peter Dooley, and Assessor Steve Allen meet in the town offices. (Valley News - Jason Johns)

Orford, N.H.

Town Offices: 2529 Route 25A, Orford, N.H. 03777; 353-4889; fax number 353-4489
Hours: Monday and Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Web Site: www.orfordnh.us
Town Clerk: Louise Mack, 353-4404
Tax Collector: Louise Mack, 353-4831
Hours: Tuesday 2 to 7 p.m., Wednesday 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday 8 to 11 a.m.
Board of Selectmen: Paul Goundrey, chairman; Paul Dalton, Peter Dooley (meets Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in the town office)
Administrative Assistant: Sheri Clifford, 353-4889 (fax to same number)
Selectmen’s Office Hours: Monday and Tuesday 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday 1 to 5 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. orfordselectmen@joimail.com
Moderator: Peter Thomson
Treasurer: Carl Cassel
Town Auditor: Plodzik & Sanderson Inc., 225-6996
Emergency Management Director: Timothy Surprenant, 353-4889
Emergency: 911
Police Chief: Todd Gray, 353-4252
Fire Chief: Arthur Dennis, 353-4502
Planning Board: Paul Dalton, 353-9844; Sam Hanford; David Green; Allen Martin; Andrew Schwaegler, chairman; Bruce Balch, James McGoff, Paul Dalton(meets the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m.)
Animal Control Officer: Roy Daisey
Road Agent: Charles Waterbury, 353-9366
Orford Free Library: Laurel Fulford, librarian, 353-9166
Library Hours: Tuesday and Friday 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., Saturday 9 to 11:30 a.m., Sunday 2 to 5 p.m.
Orford Free Library Trustees: Susan Kling, chairwoman; Carol Boynton, treasurer; Christie Manning
Orford Social Library: Sarah Putnam, librarian, 353-9756
Library Hours: Monday 3 to 7 p.m., Wednesday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday 3 to 7 p.m., Friday 2 to 5 p.m. Orford Social Library Trustees: Ruth Brown, Judy Cross, Ann Davis, Jean Dyke, Julia Fifield, Ellen Gluek, Jude Parker Health Officers: Selectmen, 353-4889
Rivendell School Board: Carol Sobetzer, Beverly Ash, Margaret Gladstone, Sandra Smith-Ordway, Brenda Gray, Doug Tifft, Trevor Law (meets second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Rivendell Academy)
Rivendell Interstate School District: Gail Keiling, superintendent, 353-2170

Published July 20, 2008