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TOWN STATISTICS

Population estimate (2006): 1,131
Median age (2000): 39.8

Educational attainment, adults 25 years and older (2000):
High school graduate or higher: 89.0%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.3%

Median family income: $58,068

Total tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value (2007): $14.92

PLACES OF INTEREST

Town Hall and Meeting House: Located on Four Corners Road, it's listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is still in regular use. The two-story structure was the town's first church, dedicated in 1799. Springfield had no town house then, so meetings and elections were held in the church. It was moved to its current site in 1851, when the voters decided to use the lower floor as a Town House and the upper for church services.
Royal Arch: A large natural cave, Royal Arch is a public park that opens into a hill on Webster Pass, off Bowman Road. The cave measures about 60 feet across its mouth and extends in 36 feet.
Gile Memorial Forest: A 6,500-acre state forest including a height of land between the Connecticut and Merrimack river valleys, mostly in Springfield.
Lake Kolelemook: At the town's center, it has an American Indian name that is said to mean "good fishing." Its shoreline, largely residential, also features Springfield's sandy public beach for the use of town residents only. McDaniels Marsh: A state waterfowl management area of 330 acres at Washburn Corner at the northern end of town between Route 4A and George Hill Road. Established with federal aid and dedicated in 1959, it has a 250-foot-long dam, which is more than 15 feet high, and a 78-foot spillway.

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Springfield Town Hall. (Valley News - Veronica Wilson)

Springfield, N.H.

Town Office: Springfield Memorial Building, P.O. Box 22, New London Road, Springfield, N.H. 03284; 763-4805, fax 763-3336
Town Clerk and Tax Collector: Cynthia C. Anderson, 763-4805
Deputy Town Clerk and Tax Collector: Pixie Hill, 763-4805
Hours: Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday also 4 to 8 p.m.
Town Treasurer: Maryanne Petrin
Deputy Treasurer: Lyn Poston
Board of Selectmen: John Chiarella, Neal H. Huntoon, Donald Hill, Janet Roberts, 763-4805 (meets every other Tuesday)
Selectmen's Administrative Assistants: Janet Roberts, 763-4805
Auditor: Plodzik & Sanderson, 225-6996
Trustees of Trust Funds: Carlisse Clough, chairwoman, 763-2160; Linda Welch, 763-2654
Planning Board: Kevin Lee, chairman, 763-5434; Darrin Patten, 763-4454; Peter Keene, 763-9095; Andrew D'Amico, 763-9646; Kenneth Jacques, 526-2359; Michael Howard, 763-2420
Conservation Commission: Kenneth Downs, 763-9087; Kenneth Jacques, 526-2359; John Trachy, chairman, 763-5127; Daphne Klein, 763-2616; Cynthia Bruss, 763-4805
Library Trustees: Carolyn Currier, 763-2112; Heather Jewell, 763-4025; Julie Slack, 763-8909
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Cynthia Hayes, 763-5127; Barbara Dunlap, 763-9633; William Sullivan, 763-4783; Douglas George, 763-2970; Gene Hayes, 763-4898
Town Moderator: Richard Kipperman
Town Attorney: Dan Smith
Supervisors of the Checklist: Cheryl Wood, Barbara Cooper, Sally Allen
Health Officer: Thomas Duling
Overseer of Public Welfare: Laura Patten
Police Chief: Timothy Julian
Civil Defense Director: Frank Anderson
Fire Chief: Dallas Patten
Forest Fire Warden: Darrin Patten
Libbie A. Cass Memorial Library: Steven Klein, librarian, 763-4381
Road Agent: Bradley Butcher
Budget Committee: Bernard Manning; Janet Roberts; Kenneth Jacques; John Trachy; Jon Poston; Richard Kidder; Darrin Patten; William Sullivan; David E. Tucker
Assessor: George Hildum

Published July 20, 2008