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Goffstown NH
Goffstown, New Hampshire is a small town found immediately west of Manchester, New Hampshire which includes a populace of 17,600 people. It is home to St. Anselm's College and New Hampshire State Prison for women which is run by the New Hampshire Department of Corrections.
The city is found in the eastern part of Hillsborough County in New Hampshire and sits sixteen miles south of Concord, New Hampshire, the state capitol. The town offers a total region of 37.5 sq miles of land. The village of Grasmere is situated in the eastern a part of town and Pinardville is located in the southeast corner of the town. The Uncanoonuc Mountains are twin peaks in Goffstown and the highest point possesses an elevation of 1,324 ft above sea level. It lies inside the Merrimack River watershed. You'll find about 6,000 households out of which 35.3% had children younger than eighteen residing with them. The typical household size is 2.64 as well as the mean family size was 3.07. Goffstown possesses a four season climate having snowy winters and warm summer months, spring and autumn are crisp brief transitions.
The city is governed by a 5 member Board of Selectmen selected in the March general election to provide a 3 yr period.
The city is part of School Administrative Unit 19, (SAU 19), serving Goffstown, Dunbarton and New Boston. Schools have a kindergarten, a couple of elementary schools, one middle school serving, and one high school serving also New Boston and Dumbarton students. Villa Augustina School is an independent Catholic school founded in 1918. The school serves children in pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade.
Saint Anselm College is a Benedictine Catholic Liberal Arts College. The college has received significant national media attention in recent years ranging from several national presidential debates to its stringent anti grade inflation policy. Founded in 1889, the college has approximately 2000 undergraduate students who are very involved in the town through community service; the college also serves as a large part of the local economy as it employs many Goffstown residents and students patronize local businesses, bars, and stores. The New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College brings hundreds of dignitaries and politicians to the city annually, most notably for the New Hampshire primary presidential debates, which have been held at the college since 2004. The Saint Anselm College and Saint Anselm Abbey have been an important presence in the town.
The city is found in the eastern part of Hillsborough County in New Hampshire and sits sixteen miles south of Concord, New Hampshire, the state capitol. The town offers a total region of 37.5 sq miles of land. The village of Grasmere is situated in the eastern a part of town and Pinardville is located in the southeast corner of the town. The Uncanoonuc Mountains are twin peaks in Goffstown and the highest point possesses an elevation of 1,324 ft above sea level. It lies inside the Merrimack River watershed. You'll find about 6,000 households out of which 35.3% had children younger than eighteen residing with them. The typical household size is 2.64 as well as the mean family size was 3.07. Goffstown possesses a four season climate having snowy winters and warm summer months, spring and autumn are crisp brief transitions.
The city is governed by a 5 member Board of Selectmen selected in the March general election to provide a 3 yr period.
The city is part of School Administrative Unit 19, (SAU 19), serving Goffstown, Dunbarton and New Boston. Schools have a kindergarten, a couple of elementary schools, one middle school serving, and one high school serving also New Boston and Dumbarton students. Villa Augustina School is an independent Catholic school founded in 1918. The school serves children in pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade.
Saint Anselm College is a Benedictine Catholic Liberal Arts College. The college has received significant national media attention in recent years ranging from several national presidential debates to its stringent anti grade inflation policy. Founded in 1889, the college has approximately 2000 undergraduate students who are very involved in the town through community service; the college also serves as a large part of the local economy as it employs many Goffstown residents and students patronize local businesses, bars, and stores. The New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College brings hundreds of dignitaries and politicians to the city annually, most notably for the New Hampshire primary presidential debates, which have been held at the college since 2004. The Saint Anselm College and Saint Anselm Abbey have been an important presence in the town.
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