Incorporated: 1780
Population: 4,861
County Name: Merrimack
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Northfield
21 Summer Street
Northfield, NH 03276

Phone: 603-286-7039
Fax: 603-286-3328
Website: northfieldnh.org

Origin:
One of the first towns created following the Revolution, Northfield was granted in 1780 from part of Canterbury. The town organized one of the first local libraries, called the Northfield Improving Society for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge, the same title used in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin for the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia. The library was chartered by the state in 1718, operating with a membership fee of $5 annually, and continued in existence under the original name until 1842.

More about Northfield:
Are those pink flamingos migrating north? Look for the pink birds off Exit 18 on 93 North during winter months, placed there by the Society for the preservation of artificial wildlife. See the town website for more information on this interesting phenomenon.