Incorporated: 1722
Population: 27,800
County Name: Strafford
(county map)
City Contact:
City of Rochester
31 Wakefield Street, City Hall #203
Rochester, NH 03867

Phone: 603-332-1167
Fax: 603-335-7585
Website: Town of Rochester

Origin:
This town was one of four granted by Samuel Shute of Massachusetts during his brief term. It was named for a close friend of Governor Shute, Lawrence Hyde, Earl of Rochester and brother-in-law to King James II. Rochester was incorporated as a city in 1891. It includes the village of Gonic, named for the Indian Squamanagona, meaning day and water.

More about Rochester:
Rochester, which is known as the "Lilac City," celebrates an annual Lilac Family Fun Festival in the spring, a summer festival at the Rochester Commons, a Fourth of July celebration complete with activities and fireworks in the summer, the popular Rochester Fair and a holiday parade in the winter.