Incorporated: 1820
Population: 3,626
County Name: Strafford
(county map)
City Contact:
City of Strafford
PO Box 23
Center Strafford, NH 03815

Phone: 603-664-2192
Fax: 603-664-7276
Website: www.nhes.state.nh.us/elmi/htmlprofiles/strafford

Origin:
First settled prior to the Revolution, this town takes its name from the county in which it is located. Earl of Strafford was a title of the Wentworth family in England. The name was also adopted by a state militia company in Dover, the Strafford Guards, who later became part of the New Hampshire National Guard. Strafford includes the village of Bow Lake.

More about Strafford:
The Town of Strafford is approximately six square miles. The Blue Hills range, the first of the important foothills of the White Mountains as you move inland from the Atlantic coast, divides the town roughly in half, running from southwest to northeast. The Blue Hills include Parker Mountain, Mack Mountain and the base of Blue Job Mountain to the north toward Farmington. Parker Mountain, the highest point in Strafford, rises to 1420 feet.