Plaistow, New Hampshire

Plaistow, New Hampshire
Plaistow Town Hall
Location in Rockingham County and the state of New Hampshire.
Coordinates: 42°50′11″N 71°05′41″W / 42.83639°N 71.09472°W / 42.83639; -71.09472
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyRockingham
Incorporated1749
Villages
  • Plaistow
  • Westville
Government
 • Board of Selectmen
  • Bill Coye, Chair
  • Jay DeRoche
  • Jonathan Gifford
  • Elizabeth Kosta
  • Tyler Schorman
 • Town ManagerGreg Colby
Area
[1]
 • Total10.60 sq mi (27.45 km2)
 • Land10.59 sq mi (27.43 km2)
 • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)  0.06%
Elevation
102 ft (31 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,830
 • Density739/sq mi (285.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
03865
Area code603
FIPS code33-62500
GNIS feature ID0873701
Websitewww.plaistow.com

Plaistow (/ˈplæstaʊ/, traditionally /-toʊ/) is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,830 at the 2020 census.[2]

History

Plaistow was officially established as a town in 1749 after the 1739 resolution of a long-running boundary dispute between the Province of Massachusetts Bay and the Province of New Hampshire.[3]

Notable people

  • Shem Kellogg (1982–2016), New Hampshire legislator[4]
  • Daniel Peaslee (1773–1827), Vermont legislator, judge, member of the governor's executive council[5]
  • Thomas Toth, Canadian runner[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Plaistow town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ "History". Plaistow Master Plan (PDF). Plaistow, New Hampshire. 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "State Rep. Shem Vernon Kellogg". Legacy. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Legacy.com.
  5. ↑ Walton, E. P. (1878). Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont. Vol. VI. Montpelier, VT: J. & J. M. Poland. p. 142.
  6. ↑ "There's a new name (that you've never heard of) in Canadian running - Canadian Running Magazine". Runningmagazine.ca. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
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