Incorporated in 1795, Danbury was not an original colonial grant, but was formed from part of Alexandria to the north. In 1794, a group of Alexandria residents petitioned the state legislature to separate Alexandria into two towns due to the inconvenience of having a mountain divide the town, making it difficult for all residents to gather in a single place. The petition was granted in 1795, and the lower piece was incorporated as Danbury in that year. The name was suggested by a settler from Danbury, Connecticut; Connecticut's Danbury was named in 1687 after Danbury, England, the site of an eleventh-century Danish camp.

Community Contact	Danbury Board of Selectmen Chester Martin, Chairman 23 High Street Danbury, NH 03230
Telephone	(603) 768-3313
Fax	(603) 768-3313
E-mail	danbury-selectmen@comcast.net
Web Site	not available

County	Merrimack
Labor Market Area	Plymouth NH LMA
Tourism Region	Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
Planning Commission	Lakes Region

Population Trends: Population change for Danbury totaled 577 over 50 years, from 496 in 1950 to 1,073 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 39 percent increase between 1970 and 1980, followed by a 30 percent increase over the next decade. The 2006 Census estimate for Danbury was 1,143 residents, which ranked 173rd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2006: 30.3 persons per square mile of land area. Danbury contains 37.8 square miles of land area and 0.3 square miles of inland water area.

PROPERTY TAXES (NH Dept. of Revenue Adminstration)
2006 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)	$16.97
2006 Equalization Ratio	100
2006 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)	$16.68