Dunbarton was first granted in 1735 as Gorham's-town to soldiers returning from the Canada Expedition who had served under Captain John Gorham. It was regranted in 1748 as Starkstown to settlers led by Archibald Stark, whose son was General John Stark, patriot of Bunker Hill and the Battle of Bennington, and whose grandson Caleb was a famous industrialist who established textile mills in Manchester. In 1752, the Masonian Proprietors confirmed the grant under a new charter as Dunbarton, named for Dumbartonshire in Scotland, site of Dunbar Castle and native county of Archibald Stark. The town was incorporated in 1765

Community Contact	Town of Dunbarton Board of Selectmen 1011 School Street Dunbarton, NH 03046
Telephone	(603) 774-3541
Fax	(603) 774-5541
E-mail	townadmin@dunbartonnh.org
Web Site	www.dunbartonnh.org

County	Merrimack
Labor Market Area	Manchester NH Metro-NECTA
Tourism Region	Merrimack Valley
Planning Commission	Central NH Regional

Population Trends: Population change for Dunbarton totaled 1,717 over 50 years, from 533 in 1950 to 2,250 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 49 percent increase between 1980 and 1990, which followed a 42 percent increase over the previous decade. The 2006 Census estimate for Dunbarton was 2,588 residents, which ranked 114th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2006: 83.9 persons per square mile of land area. Dunbarton contains 30.8 square miles of land area and 0.5 square miles of inland water area.

PROPERTY TAXES (NH Dept. of Revenue Adminstration)
2006 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)	$16.46
2006 Equalization Ratio	91.7
2006 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)	$15.35