Most of this territory was originally part of a 1775 grant to Jonas Minot, Matthew Thornton, and others that became New London. The town was formed from part of New London and Kearsarge Gore, and incorporated in 1807. The name Wilmot was in honor of Dr. James Wilmot, a scholar and clergyman, and rector at Barton-on-Heath in Warwickshire, England. Though he never came to America, Dr. Wilmot had joined with William Pitt, the Marquis of Rockingham, and others in protesting the treatment of the American colonies by the British crown.

Community Contact	Wilmot Board of Selectmen Rhonda Gauthier, Administrative Assistant PO Box 72 Wilmot , NH 03287
Telephone	(603) 526-4802
Fax	(603) 526-2523
E-mail	townofwilmot@comcast.net
Web Site	www.wilmotnh.org

Population Trends: Population change for Wilmot totaled 779 over 50 years, from 370 in 1950 to 1,149 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 41 percent increase between 1970 and 1980; the population increased by at least 20 percent for four of the five decades. The 2006 Census estimate for Wilmot was 1,329 residents, which ranked 167th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2006: 45.2 persons per square mile of land area. Wilmot contains 29.4 square miles of land area and 0.2 square miles of inland water area.

PROPERTY TAXES (NH Dept. of Revenue Adminstration)
2006 Total Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)	$16.55
2006 Equalization Ratio	100
2006 Full Value Tax Rate (per $1000 of value)	$16.51