Municipal Information

Boundary Lines and Perambulation | Forms of Government | Land and Water Areas | Municipal Information | Municipal Land Use Regulation Annual Survey | Municipal Officials | Municipal Records, Retention, Disposition | Unincorporated Places | Village Districts

Boundary Lines and Perambulation

• RSA 51 Town Lines and Perambulation of Boundaries
• RSA 472 Boundary Lines
• Argued: March 7, 2002, Opinion Issued: July 17, 2002
  • Summary of the case, by Ben Frost
• Other maps
• The History of Perambulation in New Hampshire, New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2010
• Discovering a Forgotten Bound, New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2010
• 360 Years of Perambulation, New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2010
  What comes to mind when you hear the word perambulation?

Forms of Government

• Forms of Town Government
• The Moderator's Role at Town Meeting, New Hampshire Town and City, January/February 2015
• 16 Things Every Citizen Should Know About Town Meeting, New Hampshire Town and City, January/February 2015
• Best Practices for a Better Town Meeting, New Hampshire Town and City, January/February 2015

Land and Water Areas

• Land and Water Areas of Towns, cities and Unincorporated Places  - in Acres and Square Miles (NH GRANIT/USGS)
• Land and Water Areas of Towns, Cities and Unincorporated Places - in Acres and Square Miles (NH GRANIT/USGS) (.csv file)

Municipal Information

• Political Districts
• Census and Other Maps
• Links to the 234 mjnicipalities in NH (list includes their county and planning regions)
  • CSV file

Municipal Land Use Regulation Annual Survey

OPD annually surveys municipalities regarding their land use regulations pursuant to RSA 675:9 as well as for other, general municipal information.

• Municipal Land Use Regulation Annual Survey Information

Municipal Officials

• Laws Related to Appointed Officials, New Hampshire Town and City, March 2012
• Municipal Employee and Municipal Official – Is There a Difference?, New Hampshire Town and City, May 2006

Municipal Records, Retention, Disposition

• RSA 33-A Disposition of Municipal Records
• NH Municipal Records Board
• Managing Municipal Records, New Hampshire Town and City, March/April, 2014
• Bringing Order to Paper Chaos, New Hampshire Town and City, March/April, 2014
• Municipal Record Retention, New Hampshire Town and City, September/October 2013
• Creating Record Retention Policies: A Practical Guide, New Hampshire Town and City, January 2009

Unincorporated Places

• Chapter 53 Unincorporated Places
• Chapter 28:7-b Planning and Zoning in Unincorporated Towns and Unorganized Places
• List of Unincorporated Places in New Hampshire

Village Districts

• Chapter 52: Village Districts
• List of Village Districts
• Village Districts FAQ - NH Department of Revenue Administration
• See the list of Village Districts with zoning authority under the Zoning Ordinances subject heading on the Zoning page