Thursday, 28 April 2011

Goffstown New Hampshire Points Of Interest

By Bill Nourie


Goffstown, New Hampshire is a smaller township found straight west of Manchester, New Hampshire which has a populace of 17,600 individuals. It is home to St. Anselm's College in addition to New Hampshire State Prison for women that is worked by the New Hampshire Department of Corrections.

Goffstown is situated in the eastern portion of Hillsborough County in New Hampshire and lies sixteen miles south of Concord, New Hampshire, the state capitol. The town possesses a total region of 37.5 sq . miles of property. The village of Grasmere is situated in the eastern a part of town and Pinardville is located in the southeast part of the town. The Uncanoonuc Mountains are twin peaks in Goffstown and the highest point possesses an elevation of 1,324 feet above sea level. Goffstown lies inside the Merrimack River watershed. There are just about 6,000 households out of which 35.3% have kids younger than eighteen living with them. The average household size is 2.64 as well as the average family size was 3.07. Goffstown features a 4 season local climate with wintry winter seasons and warm summers, spring and fall months are crisp brief transitions.

Goffstown is governed by a five member Board of Selectmen chosen in the March general election to provide a three year time period.

Goffstown is part of School Administrative Unit 19, (SAU 19), serving Goffstown, Dunbarton and New Boston. Schools in Goffstown have a kindergarten, a couple of elementary schools, one middle school serving Goffstown students, and one high school serving Goffstown, New Boston and Dumbarton students. Villa Augustina School is an independent Catholic school founded in Goffstown in 1918. The school serves children in pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade.

Saint Anselm College is Benedictine, Catholic Liberal Arts College in Goffstown. The college has received significant national media attention in recent years ranging from several national presidential debates to its stringent anti grade inflation policy. Founded in 1889, the college has approximately 2000 undergraduate students who are very involved in the town through community service; the college also serves as a large part of the local economy as it employs many Goffstown residents and students patronize local businesses, bars, and stores. The New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College brings hundreds of dignitaries and politicians to Goffstown annually, most notably for the New Hampshire primary presidential debates, which have been held at the college since 2004. The Saint Anselm College and Saint Anselm Abbey have been a substantial presence in the town of Goffstown.




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