Goffstown is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Hillsborough County is the most populous County (United States), county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 422,937, almost one-third the population of the entire state. Its c ...
, United States. The population was 18,577 at the
2020 census.
The compact center of town, where 3,366 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the
Goffstown census-designated place and is located at the junctions of New Hampshire routes
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and
13. Goffstown also includes the villages of
Grasmere and
Pinardville. The town is home to
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire, United States. Founded in 1889, it is named after Saint Anselm of Canterbury. As of 2024, the college's enrollment was 2,094 students.
History ...
(and its
New Hampshire Institute of Politics
The New Hampshire Institute of Politics (NHIOP) is an academic institute at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Founded in 2001, the institute has hosted hundreds of potential candidates for the U.S. presidency.
History
The New H ...
), the Goffstown Giant Pumpkin Regatta, and was the location of the
New Hampshire State Prison for Women, prior to the prison's relocation to
Concord in 2018.
History
Prior to the arrival of English colonists, the area had seasonally been inhabited for thousands of years by succeeding cultures of
Native Americans; its waterways had numerous fish, and the area had game.
The town was first granted as "Narragansett No. 4" in 1734 by New Hampshire and Massachusetts
colonial Governor
Jonathan Belcher
Jonathan Belcher (8 January 1681/8231 August 1757) was a merchant, politician, and slave trader from colonial Massachusetts who served as both governor of Massachusetts Bay and governor of New Hampshire from 1730 to 1741 and governor of New ...
as a
Massachusetts
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township (the area then being disputed between the two provinces). It was one of seven townships intended for soldiers (or their heirs) who had fought in the "Narragansett War" of 1675, also known as
King Philip's War
King Philip's War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, Pometacomet's Rebellion, or Metacom's Rebellion) was an armed conflict in 1675–1678 between a group of indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodland ...
. In 1735, however, some grantees "found it so poor and barren as to be altogether incapable of making settlements," and were instead granted a tract in
Greenwich, Massachusetts.
The community was called "Piscataquog Village" and "Shovestown" before being regranted by Masonian proprietor Governor
Benning Wentworth
Benning Wentworth (July 24, 1696 – October 14, 1770) was an American merchant, landowner and colonial administrator who served as the List of colonial governors of New Hampshire, governor of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766. He is best known ...
in 1748 to new settlers. These included Rev. Thomas Parker of
Dracut and Colonel
John Goffe, for whom the town was named. He was for several years a resident of neighboring
Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district.
Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...
, and he was the first judge of probate in the county of Hillsborough. Goffstown was incorporated June 16, 1761.
A large part of the town was originally covered with valuable timber. Lumbering and fishing were the main occupations of the early settlers.
The village of
Grasmere was named for
Grasmere, England, home of the poets
William Wordsworth
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and
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( ; 21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth ...
.
A
Congregational church
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was organized about October 30, 1771, and the town made annual small appropriations for preaching. The majority of residents were Congregationalists; residents in the south part were of
Scots-Irish descent and were
Presbyterian
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.
A meeting-house was erected in 1768; but it was not completed for several years. The first minister was Joseph Currier, appointed in 1771; he was dismissed August 29, 1774, for
intemperance, according to the town records. In 1781, the Congregationalists and the Presbyterians organized separately; the former called Rev. Cornelius Waters, who became their pastor, and continued till 1795. The next minister was
David L. Morril, who began March 3, 1802. He was supported by both congregations under the name of the Congregational Presbyterian church. Morril was elected as a representative of the town to the
state house, as a
U.S. senator
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for the state, and in 1824, as
governor of the state, serving until 1827.
The
Piscataquog River, which bisects the main village of Goffstown and was spanned by a covered bridge, provided
water power
Hydropower (from Ancient Greek -, "water"), also known as water power or water energy, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by converting the gravitational potential or kin ...
for industry. In 1817, Goffstown had 20
sawmill
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s, seven grain mills, two textile mills, two
carding
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machines, and a
cotton
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factory. Its textile industry was an example of the economic ties between New England and the
American South
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, which was dependent on
slave
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labor for production of its lucrative cotton commodity crop.
The town was described in 1859 by the following:
In 1816, the Religious Union society was organized. A new meetinghouse was erected in the
west village
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. Meetings were held two thirds of the time in the new house, and one third in the old house at the center.
In 1818 and 1819 residents were deeply interested in the preaching of Rev. Abel Manning, as part of the
Second Great Awakening
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. 65 persons joined the church that year. Other ministers were Benjamin H. Pitman (1820 to 1825), Henry Wood (1826 to 1831), and Isaac Willey (1837 to 1853). A
Baptist
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church was formed in 1820.
The town annexed islands on the
Amoskeag Falls
The Amoskeag Falls are a set of waterfalls on the Merrimack River in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States.
History
"Amoskeag" derives from the Pennacook Native American word "Namoskeag", which roughly translates as "good fishing place". H ...
in the
Merrimack River
The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into M ...
in 1825 and part of
New Boston in 1836.
In the early part of 1841, a woman, simply remembered as Miss Parker, commenced preaching here, and shortly more than half the voters in town came into her support. She professed no connection with any church. A town historian notes that "Near the close of her labors she advised her converts to form a Methodist Church."
The
Uncanoonuc Mountains in Goffstown once featured the Uncanoonuc Incline Railway, founded in 1903. It first carried tourists in 1907 to the summit of the south peak, on which was built that year the Uncanoonuc Hotel. The -story building provided 37–38 guest rooms, and a dining room that accommodated 120. It also offered outstanding views of the surrounding valley, including
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...
, connected by electric
trolley to the
railway
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's base station. The hotel burned in 1923, and the train was later used to transport
skiers
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to the top. The railway peaked during the 1930s and 1940s, but was essentially abandoned by the 1950s. The summit of the south peak is now the site of numerous television and radio towers.
Grasmere Village straddles the Piscataquog River in the eastern region of Goffstown. The Hillsborough County Railroad Station was located at Grasmere on the southern side of the river. Rail-borne freight for Grasmere and other surrounding locales was delivered to this station during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Another rail station in Goffstown was located to the west closer to the town center, and a third was Parker's Station to the west of the town center.
The railroad line which passed through Goffstown was built by the New Hampshire Central Railroad and was later acquired by the
Boston & Maine Railroad in 1895, who operated it as their North Weare Branch. of track between Goffstown and
Henniker Junction were abandoned in 1937 due in part to damage from the floods of 1936, declining passenger counts and few freight customers. The remaining from Goffstown to Manchester remained in service for freight as the Goffstown Branch. Notable customers on the branch included Homgas at Grasmere, New Hampshire Doors Co. at Factory Street, and Merrimack Farmers Exchange and Kendall-Hadley Lumber in the village. In 1976 the town's landmark railroad
covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
burned due to arson, ending service to the center of town and forcing the remaining freight trains to stop on the eastern side of the Piscataquog River. The customers marooned by the fire either had their shipments trucked in from Manchester's railroad yard, or unloaded at New Hampshire Doors and then trucked the short remaining distance. No replacement structure was ever erected in place of the covered bridge. The last two rail customers in Goffstown were Kendall-Hadley Lumber and New Hampshire Doors Co; the former elected to truck its shipments from Manchester's railroad yard, while the latter shut down completely in 1980. The final freight train, led by Boston & Maine
EMD GP7
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The GP7 was ...
1557, traveled to Goffstown on September 20, 1980, and the line was officially abandoned in February 1981, with the rails being removed in the following years. In the dawning years of the 21st century, town and local organizations cooperated in a
rails-to-trails effort, converting the railbeds into bicycling and walking trails.

On a ridge currently overlooking the Piscataquog River from the south above the midpoint between Glen Lake and Namaske Lake, adjacent to
New Hampshire Route 114, originally stood the Poor Farm. In 1849 Noyes Poor sold the property to the county and it became the Hillsborough County Farm, a home for the indigent, ill, and infirm. The farm was sold into private hands in 1867 but re-acquired by the county in 1893 and again served as a residence for disadvantaged citizens of the county until 1924. A cemetery with numbered headstones is presently maintained by the county on these grounds but the tables relating the markings to the recorded names of the residents who died at the Farm appear to have been lost.
The County Farm grounds were converted to the
New Hampshire State Prison for Women, located until 2018 at 317 Mast Road. The facility's most famous resident was the convicted murderer
Pamela Smart, who was incarcerated at the Prison for Women from March 22, 1991, to March 11, 1993, when she was transferred to
Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in
Bedford, New York.
Geography
Goffstown is located in southern
New Hampshire
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, in the eastern part of
Hillsborough County, directly to the west of
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...
, the state's largest city.
Concord, the state capital, lies to the north. The town center is on the
Piscataquog River near the western boundary of the town, around the intersection of
New Hampshire Route 13 and
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. The village of
Grasmere is located in the east-central part of town, and the neighborhood of
Pinardville is located in the southeastern corner of the town, essentially forming a continuous development with the adjoining city of Manchester.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Goffstown has a total area of , of which are land and are water, comprising 1.57% of the town.
The
Uncanoonuc Mountains (uhn-kuh-NOO-nuhk) are twin peaks in the southwestern part of the town. The north peak, the highest point in Goffstown, has an elevation of above
sea level
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, and the south peak has an elevation of . The town's climate is classified as a Dfa or Dfb on the
Köppen climate classification
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charts.
Goffstown is drained by the
Piscataquog River and
Black Brook and lies fully within the
Merrimack River
The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into M ...
watershed.
Adjacent municipalities
*
Dunbarton (north)
*
Hooksett (northeast)
*
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...
(east)
*
Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district.
Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...
(south)
*
New Boston (west)
*
Weare (northwest)
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 17,651 people, 6,068 households, and 4,319 families residing in the town. There were 6,341 housing units, of which 273, or 4.3%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the town was 96.6%
white
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, 0.9%
African American
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, 0.2%
Native American, 0.8%
Asia
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n, 0.03%
Native Hawaiian
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Hawaiʻi was set ...
or Pacific Islander, 0.4% some other race, and 1.2% from two or more races. 1.8% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race.
Of the 6,068 households, 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were headed by
married couples
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living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56, and the average family size was 3.00. 2,095 town residents lived in group quarters rather than households.
In the town, 19.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 15.9% were from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
For the period 2011–2015, the estimated median annual income for a household was $70,870, and the median income for a family was $86,061. Male full-time workers had a median income of $62,167 versus $45,583 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the town was $32,574. 6.2% of the population and 3.4% of families were below the poverty line. 5.1% of the population under the age of 18 and 2.8% of those 65 or older were living in poverty.
Arts and culture
Goffstown is home to Apotheca Flower & Tea, a cafe, art gallery, and flower shoppe located in the former
Goffstown Village Train Depot. Artists both local and global exhibit and sell their work at Apotheca, and it is a frequent campaign stop for local politicians.
The Goffstown Historical Society is located in the former Parker Depot Store in the northeastern part of town. It is open for tours on Saturdays.
Recycled Percussion, a band who placed third in
season 4 of ''
America's Got Talent
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'', are from Goffstown. The band often contributes to community events in or around Goffstown.
Goffstown Giant Pumpkin Regatta
Every October, the Goffstown Main Street Program hosts the Goffstown Giant Pumpkin Regatta (also known as the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off and Regatta). During this two-day event, farmers from a cross
New England
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compete in a weigh-off with their
giant pumpkins on Saturday, with the winner receiving $10,000. The pumpkins are then hollowed out and sold to local businesses for use in the
regatta
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. On Sunday, the pumpkins are placed in the
Piscataquog River under Main Street and raced up and down the river. Local business personnel ride inside the pumpkins, usually in costume and having decorated their pumpkins. The event began in 2000 as a promotional tactic by the New Hampshire Giant Pumpkin Growers Association, and inspired a similar event in
Damariscotta, Maine
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.
Transportation
Three New Hampshire State Routes cross Goffstown:
*
NH 13 connects to the town of
New Boston in the west and joins NH 114 at Main Street. The two routes remain in conjunction to the center of town, where NH 13 continues north on High Street, connecting in the north to the town of
Dunbarton.
*
NH 114 connects to New Boston and
Weare in the west following North Mast Road, joins NH 13 at the intersection of Mast, Elm, Main, and High streets, and leaves 13 on South Mast Road. At the edge of the village of Pinardville, NH 114 leaves Mast Road and turns on to its own route to the south, with NH 114A continuing into Pinardville. NH 114 connects to
Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was 106,940. Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire and seat of the Borough of Bedford local government district.
Bedford was founded at a ford (crossin ...
in the south.
*
NH 114A forms the main route through the village of Pinardville, continuing along Mast Road from the point where NH 114 leaves to the south. It connects to Manchester in the east.
Law and government
Goffstown is governed by a five-member select board elected in the March general election to serve three-year staggered terms.
The
United States Postal Service
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operates the Goffstown Post Office.
Education

Goffstown is in the
Goffstown School District.
School Administrative Unit 19 includes the Goffstown school district and the
New Boston school district.
Primary and secondary
* Goffstown has one kindergarten, Glen Lake School.
* Goffstown has two first through fourth grade elementary schools,
Bartlett and Maple Avenue.
* Mountain View Middle School serves Goffstown students in fifth through eighth grade, and seventh and eighth grade New Boston students.
* Ninth through twelfth grade students from Goffstown and New Boston attend
Goffstown High School.
* The
Villa Augustina School was an independent
Catholic
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school founded in Goffstown in 1918. The school served children in pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school closed in 2014. The facility was bought by a tech company but has not had anything done to it.
Post-secondary
*
Saint Anselm College
Saint Anselm College is a private Benedictine liberal arts college in Goffstown, New Hampshire, United States. Founded in 1889, it is named after Saint Anselm of Canterbury. As of 2024, the college's enrollment was 2,094 students.
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is a
Benedictine
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, Catholic liberal arts college. The college has received significant national media attention in recent years; the
New Hampshire Institute of Politics
The New Hampshire Institute of Politics (NHIOP) is an academic institute at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Founded in 2001, the institute has hosted hundreds of potential candidates for the U.S. presidency.
History
The New H ...
at Saint Anselm brings hundreds of dignitaries and politicians to Goffstown annually, most notably for the
New Hampshire primary
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presidential debates, which have been held at the college since 2004.
Notable people
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Jacob M. Appel
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(born 1973), writer; lived in Goffstown from 1977 to 1983
*
Eben Bartlett (1912–1983), state representative
*
Joseph A. Favazza, 11th president of Saint Anselm College
*
Gordon Hall Gerould (1877–1953),
philologist
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and folklorist of the United States
*
Jennifer Militello, poet
*Rev.
David L. Morril (1772–1849), U.S. senator and governor of New Hampshire
*
Mary Gove Nichols
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(1810–1884), activist
*
Sandeep Parikh (born 1980), writer, actor, director, comedian
*
David Pattee (1778–1851), politician, judge
*
William Carey Poland (1846–1929), classical scholar, educator, academic administrator, and former university president
*
Francis Regis St. John (1908–1971), director of the Brooklyn Public Library; lived in Goffstown from 1967 to 1970
See also
*
2000 Little League World Series, featuring a team from Goffstown
References
External links
*
Goffstown Public LibraryGoffstown Historical Society
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