Towns – Hancock

Hancock, New Hampshire 03449

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Hancock NHSeacoast region community Hancock NHHancock started as an unidentified settlement on the Contoocook River, in lands known as Society land or Cumberland, which had been reserved for the proprietors of the lands which became New Hampshire. First settled in 1764, the town was named Hancock in 1779 in honor of John Hancock, first governor of Massachusetts, president of the Continental Congress, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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Incorporated: 1779
County: Hillsborough
Hancock, NH Population:
2010: 1,654

GPS Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.5822
Longitude: -71.5847

Hancock, NH Local Information
Hancock Police Dispatch: 911

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