Incorporated: 1727
Population: 3,237
County Name: Belknap
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Barnstead
PO Box 11
Route 126
Center Barnstead, NH 03225

Phone: 603-269-4071
Fax: 603-269-4072

Origin:
Granted in 1727, the town was established to deal with rapidly expanding population in the seacoast area. A majority of new settlers came from either Barnstable on Cape Cod or Hampstead on Long Island, and the town's name is a conjunction of the two. The town includes three villages, South Barnstead, Center Barnstead, and Barnstead; and is home to at least nine lakes and ponds.

More about Barnstead:
Fishing is a big recreational pursuit in the town because of its many lakes and ponds. Whether reeling in horned pout, pickerel, bass or rainbow trout, the variety is here.