Incorporated: 1761 |
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Origin: This town was first granted in 1761 to Samuel Olmstead and other settlers from the Connecticut River towns of East Haddam and Colchester. Governor Benning Wentworth named the township for Robert Marsham, second Baron Romney. The original grant specified that all families were to meet terms within five years. Not all grantees were able to comply with the charter, and in 1767 the town was regranted to a new group of settlers, led by Daniel Brainard. The actual town boundaries were established in 1784. Rumney's Stinson Lake was named for David Stinson of Londonderry, who was killed by Indians while hunting in the area in 1752. |
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Villages and Place Names: Quincy, Rumney Depot, Stinson Lake, West Rumney |
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Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 411 residents in 1790 |
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Population Trends: Population change for Rumney totaled 632 over 50 years, from 870 in 1970 to 1,502 in 2020. The largest decennial percent change was a 39 percent increase from 1970 to 1980. The town's population increased by one percent from 2010 to 2020. |
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Population Density and Land Area: 2023 (US Census Bureau): 36.4 persons per square mile of land area. Rumney contains 41.2 square miles of land area and 0.6 square miles of inland water area. |
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