Incorporated: 1742 |
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Origin: Originally a parish of Exeter known as Brentwood Parish, in 1742 residents successfully petitioned for the right to maintain a meetinghouse and minister with public funds. About that same time, during the first year Benning Wentworth was governor, several older and overgrown New Hampshire towns were given authorization to divide into separate units. The name was probably taken from the English town of Brentwood, or ""Burnt Wood,"" so called because of a residential community established in an accidentally or deliberately burnt clearing in the king's forest. |
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Villages and Place Names: Brentwood Corners, Marshall Corner |
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Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 976 residents in 1790 |
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Population Trends: Population change for Brentwood totaled 3,008 over 50 years, from 1,468 in 1970 to 4,476 in 2020. The largest decennial percent change was a 39 percent increase from 2000 to 2010; population increased by 37 percent from 1970 to 1980 and from 1990 to 2000. The town's population increased by less than half a percent from 2010 to 2020. |
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Population Density and Land Area: 2023 (US Census Bureau): 275.4 persons per square mile of land area. Brentwood contains 17 square miles of land area and 0 square miles of inland water area. |
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