Goffstown, New Hampshire

Goffstown, New Hampshire
Town
Official seal of Goffstown, New Hampshire
Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 43°01′13″N 71°36′01″W / 43.02028°N 71.60028°W / 43.02028; -71.60028
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyHillsborough
Incorporated1761
Named forJohn Goffe
Villages
Government
 • Select Board
  • Peter Georgantas, Chair
  • Kelly Boyer
  • Collis Adams
  • Jim Craig
  • Mark T. Lemay
 • Town AdministratorDerek Horne
Area
 • Total
37.6 sq mi (97.4 km2)
 • Land37.0 sq mi (95.9 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)  1.57%
Elevation
308 ft (94 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
18,577
 • Density502/sq mi (193.8/km2)
Time zoneEST (UTC-05)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-04)
ZIP codes
03045 (Goffstown)
03102 (Manchester)
Area code603
FIPS code33-29860
GNIS feature ID0873606
Websitewww.goffstown.com

Goffstown is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 18,577 at the 2020 census.[2] 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 114 and 13. Goffstown also includes the villages of Grasmere and Pinardville. The town is home to Saint Anselm College (and its New Hampshire Institute of Politics), 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.

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Goffstown town, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 7, 2021.