Weare
Weare, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, had a population of 9,092 at the 2020 census. The town is near Manchester and Concord and includes the villages of Sutton Mills, North, South, and East Weare.
Originally granted in 1735 as "Beverly-Canada" to veterans of the Canadian wars, settlement was delayed and the town went through several names before being incorporated in 1764 as Weare, honoring Meshech Weare, the town’s first clerk and later New Hampshire’s first governor. In 1834, Clinton Grove Academy, the state’s first Quaker seminary, was founded here.
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Weare has a history of industry and natural challenges, including devastation from the 1938 hurricane, which led to the construction of Everett Dam and the creation of Everett Lake. Covering 60.1 square miles, the town is drained by the Piscataquog River and its tributaries. Key peaks include Mount Dearborn, Mine Hill, and Mount Wallingford, and major routes include NH 77, 114, and 149.
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