Hopkinton, New Hampshire

Hopkinton, New Hampshire
Town
Town hall
Seal
Location in Merrimack County and the state of New Hampshire.
Coordinates: 43°11′29″N 71°40′31″W / 43.19139°N 71.67528°W / 43.19139; -71.67528
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Merrimack
Granted	1735
Settled	1736
Incorporated	January 10, 1765
Villages	Hopkinton Contoocook West Hopkinton
Government
• Select Board	Sabrina Dunlap, Chair Ken Traum Jeffrey Donohoe Steven Whitley Thomas Lipoma
• Town Administrator	Neal Cass
Area [1]
• Total	45.09 sq mi (116.77 km2)
• Land	43.30 sq mi (112.14 km2)
• Water	1.79 sq mi (4.63 km2)  3.97%
Elevation	505 ft (154 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	5,914
• Density	136/sq mi (52.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	03229
Area code	603
FIPS code	33-37540
GNIS feature ID	0873630
Website	www.hopkinton-nh.gov

Hopkinton is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,914 at the 2020 census.^[2] The town has three distinct communities: Hopkinton village, mainly a residential area in the center of the town; Contoocook, the town's business hub, located in the north; and West Hopkinton, within the more agricultural portion of the town. The town is home to the Hopkinton State Fair, adjacent to Contoocook village, and to the historic Contoocook Railroad Depot and the Contoocook Railroad Bridge, the oldest covered railroad bridge in the United States.^[3]