Candia, New Hampshire Candia, New Hampshire Official seal of Candia, New Hampshire Location in Rockingham County and the state of New Hampshire.
Location in Rockingham County and the state of New Hampshire.
State New Hampshire Candia is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
The populace was 3,909 at the 2010 census. The town includes the villages of Candia, Candia Four Corners and East Candia.
Settled in 1743, Candia was once part of Chester and known as "Charmingfare", probably because of the many bridle paths or "parades" through the pleasant scenery.
Charmingfare was incorporated in 1763 and titled "Candia" by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, possibly after the old name under Venetian domination of the principal town/city of Crete, which he had visited after graduation from Harvard. Another account holds, "The town received its present name in compliment to Governor Benning Wentworth, who was once a prisoner on the island of Candia, in the Mediterranean Sea." In 1862 the segment between Candia and Suncook was abandoned, coinciding with the opening of a new segment between Manchester and Candia.
Therefore, the new line ran from Manchester to Portsmouth via Candia.
The last trains passed through Candia in the early 1980s.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 30.6 square miles (79 km2).
30.3 square miles (78 km2) of it is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it is water, comprising 0.79% of the town.
The town is bordered by Deerfield to the north, Hooksett (in Merrimack County) to the west, Auburn and Chester to the south, and Raymond to the east.
Notable villages in the town include Candia proper, near the town's northern border; Candia Four Corners, closer to the geographic center of the town; and East Candia, near the town's easterly border.
Candia is drained by the North Branch River, a tributary of the Lamprey River.
The town lies almost fully inside the Piscataqua River watershed except for the and southern edges, which are in the Merrimack River watershed. The highest point in town is Hall Mountain, at 941 feet (287 m) above sea level, positioned in Bear Brook State Park in the northwestern part of the town.
Candia is bisected by two state highways, Route 43 running north from Route 101 through the Candia Four Corners to the Deerfield town line, and Route 27, running east/west from the Hooksett town line through the Candia Four Corners to the Raymond town line.
Route 101 is the primary east/west thoroughfare through southern New Hampshire and travels through the south part of Candia.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
Candia is part of School Administrative Unit 15, along with Hooksett and Auburn.
There is one enhance school in Candia, the Henry W.
Moore School for kindergarten through eighth grade, positioned near the Candia Four Corners on Deerfield Road.
High school education students from Candia attend school outside of the district, presently under contract at Manchester Central High School, but are also in transition for a choice between the Manchester Central and Pinkerton Academy in Derry. Candia is also home to Jesse Remington High School, a private Christian school that offers grades 9-12.
Some Candia inhabitants send their kids to other private high schools in the area, including Trinity High School in Manchester.
Candia Springs Adventure Park, formerly Liquid Planet water park Gate, Candia Congregational Cemetery Fire and Emergency Medical Services are provided by the Candia Volunteer Fire Department, an all-volunteer department organized in 1925.
This department provides fire suppression, rescue, and first-responder Emergency Medical Services to the people of Candia and the encircling communities.
Police protection is provided by the Candia Police Department, assisted by the New Hampshire State Police and other small-town municipal police departments.
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