Welcome to Temple ...

Temple is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

The location of Temple has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Temple, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Temple has a population of 1,428 people<3> (see below for details).

Temple is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Temple lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Temple: (603)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Temple had an population of 1,428 people. This is an increase of 4.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Temple had a population of 1,366 people. This makes Temple the county's 29th most populous community.

The population of Temple represents 0.1% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 168th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,366 people, the population of Temple increased 5.32% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,297 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Temple.

Communities Also Named Temple ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Temple - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Temple.

Communities near Temple ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Temple.

• Nashua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <5>
• Fitchburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
• Merrimack
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack
  • Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrimack <5>
• Bedford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
• Gardner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
• Goffstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
  • Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <5>
• Milford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
• Pepperell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperell
  • Pepperell is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,043 people
• Lunenburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
• Amherst
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Temple. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Temple.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Temple. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Temple.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Temple. See our Newspapers Page for Temple.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Temple ...

Looking for more information about Temple? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Temple, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Temple.

Adding Temple to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Temple in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Temple was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Temple post office opened in 1813.

We also found Temple in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Temple.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Temple. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/