Bennington Map
Bennington is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,476 at the 2010 census.
The main village of the town, where 381 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Bennington census-designated place (CDP), and is located on the Contoocook River at the intersection of New Hampshire routes 31 and 47.
Situated in an area once called Society Land, the town was formed from parts of Deering, Francestown, Greenfield and Hancock. It was named to commemorate the 1777 Battle of Bennington, a three-day battle fought in New York near Bennington, Vermont. Bennington, Vermont in turn derived its name from colonial governor Benning Wentworth. The town was incorporated in 1842. The first census, taken in 1850, recorded 541 residents.
Nearby cities include Henniker, Jaffrey, Wilton, Marlborough, Goffstown.