Strafford County

Strafford County is the county government serving residents and businesses in Strafford County, New Hampshire, with administrative offices in Dover. Its three county commissioners oversee daily operations and fiscal policy, while a delegation of state representatives exercises county budget and appropriation authority. County functions include nursing care at Riverside Rest Home, corrections, criminal prosecution, land-record administration and related public services. The county attorney and other departments work from the County Farm Road complex, which also houses state-operated court facilities. The government serves a county comprising Dover, Rochester and Somersworth and 10 towns, with information and departmental contacts available through its official website.