Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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| Merrimack County, New Hampshire | |
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 Location in the state of New Hampshire |
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 New Hampshire's location in the USA |
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| Founded | 1823 |
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| Seat | Concord |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
2,477 km² (956 mi²) 2,420 km² (934 mi²) 57 km² (22 mi²), 2.31% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
136,225 56/km² |
Merrimack County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. In 2000 the population was 136,225. Its county seat is Concord6. The center of population of New Hampshire is located in Merrimack County, in the town of Pembroke [1].
Merrimack County was organized at Concord in 1823, and is named for the Merrimack River. It was formed by removing towns from northern Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties. In 1844 its original scope was somewhat reduced by the creation of Belknap County.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,477 km² (956 mi²). 2,420 km² (934 mi²) of it is land and 57 km² (22 mi²) of it (2.31%) is water.
[edit] Adjacent Counties
- Belknap County (northeast)
- Strafford County (east)
- Rockingham County (southeast)
- Hillsborough County (south)
- Sullivan County (west)
- Grafton County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 136,225 people, 51,843 households, and 35,460 families residing in the county. The population density was 56/km² (146/mi²). There were 56,244 housing units at an average density of 23/km² (60/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.08% White, 0.54% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 1.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 51,843 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $48,522, and the median income for a family was $56,842. Males had a median income of $37,722 versus $27,207 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,208. About 4.10% of families and 5.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.60% of those under age 18 and 5.70% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Cities, towns, and villages*
- Allenstown
- Andover
- Boscawen
- Bow
- Bradford
- Canterbury
- Chichester
- Concord
- -- Penacook (a village of Concord)
- Danbury
- Dunbarton
- Epsom
- Franklin
- Henniker
- Hill
- Hooksett
- -- South Hooksett (a village of Hooksett)
- Hopkinton
- --Contoocook (a village of Hopkinton)
- Loudon
- New London
- Newbury
- Northfield See also: Tilton-Northfield CDP
- Pembroke
- --Suncook (a village of Pembroke)
- Pittsfield
- Salisbury
- Sutton
- Warner
- Webster
- Wilmot
* Villages are census divisions, but have no separate corporate existence from the towns they are in.
[edit] External links
- County government page at Concord's web site
- National Register of Historic Places listing for Merrimack County
