Belknap County
 Laconia District Court |
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| US state : | New Hampshire |
| Administrative headquarters : | Laconia |
| Foundation : | December 22, 1840 |
| Made up from: |
Merrimack County Strafford County |
| Demographics | |
| Residents : | 60,088 (2010) |
| Population density : | 57.8 inhabitants / km 2 |
| geography | |
| Total area : | 1214 km² |
| Water surface : | 174 km² |
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| Website : www.belknapcounty.org | |
Belknap County is a county in the state of New Hampshire . The county has 56,325 residents. The county seat is Laconia .
geography
The county covers an area of 1,214 square kilometers; 174 square kilometers (14.35 percent) of this is water.
Neighbor Counties
- Carroll County , north
- Strafford County , East
- Merrimack County , Southwest
- Grafton County , Northwest
history
The county was founded in 1840 from northeastern parts of Merrimack County and northwestern parts of Strafford County . It was named after Jeremy Belknap , a historian and author of New Hampshire history. In 1855 the city of Laconia was founded.
45 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 15, 2018).
Population development
| year | 1767 | 1773 | 1775 | 1783 | 1786 | 1790 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 250 | 1357 | 1745 | 3346 | 3887 | 6985 | ||||
| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 11,296 | 13,560 | 16,937 | 17,747 | 17,988 | 17,721 | 18,549 | 17,681 | 17,984 | 20,321 |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 19,506 | 21.309 | 21,178 | 22,623 | 24,328 | 26,632 | 28,912 | 32,367 | 42,884 | 49,216 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 56,325 | 60,088 |
Note: The information for the time before the county was founded in 1840 represents the sums of the population of the later towns and is listed here for better tracking of settlement development.
Communities
| Locality | status | Population (2010) |
Total area [km²] |
Land area [km²] |
Population density [inhabitants / km²] |
founding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton | Town | 5250 | 212.9 | 162.9 | 32.2 | 1796 |
| Barnstead | Town | 593 | 114.0 | 108.8 | 5.5 | 1727 |
| Belmont | Town | 7356 | 83.7 | 78.9 | 93.2 | 1859 |
| Center Harbor | Town | 1096 | 42.8 | 34.6 | 31.7 | 1797 |
| Gilford | Town | 7126 | 129.1 | 100.7 | 70.8 | 1812 |
| Gilmanton | Town | 3777 | 152.8 | 148.3 | 25.5 | 1727 |
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Laconia ( County Seat ) |
City | 15951 | 68.8 | 51.9 | 307.3 | 1855 |
| Meredith | Town | 6241 | 140.4 | 103.4 | 60.4 | 1768 |
| New Hampton | Town | 2165 | 99.1 | 95.0 | 22.8 | 1768 |
| Sanbornton | Town | 2966 | 128.9 | 123.3 | 24.1 | 1748 |
| Tilton | Town | 3567 | 31.0 | 28.8 | 123.9 | 1869 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 873174. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 15, 2018.
- ^ Population prior to 1790 by local census ( from the New Hampshire state website ), 1790-2010 by US census results
Coordinates: 43 ° 31 ' N , 71 ° 25' W