List of counties in New Hampshire
The US state of New Hampshire is divided into 10 counties :
| county | population | Area (km²) | Population density | Administrative headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap County | 56,325 | 1,213.5 | 46.4 | Laconia |
| Carroll County | 43,666 | 2,569.9 | 17.0 | Ossipee |
| Cheshire County | 73,825 | 1,888.5 | 39.09 | Keene |
| Coos County | 33.111 | 4,743.41 | 7.0 | Lancaster |
| Grafton County | 81,743 | 4,532.69 | 18.03 | Haverhill |
| Hillsborough County | 380,851 | 2,310.8 | 164.8 | Manchester and Nashua |
| Merrimack County | 136.225 | 2,477.3 | 55.0 | Concord |
| Rockingham County | 277.359 | 2,056.3 | 134.9 | Brentwood |
| Strafford County | 112,233 | 994.3 | 122.9 | Dover |
| Sullivan County | 40,458 | 1,429.47 | 28.3 | Newport |
history
New Hampshire was divided into five counties in 1769. The term derives from the counties (Engl. Counties ) in the UK from. The five counties were:
- Cheshire County , named after the county of Cheshire in England
- Grafton County named after UK Prime Minister Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton
- Hillsborough County , named after British politician Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire
- Rockingham County named after Prime Minister Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
- Strafford County , named after William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford
Later again and again new counties were formed from parts of other counties, these were:
- 1803 was formed from the northern half of Grafton County, in which, however, significantly fewer people lived, Coos County . The name of the new county is derived from an Indian word that denotes the bend in the Connecticut River .
- In 1823 Merrimack County was formed from parts of Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties . Concord , the capital of New Hampshire , became the new administrative center . It was named after the Merrimack River , which flows through the entire state from north to south.
- In 1827, Sullivan County was formed from parts of Cheshire County and named after John Sullivan .
- In 1840, the more northerly 70% of Strafford County , but only half of the population lived in Carroll County . It was named after Charles Carroll , a signatory of American independence. Strafford County is the smallest county in New Hampshire.
- Belknap County was also founded in 1840 from parts of Merrimack County and Strafford Counties . It was named after Jeremy Belknap , a New Hampshire historian.
No new counties have been formed since 1840.