Merrimack County

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Merrimack County Courthouse
Merrimack County Courthouse
administration
US state : New Hampshire
Administrative headquarters : Concord
Foundation : 1823
Demographics
Residents : 146,445  (2010)
Population density : 60.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2477 km²
Water surface : 57 km²
map
Map of Merrimack County within New Hampshire
Website : www.merrimackcounty.net

Merrimack County is a county in the state of New Hampshire in the United States . 136,225 people live here. The county seat is Concord , the capital of New Hampshire.

history

Merrimack County has been organized in Concord since 1823 and named after the Merrimack River. It was formed from the respective northern parts of Hillsborough County and Rockingham County .

Two places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , the Canterbury Shaker Village and the Daniel Webster Family Home . A total of 88 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 15, 2018).

Population development
year 1980 1990 2000 2010
Residents 98.038 120.005 136.225 146,445

geography

The county covers an area of ​​2,477 square kilometers. Of this, 57 square kilometers (3.1 percent) are water surfaces.

Neighbor counties

cities and communes

Merrimack County is divided into two Cities and 25 Towns ; both terms are translated into German as city . The numbers behind the place names are the population figures from the 2010 census.

Cities

Towns

Web links

Commons : Merrimack County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 873180. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New Hampshire . National Park Service , accessed February 15, 2018.
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 15, 2018.
  4. American FactFinder , accessed April 19, 2018

Coordinates: 43 ° 18 ′  N , 71 ° 41 ′  W