Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Rockingham County Courthouse |
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US state : | New Hampshire |
Administrative headquarters : | Exeter , Brentwood |
Foundation : | 1769 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 297,820 (2012 estimated) |
Population density : | 165.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 2056 km² |
Water surface : | 256 km² |
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Website : www.rockinghamcountynh.org |
Rockingham County is a county in the state of New Hampshire in the United States with just under 300,000 inhabitants. The county seat is Exeter . Parts of the administration are also based in Brentwood . It is named after Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham .
history
Twelve locations in the county have National Historic Landmark status . A total of 121 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 15, 2018).
Population development
year | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
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Residents | 190.047 | 245,845 | 277.359 | 295.223 |
geography
The county covers an area of 2056 square kilometers. 256 square kilometers (12.5 percent) of this is water.
- Neighbor counties
- Strafford County , north
- York County, Maine , Northeast
- Essex County, Massachusetts , south
- Hillsborough County , west
- Merrimack County , Northwest
cities and communes
Rockingham County is divided into a city and 36 towns , both terms are translated as city in German . The population figures from the 2010 census are given.
- Cities
- Portsmouth , 20.779
- Towns
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Population, 2012 estimate 297,820 at quickfacts.census.gov
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 873181. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New Hampshire . National Park Service , accessed February 15, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 15, 2018.
- ↑ American FactFinder , accessed April 19, 2018
Coordinates: 42 ° 59 ′ N , 71 ° 5 ′ W