Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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Rockingham County Courthouse
Rockingham County Courthouse
administration
US state : New Hampshire
Administrative headquarters : Exeter , Brentwood
Foundation : 1769
Demographics
Residents : 297,820  (2012 estimated)
Population density : 165.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2056 km²
Water surface : 256 km²
map
Map of Rockingham County within New Hampshire
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

Population development
year 1980 1990 2000 2010
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

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
Towns

Web links

Commons : Rockingham County (New Hampshire)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Population, 2012 estimate 297,820 at quickfacts.census.gov
  2. GNIS-ID: 873181. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New Hampshire . National Park Service , accessed February 15, 2018.
  4. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 15, 2018.
  5. American FactFinder , accessed April 19, 2018

Coordinates: 42 ° 59 ′  N , 71 ° 5 ′  W