Belknap County, New Hampshire
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Belknap County, New Hampshire
Address: 34 County Dr, Laconia, NH 3246
Phone: 603-527-5400
Fax: 603-527-5409
Website: www.belknapcounty.org
In east-central NH, north of Concord; organized Dec 22, 1840 from Strafford County. Name Origin: For Jeremy Belknap (1744-98), clergyman and historian, author of
Area (sq mi): 468.55 (Land: 401.29 Water: 67.26). Pop per sq mi: 153.4.
Pop 2005: 61,547. State Rank: 7. Pop changes: 2000-2005: +9.3%; 1990-2000: +14.4%. Pop 2000: 56,325 (White: 97.1%; Black: 0.3%; Hispanic or Latino: 0.7%; Asian: 0.6%; Other: 1.6%) Foreign born: 2.5%. Median age: 40.1.
Income 2000: per capita $22,758; median household $43,605; Pop below poverty: 6.1%.
Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $30,081-$32,513.
Unemployment 2004: 3.4%. Unemployment 2000: 3%; Change from 2000: +0.4%. Median travel time to work: 24.8 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 32.6%.
Cities with pop over 10,000: Laconia (county seat), 17,133.
State: New Hampshire
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Belknap County, New Hampshire
| Belknap County, New Hampshire | |
 Location in the state of New Hampshire |
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 New Hampshire's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1840 |
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| Seat | Laconia |
| Largest city | Laconia |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
468.74 sq mi (1,214 km²) 401.29 sq mi (1,039 km²) 67.45 sq mi (175 km²), 14.35% |
| Population - (2010) - Density |
60,088 150/sq mi (58/km²) |
| Website | www.belknapcounty.org |
Belknap County is one of ten counties in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is located in New Hampshire's Lakes Region, slightly southeast of the state's geographic center. The county seat is Laconia.[1] As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 60,088.[2]
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History
Belknap County was organized in 1840 by removing parts of northeastern Merrimack County and northwestern Strafford County.[3] It is named for Dr. Jeremy Belknap, a renowned preacher, historian, and author of The History of New Hampshire. The first County Court was held within the town of Meredith, at a village known as Meredith Bridge on the Winnipesaukee River. In 1855, the town of Laconia was separated from Meredith.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 469 square miles (1,210 km2), of which 401 sq mi (1,040 km2) is land and 67 sq mi (170 km2) (14.35%) is water, most of which is part of Lake Winnipesaukee.
Adjacent counties
- Carroll County (north)
- Strafford County (east)
- Merrimack County (southwest)
- Grafton County (northwest)
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Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 17,721 |
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| 1860 | 18,549 | 4.7% | |
| 1870 | 17,681 | −4.7% | |
| 1880 | 17,948 | 1.5% | |
| 1890 | 20,321 | 13.2% | |
| 1900 | 19,526 | −3.9% | |
| 1910 | 21,309 | 9.1% | |
| 1920 | 21,178 | −0.6% | |
| 1930 | 22,623 | 6.8% | |
| 1940 | 24,328 | 7.5% | |
| 1950 | 26,632 | 9.5% | |
| 1960 | 28,912 | 8.6% | |
| 1970 | 32,367 | 12.0% | |
| 1980 | 42,884 | 32.5% | |
| 1990 | 49,216 | 14.8% | |
| 2000 | 56,325 | 14.4% | |
| 2010 | 60,088 | 6.7% | |
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As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 56,325 people, 22,459 households, and 15,496 families residing in the county. The population density was 140 people per square mile (54/km²). There were 32,121 housing units at an average density of 80 per square mile (31/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.61% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. 0.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 17.2% were of English, 13.6% Irish, 13.3% French, 12.2% French Canadian, 8.5% American, 6.9% Italian and 5.7% German ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.0% spoke English, 2.7% French and 1.2% Spanish as their first language.
There were 22,459 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 3% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 6.70% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $43,605, and the median income for a family was $50,510. Males had a median income of $34,741 versus $25,445 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,758. About 4.50% of families and 6.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.60% of those under age 18 and 4.90% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
| Year | Democrat | Republican |
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| 2008 | 50.0% 16,796 | 48.8% 16,402 |
| 2004 | 43.6% 14,080 | 55.5% 17,920 |
| 2000 | 40.0% 10,719 | 55.2% 14,799 |
The Republican party is the majority political party in Belknap County, holding all 20 seats in the state legislature as of 2012. In the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, George W. Bush carried Belknap by an 11.9% margin over John Kerry, with Kerry winning statewide by 1.4%. But in 2008, the county voted for Barack Obama by a 1.2% margin over John McCain, with Obama carrying the Granite State by 9.6% over McCain.[9]
Cities and towns
There are ten towns and one city in Belknap County. The towns are:
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- Tilton/Northfield CDP (shared with Northfield in Merrimack Co.)
The only city is the county seat, Laconia.
See also
References
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ United States Census Bureau, American FactFinder, 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
- ^ http://www.nh.searchroots.com/countylist.html
- ^ http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/cencounts/files/nh190090.txt
- ^ http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_QTPL&prodType=table
- ^ http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
- ^ U.S. Election Atlas
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