STRAFFORD COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE

'Strafford County' is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of 2000, the population was 112,233. Its county seat is Dover⁶.
Strafford County was one of the five original counties identified for New Hampshire in 1769. It was named for William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford in the mistaken belief that he was the ancestor of governor John Wentworth. Although they were distantly related, William had no descendants. The county was organized at Dover in 1771. In 1840 the original size of the county was reduced with the creation of Belknap County.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 994 km² (384 mi²). 955 km² (369 mi²) of it is land and 39 km² (15 mi²) of it (3.95%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

★ Carroll County (north)

★ York County, Maine (east)

★ Rockingham County (south)

★ Merrimack County (west)

★ Belknap County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 112,233 people, 42,581 households, and 27,762 families residing in the county. The population density was 118/km² (304/mi²). There were 45,539 housing units at an average density of 48/km² (124/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.29% White, 0.63% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. 1.03% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 93.7% spoke English and 3.2% French as their first language.
There were 42,581 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.10% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.80% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 13.60% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $44,803, and the median income for a family was $53,075. Males had a median income of $36,661 versus $26,208 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,479. About 5.00% of families and 9.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 6.60% of those age 65 or over.
The largest city in Strafford County is Rochester.

Cities and towns

★ Barrington

★ Dover

★ Durham

★ Farmington

★ Lee

★ Madbury

★ Middleton

★ Milton

★ New Durham

★ Rochester

★ Rollinsford

★ Somersworth

★ Strafford

External links

★ Strafford County web site

★ National Register of Historic Places listing for Strafford County