New Hampshire

Population Density
People per square mile, 1990:	123.68
People per square mile, 2000:	137.78

Year	Population		Year	Population		Year	Population
1790	141,885		1880	346,991		1970	737,681
1800	183,858		1890	376,530		1980	920,610
1810	214,460		1900	411,588		1990	1,109,252
1820	244,161		1910	430,572		2000	1,235,786
1830	269,328		1920	443,083		2010	1,385,560
1840	284,574		1930	465,293		2020	1,524,751
1850	317,976		1940	491,524		2030	1,646,471
1860	326,073		1950	533,242
1870	318,300		1960	606,921

Population By County

	Census 2000 Population	Change	Percent Change
NEW HAMPSHIRE	1,235,786	126,534	11.4
Belknap County	56,325	7,109	14.4
Carroll County	43,666	8,256	23.3
Cheshire County	73,825	3,704	5.3
Coos County	33,111	-1,717	-4.9
Grafton County	81,743	6,814	9.1
Hillsborough County	380,841	44,768	13.3
Merrimack County	136,225	16,220	13.5
Rockingham County	277,359	31,514	12.8
Strafford County	112,233	8,000	7.7
Sullivan County	40,458	1,866	4.8

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census

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