Historical U.S. Census Totals for Strafford County, New Hampshire

This article shows U.S. Census totals for Strafford County, New Hampshire, broken down by municipality, from 1900 to 2000.

Like most areas of New England, Strafford County is (and has been at all times since well before the 20th century) entirely divided into incorporated municipalities. There is no unincorporated territory. For any census, adding up the totals for each municipality should yield the county total.

There are two types of incorporated municipalities in New Hampshire, towns and cities. The tables below differentiate between towns and cities.

For more information on the New England municipal system, see New England town.

Corporate changes since 1900

There have been no changes in Strafford County’s municipality roster since 1900.

1900

County Total: 39,337

*Dover (city) 13,207
*Rochester (city) 8,466
*Somersworth (city) 7,023
*Farmington 2,265
*Rollinsford 1,701
*Milton 1,625
*Barrington 1,208
*Strafford 1,040
*Durham 996
*New Durham 625
*Lee 545
*Madbury 336
*Middleton 300

1910

County Total: 38,951

*Dover (city) 13,247
*Rochester (city) 8,868
*Somersworth (city) 6,704
*Farmington 2,621
*Rollinsford 1,836
*Milton 1,542
*Barrington 900
*Durham 823
*Strafford 786
*New Durham 523
*Lee 479
*Madbury 331
*Middleton 291

1920

County Total: 38,546

*Dover (city) 13,029
*Rochester (city) 9,673
*Somersworth (city) 6,688
*Farmington 2,461
*Rollinsford 1,701
*Milton 1,428
*Strafford 764
*Durham 749
*Barrington 616
*Lee 475
*New Durham 462
*Madbury 326
*Middleton 174

1930

County Total: 38,580

*Dover (city) 13,573
*Rochester (city) 10,209
*Somersworth (city) 5,680
*Farmington 2,698
*Rollinsford 1,409
*Durham 1,217
*Milton 1,206
*Strafford 617
*Barrington 613
*Lee 376
*New Durham 448
*Madbury 358
*Middleton 176

1940

County Total: 43,553

*Dover (city) 14,990
*Rochester (city) 12,012
*Somersworth (city) 6,136
*Farmington 3,095
*Durham 1,533
*Rollinsford 1,463
*Milton 1,279
*Barrington 780
*Strafford 714
*Lee 481
*New Durham 433
*Madbury 401
*Middleton 236

1950

County Total: 51,567

*Dover (city) 15,874
*Rochester (city) 13,776
*Somersworth (city) 6,927
*Durham 4,770
*Farmington 3,454
*Rollinsford 1,652
*Milton 1,510
*Barrington 1,052
*Strafford 770
*Lee 575
*Madbury 489
*New Durham 463
*Middleton 255

1960

County Total: 59,799

*Dover (city) 19,131
*Rochester (city) 15,927
*Somersworth (city) 8,529
*Durham 5,504
*Farmington 3,287
*Rollinsford 1,935
*Milton 1,418
*Barrington 1,036
*Lee 931
*Strafford 722
*Madbury 556
*New Durham 474
*Middleton 349

1970

County Total: 70,431

*Dover (city) 20,850
*Rochester (city) 17,938
*Somersworth (city) 9,026
*Durham 8,869
*Farmington 3,588
*Rollinsford 2,273
*Barrington 1,865
*Milton 1,859
*Lee 1,481
*Strafford 965
*Madbury 704
*New Durham 583
*Middleton 430

1980

County Total: 85,408

*Dover (city) 22,377
*Rochester (city) 21,560
*Durham 10,652
*Somersworth (city) 10,350
*Farmington 4,630
*Barrington 4,404
*Milton 2,438
*Rollinsford 2,319
*Lee 2,111
*Strafford 1,663
*New Durham 1,183
*Madbury 987
*Middleton 734

1990

County Total: 104,233

*Rochester (city) 26,630
*Dover (city) 25,042
*Durham 11,818
*Somersworth (city) 11,249
*Barrington 6,164
*Farmington 5,739
*Lee 3,729
*Milton 3,691
*Strafford 2,965
*Rollinsford 2,645
*New Durham 1,974
*Madbury 1,404
*Middleton 1,183

2000

County Total: 112,233

*Rochester (city) 28,461
*Dover (city) 26,884
*Durham 12,664
*Somersworth (city) 11,477
*Barrington 7,475
*Farmington 5,774
*Lee 4,145
*Milton 3,910
*Strafford 3,626
*Rollinsford 2,648
*New Durham 2,220
*Madbury 1,509
*Middleton 1,440

ee also

*United States Census
*Strafford County, New Hampshire