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

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

Like most areas of New England, Rockingham 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 Rockingham County’s municipality roster since 1900.

1900

County Total: 51,118

*Portsmouth (city) 10,637
*Exeter 4,922
*Derry 3,583
*Newmarket 2,892
*Salem 2,041
*Epping 1,641
*Seabrook 1,497
*Londonderry 1,408
*Northwood 1,304
*Hampton 1,209
*Deerfield 1,162
*Rye 1,142
*Kingston 1,132
*Raymond 1,100
*Candia 1,057
*Plaistow 1,027
*Brentwood 957
*Newton 924
*Chester 861
*Hampstead 823
*North Hampton 812
*Fremont 749
*Stratham 718
*Auburn 682
*Newfields 647
*Windham 641
*Nottingham 638
*Danville 615
*Greenland 607
*New Castle 581
*Hampton Falls 560
*Kensington 524
*East Kingston 496
*Atkinson 442
*Sandown 400
*Newington 390
*South Hampton 297

1910

County Total: 52,188

*Portsmouth (city) 11,269
*Derry 5,123
*Exeter 4,897
*Newmarket 3,348
*Salem 2,117
*Epping 1,649
*Londonderry 1,533
*Seabrook 1,425
*Hampton 1,215
*Raymond 1,203
*Plaistow 1,173
*Northwood 1,059
*Kingston 1,015
*Rye 1,014
*Candia 993
*Newton 962
*Deerfield 917
*Chester 818
*Hampstead 796
*North Hampton 783
*Brentwood 759
*Windham 656
*Auburn 637
*New Castle 624
*Fremont 622
*Nottingham 607
*Stratham 602
*Greenland 575
*Hampton Falls 552
*Danville 517
*Newfields 503
*Atkinson 440
*Kensington 417
*East Kingston 413
*Sandown 380
*Newington 296
*South Hampton 279

1920

County Total: 52,498

*Portsmouth (city) 13,569
*Derry 5,382
*Exeter 4,604
*Newmarket 3,181
*Salem 2,318
*Seabrook 1,537
*Plaistow 1,368
*Londonderry 1,303
*Epping 1,276
*Hampton 1,251
*Rye 1,196
*Raymond 1,050
*Northwood 891
*Newton 872
*Kingston 859
*Candia 780
*Deerfield 746
*New Castle 728
*Brentwood 685
*North Hampton 677
*Hampstead 670
*Auburn 652
*Chester 652
*Greenland 623
*Windham 543
*Stratham 542
*Nottingham 520
*Fremont 519
*Hampton Falls 483
*Newfields 470
*Danville 463
*Atkinson 413
*Newington 398
*East Kingston 384
*Kensington 383
*Sandown 280
*South Hampton 230

1930

County Total: 53,750

*Portsmouth (city) 14,495
*Derry 5,131
*Exeter 4,872
*Salem 2,751
*Newmarket 2,511
*Epping 1,672
*Seabrook 1,666
*Hampton 1,507
*Londonderry 1,373
*Plaistow 1,366
*Rye 1,081
*Raymond 1,165
*Kingston 1,017
*Northwood 872
*Newton 848
*Candia 812
*Hampstead 775
*Auburn 735
*Brentwood 725
*North Hampton 695
*Chester 653
*Deerfield 635
*Greenland 577
*Fremont 571
*Stratham 552
*Windham 538
*Hampton Falls 481
*Nottingham 451
*Kensington 438
*Atkinson 407
*Danville 406
*Newington 381
*New Castle 378
*Newfields 376
*East Kingston 347
*South Hampton 261
*Sandown 229

1940

County Total: 58,142

*Portsmouth (city) 14,821
*Derry 5,400
*Exeter 5,398
*Salem 3,267
*Newmarket 2,640
*Hampton 2,137
*Seabrook 1,782
*Epping 1,618
*Londonderry 1,429
*Plaistow 1,414
*Raymond 1,340
*Rye 1,246
*Kingston 1,002
*Candia 965
*Newton 900
*Northwood 873
*Hampstead 823
*North Hampton 818
*Auburn 807
*Deerfield 749
*Brentwood 720
*Chester 702
*Greenland 696
*Fremont 634
*Stratham 634
*Windham 630
*New Castle 542
*Hampton Falls 493
*Nottingham 468
*Kensington 458
*Danville 457
*Atkinson 434
*East Kingston 424
*Newington 418
*New Castle 417
*South Hampton 294
*Sandown 292

1950

County Total: 70,059

*Portsmouth (city) 18,830
*Derry 5,826
*Exeter 5,664
*Salem 4,805
*Hampton 2,847
*Newmarket 2,709
*Plaistow 2,082
*Rye 1,982
*Epping 1,796
*Seabrook 1,788
*Londonderry 1,640
*Raymond 1,428
*Kingston 1,283
*Candia 1,243
*Newton 1,173
*Auburn 1,158
*North Hampton 1,104
*Northwood 966
*Windham 964
*Hampstead 902
*Brentwood 819
*Chester 807
*Stratham 759
*Greenland 719
*Deerfield 706
*Fremont 698
*Hampton Falls 629
*New Castle 583
*Nottingham 566
*Kensington 542
*Danville 508
*Newington 494
*Atkinson 492
*Newfields 469
*East Kingston 449
*Sandown 315
*South Hampton 314

1960

County Total: 99,029

*Portsmouth (city) 26,900
*Salem 9,210
*Exeter 7,243
*Derry 6,987
*Hampton 5,379
*Rye 3,244
*Newmarket 3,153
*Plaistow 2,915
*Londonderry 2,457
*Seabrook 2,209
*Epping 2,006
*North Hampton 1,910
*Raymond 1,867
*Kingston 1,672
*Candia 1,490
*Newton 1,419
*Windham 1,317
*Auburn 1,292
*Hampstead 1,261
*Greenland 1,196
*Brentwood 1,072
*Chester 1,053
*Newington 1,045
*Northwood 1,034
*Stratham 1,033
*Atkinson 1,017
*Hampton Falls 885
*New Castle 823
*Fremont 783
*Newfields 737
*Deerfield 714
*Kensington 708
*Nottingham 623
*Danville 605
*East Kingston 574
*South Hampton 443
*Sandown 366

1970

County Total: 138,951

*Portsmouth (city) 25,717
*Salem 20,142
*Derry 11,712
*Exeter 8,892
*Hampton 8,011
*Londonderry 5,346
*Plaistow 4,712
*Rye 4,083
*Newmarket 3,361
*North Hampton 3,259
*Seabrook 3,053
*Windham 3,008
*Raymond 3,003
*Kingston 2,882
*Hampstead 2,401
*Epping 2,356
*Atkinson 2,291
*Auburn 2,035
*Candia 1,997
*Newton 1,920
*Greenland 1,784
*Northwood 1,526
*Stratham 1,512
*Brentwood 1,468
*Chester 1,382
*Hampton Falls 1,254
*Deerfield 1,178
*Kensington 1,044
*Fremont 993
*New Castle 975
*Nottingham 952
*Danville 924
*Newfields 843
*East Kingston 838
*Newington 798
*Sandown 741
*South Hampton 558

1980

County Total: 190,345

*Portsmouth (city) 26,254
*Salem 24,124
*Derry 18,875
*Londonderry 13,598
*Exeter 11,024
*Hampton 10,493
*Seabrook 5,917
*Windham 5,664
*Plaistow 5,609
*Raymond 5,453
*Rye 4,508
*Atkinson 4,397
*Newmarket 4,290
*Kingston 4,111
*Hampstead 3,785
*Epping 3,460
*North Hampton 3,425
*Newton 3,068
*Candia 2,989
*Auburn 2,883
*Stratham 2,507
*Northwood 2,175
*Greenland 2,129
*Sandown 2,057
*Chester 2,006
*Brentwood 2,004
*Deerfield 1,979
*Nottingham 1,952
*Hampton Falls 1,372
*Fremont 1,333
*Kensington 1,322
*Danville 1,318
*East Kingston 1,135
*New Castle 936
*Newfields 817
*Newington 716
*South Hampton 660

1990

County Total: 245,845

*Derry 29,603
*Portsmouth (city) 25,925
*Salem 25,746
*Londonderry 19,781
*Exeter 12,481
*Hampton 12,278
*Windham 9,000
*Raymond 8,713
*Plaistow 7,316
*Newmarket 7,157
*Hampstead 6,732
*Seabrook 6,503
*Kingston 5,591
*Atkinson 5,188
*Epping 5,162
*Stratham 4,955
*Rye 4,612
*Auburn 4,085
*Sandown 4,060
*North Hampton 3,637
*Candia 3,557
*Newton 3,473
*Deerfield 3,124
*Northwood 3,124
*Nottingham 2,939
*Greenland 2,768
*Chester 2,691
*Brentwood 2,590
*Fremont 2,576
*Danville 2,534
*Kensington 1,631
*Hampton Falls 1,503
*East Kingston 1,352
*Newington 990
*Newfields 888
*New Castle 840
*South Hampton 740

2000

County Total: 277,359

*Derry 34,021
*Salem 28,112
*Londonderry 23,236
*Portsmouth (city) 20,784
*Hampton 14,937
*Exeter 14,058
*Windham 10,709
*Raymond 9,674
*Hampstead 8,297
*Newmarket 8,027
*Seabrook 7,934
*Plaistow 7,747
*Stratham 6,355
*Atkinson 6,178
*Kingston 5,862
*Epping 5,476
*Rye 5,182
*Sandown 5,143
*Auburn 4,682
*Newton 4,289
*North Hampton 4,259
*Danville 4,023
*Candia 3,911
*Chester 3,792
*Nottingham 3,701
*Deerfield 3,678
*Northwood 3,640
*Fremont 3,510
*Greenland 3,208
*Brentwood 3,197
*Kensington 1,893
*Hampton Falls 1,880
*East Kingston 1,784
*Newfields 1,551
*New Castle 1,010
*South Hampton 844
*Newington 775

Notes

1940 Census

The original 1940 Census reports show the population of the town of Atkinson as 343. Tables in the 1950 and 1960 reports indicate that Atkinson’s 1940 population was 434, however. As 434 adds correctly to the county total and 343 does not, 434 appears to be correct, and the occurrence of 343 in the 1940 reports seems to have been a typo.

1960 Census

The Census Bureau made a number of revisions to 1960 census totals subsequent to their initial release. When it did so, however, it appears to have updated municipal totals only, not overall county totals or state totals, even though in most cases changing municipal totals should have caused county and state totals to change. The 1960 total for Rockingham County was originally reported as 99,029; for the city of Portsmouth, 25,833; and for the town of Newington, 2,499. The totals for Portsmouth and Newington were later revised to those shown in the list above (26,900 and 1,045). This should have caused the county total to change as well (to 98,642), but subsequent census publications have continued to list the county total as it was originally reported (99,029). As a result, in the list above, the municipal totals for 1960 do not add to the county total. The 1960 state total for New Hampshire that appears in various Census materials (606,921) likewise reflects the original 1960 total for Rockingham County, and does not take into account the revisions made to the population of Portsmouth and Newington.

ee also

*United States Census
*Rockingham County, New Hampshire