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

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

Most areas of New England are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities, with no unincorporated territory. In the three northern New England states, however, some unincorporated territory does exist, generally in areas that are very sparsely populated. Grafton County contains a small amount of unincorporated territory, one of three counties in New Hampshire to have such areas. The unincorporated territory in Grafton County consists of a tract measuring about 63 square miles, in a remote area of the White Mountains on the county’s eastern edge. This area was once incorporated as the town of Livermore, and is still sometimes referred to as “Livermore Township”. Livermore disincorporated in 1951 due to population loss; almost all its land area is now part of the White Mountain National Forest, and in only one census since 1940 has it reported any population. Except for Livermore, all of Grafton County is incorporated.

There are two types of incorporated municipalities in New Hampshire, towns and cities. The tables below differentiate between towns and cities. For any census, adding up the totals for each municipality, including Livermore, should yield the county total. (Note that, for censuses up through 1950, Livermore was an incorporated town. In that era, Grafton County was entirely divided into incorporated municipalities, following the standard procedure in New England.)

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

Corporate changes since 1900

*1951 – Livermore disincorporated and reverted to unorganized territory

*1957 – Lebanon became a city

*1962 – New town of Sugar Hill formed from Lisbon

*1967 – Waterville changed its name to Waterville Valley

1900

County Total: 40,844

*Lebanon 4,965
*Littleton 4,066
*Haverhill 3,414
*Lisbon 2,221
*Plymouth 1,972
*Hanover 1,884
*Enfield 1,845
*Bristol 1,600
*Canaan 1,444
*Ashland 1,289
*Bethlehem] 1,261
*Lyme 1,080
*Bath 1,006
*Campton 999
*Orford 890
*Rumney 837
*Warren 799
*Grafton 748
*Holderness 662
*Franconia 655
*Piermont 637
*Alexandria 630
*Woodstock 628
*Wentworth 617
*Thornton 552
*Monroe 545
*Lincoln 541
*Landaff 500
*Lyme 426
*Groton 346
*Dorchester 308
*Easton 249
*Bridgewater 244
*Hebron 214
*Orange 213
*Benton 209
*Livermore 191
*Ellsworth 107
*Waterville 50

1910

County Total: 41,652

*Lebanon 5,718
*Littleton 4,069
*Haverhill 3,498
*Lisbon 2,460
*Plymouth 2,200
*Hanover 2,075
*Bristol 1,478
*Enfield 1,448
*Ashland 1,412
*Canaan 1,408
*Lincoln 1,278
*Bethlehem 1,201
*Woodstock 1,083
*Lyme 1,007
*Bath 978
*Rumney 850
*Campton 845
*Orford 799
*Warren 701
*Holderness 652
*Grafton 641
*Wentworth 595
*Piermont 592
*Alexandria 571
*Thornton 553
*Landaff 526
*Franconia 504
*Monroe 429
*Lyman 374
*Groton 319
*Dorchester 241
*Easton 226
*Benton 219
*Hebron 213
*Bridgewater 187
*Orange 176
*Livermore 64
*Ellsworth 46
*Waterville 16

1920

County Total: 40,572

*Lebanon 6,162
*Littleton 4,239
*Haverhill 3,406
*Lisbon 2,288
*Plymouth 2,353
*Hanover 2,264
*Enfield 1,577
*Lincoln 1,473
*Bristol 1,428
*Ashland 1,325
*Canaan 1,236
*Campton 1,028
*Rumney 911
*Lyme 891
*Bethlehem 866
*Bath 838
*Woodstock 684
*Orford 661
*Holderness 602
*Warren 600
*Piermont 577
*Grafton 554
*Landaff 510
*Wentworth 507
*Alexandria 502
*Thornton 477
*Franconia 440
*Monroe 356
*Lyman 310
*Dorchester 228
*Bridgewater 199
*Groton 199
*Hebron 184
*Benton 177
*Orange 166
*Easton 131
*Livermore 98
*Waterville 95
*Ellsworth 30

1930

County Total: 42,816

*Lebanon 7,073
*Littleton 4,558
*Haverhill 3,665
*Hanover 3,043
*Plymouth 2,470
*Lisbon 2,324
*Bristol 1,610
*Lincoln 1,548
*Ashland 1,375
*Enfield 1,325
*Canaan 1,301
*Campton 1,184
*Bethlehem 872
*Rumney 858
*Lyme 830
*Bath 785
*Woodstock 756
*Warren 651
*Holderness 644
*Orford 636
*Grafton 539
*Franconia 514
*Piermont 475
*Landaff 469
*Thornton 459
*Wentworth 459
*Monroe 457
*Alexandria 412
*Lyman 299
*Benton 255
*Groton 202
*Hebron 197
*Bridgewater 151
*Easton 132
*Dorchester 115
*Orange 99
*Ellsworth 28
*Livermore 23
*Waterville 23

1940

County Total: 44,645

*Lebanon 7,590
*Littleton 4,571
*Haverhill 3,487
*Hanover 3,425
*Plymouth 2,533
*Lisbon 2,103
*Enfield 1,693
*Bristol 1,632
*Lincoln 1,560
*Ashland 1,460
*Canaan 1,377
*Campton 1,130
*Woodstock 981
*Lyme 965
*Bethlehem 935
*Rumney 861
*Holderness 735
*Warren 709
*Orford 701
*Bath 686
*Franconia 568
*Grafton 552
*Piermont 535
*Thornton 501
*Wentworth 491
*Monroe 430
*Alexandria 396
*Landaff 389
*Lyman 363
*Benton 262
*Bridgewater 226
*Groton 182
*Easton 156
*Hebron 151
*Dorchester 144
*Orange 109
*Ellsworth 26
*Waterville 26
*Livermore 4

1950

County Total: 47,923

*Lebanon 8,495
*Hanover 6,259
*Littleton 4,817
*Haverhill 3,357
*Plymouth 3,039
*Lisbon 2,009
*Enfield 1,612
*Ashland 1,599
*Bristol 1,586
*Canaan 1,465
*Lincoln 1,415
*Campton 1,149
*Lyme 924
*Woodstock 894
*Bethlehem 882
*Runmney 859
*Holderness 731
*Orford 726
*Bath 706
*Warren 581
*Franconia 549
*Piermont 511
*Thornton 460
*Grafton 442
*Wentworth 413
*Monroe 410
*Alexandria 402
*Landaff 342
*Benton 247
*Lyman 241
*Bridgewater 222
*Dorchester 133
*Hebron 130
*Groton 105
*Easton 94
*Orange 82
*Ellsworth 24
*Waterville 11
*Livermore 0

1960

County Total: 48,857

*Lebanon (city) 9,299
*Hanover 7,329
*Littleton 5,003
*Plymouth 3,210
*Haverhill 3,127
*Enfield 1,867
*Lisbon 1,788
*Canaan 1,507
*Ashland 1,473
*Bristol 1,470
*Lincoln 1,228
*Campton 1,058
*Lyme 1,026
*Bethlehem 898
*Woodstock 827
*Rumney 820
*Holderness 749
*Orford 667
*Bath 604
*Warren 548
*Franconia 491
*Thornton 480
*Piermont 477
*Monroe 421
*Alexandria 370
*Grafton 348
*Wentworth 300
*Bridgewater 293
*Landaff 289
*Lyman 201
*Benton 172
*Hebron 153
*Groton 99
*Dorchester 91
*Orange 83
*Easton 74
*Waterville 14
*Ellsworth 3

Unorganized territory (the former town of Livermore) reported no population.

1970

County Total: 54,914

*Lebanon (city) 9,725
*Hanover 8,494
*Littleton 5,290
*Plymouth 4,225
*Haverhill 3,090
*Enfield 2,345
*Canaan 1,923
*Ashland 1,599
*Bristol 1,670
*Lisbon 1,480
*Lincoln 1,341
*Campton 1,171
*Bethlehem 1,142
*Lyme 1,112
*Holderness 1,048
*Woodstock 897
*Rumney 870
*Orford 793
*Franconia 655
*Bath 607
*Thornton 594
*Warren 539
*Alexandria 466
*Piermont 462
*Bridgewater 398
*Monroe 385
*Wentworth 376
*Grafton 370
*Sugar Hill 336
*Landaff 292
*Hebron 234
*Lyman 213
*Benton 194
*Dorchester 141
*Groton 120
*Waterville Valley 109
*Orange 103
*Easton 92
*Ellsworth 13

Unorganized territory (the former town of Livermore) reported no population.

1980

County Total: 65,806

*Lebanon (city) 11,134
*Hanover 9,119
*Littleton 5,558
*Plymouth 5,094
*Haverhill 3,445
*Enfield 3,175
*Canaan 2,456
*Bristol 2,198
*Ashland 1,807
*Bethlehem 1,784
*Campton 1,694
*Holderness 1,586
*Lisbon 1,517
*Lincoln 1,313
*Lyme 1,289
*Rumney 1,212
*Woodstock 1,008
*Thornton 952
*Orford 928
*Bath 761
*Franconia 743
*Grafton 739
*Alexandria 706
*Warren 650
*Monroe 619
*Bridgewater 606
*Wentworth 527
*Piermont 507
*Sugar Hill 397
*Hebron 349
*Benton 333
*Lyman 281
*Landaff 266
*Groton 255
*Dorchester 244
*Orange 197
*Waterville Valley 180
*Easton 124
*Ellsworth 53

Unorganized territory (the former town of Livermore) reported no population.

1990

County Total: 74,929

*Lebanon (city) 12,183
*Hanover 9,212
*Littleton 5,827
*Plymouth 5,811
*Haverhill 4,164
*Enfield 3,979
*Canaan 3,045
*Bristol 2,537
*Campton 2,377
*Bethlehem 2,033
*Ashland 1,915
*Holderness 1,694
*Lisbon 1,664
*Thornton 1,505
*Lyme 1,496
*Rumney 1,446
*Lincoln 1,229
*Alexandria 1,190
*Woodstock 1,167
*Orford 1,008
*Grafton 923
*Warren 820
*Franconia 811
*Bridgewater 796
*Bath 784
*Monroe 746
*Wentworth 630
*Piermont 624
*Sugar Hill 464
*Dorchester 392
*Lyman 388
*Hebron 386
*Landaff 350
*Benton 330
*Groton 318
*Orange 237
*Easton 223
*Waterville Valley 151
*Ellsworth 74

Unorganized territory (the former town of Livermore) reported no population.

2000

County Total: 81,743

*Lebanon (city) 12,568
*Hanover 10,850
*Plymouth 5,892
*Littleton 5,845
*Enfield 4,618
*Haverhill 4,416
*Canaan 3,319
*Bristol 3,033
*Campton 2,719
*Bethlehem 2,199
*Ashland 1,955
*Holderness 1,930
*Thornton 1,843
*Lyme 1,679
*Lisbon 1,587
*Rumney 1,480
*Alexandria 1,329
*Lincoln 1,271
*Woodstock 1,139
*Grafton 1,138
*Orford 1,091
*Bridgewater 974
*Franconia 924
*Bath 893
*Warren 873
*Wentworth 798
*Monroe 759
*Piermont 709
*Sugar Hill 563
*Lyman 487
*Hebron 459
*Groton 456
*Landaff 378
*Dorchester 353
*Benton 314
*Orange 299
*Waterville Valley 257
*Easton 256
*Ellsworth 87

Unorganized territory (the former town of Livermore) reported 3 residents.

ee also

*United States Census
*Grafton County, New Hampshire