Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Sullivan County, New Hampshire
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Location in the state of New Hampshire
New Hampshire's location in the U.S.
Founded	1827
Seat	Newport
Largest city	Claremont
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	552.34 sq mi (1,431 km²) 537.38 sq mi (1,392 km²) 14.96 sq mi (39 km²), 2.63%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	43,742 80/sq mi (31/km²)
Website	www.sullivancountynh.gov

Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of 2010, the population was 43,472.^[1] Its county seat is Newport.^[2]

History

Sullivan County was organized at Newport in 1827, and is named for John Sullivan, revolutionary war hero and former governor. It was formed from the northern part of Cheshire County.

Politics

Presidential election results^[3]

Year	Democrat	Republican
2008	58.2% 13,249	40.3% 9,169
2004	52.4% 11,434	46.5% 10,142
2000	44.1% 8,224	49.8% 9,304

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 552 square miles (1,430 km²), of which 537 sq mi (1,390 km²) is land and 15 square miles (39 km²) (2.63%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Grafton County (north)
• Merrimack County (east)
• Hillsborough County (southeast)
• Cheshire County (south)
• Windham County, Vermont (southwest)
• Windsor County, Vermont (west)

National protected area

• Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1830	19,669		—
1840	20,340		3.4%
1850	19,375		−4.7%
1860	19,041		−1.7%
1870	18,058		−5.2%
1880	18,161		0.6%
1890	17,304		−4.7%
1900	18,009		4.1%
1910	19,337		7.4%
1920	20,922		8.2%
1930	24,286		16.1%
1940	25,442		4.8%
1950	26,441		3.9%
1960	28,067		6.1%
1970	30,949		10.3%
1980	36,063		16.5%
1990	38,592		7.0%
2000	40,458		4.8%
2010	43,742		8.1%
[4][5][6]

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 40,458 people, 16,530 households, and 11,174 families residing in the county. The population density was 29/; (75/sq mi). There were 20,158 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.99% White, 0.24% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.9% were of English, 14.7% French, 11.7% French Canadian, 10.7% American, 10.0% Irish, 6.2% German and 5.1% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.1% spoke English and 1.6% French as their first language.

There were 16,530 households out of which 29.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were married couples living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,938, and the median income for a family was $48,516. Males had a median income of $32,185 versus $24,615 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,319. About 5.20% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.50% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Acworth Charlestown Claremont Cornish Croydon Goshen Grantham

Langdon Lempster Newport Plainfield Springfield Sunapee Unity Washington

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire

References

1. ^ United States Census Bureau, American FactFinder, 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
3. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/. Retrieved 2011-06-11. 
4. ^ http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/cencounts/files/nh190090.txt
5. ^ http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_QTPL&prodType=table
6. ^ http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/
7. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Sullivan County, NH Website

Coordinates: 43°22′N 72°13′W / 43.36°N 72.22°W / 43.36; -72.22