Coos County, New Hampshire

Coos County is a one of the county from New Hampshire's 10 counties, located in Northeastern Region (New England) of United States. In 2000, the population was 33111. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 31971, It is New Hampshire's least populous county. It covers total area of 1831.44 sq mi (4743.41 sq km), of which, 1800.39 square miles (4662.99 sq km) of it is land and 31.06 square miles (80.45 sq km) of it is water, it is the largest by area in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is ranks fifth in the size of its inland waterways in New Hampshire.

Coos County New Hampshire
Map of Coos County, New Hampshire

As of the census of 2000, there were 33111 people, 13961 households, and 9164 families living in the county. The population density was 18.4 people per square mile (7.1/kmē), it is the least populated county in terms of population density. There were 19623 housing units at an average density of 10.9 per square mile (4.21/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.33 persons, and the average family size was 2.82 persons. In the Coos County, 22.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.3% were 18 to 24, 26.7% were 25 to 44, 25.7% were 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 31971, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 31269 White, 103 Black or African American, 108 American Indian, 194 Asian, 5 Native Hawaiian, and 292 from two or more races.

Coos County New Hampshire Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Coos County New Hampshire School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Coos County New Hampshire GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33593, it is the lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The median income for a family in the county was $40654, making it the poorest county by median family income among the New Hampshire. The per capita income for the county was $17218, it is poorest county by per capita income in New Hampshire.

In 2000, 7435 pupils and students, of which 48.82% are male and 51.18% are female, 22.45% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.34% nursery or pri school, 5.26% kindergarten, 48.81% elementary school, 28.06% high school and 12.54% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Berlin CityCoos County62.4661.730.7310331167.41578029647
2Gorham CdpCoos County0.910.860.0617732073.51691031813
3Groveton CdpCoos County2.172.1701197550.61351626801
4Lancaster CdpCoos County2.082.050.0316958251846435147
5Whitefield CdpCoos County1.291.2901089845.91621731071
YearPopulation
April 2000 census33111
April 2000 Estimate33112
July 2000 Estimate33144
July 2001 Estimate32910
July 2002 Estimate32831
July 2003 Estimate32829
July 2004 Estimate32754
July 2005 Estimate32804
July 2006 Estimate32589
July 2007 Estimate32345
July 2008 Estimate31971
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school225172397
Kindergarten213178391
Elementary school185017793629
High school103310532086
College or graduate school309623932
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Coos County, New Hampshire$33593$40654$17218
New Hampshire, United States$49467$57575$23844
United States$41994$50046$21587