Grafton County, New Hampshire

Grafton County is one of the 10 county of New Hampshire, located towards the Northeastern Region (New England) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 81743. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 85921, It is the fifth most populous county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The county spans an area of 1750.08 square miles (4532.69 square kilometre), of which, 1713.33 square miles (4437.5 square kilometre) of it is land and 36.75 square miles (95.18 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the second largest by area in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is ranks fourth in the size of its inland waterways in New Hampshire.

Grafton County New Hampshire
Map of Grafton County, New Hampshire

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 81743 people, 31598 households, and 20266 families residing in the county. The population density was 47.7 people per square mile (18.42/kmē), it is the third least populated county in terms of population density. There were 43729 housing units at an average density of 25.5 per square mile (9.85/kmē). The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.9. The population's age distribution was 21.9% under the age of 18, 13.5% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 85921, The racial makeup of the county was 95.39% White, 0.89% Black or African American, 0.36% American Indian, 2.06% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, and 1.27% from two or more races.

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

The median income for a household in the county was $41962, it is the seventh wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $50424, it is seventh wealthiest county by median family income in New Hampshire. The per capita income for the county was $22227, making its New Hampshire's fifth highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 24139 pupils and students, of which 12292 are male and 11847 are female, 29.53% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1043 nursery or pri school, 883 kindergarten, 8565 elementary school, 4476 high school and 9172 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Bristol CdpGrafton County4.764.740.021670352.12001132992
2Enfield CdpGrafton County2.352.290.061698742.91996335595
3Hanover CdpGrafton County4.964.550.481621792.22642662143
4Lebanon CityGrafton County41.3640.360.9912568311.42513342185
5Lisbon CdpGrafton County3.363.350.021070319.81577036563
6Littleton CdpGrafton County8.618.610.014431514.81784332674
7Plymouth CdpGrafton County3.773.710.063528951.31293836402
8Woodsville CdpGrafton County0.910.890.0110811209.41614531771
YearPopulation
April 2000 census81743
April 2000 Estimate81742
July 2000 Estimate81796
July 2001 Estimate81887
July 2002 Estimate82502
July 2003 Estimate83239
July 2004 Estimate84036
July 2005 Estimate84671
July 2006 Estimate85186
July 2007 Estimate85331
July 2008 Estimate85921
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school5405031043
Kindergarten442441883
Elementary school441641498565
High school242420524476
College or graduate school447047029172
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Grafton County, New Hampshire$41962$50424$22227
New Hampshire, United States$49467$57575$23844
United States$41994$50046$21587