Belknap County, New Hampshire

Belknap County is a county located in the state of New Hampshire. The County has 56 325 inhabitants. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Laconia.

  • 4.1 City's
  • 4.2 Towns

Geography

The county has an area of ​​1214 square kilometers; of which 174 square miles ( 14.35 percent) of water.

Neighboring counties

  • Carroll County, north
  • Strafford County, East
  • Merrimack County, southwest
  • Grafton County, northwest

History

The county was founded in 1840 from the northeastern parts of the Merrimack County and northwestern parts of the Strafford County. It was named after Jeremy Belknap, a historian and author of the History of New Hampshire. 1855, the city was founded in Laconia.

Demographics

Cities

Belknap County is divided into one city and ten towns, both terms are translated in English with city.

Citys

  • Laconia

Towns

  • Alton
  • Barnstead
  • Belmont
  • Center Harbor
  • Gilford
  • Gilmanton
  • Meredith
  • New Hampton
  • Sanbornton
  • Tilton Tilton - Northfield ( census -designated place located in the communities of Tilton and Northfield )
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