Strafford County, New Hampshire

Strafford County is a county located in the state of New Hampshire in the United States. Here 122 233 people live. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Dover.

History

1789 Strafford County one of the five original counties in New Hampshire. It was named after William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford. The Belknap County in 1840 spun off from Strafford County.

Demographics

Geography

The county has an area of ​​994 square kilometers; of which 39 square kilometers ( 3.6 percent) of water.

Neighboring counties

  • Carroll County ( New Hampshire), North
  • York County ( Maine), East
  • Rockingham County ( New Hampshire), South
  • Merrimack County ( New Hampshire), the West
  • Belknap County (New Hampshire ), North West

Cities

Strafford County has two cities and ten towns, both terms are translated into German with city. The numbers behind the place names are the population figures of the census of 2000.

Citys

  • Dover, 26 884
  • Rochester, 28,461
  • Somersworth, 11,477

Towns

  • Barrington, 7475
  • Durham, 12,664
  • Farmington, 5774
  • Lee, 4145
  • Madbury, 1509
  • Middleton, 1440
  • Milton, 3910
  • New Durham, 2220
  • Rollinsford, 2648
  • Strafford, 3626
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