List of Counties in New Hampshire - List

List

County FIPS Code
 County Seat
 Created
 Formed from
 Etymology
 Population
 Area
 Map
Belknap County 001 Laconia 1840 Parts of Merrimack County and Strafford County. Jeremy Belknap (1744-1798), early New Hampshire historian. 700460088000000000060,088 7002401000000000000401 sq mi
(70031039000000000001,039 km2)
Carroll County 003 Ossipee 1840 Part of Strafford County. Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737 - 1832), the last surviving signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. 700447818000000000047,818 7002934000000000000934 sq mi
(70032419000000000002,419 km2)
Cheshire County 005 Keene 1769 One of five original counties. English county of Cheshire. 700477117000000000077,117 7002708000000000000708 sq mi
(70031834000000000001,834 km2)
Coos County 007 Lancaster 1803 Part of Grafton County. A Native American word meaning crooked, in reference to a bend in the Connecticut River. 700433055000000000033,055 70031801000000000001,801 sq mi
(70034665000000000004,665 km2)
Grafton County 009 Haverhill 1769 One of five original counties. Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735-1811), a Prime Minister of Great Britain (1768-1770). 700489118000000000089,118 70031714000000000001,714 sq mi
(70034439000000000004,439 km2)
Hillsborough County 011 Manchester
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Nashua		 1769 One of five original counties. Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (1718-1793), known in America as the Earl of Hillsborough, who served as the first Secretary of State for the Colonies. 7005400721000000000400,721 7002876000000000000876 sq mi
(70032269000000000002,269 km2)
Merrimack County 013 Concord 1823 Parts of Hillsborough County and Rockingham County. The Merrimack River. 7005146445000000000146,445 7002934000000000000934 sq mi
(70032419000000000002,419 km2)
Rockingham County 015 Brentwood 1769 One of five original counties. Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1730-1782), a two-time Prime Minister of Great Britain (1765-1766, 1782). 7005295223000000000295,223 7002695000000000000695 sq mi
(70031800000000000001,800 km2)
Strafford County 017 Dover 1769 One of five original counties. William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford (1626-1695), an English noble who owned colonial lands. 7005123143000000000123,143 7002369000000000000369 sq mi
(7002956000000000000956 km2)
Sullivan County 019 Newport 1827 Part of Cheshire County. John Sullivan (1740-1795), the third and fifth governor of New Hampshire (1786-1788, 1789-1790). 700443742000000000043,742 7002537000000000000537 sq mi
(70031391000000000001,391 km2)

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