Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

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Hillsborough County
County
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Manchester skyline
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Seal
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Location within the U.S. state of New Hampshire
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New Hampshire's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°53′44″N71°34′58″W / 42.895584°N 71.582741°W / 42.895584; -71.582741
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire
Founded1769
Named for The Earl of Hillsborough
Seat Manchester and Nashua
Largest cityManchester (by population)
Weare (by area)
Area
 • Total
892.5 sq mi (2,312 km2)
 • Land876.5 sq mi (2,270 km2)
 • Water15.9 sq mi (41 km2)  1.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
422,937
 • Estimate 
(2022)
426,594 Increase2.svg
 • Density486.7/sq mi (187.9/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts 1st, 2nd
Website hcnh.org

Hillsborough County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2020 census, the population was 422,937, [1] almost one-third the population of the entire state. Its county seats are Manchester and Nashua, the state's two biggest cities. Hillsborough is northern New England's most populous county as well as its most densely populated.

Contents

Hillsborough County comprises the Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn constitutes a portion of the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.

History

Hillsborough was one of the five original counties identified for the old Province of New Hampshire in 1769, and was named for Wills Hill, 1st Earl of Hillsborough, who was British Secretary of State for the Colonies at the time. The county was formally organized at Amherst on March 19, 1771. [2]

In 1823, twelve townships of Hillsborough Country – Andover, Boscawen, Bradford, Dunbarton, Fishersfield (now Newbury), Henniker, Hooksett, Hopkinton, New London, Salisbury, Sutton, and Warner – became part of Merrimack County. The town of Merrimack along the Merrimack River in south-central Hillsborough County was not included in the newly formed county 9 miles (14 km) to the north. Hillsborough County's administrative functions were moved from Amherst to Milford in 1866, and then to the current seats of Manchester and Nashua in 1869.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 892 square miles (2,310 km2), of which 876 square miles (2,270 km2) is land and 16 square miles (41 km2) (1.8%) is water. [3] The highest point in Hillsborough county is Pack Monadnock Mountain at 2,290 feet (700 m).

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Politics and government

2020 presidential election by voting ward in Hillsborough County Hillsborough County NH 2020 Presidential Results.svg
2020 presidential election by voting ward in Hillsborough County

In the 2012 presidential election, Time had listed Hillsborough as one of five critical counties affecting the outcome in the swing state of New Hampshire. Obama ended up winning with a margin of 50%–49%. [4] Despite its more urban nature, Hillsborough County has historically been a more Republican leaning part of the state, although there is evidence to suggest that is changing. In 2020, Joe Biden and Jeanne Shaheen won Hillsborough County by a wider margin than they won statewide by. [5] Biden also received the highest percentage of the vote for a Democrat since Lyndon Johnson's 1964 landslide, largely driven due to large swings to Democrats in the county's historically Republican suburban communities. [6]

United States presidential election results for Hillsborough County, New Hampshire [7]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 112,05747.80%118,77650.66%3,6071.54%
2020 104,62545.16%122,34452.81%4,6902.02%
2016 100,01346.70%99,58946.50%14,5556.80%
2012 99,99148.62%102,30349.74%3,3731.64%
2008 97,17847.47%104,82051.20%2,7111.32%
2004 99,72451.03%94,12148.16%1,5820.81%
2000 80,64948.65%77,62546.83%7,4874.52%
1996 59,44140.54%71,28248.61%15,91210.85%
1992 61,62039.04%58,47037.04%37,75023.92%
1988 88,26165.00%45,79933.73%1,7181.27%
1984 81,46270.68%33,31428.91%4750.41%
1980 68,99459.84%31,78927.57%14,52112.59%
1976 53,58153.11%45,54445.15%1,7551.74%
1972 65,27464.39%34,73934.27%1,3641.35%
1968 42,40946.01%45,42349.28%4,3374.71%
1964 29,50332.88%60,23667.12%00.00%
1960 38,43042.43%52,13557.57%00.00%
1956 45,24855.50%36,23444.44%460.06%
1952 41,26349.68%41,80250.32%00.00%
1948 28,25739.94%41,78959.07%6960.98%
1944 25,92137.99%42,30662.00%90.01%
1940 26,20138.09%42,58061.91%00.00%
1936 23,29338.07%34,99257.20%2,8954.73%
1932 23,30841.50%32,45857.79%3950.70%
1928 24,46545.23%29,45754.46%1650.31%
1924 22,09851.66%16,00237.41%4,67310.93%
1920 23,04054.44%18,73644.27%5461.29%
1916 9,92746.33%10,93951.05%5622.62%
1912 8,00735.92%8,90939.96%5,37824.12%
1908 12,56857.29%8,70139.66%6693.05%
1904 12,60357.54%8,83140.32%4702.15%
1900 12,65358.76%8,33938.72%5432.52%
1896 13,08067.80%4,96525.73%1,2486.47%
1892 9,87552.08%8,78546.33%3031.60%
1888 9,46052.08%8,43946.45%2671.47%
1884 8,54053.31%7,07544.17%4042.52%
1880 8,68955.10%7,00144.39%800.51%
1876 8,19054.57%6,79045.24%290.19%

County Commission

The executive power of Hillsborough County's government is held by three county commissioners, each representing one of the three commissioner districts within the county.

DistrictCommissionerHometownParty
1Toni Pappas Manchester Republican
2Michael Soucy Nashua Republican
3Robert Rowe Amherst Republican

In addition to the county commission, there are five directly elected officials; they include county attorney, register of deeds, county sheriff, register of probate, and county treasurer. [8]

OfficeName
County AttorneyJohn Coughlin (R)
Register of DeedsDennis Hogan (R)
County SheriffChristopher Connelly (R)
Register of ProbateChristopher Maidment (R)
County TreasurerDavid Fredette (R)

[9] [10]

County Convention

The legislative branch of Hillsborough County, also known as the County Convention or County Delegation, is made up of all of the members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the county. [11] [12] As of 2022, there are 123 members from 45 districts.

AffiliationMembersVoting share
Democratic Party 7258.5%
Republican Party 5141.5%
Total123100%

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1790 32,883—
1800 43,89933.5%
1810 49,24912.2%
1820 53,8849.4%
1830 37,724−30.0%
1840 42,49412.6%
1850 57,47835.3%
1860 62,1408.1%
1870 64,2383.4%
1880 75,63417.7%
1890 93,24723.3%
1900 112,64020.8%
1910 126,07211.9%
1920 135,5127.5%
1930 140,1653.4%
1940 144,8883.4%
1950 156,9878.4%
1960 178,16113.5%
1970 223,94125.7%
1980 276,60823.5%
1990 336,07321.5%
2000 380,84113.3%
2010 400,7215.2%
2020 422,9375.5%
2022 (est.)426,594 [13] 0.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [14]
1790–1960 [15] 1900–1990 [16]
1990–2000 [17] 2010–2020 [1]

2020 census

2020 American Community Survey Population Estimates, Race and Hispanic Origin [18]
RacePercentage
White, not Hispanic or Latino83%
Asian6%
Hispanic or Latino8%
Black or African American3%

As of the census of 2020, there were 422,937 people residing in the county. [19] The population density was 482.8 inhabitants per square mile (186.4/km2).

The racial makeup of the county was 81.0% white, 4.8% Asian, 3.9% black or African American, 1.7% American Indian, 2.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 8% of the population. [20]

For the period 2011–2015, 24.8% of the county's population had French ancestry (including 9.9% of the total population with French Canadian ancestry), 20.9% had Irish, 13.1% had English, 10.2% had Italian, and 8.2% had German ancestry. [21] For the same time period, the estimated median annual income for a household in the county was $71,244, and the median income for a family was $85,966. Male full-time workers had a median income of $60,349 versus $44,270 for females. The per capita income for the county was $35,242. About 5.8% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over. [22]

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

Villages

Former towns

Education

School districts include: [23]

K-12 districts:

Secondary districts:

Elementary districts:

Previously Bedford sent high school students to the Manchester School District. [24]

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ History of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Hurd, Duane Hamilton, ed. Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & co., 1885. Accessed via Library of Congress July 19, 2023.
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  10. ↑ "2024 General Election Results". New Hampshire Secretary of State.
  11. ↑ "RSA Chapter 24". The New Hampshire General Court.
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  13. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022" . Retrieved April 6, 2023.
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  21. ↑ "DP02 Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2011–2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  22. ↑ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2011–2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  23. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hillsborough County, NH" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022. - Text list
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