Historical United States Census totals for Merrimack County, New Hampshire

This article shows U.S. Census totals for Merrimack County, New Hampshire, broken down by municipality, from 1900 to 2000.

Like most areas of New England, Merrimack County is (and has been at all times since well before the 20th century) entirely divided into incorporated municipalities. There is no unincorporated territory. For any census, adding up the totals for each municipality should yield the county total.

There are two types of incorporated municipalities in New Hampshire, towns and cities. The tables below differentiate between towns and cities.

For more information on the New England municipal system, see New England town.

Corporate changes since 1900

There have been no changes in Merrimack County’s municipality roster since 1900.

1900

County Total: 52,430

• Concord (city) 19,632
• Franklin (city) 5,846
• Pembroke 3,183
• Pittsfield 2,129
• Hooksett 1,665
• Hopkinton 1,652
• Henniker 1,507
• Allenstown 1,496
• Boscawen 1,455
• Warner 1,358
• Northfield 1,227
• Andover 1,179
• Loudon 960
• Canterbury 821
• Bradford 805
• Sutton 776
• Epsom 771
• New London 768
• Danbury 654
• Wilmot 653
• Bow 617
• Salisbury 604
• Hill 603
• Chichester 598
• Dunbarton 551
• Webster 496
• Newbury 424

1910

County Total: 53,335

• Concord (city) 21,497
• Franklin (city) 6,132
• Pembroke 3,062
• Pittsfield 2,222
• Hopkinton 1,578
• Hooksett 1,528
• Northfield 1,474
• Allenstown 1,457
• Henniker 1,395
• Boscawen 1,240
• Warner 1,226
• Andover 1,201
• Loudon 838
• New London 805
• Epsom 725
• Sutton 698
• Bradford 695
• Canterbury 680
• Bow 676
• Wilmot 614
• Chichester 606
• Danbury 592
• Hill 556
• Dunbarton 513
• Salisbury 478
• Webster 445
• Newbury 402

1920

County Total: 51,770

• Concord (city) 22,167
• Franklin (city) 6,318
• Pembroke 2,563
• Pittsfield 1,914
• Hooksett 1,828
• Northfield 1,522
• Hopkinton 1,438
• Henniker 1,344
• Boscawen 1,260
• Allenstown 1,213
• Andover 1,121
• Warner 1,051
• New London 701
• Loudon 690
• Canterbury 655
• Epsom 655
• Sutton 632
• Bradford 580
• Bow 568
• Wilmot 536
• Danbury 516
• Chichester 507
• Hill 500
• Dunbarton 405
• Salisbury 390
• Newbury 362
• Webster 334

1930

County Total: 56,152

• Concord (city) 25,228
• Franklin (city) 6,576
• Pembroke 2,792
• Hooksett 2,132
• Pittsfield 2,018
• Allenstown 1,549
• Hopkinton 1,485
• Boscawen 1,359
• Northfield 1,336
• Henniker 1,266
• Warner 1,062
• Andover 1,031
• New London 812
• Loudon 801
• Bow 780
• Epsom 678
• Bradford 587
• Dunbarton 572
• Chichester 567
• Sutton 512
• Canterbury 505
• Danbury 498
• Wilmot 495
• Hill 468
• Webster 360
• Salisbury 350
• Newbury 333

1940

County Total: 60,710

• Concord (city) 27,171
• Franklin (city) 6,749
• Pembroke 2,769
• Hooksett 2,273
• Pittsfield 2,183
• Allenstown 1,673
• Boscawen 1,663
• Hopkinton 1,587
• Northfield 1,543
• Henniker 1,336
• Warner 1,113
• Andover 1,108
• New London 1,039
• Bow 942
• Loudon 920
• Epsom 797
• Sutton 675
• Bradford 661
• Canterbury 659
• Chichester 587
• Danbury 578
• Newbury 506
• Hill 498
• Dunbarton 495
• Wilmot 466
• Salisbury 368
• Webster 351

1950

County Total: 63,022

• Concord (city) 27,988
• Franklin (city) 6,552
• Pembroke 3,094
• Hooksett 2,792
• Pittsfield 2,321
• Boscawen 1,857
• Hopkinton 1,831
• Henniker 1,675
• Northfield 1,561
• Allenstown 1,540
• New London 1,484
• Warner 1,080
• Bow 1,062
• Andover 1,057
• Loudon 1,012
• Epsom 756
• Chichester 735
• Canterbury 627
• Bradford 606
• Sutton 554
• Dunbarton 533
• Danbury 496
• Salisbury 423
• Webster 386
• Wilmot 370
• Newbury 320
• Hill 310

1960

County Total: 67,785

• Concord (city) 28,991
• Franklin (city) 6,742
• Hooksett 3,713
• Pembroke 3,514
• Pittsfield 2,419
• Hopkinton 2,225
• Boscawen 2,181
• Allenstown 1,789
• Northfield 1,784
• New London 1,738
• Henniker 1,636
• Bow 1,340
• Loudon 1,194
• Warner 1,004
• Epsom 1,002
• Andover 955
• Chichester 821
• Canterbury 674
• Dunbarton 632
• Bradford 508
• Sutton 487
• Webster 457
• Danbury 435
• Salisbury 415
• Hill 396
• Wilmot 391
• Newbury 342

1970

County Total: 80,925

• Concord (city) 30,022
• Franklin (city) 7,292
• Hooksett 5,564
• Pembroke 4,261
• Boscawen 3,162
• Hopkinton 3,007
• Allenstown 2,732
• Pittsfield 2,517
• Bow 2,479
• Henniker 2,348
• New London 2,236
• Northfield 2,193
• Loudon 1,707
• Epsom 1,469
• Warner 1,441
• Andover 1,138
• Chichester 1,083
• Canterbury 895
• Dunbarton 825
• Webster 680
• Bradford 679
• Sutton 642
• Salisbury 589
• Wilmot 516
• Newbury 509
• Danbury 489
• Hill 450

1980

County Total: 98,302

• Concord (city) 30,400
• Franklin (city) 7,901
• Hooksett 7,303
• Pembroke 4,861
• Allenstown 4,398
• Bow 4,015
• Hopkinton 3,861
• Boscawen 3,435
• Henniker 3,246
• Northfield 3,051
• New London 2,935
• Pittsfield 2,889
• Epsom 2,743
• Loudon 2,454
• Warner 1,963
• Andover 1,587
• Chichester 1,492
• Canterbury 1,410
• Dunbarton 1,174
• Bradford 1,115
• Webster 1,095
• Sutton 1,091
• Newbury 961
• Salisbury 781
• Hill 736
• Wilmot 725
• Danbury 680

1990

County Total: 120,005

• Concord (city) 36,006
• Hooksett 8,767
• Franklin (city) 8,304
• Pembroke 6,561
• Bow 5,500
• Hopkinton 4,806
• Allenstown 4,649
• Northfield 4,263
• Henniker 4,151
• Loudon 4,114
• Pittsfield 3,701
• Epsom 3,591
• Boscawen 3,586
• New London 3,180
• Warner 2,250
• Chichester 1,942
• Andover 1,883
• Canterbury 1,687
• Dunbarton 1,759
• Sutton 1,457
• Bradford 1,405
• Webster 1,405
• Newbury 1,347
• Salisbury 1,061
• Wilmot 935
• Danbury 881
• Hill 814

2000

County Total: 136,225

• Concord (city) 40,687
• Hooksett 11,721
• Franklin (city) 8,405
• Bow 7,138
• Pembroke 6,897
• Hopkinton 5,399
• Allenstown 4,843
• Northfield 4,548
• Loudon 4,481
• Henniker 4,433
• New London 4,116
• Epsom 4,021
• Pittsfield 3,931
• Boscawen 3,672
• Warner 2,760
• Chichester 2,236
• Dunbarton 2,226
• Andover 2,109
• Canterbury 1,979
• Newbury 1,702
• Webster 1,579
• Sutton 1,544
• Bradford 1,454
• Wilmot 1,144
• Salisbury 1,137
• Danbury 1,071
• Hill 992

See also

• United States Census