Coös County, New Hampshire
Coos County | |
|---|---|
 Location within the U.S. state of New Hampshire | |
 New Hampshire's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 44°36′50″N 71°20′24″W / 44.613773°N 71.339943°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Hampshire |
| Founded | 1803 |
| Seat | Lancaster |
| Largest city | Berlin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,831 sq mi (4,740 km2) |
| • Land | 1,800 sq mi (5,000 km2) |
| • Water | 31 sq mi (80 km2) 1.70% |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 33,055 |
| • Density | 20/sq mi (7/km2) |
Coös County (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈkoʊ.ɒs/, with two syllables), usually spelled simply Coos County,[1][2] is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, including the whole of the state's northern panhandle. The two-syllable pronunciation is sometimes made visible using diaeresis, notably in the Lancaster-based weekly newspaper, The Coös County Democrat and on some county-owned vehicles.
Coös occupies the largest area of any New Hampshire county, but has the smallest population: 33,055, as of 2010.[3] The county seat is Lancaster. Major industries are forestry and tourism, with the once-dominant paper-making industry in sharp decline.
Coös County is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Coös County was separated from the northern part of Grafton County, New Hampshire and organized at Berlin [citation needed]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coos County
- ^ "New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated 22:11, "Coos"". New Hampshire General Court. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ United States Census Bureau, American FactFinder, 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.