Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

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Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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Location in the state of New Hampshire
New Hampshire's location in the U.S.
Founded	1769
Seat	Manchester and Nashua
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	892 sq mi (2,310 km²) 876 sq mi (2,269 km²) 16 sq mi (41 km²), 1.78%
Population  - (2020)  - Density	422,937 435/sq mi (168/km²)
Website	www.hillsboroughcountynh.org

Hillsborough County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of 2020, the population was 422,937. Its county seats are Manchester and Nashua.

History

Hillsborough was one of the five original counties identified for New Hampshire in 1769, and was named for Wills Hill, the Viscount Hillsborough who was British Secretary of State for the Colonies at the time. The county was organized at Amherst on March 19, 1771. In 1823 a number of towns were removed to become part of Merrimack County. Over several years ending in 1869, county administrative functions were moved from Amherst to the current seats of Manchester and Nashua.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,311 km² (892 sq mi). 2,270 km² (876 sq mi) of it is land and 41 km² (16 sq mi) of it (1.78%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

• Merrimack County (north)
• Rockingham County (east)
• Essex County (southeast)
• Middlesex County (south)
• Worcester County (southwest)
• Cheshire County (west)
• Sullivan County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 380,841 people, 144,455 households, and 98,807 families residing in the county. The population density was 168/km² (435/sq mi). There were 149,961 housing units at an average density of 66/km² (171/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.90% White, 1.29% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 2.00% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.31% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. 3.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 87.6% spoke English, 5.1% French and 2.7% Spanish as their first language.

There were 144,455 households out of which 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.00% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 32.70% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $53,384, and the median income for a family was $62,363. Males had a median income of $42,017 versus $29,397 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,198. About 4.30% of families and 6.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.60% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over.

Politics and government

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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%. 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. 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.[1]

United States presidential election results for Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	104,625	45.16%	122,344	52.81%	4,690	2.02%
2016	100,013	46.70%	99,589	46.50%	14,555	6.80%
2012	99,991	48.62%	102,303	49.74%	3,373	1.64%
2008	97,178	47.47%	104,820	51.20%	2,711	1.32%
2004	99,724	51.03%	94,121	48.16%	1,582	0.81%
2000	80,649	48.65%	77,625	46.83%	7,487	4.52%
1996	59,441	40.54%	71,282	48.61%	15,912	10.85%
1992	61,620	39.04%	58,470	37.04%	37,750	23.92%
1988	88,261	65.00%	45,799	33.73%	1,718	1.27%
1984	81,462	70.68%	33,314	28.91%	475	0.41%
1980	68,994	59.84%	31,789	27.57%	14,521	12.59%
1976	53,581	53.11%	45,544	45.15%	1,755	1.74%
1972	65,274	64.39%	34,739	34.27%	1,364	1.35%
1968	42,409	46.01%	45,423	49.28%	4,337	4.71%
1964	29,503	32.88%	60,236	67.12%	0	0.00%
1960	38,430	42.43%	52,135	57.57%	0	0.00%
1956	45,248	55.50%	36,234	44.44%	46	0.06%
1952	41,263	49.68%	41,802	50.32%	0	0.00%
1948	28,257	39.94%	41,789	59.07%	696	0.98%
1944	25,921	37.99%	42,306	62.00%	9	0.01%
1940	26,201	38.09%	42,580	61.91%	0	0.00%
1936	23,293	38.07%	34,992	57.20%	2,895	4.73%
1932	23,308	41.50%	32,458	57.79%	395	0.70%
1928	24,465	45.23%	29,457	54.46%	165	0.31%
1924	22,098	51.66%	16,002	37.41%	4,673	10.93%
1920	23,040	54.44%	18,736	44.27%	546	1.29%
1916	9,927	46.33%	10,939	51.05%	562	2.62%
1912	8,007	35.92%	8,909	39.96%	5,378	24.12%
1908	12,568	57.29%	8,701	39.66%	669	3.05%
1904	12,603	57.54%	8,831	40.32%	470	2.15%
1900	12,653	58.76%	8,339	38.72%	543	2.52%
1896	13,080	67.80%	4,965	25.73%	1,248	6.47%
1892	9,875	52.08%	8,785	46.33%	303	1.60%
1888	9,460	52.08%	8,439	46.45%	267	1.47%
1884	8,540	53.31%	7,075	44.17%	404	2.52%
1880	8,689	55.10%	7,001	44.39%	80	0.51%
1876	8,190	54.57%	6,790	45.24%	29	0.19%

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.

District	Commissioner	Hometown	Party
1	Toni Pappas	Manchester	Republican
2	Michael Soucy	Nashua	Republican
3	Robert 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.

Office	Name
County Attorney	John Coughlin (R)
Register of Deeds	Mary Ann Crowell (D)
County Sheriff	Christopher Connelly (R)
Register of Probate	Elizabeth Ann Moreau (R)
County Treasurer	David Fredette (R)

Legislative branch

The legislative branch of Hillsborough County is made up of all of the members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the county. In total, as of 2021 there are 122 members from 45 different districts.

Affiliation		Members	Voting share
	Democratic Party	66	54.1%
	Republican Party	56	45.9%
Total		122	100%

Cities, towns, and villages*

• Amherst
• Antrim
• Bedford
• Bennington
• Brookline
• Deering
• Francestown
• Goffstown
  • Pinardville (a census-designated place in Goffstown, recognized locally)
• Greenfield
• Greenville
• Hancock
• Hillsborough
  • Hillsborough (CDP) (a census-designated place)
• Hollis
• Hudson
  • Hudson (CDP) (a census-designated place)
• Litchfield
• Lyndeborough
• Manchester
• Mason
• Merrimack
  • East Merrimack (a census-designated place in Merrimack, not recognized locally)
• Milford
• Mont Vernon
• Nashua
• New Boston
• New Ipswich
• Pelham
• Peterborough
• Sharon
• Temple
• Weare
• Wilton
• Windsor

* Villages are census divisions, but have no separate corporate existence from the towns they are in.

External links

• Hillsborough County web site
• National Register of Historic Places listing for Hillsborough County
• Hillsborough County Sheriff Office