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County:

Coos County

State:

New Hampshire

FIPS Code:

33007

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

15% to 20%

Percent Land in NF:

19.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

226,409

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

1,108,377

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

21.42

White Mountain NF

211,122

% Water:

1.7

Other

15,287

Mean Jan. Temp:

16

Mean July Temp:

63

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

34,291

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

35,147

2.5%

0.2%

2.3%

1990:

34,828

-0.9%

-2.3%

1.4%

2000:

33,111

-4.9%

-3.5%

-1.5%

2005:

33,655

1.6%

3.4%

-1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

32,337

97.7%

0-to-19:

8,287

25.0%

Black:

36

0.1%

20-to-39:

7,423

22.4%

Hispanic:

201

0.6%

40-to-59:

9,685

29.3%

American Indian:

88

0.3%

60-plus:

7,716

23.3%

Other:

449

1.4%

Median Age:

41.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

18.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.9%

Median Family Income:

$40,654

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.8%

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