Population

Data

Population

wdt_ID	Geography	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020
1	New Hampshire	737,681	920,610	1,109,252	1,235,786	1,316,256	1,377,529
2	Cheshire County	52,364	62,116	70,121	73,825	77,177	76,458
3	Hillsborough County	223,941	276,608	336,073	380,841	400,721	422,937
4	Sullivan County	30,949	36,063	38,592	40,458	43,742	43,063
5	Alstead	1,185	1,461	1,721	1,944	1,937	1,864
6	Antrim	2,122	2,208	2,360	2,449	2,637	2,651
7	Bennington	639	890	1,236	1,401	1,476	1,501
8	Chesterfield	1,817	2,561	3,112	3,542	3,604	3,552
9	Dublin	837	1,303	1,474	1,476	1,597	1,532
10	Fitzwilliam	1,362	1,795	2,011	2,141	2,396	2,351

Total Population: U.S. Decennial Census and U.S. Census Bureau Subcounty Resident Population Estimates

Senior Population

wdt_ID	Geography	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020	% Change 1980-2020
1	New Hampshire	102,967	125,029	147,970	178,268	265,954	158.3
2	Cheshire County	7,664	9,188	10,086	11,342	16,219	111.6
3	Hillsborough County	28,214	34,429	40,526	47,527	70,132	148.6
4	Sullivan County	4,812	5,676	6,384	7,217	9,670	101.0
5	Alstead	158	194	246	301	449	184.2
6	Antrim	257	294	270	352	522	103.1
7	Bennington	116	117	113	131	257	121.6
8	Chesterfield	278	313	387	552	854	207.2
9	Dublin	149	165	195	251	415	178.5
10	Fitzwilliam	264	245	231	333	534	102.3
	Geography	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020

Senior Population (65+): U.S. Decennial Census

It is important to note that population projections are not predictions, and this process attempts to use probable assumptions and then extend those assumptions into the future using mathematical formulas which may be revisited or adjusted as trends change. For more information, please view the full report released by the NH Office of Planning and Development.

ID	Geography	2020 Census	2025	2030	2035	2040	2045	2050	% Change 2020-2050
1	New Hampshire	1,377,533	1,430,601	1,473,286	1,501,045	1,511,770	1,509,955	1,501,909	9.0%
2	Cheshire County	76,458	77,722	78,340	78,080	77,007	75,452	73,805	-3.5%
3	Hillsborough County	422,937	440,881	454,896	464,900	470,211	471,760	471,369	11.5%
4	Sullivan County	43,063	43,943	44,429	44,429	43,950	43,131	42,141	-2.1%
5	Alstead	1,864	1,701	1,714	1,708	1,685	1,651	1,615	-13.4%
6	Antrim	2,651	2,763	2,851	2,914	2,947	2,957	2,955	11.5%
7	Bennington	1,501	1,565	1,614	1,650	1,669	1,674	1,673	11.5%
8	Chesterfield	3,552	3,533	3,561	3,549	3,500	3,430	3,355	-5.5%
9	Dublin	1,532	1,557	1,570	1,565	1,543	1,512	1,479	-3.5%
10	Fitzwilliam	2,351	2,390	2,409	2,401	2,368	2,320	2,269	-3.5%
11	Gilsum	752	764	771	768	757	742	726	-3.5%
12	Greenfield	1,716	1,789	1,846	1,886	1,908	1,914	1,913	11.5%
13	Greenville	1,974	1,617	1,668	1,705	1,724	1,730	1,729	-12.4%
14	Hancock	1,731	1,584	1,634	1,670	1,689	1,695	1,694	-2.2%
15	Harrisville	984	923	930	927	914	896	876	-11.0%
16	Hinsdale	3,948	3,741	3,771	3,758	3,707	3,632	3,553	-10.0%
17	Jaffrey	5,320	5,136	5,177	5,160	5,089	4,986	4,877	-8.3%
18	Keene	23,047	23,156	23,340	23,263	22,943	22,480	21,989	-4.6%
19	Langdon	651	664	672	672	664	652	637	-2.1%
20	Marlborough	2,096	2,131	2,148	2,140	2,111	2,068	2,023	-3.5%
21	Marlow	749	761	767	765	754	739	723	-3.5%
22	Nelson	629	639	644	642	634	621	607	-3.5%
23	New Ipswich	5,204	5,645	5,825	5,953	6,021	6,041	6,036	16.0%
24	Peterborough	6,418	6,690	6,903	7,055	7,135	7,159	7,153	11.5%
25	Richmond	1,197	1,217	1,226	1,222	1,206	1,181	1,155	-3.5%
26	Rindge	6,476	6,972	7,027	7,004	6,908	6,768	6,620	2.2%
27	Roxbury	220	224	225	225	222	217	212	-3.5%
28	Sharon	359	374	386	395	399	400	400	11.5%
29	Stoddard	1,374	1,397	1,408	1,403	1,384	1,356	1,326	-3.5%
30	Sullivan	658	591	596	594	586	574	561	-14.7%
31	Surry	820	834	840	837	826	809	792	-3.5%
32	Swanzey	7,270	8,556	8,624	8,595	8,477	8,306	8,125	11.8%
33	Temple	1,382	1,441	1,486	1,519	1,536	1,542	1,540	11.5%
34	Troy	2,130	2,165	2,182	2,175	2,145	2,102	2,056	-3.5%
35	Walpole	3,633	3,615	3,644	3,632	3,582	3,510	3,433	-5.5%
36	Westmoreland	1,706	1,618	1,630	1,625	1,603	1,570	1,536	-10.0%
37	Winchester	4,150	4,102	4,135	4,121	4,064	3,982	3,895	-6.1%
38	Windsor	262	273	282	288	291	292	292	11.5%
39	Southwest Region	100,307	102,128	103,508	103,786	102,992	101,508	99,825	-0.5%
ID	Geography	2020 Census	2025	2030	2035	2040	2045	2050	% Change 2020-2050

wdt_ID	Geography	High School Grad	Associate\'s Degree	Bachelor\'s Degree	Graduate or Professional Deggree	% High School Grad or Higher	% Bachelor\'s Degree or Higher
1	Alstead	539	85	256	133	92.4%	28.8%
2	Antrim	613	287	342	201	91.7%	28.3%
3	Bennington	375	77	233	135	92.6%	34.1%
4	Chesterfield	762	380	494	451	96.4%	35.1%
5	Dublin	230	50	358	258	96.0%	55.4%
6	Fitzwilliam	638	131	380	142	90.9%	28.7%
7	Gilsum	213	95	76	58	92.5%	22.9%
8	Greenfield	482	122	203	161	92.3%	26.0%
9	Greenville	531	203	261	76	86.7%	21.1%
10	Hancock	278	107	376	413	97.9%	56.7%

American Community Survey, 2019 5-Year Estimates, Table, Table S1501

wdt_ID	Geography	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020	% Change 1980-2020
1	New Hampshire	258,082	278,755	309,562	287,234	256,849	-0.5
2	Cheshire County	16,727	17,066	17,197	15,112	13,753	-17.8
3	Hillsborough County	81,027	86,198	100,221	94,082	84,673	4.5
4	Sullivan County	10,275	9,873	9,654	9,202	8,037	-21.8
5	Alstead	443	461	505	410	302	-31.8
6	Antrim	543	675	715	599	530	-2.4
7	Bennington	262	353	400	379	319	21.8
8	Chesterfield	713	751	919	742	659	-7.6
9	Dublin	295	393	345	330	248	-15.9
10	Fitzwilliam	484	532	521	501	418	-13.6

U.S. Decennial Census

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