Carroll County, New Hampshire facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Carroll County
U.S. county
Carroll County Court House
Location within the U.S. state of New Hampshire
New Hampshire's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
Founded	1840
Named for	Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Seat	Ossipee
Largest town	Conway
Area
• Total	993.5 sq mi (2,573 km2)
• Land	931.9 sq mi (2,414 km2)
• Water	61.6 sq mi (160 km2)  6.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	50,107
• Density	53.8/sq mi (20.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st

Carroll County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2020 census, the population was 50,107, making it the third-least populous county in New Hampshire. Its county seat is Ossipee. The county was created in 1840 and organized at Ossipee from towns removed from Strafford County. It was named in honor of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, who had died in 1832, the last surviving signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 992 square miles (2,570 km²), of which 931 square miles (2,410 km²) is land and 61 square miles (160 km²) (6.2%) is water. It is the third-largest county in New Hampshire by total area. Northern Carroll County is known for being mountainous. Several ski areas, including Cranmore Mountain, Attitash, King Pine, and Black Mountain, are located here. A salient along the northwestern margin of the county runs through Crawford Notch; the northern portion of the salient is within Crawford Notch State Park.

Adjacent counties

• Coos County (north)
• Oxford County, Maine (northeast)
• York County, Maine (southeast)
• Strafford County (south)
• Belknap County (southwest)
• Grafton County (west)

National protected area

• White Mountain National Forest (part)

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 47,818 people, 21,052 households, and 13,569 families living in the county. The population density was 51.4 inhabitants per square mile (19.8/km²). There were 39,813 housing units at an average density of 42.8 per square mile (16.5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.5% white, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry,

The largest ancestry group in Carroll County are people of English ancestry, who make up 29.3% of people in the county. The second largest ancestry group in the county are people of Irish ancestry who make up 24.7%. The third largest group is people of French ancestry who make up 13.8% of people in the county.

Of the 21,052 households, 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.5% were non-families, and 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.72. The median age was 48.3 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $49,897 and the median income for a family was $60,086. Males had a median income of $41,634 versus $32,402 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,411. About 6.1% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Towns

Township

• Hale's Location

Census-designated places

Villages

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Carroll (Nuevo Hampshire) para niños