This article shows U.S. Census totals for Grafton County, New Hampshire, broken down by municipality, from 1900 to 2000.

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 are entirely divided into incorporated municipalities, with no unincorporated territory. In the three northern New England states, however, some unincorporated territory does exist, generally in areas that are very sparsely populated. Grafton County

Grafton County, New Hampshire

Grafton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2010 census, the population was 89,118. Its county seat is North Haverhill, which is a village within the town of Haverhill. Until 1972, the county courthouse and other offices were located in downtown Woodsville, a...

 contains a small amount of unincorporated territory, one of three counties in New Hampshire to have such areas. The unincorporated territory in Grafton County consists of a tract measuring about 63 square miles (163.2 km²), in a remote area of the White Mountains on the county’s eastern edge. This area was once incorporated as the town of Livermore

Livermore, New Hampshire

Livermore is an unincorporated civil township in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. It was briefly inhabited as a logging town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The site of the logging town is about east of Lincoln on NH Route 112...

, and is still sometimes referred to as “Livermore Township”. Livermore disincorporated in 1951 due to population loss; almost all its land area is now part of the White Mountain National Forest

White Mountain National Forest

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, and in only one census since 1940 has it reported any population. Except for Livermore, all of Grafton County is incorporated.

There are two types of incorporated municipalities in New Hampshire, towns and cities. The tables below differentiate between towns and cities. For any census, adding up the totals for each municipality, including Livermore, should yield the county total. (Note that, for censuses up through 1950, Livermore was an incorporated town. In that era, Grafton County was entirely divided into incorporated municipalities, following the standard procedure in New England.)

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.

Corporate changes since 1900

• 1951 – Livermore disincorporated and reverted to unorganized territory

• 1957 – Lebanon
  Lebanon, New Hampshire
  As of the census of 2000, there were 12,568 people, 5,500 households, and 3,178 families residing in the city. The population density was 311.4 people per square mile . There were 5,707 housing units at an average density of 141.4 per square mile...
  
   became a city

• 1962 – New town of Sugar Hill
  Sugar Hill, New Hampshire
  Sugar Hill is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 563 at the 2010 census. Sugar Hill is a venerable resort community which overlooks the White Mountain National Forest, with views of the Presidential, Franconia, Kinsman and Dalton ranges.- History :This town...
  
   formed from Lisbon
  Lisbon, New Hampshire
  Lisbon is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,595 at the 2010 census. Lisbon hosts an annual "Lilac Festival" on Memorial Day weekend....
  
  

• 1967 – Waterville changed its name to Waterville Valley
  Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
  Waterville Valley is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 247 at the 2010 census.Waterville Valley attracts many visitors in the winter months with alpine skiing at Waterville Valley Resort and many miles of trails for cross-country skiing. During the summer,...
  
  

1900

County Total: 40,844

• Lebanon
  Lebanon, New Hampshire
  As of the census of 2000, there were 12,568 people, 5,500 households, and 3,178 families residing in the city. The population density was 311.4 people per square mile . There were 5,707 housing units at an average density of 141.4 per square mile...
  
   4,965
• Littleton
  Littleton, New Hampshire
  Littleton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,928 at the 2010 census. Situated at the edge of the White Mountains, Littleton is bounded on the northwest by the Connecticut River....
  
   4,066
• Haverhill
  Haverhill, New Hampshire
  Haverhill is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,697 at the 2010 census. Haverhill includes the villages of Woodsville, Pike, and North Haverhill, the historic town center at Haverhill Corner, and the district of Mountain Lakes...
  
   3,414
• Lisbon
  Lisbon, New Hampshire
  Lisbon is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,595 at the 2010 census. Lisbon hosts an annual "Lilac Festival" on Memorial Day weekend....
  
   2,221
• Plymouth
  Plymouth, New Hampshire
  Plymouth is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region. Plymouth is located at the convergence of the Pemigewasset and Baker rivers. The population was 6,990 at the 2010 census...
  
   1,972
• Hanover
  Hanover, New Hampshire
  Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census. CNN and Money magazine rated Hanover the sixth best place to live in America in 2011, and the second best in 2007....
  
   1,884
• Enfield
  Enfield, New Hampshire
  Enfield is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,582 at the 2010 census. The town includes the villages of Enfield, Enfield Center, Upper Shaker Village, Lower Shaker Village, Lockehaven, and Montcalm....
  
   1,845
• Bristol
  Bristol, New Hampshire
  Bristol is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,054 at the 2010 census. It is home to Wellington State Park, Sugar Hill State Forest, and Profile Falls on the Smith River...
  
   1,600
• Canaan
  Canaan, New Hampshire
  Canaan is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,909 at the 2010 census. It is the location of Mascoma State Forest...
  
   1,444
• Ashland
  Ashland, New Hampshire
  Ashland is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,076 at the 2010 census. Located near the geographical center of the state, Ashland is home to Scribner-Fellows State Forest....
  
   1,289
• Bethlehem
  Bethlehem, New Hampshire
  Bethlehem is a hillside town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,526 at the 2010 census. It is home to Cushman and Strawberry Hill state forests. The eastern half of the town is within the White Mountain National Forest...
  
   1,261
• Lyme
  Lyme, New Hampshire
  Lyme is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,716 at the 2010 census. Lyme is home to the Chaffee Natural Area. The Dartmouth Skiway is in the eastern part of town, near the village of Lyme Center...
  
   1,080
• Bath
  Bath, New Hampshire
  Bath is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,077 at the 2010 census. Now a tourist destination and bedroom community for Littleton, the town is noted for its historic architecture, including the Brick Store and three covered bridges...
  
   1,006
• Campton
  Campton, New Hampshire
  Campton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,333 at the 2010 census. Campton, which includes the villages of Blair, Campton Hollow, Lower Campton and West Campton, is home to Blair State Forest and Livermore Falls State Forest...
  
   999
• Orford
  Orford, New Hampshire
  Orford is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,237 at the 2010 census. The Appalachian Trail crosses in the east.-History:...
  
   890
• Rumney
  Rumney, New Hampshire
  Rumney is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,480 at the 2010 census. The town is located at the southern edge of the White Mountain National Forest.-History:...
  
   837
• Warren
  Warren, New Hampshire
  Warren is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 904 at the 2010 census. Warren includes the village of Glencliff....
  
   799
• Grafton
  Grafton, New Hampshire
  Grafton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,340 at the 2010 census.- History :Originally granted in 1761, and re-granted in 1769, Grafton, like the county it resides in, takes its name from Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, a relative of colonial...
  
   748
• Holderness
  Holderness, New Hampshire
  Holderness is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,108 at the 2010 census. An agricultural and resort area, Holderness is home to the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center and is located on Squam Lake...
  
   662
• Franconia
  Franconia, New Hampshire
  Franconia is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,104 at the 2010 census. Set in the White Mountains, Franconia is home to the northern half of Franconia Notch State Park. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the eastern and southern portions...
  
   655
• Piermont
  Piermont, New Hampshire
  Piermont is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 790 at the 2010 census. It is home to several summer camps.-History:...
  
   637
• Alexandria
  Alexandria, New Hampshire
  Alexandria is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,613 at the 2010 census. Newfound Lake is in the northeast corner, with Wellington State Park on the western shore. The town is home to Welton Falls State Forest. Cardigan State Park, with Mount Cardigan,...
  
   630
• Woodstock
  Woodstock, New Hampshire
  Woodstock is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,374 at the 2010 census. Woodstock includes the village of North Woodstock, the commercial center. Its extensive land area is largely forested, and includes the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. Parts of the...
  
   628
• Wentworth
  Wentworth, New Hampshire
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   617
• Thornton
  Thornton, New Hampshire
  Thornton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,490 at the 2010 census.- History :Thornton was incorporated in 1763, and named for Doctor Matthew Thornton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.- Geography :...
  
   552
• Monroe
  Monroe, New Hampshire
  Monroe is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 788 at the 2010 census. The town is located along a bend of the Connecticut River, across from Barnet, Vermont...
  
   545
• Lincoln
  Lincoln, New Hampshire
  Lincoln is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the second-largest town by area in New Hampshire. The population was 1,662 at the 2010 census. The town is home to the New Hampshire Highland Games and to a portion of Franconia Notch State Park. Set in the White Mountains,...
  
   541
• Landaff
  Landaff, New Hampshire
  Landaff is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 415.- History :The name on the town charter is Llandaff, after the Bishop of Llandaff, chaplain to England's King George III. Originally, however, the land was granted as Whitcherville...
  
   500
• Lyme
  Lyman, New Hampshire
  Lyman is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 533 at the 2010 census.- History :Lyman, along with Grantham, Lisbon, and eleven Vermont towns, was granted as compensation to General Phineas Lyman, a commander in the French and Indian War...
  
   426
• Groton
  Groton, New Hampshire
  Groton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 593 at the 2010 census.- History :The town was originally named Cockermouth in honor of Charles Wyndham, Baron Cockermouth and Earl of Egremont, who was Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1761 to...
  
   346
• Dorchester
  Dorchester, New Hampshire
  Dorchester is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 355 at the 2010 census.-History:Originally granted by Governor Benning Wentworth in 1761, Dorchester was named for Dorchester in Dorset, England. When the recipients failed to take up the grant, it was...
  
   308
• Easton
  Easton, New Hampshire
  Easton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 254 at the 2010 census.- History :Formed from a part of Landaff known as Eastern Landaff, Easton was incorporated in 1876....
  
   249
• Bridgewater
  Bridgewater, New Hampshire
  Bridgewater is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,083 at the 2010 census.- History :The land comprising Bridgewater was originally part of a town known as New Chester, which was separated into Bridgewater, Bristol, Hill, Danbury, and Wilmot...
  
   244
• Hebron
  Hebron, New Hampshire
  Hebron is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 602 at the 2010 census. Settlements include the town center and the village of East Hebron.- History :...
  
   214
• Orange
  Orange, New Hampshire
  Orange is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 331 at the 2010 census.- History :Orange was granted in 1769 and incorporated in 1790. It was originally named Cardigan, after George Brudenell, fourth Earl of Cardigan. The Cardigan name lives on with Mount...
  
   213
• Benton
  Benton, New Hampshire
  Benton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 364 at the 2010 census. Located in the White Mountains, Benton is largely surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest. The town is crossed by the Appalachian Trail....
  
   209
• Livermore
  Livermore, New Hampshire
  Livermore is an unincorporated civil township in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. It was briefly inhabited as a logging town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The site of the logging town is about east of Lincoln on NH Route 112...
  
   191
• Ellsworth
  Ellsworth, New Hampshire
  Ellsworth is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 83 at the 2010 census.- History :Originally known as Trecothick, after Barlow Trecothick, a Bostonian who moved to London. He was an Alderman and MP and a Lord Mayor of the City of London...
  
   107
• Waterville
  Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
  Waterville Valley is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 247 at the 2010 census.Waterville Valley attracts many visitors in the winter months with alpine skiing at Waterville Valley Resort and many miles of trails for cross-country skiing. During the summer,...
  
  50

1910

County Total: 41,652

• Lebanon 5,718
• Littleton 4,069
• Haverhill 3,498
• Lisbon 2,460
• Plymouth 2,200
• Hanover 2,075
• Bristol 1,478
• Enfield 1,448
• Ashland 1,412
• Canaan 1,408
• Lincoln 1,278
• Bethlehem 1,201
• Woodstock 1,083
• Lyme 1,007
• Bath 978
• Rumney 850
• Campton 845
• Orford 799
• Warren 701
• Holderness 652
• Grafton 641
• Wentworth 595
• Piermont 592
• Alexandria 571
• Thornton 553
• Landaff 526
• Franconia 504
• Monroe 429
• Lyman 374
• Groton 319
• Dorchester 241
• Easton 226
• Benton 219
• Hebron 213
• Bridgewater 187
• Orange 176
• Livermore 64
• Ellsworth 46
• Waterville 16

1920

County Total: 40,572

• Lebanon 6,162
• Littleton 4,239
• Haverhill 3,406
• Lisbon 2,288
• Plymouth 2,353
• Hanover 2,264
• Enfield 1,577
• Lincoln 1,473
• Bristol 1,428
• Ashland 1,325
• Canaan 1,236
• Campton 1,028
• Rumney 911
• Lyme 891
• Bethlehem 866
• Bath 838
• Woodstock 684
• Orford 661
• Holderness 602
• Warren 600
• Piermont 577
• Grafton 554
• Landaff 510
• Wentworth 507
• Alexandria 502
• Thornton 477
• Franconia 440
• Monroe 356
• Lyman 310
• Dorchester 228
• Bridgewater 199
• Groton 199
• Hebron 184
• Benton 177
• Orange 166
• Easton 131
• Livermore 98
• Waterville 95
• Ellsworth 30

1930

County Total: 42,816

• Lebanon 7,073
• Littleton 4,558
• Haverhill 3,665
• Hanover 3,043
• Plymouth 2,470
• Lisbon 2,324
• Bristol 1,610
• Lincoln 1,548
• Ashland 1,375
• Enfield 1,325
• Canaan 1,301
• Campton 1,184
• Bethlehem 872
• Rumney 858
• Lyme 830
• Bath 785
• Woodstock 756
• Warren 651
• Holderness 644
• Orford 636
• Grafton 539
• Franconia 514
• Piermont 475
• Landaff 469
• Thornton 459
• Wentworth 459
• Monroe 457
• Alexandria 412
• Lyman 299
• Benton 255
• Groton 202
• Hebron 197
• Bridgewater 151
• Easton 132
• Dorchester 115
• Orange 99
• Ellsworth 28
• Livermore 23
• Waterville 23

1940

County Total: 44,645

• Lebanon 7,590
• Littleton 4,571
• Haverhill 3,487
• Hanover 3,425
• Plymouth 2,533
• Lisbon 2,103
• Enfield 1,693
• Bristol 1,632
• Lincoln 1,560
• Ashland 1,460
• Canaan 1,377
• Campton 1,130
• Woodstock 981
• Lyme 965
• Bethlehem 935
• Rumney 861
• Holderness 735
• Warren 709
• Orford 701
• Bath 686
• Franconia 568
• Grafton 552
• Piermont 535
• Thornton 501
• Wentworth 491
• Monroe 430
• Alexandria 396
• Landaff 389
• Lyman 363
• Benton 262
• Bridgewater 226
• Groton 182
• Easton 156
• Hebron 151
• Dorchester 144
• Orange 109
• Ellsworth 26
• Waterville 26
• Livermore 4

1950

County Total: 47,923

• Lebanon 8,495
• Hanover 6,259
• Littleton 4,817
• Haverhill 3,357
• Plymouth 3,039
• Lisbon 2,009
• Enfield 1,612
• Ashland 1,599
• Bristol 1,586
• Canaan 1,465
• Lincoln 1,415
• Campton 1,149
• Lyme 924
• Woodstock 894
• Bethlehem 882
• Runmney 859
• Holderness 731
• Orford 726
• Bath 706
• Warren 581
• Franconia 549
• Piermont 511
• Thornton 460
• Grafton 442
• Wentworth 413
• Monroe 410
• Alexandria 402
• Landaff 342
• Benton 247
• Lyman 241
• Bridgewater 222
• Dorchester 133
• Hebron 130
• Groton 105
• Easton 94
• Orange 82
• Ellsworth 24
• Waterville 11
• Livermore 0

1960

County Total: 48,857

• Lebanon (city) 9,299
• Hanover 7,329
• Littleton 5,003
• Plymouth 3,210
• Haverhill 3,127
• Enfield 1,867
• Lisbon 1,788
• Canaan 1,507
• Ashland 1,473
• Bristol 1,470
• Lincoln 1,228
• Campton 1,058
• Lyme 1,026
• Bethlehem 898
• Woodstock 827
• Rumney 820
• Holderness 749
• Orford 667
• Bath 604
• Warren 548
• Franconia 491
• Thornton 480
• Piermont 477
• Monroe 421
• Alexandria 370
• Grafton 348
• Wentworth 300
• Bridgewater 293
• Landaff 289
• Lyman 201
• Benton 172
• Hebron 153
• Groton 99
• Dorchester 91
• Orange 83
• Easton 74
• Waterville 14
• Ellsworth 3

Unorganized territory (the former town of Livermore) reported no population.

1970

County Total: 54,914

• Lebanon (city) 9,725
• Hanover 8,494
• Littleton 5,290
• Plymouth 4,225
• Haverhill 3,090
• Enfield 2,345
• Canaan 1,923
• Ashland 1,599
• Bristol 1,670
• Lisbon 1,480
• Lincoln 1,341
• Campton 1,171
• Bethlehem 1,142
• Lyme 1,112
• Holderness 1,048
• Woodstock 897
• Rumney 870
• Orford 793
• Franconia 655
• Bath 607
• Thornton 594
• Warren 539
• Alexandria 466
• Piermont 462
• Bridgewater 398
• Monroe 385
• Wentworth 376
• Grafton 370
• Sugar Hill 336
• Landaff 292
• Hebron 234
• Lyman 213
• Benton 194
• Dorchester 141
• Groton 120
• Waterville Valley 109
• Orange 103
• Easton 92
• Ellsworth 13

Unorganized territory (the former town of Livermore) reported no population.

1980

County Total: 65,806

• Lebanon (city) 11,134
• Hanover 9,119
• Littleton 5,558
• Plymouth 5,094
• Haverhill 3,445
• Enfield 3,175
• Canaan 2,456
• Bristol 2,198
• Ashland 1,807
• Bethlehem 1,784
• Campton 1,694
• Holderness 1,586
• Lisbon 1,517
• Lincoln 1,313
• Lyme 1,289
• Rumney 1,212
• Woodstock 1,008
• Thornton 952
• Orford 928
• Bath 761
• Franconia 743
• Grafton 739
• Alexandria 706
• Warren 650
• Monroe 619
• Bridgewater 606
• Wentworth 527
• Piermont 507
• Sugar Hill 397
• Hebron 349
• Benton 333
• Lyman 281
• Landaff 266
• Groton 255
• Dorchester 244
• Orange 197
• Waterville Valley 180
• Easton 124
• Ellsworth 53

Unorganized territory (the former town of Livermore) reported no population.

1990

County Total: 74,929

• Lebanon (city) 12,183
• Hanover 9,212
• Littleton 5,827
• Plymouth 5,811
• Haverhill 4,164
• Enfield 3,979
• Canaan 3,045
• Bristol 2,537
• Campton 2,377
• Bethlehem 2,033
• Ashland 1,915
• Holderness 1,694
• Lisbon 1,664
• Thornton 1,505
• Lyme 1,496
• Rumney 1,446
• Lincoln 1,229
• Alexandria 1,190
• Woodstock 1,167
• Orford 1,008
• Grafton 923
• Warren 820
• Franconia 811
• Bridgewater 796
• Bath 784
• Monroe 746
• Wentworth 630
• Piermont 624
• Sugar Hill 464
• Dorchester 392
• Lyman 388
• Hebron 386
• Landaff 350
• Benton 330
• Groton 318
• Orange 237
• Easton 223
• Waterville Valley 151
• Ellsworth 74

Unorganized territory (the former town of Livermore) reported no population.

2000

County Total: 81,743

• Lebanon (city) 12,568
• Hanover 10,850
• Plymouth 5,892
• Littleton 5,845
• Enfield 4,618
• Haverhill 4,416
• Canaan 3,319
• Bristol 3,033
• Campton 2,719
• Bethlehem 2,199
• Ashland 1,955
• Holderness 1,930
• Thornton 1,843
• Lyme 1,679
• Lisbon 1,587
• Rumney 1,480
• Alexandria 1,329
• Lincoln 1,271
• Woodstock 1,139
• Grafton 1,138
• Orford 1,091
• Bridgewater 974
• Franconia 924
• Bath 893
• Warren 873
• Wentworth 798
• Monroe 759
• Piermont 709
• Sugar Hill 563
• Lyman 487
• Hebron 459
• Groton 456
• Landaff 378
• Dorchester 353
• Benton 314
• Orange 299
• Waterville Valley 257
• Easton 256
• Ellsworth 87

Unorganized territory (the former town of Livermore) reported 3 residents.