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

Like most areas of New England

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Merrimack County, New Hampshire

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 136,225 people, 51,843 households, and 35,460 families residing in the county. The population density was 146 people per square mile . There were 56,244 housing units at an average density of 60 per square mile...

 is (and has been at all times since well before the 20th century) entirely divided into incorporated municipalities. There is no unincorporated territory. For any census, adding up the totals for each municipality should yield the county total.

There are two types of incorporated municipalities in New Hampshire, towns and cities. The tables below differentiate between towns and cities.

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Corporate changes since 1900

There have been no changes in Merrimack County’s municipality roster since 1900.

1900

County Total: 52,430

• Concord
  Concord, New Hampshire
  The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
  
   (city) 19,632
• Franklin
  Franklin, New Hampshire
  The median income for a household in the city was $34,613, and the median income for a family was $41,698. Males had a median income of $32,318 versus $25,062 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,155...
  
   (city) 5,846
• Pembroke
  Pembroke, New Hampshire
  Pembroke is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,115 at the 2010 census. Pembroke includes part of the village of Suncook. The center of population of New Hampshire is located in Pembroke.- History :...
  
   3,183
• Pittsfield
  Pittsfield, New Hampshire
  Pittsfield is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 4,106 at the 2010 census.The central village in town, where 1,576 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Pittsfield census-designated place , and is located on the Suncook River near the junction of New...
  
   2,129
• Hooksett
  Hooksett, New Hampshire
  Hooksett is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 13,451 at the 2010 census. The town is located between Manchester, the state's largest city, and Concord, the state capital...
  
   1,665
• Hopkinton
  Hopkinton, New Hampshire
  Hopkinton is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,589 at the 2010 census. It consists of three villages: Hopkinton, West Hopkinton, and Contoocook...
  
   1,652
• Henniker
  Henniker, New Hampshire
  Henniker is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 4,836. Henniker is home to New England College, Ames State Forest and Craney Hill State Forest....
  
   1,507
• Allenstown
  Allenstown, New Hampshire
  Allenstown is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,322 at the 2010 census. Allenstown includes a portion of the village of Suncook. Just over one-half of the town's area is covered by Bear Brook State Park....
  
   1,496
• Boscawen
  Boscawen, New Hampshire
  Boscawen is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,965 at the 2010 census.-History:The native Pennacook tribe called the area Contoocook, meaning "place of the river near pines." On June 6, 1733, Governor Jonathan Belcher granted it to John Coffin and 90...
  
   1,455
• Warner
  Warner, New Hampshire
  Warner is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,833 at the 2010 census. The town is home to The College of Saint Mary Magdalen, Rollins State Park and Mount Kearsarge State Forest....
  
   1,358
• Northfield
  Northfield, New Hampshire
  Northfield is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,829 at the 2010 census.-History:The area was settled in 1760 as a part of Canterbury. In the late 1770s the residents of the "north fields" of Canterbury petitioned the State Legislature to become their...
  
   1,227
• Andover
  Andover, New Hampshire
  Andover is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,371 at the 2010 census. Andover includes the villages of Cilleyville, Potter Place, and East Andover, in addition to the town center...
  
   1,179
• Loudon
  Loudon, New Hampshire
  Loudon is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,317 at the 2010 census. Loudon is the home of New Hampshire Motor Speedway....
  
   960
• Canterbury
  Canterbury, New Hampshire
  Canterbury is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,352 at the 2010 census. Canterbury is home to Ayers State Forest and Shaker State Forest. On the last Saturday in July, the town hosts the annual .- History :...
  
   821
• Bradford
  Bradford, New Hampshire
  Bradford is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,650 at the 2010 census. The main village of the town, where 356 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the Bradford census-designated place , and is located west of the junction of New Hampshire...
  
   805
• Sutton
  Sutton, New Hampshire
  Sutton is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,837 at the 2010 census. Sutton is home to Wadleigh State Beach on Kezar Lake.-History:...
  
   776
• Epsom
  Epsom, New Hampshire
  Epsom is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,566 at the 2010 census.-History:Incorporated in 1727, Epsom takes its name from Epsom, England. Although dotted with several small mountains, the land was suitable for grazing and growing grain...
  
   771
• New London
  New London, New Hampshire
  New London is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,397 at the 2010 census.The town center, where 1,415 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined as the New London census-designated place , and is located on a hilltop along New Hampshire Route 114 north...
  
   768
• Danbury
  Danbury, New Hampshire
  In 1800, there were 165 people living in Danbury, according to the first official census.As of the 2000 census, there were 1,071 people, 435 households, and 310 families residing in the town. The population density was 28.6 people per square mile . There were 596 housing units at an average...
  
   654
• Wilmot
  Wilmot, New Hampshire
  Wilmot is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2010 census. Wilmot is home to Winslow State Park and a small part of Gile State Forest.-History:...
  
   653
• Bow
  Bow, New Hampshire
  Bow is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,519 at the 2010 census.- History :Incorporated in 1727, the town was one of several formed to ease population pressures on the Seacoast. The town's name comes from its establishment along a bend, or "bow", in the...
  
   617
• Salisbury
  Salisbury, New Hampshire
  Salisbury is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 1,382 at the 2010 census.-History:While still part of Massachusetts, the town was granted as Baker's Town after Captain Thomas Baker in 1736. After New Hampshire became a separate colony, the town was re-granted by the...
  
   604
• Hill
  Hill, New Hampshire
  Hill is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,089 at the 2010 census.- History :Originally granted as New Chester in 1753, the town took the name Hill in 1837 in honor of Isaac Hill, governor of New Hampshire from 1836 to 1839...
  
   603
• Chichester
  Chichester, New Hampshire
  Chichester is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,523 at the 2010 census.-History:Chichester was granted in 1727, named for Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Earl of Chichester, and England's Secretary of State for the Southern...
  
   598
• Dunbarton
  Dunbarton, New Hampshire
  Dunbarton, is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,758 at the 2010 census.- History :Originally granted as Gorham's-town in 1735, and re-granted as Starkstown in 1748, the town was incorporated in 1765 as Dunbarton...
  
   551
• Webster
  Webster, New Hampshire
  Webster is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,872 at the 2010 census.- History :A part of Boscawen until 1860, the town takes its name from American statesman Daniel Webster.- Geography :...
  
   496
• Newbury
  Newbury, New Hampshire
  Newbury is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,072 at the 2010 census. Newbury is home to part of Lake Sunapee, including Mount Sunapee State Park Beach. Mount Sunapee Resort, a ski area in Mount Sunapee State Park, is in the west...
  
  424

1910

County Total: 53,335

• Concord (city) 21,497
• Franklin (city) 6,132
• Pembroke 3,062
• Pittsfield 2,222
• Hopkinton 1,578
• Hooksett 1,528
• Northfield 1,474
• Allenstown 1,457
• Henniker 1,395
• Boscawen 1,240
• Warner 1,226
• Andover 1,201
• Loudon 838
• New London 805
• Epsom 725
• Sutton 698
• Bradford 695
• Canterbury 680
• Bow 676
• Wilmot 614
• Chichester 606
• Danbury 592
• Hill 556
• Dunbarton 513
• Salisbury 478
• Webster 445
• Newbury 402

1920

County Total: 51,770

• Concord (city) 22,167
• Franklin (city) 6,318
• Pembroke 2,563
• Pittsfield 1,914
• Hooksett 1,828
• Northfield 1,522
• Hopkinton 1,438
• Henniker 1,344
• Boscawen 1,260
• Allenstown 1,213
• Andover 1,121
• Warner 1,051
• New London 701
• Loudon 690
• Canterbury 655
• Epsom 655
• Sutton 632
• Bradford 580
• Bow 568
• Wilmot 536
• Danbury 516
• Chichester 507
• Hill 500
• Dunbarton 405
• Salisbury 390
• Newbury 362
• Webster 334

1930

County Total: 56,152

• Concord (city) 25,228
• Franklin (city) 6,576
• Pembroke 2,792
• Hooksett 2,132
• Pittsfield 2,018
• Allenstown 1,549
• Hopkinton 1,485
• Boscawen 1,359
• Northfield 1,336
• Henniker 1,266
• Warner 1,062
• Andover 1,031
• New London 812
• Loudon 801
• Bow 780
• Epsom 678
• Bradford 587
• Dunbarton 572
• Chichester 567
• Sutton 512
• Canterbury 505
• Danbury 498
• Wilmot 495
• Hill 468
• Webster 360
• Salisbury 350
• Newbury 333

1940

County Total: 60,710

• Concord (city) 27,171
• Franklin (city) 6,749
• Pembroke 2,769
• Hooksett 2,273
• Pittsfield 2,183
• Allenstown 1,673
• Boscawen 1,663
• Hopkinton 1,587
• Northfield 1,543
• Henniker 1,336
• Warner 1,113
• Andover 1,108
• New London 1,039
• Bow 942
• Loudon 920
• Epsom 797
• Sutton 675
• Bradford 661
• Canterbury 659
• Chichester 587
• Danbury 578
• Newbury 506
• Hill 498
• Dunbarton 495
• Wilmot 466
• Salisbury 368
• Webster 351

1950

County Total: 63,022

• Concord (city) 27,988
• Franklin (city) 6,552
• Pembroke 3,094
• Hooksett 2,792
• Pittsfield 2,321
• Boscawen 1,857
• Hopkinton 1,831
• Henniker 1,675
• Northfield 1,561
• Allenstown 1,540
• New London 1,484
• Warner 1,080
• Bow 1,062
• Andover 1,057
• Loudon 1,012
• Epsom 756
• Chichester 735
• Canterbury 627
• Bradford 606
• Sutton 554
• Dunbarton 533
• Danbury 496
• Salisbury 423
• Webster 386
• Wilmot 370
• Newbury 320
• Hill 310

1960

County Total: 67,785

• Concord (city) 28,991
• Franklin (city) 6,742
• Hooksett 3,713
• Pembroke 3,514
• Pittsfield 2,419
• Hopkinton 2,225
• Boscawen 2,181
• Allenstown 1,789
• Northfield 1,784
• New London 1,738
• Henniker 1,636
• Bow 1,340
• Loudon 1,194
• Warner 1,004
• Epsom 1,002
• Andover 955
• Chichester 821
• Canterbury 674
• Dunbarton 632
• Bradford 508
• Sutton 487
• Webster 457
• Danbury 435
• Salisbury 415
• Hill 396
• Wilmot 391
• Newbury 342

1970

County Total: 80,925

• Concord (city) 30,022
• Franklin (city) 7,292
• Hooksett 5,564
• Pembroke 4,261
• Boscawen 3,162
• Hopkinton 3,007
• Allenstown 2,732
• Pittsfield 2,517
• Bow 2,479
• Henniker 2,348
• New London 2,236
• Northfield 2,193
• Loudon 1,707
• Epsom 1,469
• Warner 1,441
• Andover 1,138
• Chichester 1,083
• Canterbury 895
• Dunbarton 825
• Webster 680
• Bradford 679
• Sutton 642
• Salisbury 589
• Wilmot 516
• Newbury 509
• Danbury 489
• Hill 450

1980

County Total: 98,302

• Concord (city) 30,400
• Franklin (city) 7,901
• Hooksett 7,303
• Pembroke 4,861
• Allenstown 4,398
• Bow 4,015
• Hopkinton 3,861
• Boscawen 3,435
• Henniker 3,246
• Northfield 3,051
• New London 2,935
• Pittsfield 2,889
• Epsom 2,743
• Loudon 2,454
• Warner 1,963
• Andover 1,587
• Chichester 1,492
• Canterbury 1,410
• Dunbarton 1,174
• Bradford 1,115
• Webster 1,095
• Sutton 1,091
• Newbury 961
• Salisbury 781
• Hill 736
• Wilmot 725
• Danbury 680

1990

County Total: 120,005

• Concord (city) 36,006
• Hooksett 8,767
• Franklin (city) 8,304
• Pembroke 6,561
• Bow 5,500
• Hopkinton 4,806
• Allenstown 4,649
• Northfield 4,263
• Henniker 4,151
• Loudon 4,114
• Pittsfield 3,701
• Epsom 3,591
• Boscawen 3,586
• New London 3,180
• Warner 2,250
• Chichester 1,942
• Andover 1,883
• Canterbury 1,687
• Dunbarton 1,759
• Sutton 1,457
• Bradford 1,405
• Webster 1,405
• Newbury 1,347
• Salisbury 1,061
• Wilmot 935
• Danbury 881
• Hill 814

2000

County Total: 136,225

• Concord (city) 40,687
• Hooksett 11,721
• Franklin (city) 8,405
• Bow 7,138
• Pembroke 6,897
• Hopkinton 5,399
• Allenstown 4,843
• Northfield 4,548
• Loudon 4,481
• Henniker 4,433
• New London 4,116
• Epsom 4,021
• Pittsfield 3,931
• Boscawen 3,672
• Warner 2,760
• Chichester 2,236
• Dunbarton 2,226
• Andover 2,109
• Canterbury 1,979
• Newbury 1,702
• Webster 1,579
• Sutton 1,544
• Bradford 1,454
• Wilmot 1,144
• Salisbury 1,137
• Danbury 1,071
• Hill 992