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Welcome to Antrim ...

Antrim is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Antrim, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1812.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Antrim has a population of 2,693 people<2> (see below for details).

Antrim is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Antrim lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Antrim: 603

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Antrim had an population of 2,693 people. This is an increase of 2.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Antrim had a population of 2,637 people. This makes Antrim the county's 19th most populous community.

The population of Antrim represents 0.2% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 116th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,637 people, the population of Antrim increased 7.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,449 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Antrim.

Communities Also Named Antrim ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Antrim - they are located in Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Antrim.

Communities near Antrim ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Antrim.

  • Keene
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Keene is located in Cheshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
  • Goffstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
    • Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <4>
  • Milford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
  • Amherst
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
  • Weare
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
    • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <4>
  • Peterborough
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
    • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <4>
  • Rindge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hillsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Hillsborough County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
    • Hillsboro has also been known as:
    • Hillsborough
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
  • New Boston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hopkinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Antrim. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Antrim.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Antrim. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Antrim.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Antrim. See our Newspapers Page for Antrim.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antrim ...

Looking for more information about Antrim? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Antrim, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Antrim.

Adding Antrim to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Antrim in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Antrim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Antrim post office opened in 1812.

We also found Antrim in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antrim.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Antrim. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Hillsborough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Antrim.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Antrim - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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