Welcome to Bennington ...

Bennington is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

The location of Bennington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bennington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bennington has a population of 1,521 people<3> (see below for details).

Bennington is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Bennington is within the boundaries of the (603) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bennington had an population of 1,521 people. This is an increase of 3.05% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bennington had a population of 1,476 people. This makes Bennington the county's 27th most populous community.

The population of Bennington represents 0.11% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 163rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,476 people, the population of Bennington increased 5.35% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,401 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bennington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Bennington - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Vermont.

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

Communities near Bennington ...

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

• 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 <5>
• Goffstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Milford
  (18 miles [29 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 <5>
• Amherst
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• Peterborough
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Rindge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
  • Rindge is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <5>
• Hillsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <5>
• New Boston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <5>
• Hopkinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinton <5>

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 Bennington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bennington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bennington. 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 Bennington.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bennington ...

Looking for more information about Bennington? 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 Bennington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bennington.

Adding Bennington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bennington 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 Bennington was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Bennington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bennington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bennington. 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/