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Welcome to Carroll ...

Carroll is located in Coos County<1>.


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


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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carroll has a population of 752 people<3> (see below for details).

Carroll is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Carroll: (603)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carroll had an population of 752 people. This is a decrease of 1.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carroll had a population of 763 people. This makes Carroll the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Carroll represents 0.06% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 201st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 763 people, the population of Carroll increased 15.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 663 people).

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

Communities Also Named Carroll ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Carroll - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Carroll ...

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

  • Littleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
  • Bartlett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gorham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Gorham is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <5>
  • Whitefield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Northumberland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
    • Northumberland is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Lincoln
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
  • Lisbon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Grafton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <5>
  • Lunenburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carroll ...

Looking for more information about Carroll? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Carroll, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carroll.

Adding Carroll to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Carroll on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carroll.

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

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 Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Carroll.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carroll - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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