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Welcome to Carroll County ...

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

The community of Ossipee is the Seat for Carroll County.

Carroll County was founded in 1840 and was created by taking area from Strafford County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carroll had a population of 48,910 people. This is an increase of 2.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 47,826 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carroll represented 3.63% of the total population of New Hampshire.

Below are some of the communities located in Carroll County:

  • Albany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Albany is located in Carroll County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
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  • Bartlett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bartlett is located in Carroll County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
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  • Brookfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Chatham
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
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  • Conway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Conway is located in Carroll County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
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  • Eaton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eaton is located in Carroll County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
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  • Effingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Freedom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Freedom is located in Carroll County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
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  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hale's Location
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hale's Location is located in Carroll County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Harts Location
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jackson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jackson is located in Carroll County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
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    • Livermore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Livermore is located in Carroll County (NH)
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    • Madison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,632 people
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    • Moultonborough
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ossipee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ossipee is located in Carroll County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
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    • Sandwich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sandwich is located in Carroll County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Tamworth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tamworth is located in Carroll County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,094 people
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    • Tuftonboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wakefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolfeboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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