Welcome to Coos County ...
Time Zone: Coos County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Lancaster is the Seat for Coos County.
Coos County was founded in 1803 and was created by taking area from Grafton County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Coos had a population of 31,563 people. This is a decrease of 4.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 32,970 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Coos represented 2.5% of the total population of New Hampshire.
Below are some of the communities located in Coos County:
- Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beans Grant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Beans Purchase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Chandlers Purchase
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Colebrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Crawfords Purchase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crawfords Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Cutts Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Dalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Dixs Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dixs Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Dummer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Errol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ervings Location
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ervings Location is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Gorham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Grant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Hadleys Purchase
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the south)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Low and Burbanks Grant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Martins Location
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Milan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Northumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Northumberland is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Pinkhams Grant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sargents Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Second College Grant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Second College Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Shelburne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stewartstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Stratford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stratford is located in Coos County (NH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Websites of Interest ...
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- Websites specific to Coos County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Oxford County
- Carroll County
- Grafton County
- Essex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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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