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

The community of Woodsville is the Seat for Grafton County.

Grafton County is one of the original counties of New Hampshire and was founded in 1769.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Grafton had a population of 89,886 people. This is an increase of 0.85% since the last Census (which gave a population of 89,130 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grafton represented 6.77% of the total population of New Hampshire.

Below are some of the communities located in Grafton County:

  • Alexandria
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland is located in Grafton County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,067 people
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  • Bath
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bath is located in Grafton County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
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  • Benton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Benton is located in Grafton County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Bethlehem
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Bridgewater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bristol is located in Grafton County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
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  • Campton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Campton is located in Grafton County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
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    • Canaan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Canaan is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
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    • Dorchester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Dorchester is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
    • Easton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Easton is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Ellsworth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ellsworth is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Enfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Enfield is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
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    • Franconia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Grafton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Grafton is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
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    • Groton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Groton is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
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    • Hanover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hanover is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,555 people
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    • Haverhill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hebron is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
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    • Holderness
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Landaff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Landaff is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Lebanon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
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    • Lincoln
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
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    • Lisbon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
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    • Littleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lyman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lyman is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
    • Lyme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyme is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
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    • Monroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Monroe is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Orange
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Orange is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Orford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Orford is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
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    • Piermont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Plymouth is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,916 people
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    • Rumney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rumney is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
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    • Sugar Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Thornton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Thornton is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
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    • Warren
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Warren is located in Grafton County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
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    • Waterville Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wentworth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodstock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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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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