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Welcome to Strafford County ...

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

The community of Dover is the Seat for Strafford County.

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

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Strafford had a population of 130,633 people. This is an increase of 6.03% since the last Census (which gave a population of 123,200 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Strafford represented 9.36% of the total population of New Hampshire.

Below are some of the communities located in Strafford County:

  • Barrington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
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  • Durham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
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  • Farmington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
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  • Madbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
  • Middleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
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    • New Durham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rochester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
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    • Rollinsford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Somersworth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
      • Former names for Somersworth:
      • Great Falls
      • Summersworth
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    • Strafford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Strafford is located in Strafford County (NH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <2>

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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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