Summary for Gilford

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Located in: Belknap County (see below)

Time Zone: Gilford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: (603)

Elevation: 730 feet [222.5 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Gilford)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	7,247 (1.7% increase since 2010)
2010:	7,126 (4.75% increase since 2000)
2000:	6,803

Total Area:<3> 53.7 sq. miles [139.1 km²] - of which 27.6% is water (14.82 sq. miles [38.4 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 5,111

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Gilford:

Lat: 43.547600° (or 43°32'51" N)

Lon: -71.406700° (or -71°24'24" W)

USGS Topo Map: West Alton<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Gilford

GNIS ID: 873603

FIPS State / Place Code: 33 / 28660

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gilford)

About Belknap County

The community of Laconia is the County Seat for Belknap County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Belknap)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	61,398 (2.18% increase since 2010)
2010	60,088 (6.68% increase since 2000)
2000:	56,325

Total Area: 468.6 sq. miles [1,213.6 km²] - of which 14.59% is water (68.3 sq. miles [177 km²])

Housing Units: 37,386

Official Website: www.belknapcounty.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Belknap

GNIS ID: 873174

FIPS State / County Code: 33 / 001

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gilford)

About New Hampshire

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,360,783 (3.37% increase since 2010)
2010:	1,316,470 (6.53% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,235,786

Websites for State of New Hampshire

Official Website: https://www.nh.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitnh.gov/

Parks: https://www.nhstateparks.org/

Fishing & Hunting: https://wildlife.state.nh.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New Hampshire

GNIS ID: 1779794

FIPS State: 33

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gilford)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gilford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Gilford. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Gilford, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Gilford.