POPULATION

The SNHPC's 2000 population of 248,838 represents an increase of 14.9 percent since 1990. This compares to increases of 13.4 percent in Hillsborough County, 13.2 percent in Merrimack County, and 12.8 percent in Rockingham County over the same period.

The SNHPC region had 93,194 total households in 2000, with family households accounting for 69 percent of this total. There were 2.7 persons per household, while family size averaged 3.2 persons.

The tables below show the Region's historical and projected population growth.

Historic Population

Municipality

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2006

Auburn

1,292

2,035

2,883

4,085

4,682

5,110

Bedford

3,636

5,859

9,481

12,563

18,274

20,788

Candia

1,490

1,997

2,989

3,557

3,911

4,091

Chester

1,053

1,382

2,006

2,691

3,792

4,642

Deerfield

714

1,178

1,979

3,124

3,678

4,314

Derry

6,987

11,712

18,875

29,603

34,021

34,386

Goffstown

7,230

9,284

11,315

14,621

16,929

17,705

Hooksett

3,713

5,564

7,303

9,002

11,721

13,201

Londonderry

2,457

5,346

13,598

19,781

23,236

24,673

Manchester

88,282

87,754

90,936

99,332

107,006

109,364

New Boston

925

1,390

1,928

3,214

4,138

5,055

Raymond

1,867

3,003

5,453

8,713

9,674

10,780

Weare

1,420

1,851

3,232

6,193

7,776

8,800

SNHPC Region

121,066

138,355

171,978

216,479

248,838

263,719

Sources: 1960-2000 Population from the U.S. Census, 2006 population estimates
by the NH Office of Energy and Planning

 

Population Projections

Municipality

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

2025

Auburn

4,682

5,028

5,439

5,863

6,372

6,847

Bedford

18,274

21,097

22,948

24,150

24,897

25,582

Candia

3,911

4,193

4,565

4,983

5,372

5,706

Chester

3,792

4,558

5,137

5,552

5,939

6,311

Deerfield

3,678

4,283

4,759

5,204

5,632

6,027

Derry

34,021

35,741

37,368

38,831

40,091

41,127

Goffstown

16,929

17,990

19,321

20,323

21,627

22,577

Hooksett

11,721

13,101

14,470

15,912

17,332

18,812

Londonderry

23,236

25,221

27,573

29,483

31,688

33,400

Manchester

107,006

109,842

112,440

114,952

117,559

120,052

New Boston

4,138

4,816

5,352

5,834

6,272

6,675

Raymond

9,674

10,378

11,104

11,996

12,987

14,083

Weare

7,776

8,784

9,800

10,815

11,828

12,833

SNHPC Region

248,838

265,032

280,276

293,898

307,595

320,033

Sources: 2000 Population from the U.S. Census, 2005 to 2025 projections by SNHPC

A PDF file of additional tables and charts related to population growth in the SNHPC region is also available to download.