Historical United States Census totals for Strafford County, New Hampshire
This article shows U.S. Census totals for Strafford County, New Hampshire, broken down by municipality, from 1900 to 2010.
Like most areas of New England, Strafford County is (and has been at all times since well before the 20th century) entirely divided into incorporated municipalities. There is no unincorporated territory. For any census, adding up the totals for each municipality should yield the county total.
There are two types of incorporated municipalities in New Hampshire, towns and cities. The tables below differentiate between towns and cities.
For more information on the New England municipal system, see New England town.
Corporate changes since 1900
There have been no changes in Strafford County’s municipality roster since 1900.
1900
County Total: 39,337[1]
- Dover (city) 13,207
- Rochester (city) 8,466
- Somersworth (city) 7,023
- Farmington 2,265
- Rollinsford 1,701
- Milton 1,625
- Barrington 1,208
- Strafford 1,040
- Durham 996
- New Durham 625
- Lee 545
- Madbury 336
- Middleton 300
1910
County Total: 38,951
- Dover (city) 13,247
- Rochester (city) 8,868
- Somersworth (city) 6,704
- Farmington 2,621
- Rollinsford 1,836
- Milton 1,542
- Barrington 900
- Durham 823
- Strafford 786
- New Durham 523
- Lee 479
- Madbury 331
- Middleton 291
1920
County Total: 38,546
- Dover (city) 13,029
- Rochester (city) 9,673
- Somersworth (city) 6,688
- Farmington 2,461
- Rollinsford 1,701
- Milton 1,428
- Strafford 764
- Durham 749
- Barrington 616
- Lee 475
- New Durham 462
- Madbury 326
- Middleton 174
1930
County Total: 38,580
- Dover (city) 13,573
- Rochester (city) 10,209
- Somersworth (city) 5,680
- Farmington 2,698
- Rollinsford 1,409
- Durham 1,217
- Milton 1,206
- Strafford 617
- Barrington 613
- Lee 376
- New Durham 448
- Madbury 358
- Middleton 176
1940
County Total: 43,553
- Dover (city) 14,990
- Rochester (city) 12,012
- Somersworth (city) 6,136
- Farmington 3,095
- Durham 1,533
- Rollinsford 1,463
- Milton 1,279
- Barrington 780
- Strafford 714
- Lee 481
- New Durham 433
- Madbury 401
- Middleton 236
1950
County Total: 51,567
- Dover (city) 15,874
- Rochester (city) 13,776
- Somersworth (city) 6,927
- Durham 4,770
- Farmington 3,454
- Rollinsford 1,652
- Milton 1,510
- Barrington 1,052
- Strafford 770
- Lee 575
- Madbury 489
- New Durham 463
- Middleton 255
1960
County Total: 59,799
- Dover (city) 19,131
- Rochester (city) 15,927
- Somersworth (city) 8,529
- Durham 5,504
- Farmington 3,287
- Rollinsford 1,935
- Milton 1,418
- Barrington 1,036
- Lee 931
- Strafford 722
- Madbury 556
- New Durham 474
- Middleton 349
1970
County Total: 70,431
- Dover (city) 20,850
- Rochester (city) 17,938
- Somersworth (city) 9,026
- Durham 8,869
- Farmington 3,588
- Rollinsford 2,273
- Barrington 1,865
- Milton 1,859
- Lee 1,481
- Strafford 965
- Madbury 704
- New Durham 583
- Middleton 430
1980
County Total: 85,408
- Dover (city) 22,377
- Rochester (city) 21,560
- Durham 10,652
- Somersworth (city) 10,350
- Farmington 4,630
- Barrington 4,404
- Milton 2,438
- Rollinsford 2,319
- Lee 2,111
- Strafford 1,663
- New Durham 1,183
- Madbury 987
- Middleton 734
1990
County Total: 104,233
- Rochester (city) 26,630
- Dover (city) 25,042
- Durham 11,818
- Somersworth (city) 11,249
- Barrington 6,164
- Farmington 5,739
- Lee 3,729
- Milton 3,691
- Strafford 2,965
- Rollinsford 2,645
- New Durham 1,974
- Madbury 1,404
- Middleton 1,183
2000
County Total: 112,233
- Rochester (city) 28,461
- Dover (city) 26,884
- Durham 12,664
- Somersworth (city) 11,477
- Barrington 7,475
- Farmington 5,774
- Lee 4,145
- Milton 3,910
- Strafford 3,626
- Rollinsford 2,648
- New Durham 2,220
- Madbury 1,509
- Middleton 1,440
2010
County Total 123,143
- Dover (city) 29,987
- Rochester (city) 29,752
- Durham 14,630
- Somersworth (city) 11,766
- Barrington 8,576
- Farmington 6,786
- Milton 4,598
- Lee 4,330
- Strafford 3,991
- New Durham 2,628
- Rollinsford 2,527
- Middleton 1,783
- Madbury 1,771
See also
References
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". Retrieved November 16, 2010.