Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Cheshire County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 73,825. Its is.

Cheshire was one of the five original counties of New Hampshire, and is named for in. It was organized in at Keene.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,888 (729 ). 1,832 km² (707 sq mi) of it is land and 56 km² (22 sq mi) of it (2.98%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 73,825 people, 28,299 households, and 18,790 families residing in the county. The was 40/km² (104/sq mi). There were 31,876 housing units at an average density of 17/km² (45/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.75%, 0.37% or , 0.31% , 0.47% , 0.04% , 0.18% from , and 0.89% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were or  of any race. 95.5% spoke, 1.4% and 1.2%  as their first language.

There were 28,299 households out of which 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.50% were living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.60% were non-families. 25.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.30% under the age of 18, 11.70% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,382, and the median income for a family was $51,043. Males had a median income of $33,821 versus $25,328 for females. The for the county was $20,685. About 4.40% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the, including 8.50% of those under age 18 and 6.30% of those age 65 or over.

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