Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Sullivan County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 40,458. Its is.

History
Sullivan County was organized at Newport in, and is named for , revolutionary war hero and former governor. It was formed from the northern part of.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,429 (552 ). 1,392 km² (537 sq mi) of it is land and 38 km² (15 sq mi) of it (2.63%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 40,458 people, 16,530 households, and 11,174 families residing in the county. The was 29/; (75/sq mi). There were 20,158 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (38/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.99%, 0.24% or , 0.29% , 0.37% , 0.02% , 0.14% from , and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population were or  of any race. 96.1% spoke and 1.6%  as their first language.

There were 16,530 households out of which 29.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were living together, 8.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,938, and the median income for a family was $48,516. Males had a median income of $32,185 versus $24,615 for females. The for the county was $21,319. About 5.20% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the, including 9.50% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

External link

 * National Register of Historic Places listing for Sullivan Co., New Hampshire