Belknap County Information
Belknap in
New Hampshire occupies
469 square miles and has a 2006 population of
61,562, a change from a 2000 population of
56,325 and
49,216 in 1990.
12.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.8% percent is 25-35, and
14.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
94 acts of violent crime reported in
Belknap in 2004, a change from
42 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,084 people:
3.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.5%.
Read more about
Belknap, New Hampshire in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Belknap | |
| State | New Hampshire | |
| Land Area | 469 sq. miles | Ranked 2,285 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 61,562 | Ranked 829 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 61,422 | |
| Population 2000 | 56,325 | Ranked 839 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 49,216 | Ranked 853 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 97.6% | |
| African American | .5% | |
| Asian American | .8% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.3% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.5% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 94 | 42 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 18 | |
| Robberies | 21 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 54 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,370 | 851 |
| Burglaries | 272 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,016 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 82 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 32,808 | 31,236 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,084 | 774 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.3% | 2.5% |
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