Towns Increasing in Population 



Table 15 lists towns with a population of 1,000 and over in 1920 w^hich 

 have increased more than 30 percent between 1920 and 1950. It will be noted 

 that with the exception of Lebanon and Conway, the towns are located in 

 the southern counties. Almost half are in the counties of Hillsborough and 

 Rockingham. 



Table 15. Towns in New Hampshire with Population of 1,000 and over 

 in 1920 Increasing by 30 Percent or More from 1920 to 1950 



County 



Town 



Population 

 1920 



Population 

 1950 



Belknap 



Belmont 

 Laconia 

 Meredith 



1,194 



10,897 



1,680 



1,611 



14,745 

 2,222 



Carroll 

 Cheshire 



Conway 



Keene 

 Swanzey 



3,102 



11,210 

 1,593 



4,109 



15,638 

 2,806 



Grafton 



Lebanon 



6,162 



8,495 



Hillsborough 



Bedford 

 Goffstown 

 Hudson 

 Merrimack 



1,118 

 2,391 

 1,954 

 1,022 



2,176 

 5,638 

 4,183 

 1,908 



Merrimack 



Boscowen 

 Hookset 



1,260 

 1,828 



1,857 

 2,792 



Strafford 



Durham 

 Rochester 



749 

 9,673 



4,7701 

 13,776 



Rockingham 



Epping 



Hampton 



Plaistow 



Portsmouth 



Raymond 



Rye 



Salem 



1,276 

 1,251 

 1,368 

 13,569 

 1,050 

 1,196 

 2,318 



1,796 

 2,847 

 2,082 

 18,830 

 1,428 

 1,982 

 4,805 



Sullivan 



Charlestown 

 Claremont 



1.505 

 9,524 



2.077 

 12,811 



^The 1950 estimate includes the student population. 



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