Coös County, New Hampshire

 

Founding: 1805
Parent county: Grafton

Namesake: An Algonquin word meaning "small pines"
Seat: Lancaster (1803–)

Land area: 1,795 square miles

Population (2020): 31,268

Population (historic): 3,991 (1810); 11,853 (1850); 14,932 (1870); 29,468 (1900); 38,959 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1940; 1950s; 1970s

Subdivisions: One city; 19 towns; 23 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 6,225 (28.9%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 73.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 24.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 22.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,525
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,433
Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,441
Average farm size (1920): 62.8 acres
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Lancaster

Namesake: Lancaster, Massachusetts

Founding: 1763 (founding); 1802 (post office)

Population (2020): 3,218

Population (historic): 161 (1790); 1,316 (1840); 2,248 (1870); 3,190 (1900); 2,887 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1890; 1920–1990; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 450 (33.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Monahan Farm (c. 1830). 260 Elm Street. Lancaster. Federal.
2. Thompson House (c. 1845). 120 US Highway 3. Stratford. Greek Revival.
3. Joseph Martin Farm (c. 1830). 2369 US Highway 3. Stratford.

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