Canterbury town, NH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,316 ( 36 from 2010 )
Land area: 43.9 square miles
Population density: 52.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,035	87.87%	10.0%
Black:	11	0.47%	10.0%
Indian:	1	0.04%	83.3%
Asian:	11	0.47%	22.2%
2+ races:	17	0.73%	26.1%
Hispanic:	241	10.41%	517.9%

Total non-White:	281	12.13%	212.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-227	-11.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	191	9.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,352
2,262	96.17%
10	0.43%
6	0.26%
9	0.38%
23	0.98%
39	1.66%
90	3.83%

2000
1,979
1,944	98.23%
5	0.25%
2	0.10%
12	0.61%
10	0.51%
6	0.30%
35	1.77%

1990
1,687
1,675	99.29%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	0.59%
n/a
2	0.12%
12	0.71%

1980
1,410
1,370	97.16%
0	0.00%
13	0.92%
23	1.63%
n/a
2	0.14%
40	2.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

318	16.1
55	2.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

269	15.9
23	1.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

305	21.6
-28	-2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Canterbury town, NH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
47.7
381	16.5%
1,935	83.5%
492	21.2%

920
2.50

689	74.9%
629	91.3%
12	1.7%
231	25.1%

2010
Number	Percent
46.9
491	20.9%
1,861	79.1%
333	14.2%

913
2.56

692	75.8%
600	86.7%
30	4.3%
221	24.2%

2000
Number	Percent
42.3
483	24.4%
1,496	75.6%
202	10.2%

750
2.63

595	79.3%
510	85.7%
38	6.4%
155	20.7%

1990
Number	Percent
36.9
456	27.0%
1,231	73.0%
161	9.5%

609
2.76

492	80.8%
437	88.8%
20	4.1%
117	19.2%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
416	29.5%
994	70.5%
124	8.8%

475
2.97

384	80.8%
348	90.6%
12	3.1%
91	19.2%

2022 Housing Data for Canterbury town, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	22	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	6	0.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	37	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	1.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	11	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	0.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	25	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	16	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	1.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	50	5.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	60	6.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	146	15.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	92	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	69	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	199	21.6%
$200,000 or more	157	17.1%

Median Household Income	111,094
Per Capita Income	51,634

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	39	4.2%
Public Assistance	54	5.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	54	5.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	973	71.2%
Unemployed	17	1.2%
In Armed Forces	5	0.4%

Total Labor Force	995	72.8%
Not in Labor Force	372	27.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	436	212	67.3%
Non-Profit	35	130	21.2%
Self-Employed	92	70	56.8%

Local Government	38	51	42.7%
State Government	28	56	33.3%
Federal Government	12	30	28.6%

Total Private + Self	528	282	65.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	113	267	29.7%
Total	641	549	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	18.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	231	19.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	197	16.6%
Professional, Technical	347	29.2%
Service Occupations	194	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.7%
All others	221	18.6%

White Collar		65.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	153	12.9%
Health care and social assistance	130	10.9%
Public administration	126	10.6%
Retail trade	107	9.0%
Manufacturing	99	8.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	86	7.2%
Construction	71	6.0%
Information	58	4.9%
Wholesale trade	57	4.8%
Other services	54	4.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	49	4.1%
Finance and insurance	38	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	37	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	34	2.9%
Accommodation and food services	34	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	34	2.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	14	1.2%
Utilities	6	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	35	1.51%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	190	8.20%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	34	1.47%
Nicaraguan	98	4.23%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	58	2.50%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	10	0.43%
Argentinean	2	0.09%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	8	0.35%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6	0.26%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	11	0.47%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,105	95.4%
Spanish	51	2.3%
Other Indo-European	13	0.6%
German, other Germanic	12	0.5%
Other	11	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.3%
Arabic	5	0.2%
Tagalog	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	417	18.0%
Irish	382	16.5%
French	337	14.6%
German	323	13.9%
French Canadian	189	8.2%
American	143	6.2%
Italian	120	5.2%
Polish	112	4.8%
Scottish	102	4.4%
European	47	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	33	1.4%
Norwegian	30	1.3%
Swedish	29	1.3%
Lithuanian	28	1.2%
Canadian	21	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,289	98.8%
Not a citizen	27	1.2%

Native	2,212	95.5%
Foreign-born	104	4.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
48	2.8%	47	2.7%	329	18.9%	473	27.1%	483	27.7%	363	20.8%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	48	2.8%
9-12 Years	47	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	329	18.9%
Some College	473	27.1%
Bach. Degree	483	27.7%
Grad Degree	363	20.8%
Average years of education: 14.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +47	D +147	D + 7.2%
D +194
2020 vs. 2012	R +89	D +15	R + 1.1%
D +104
2020 vs. 2008	R +121	R +71	R + 6.4%
D +50

2016 vs. 2008	R +74	R +218	R + 13.6%
D -144
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	94%	Joe Biden (D)	1,009	57.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	718	40.9%	27	1.5%	1,754	-4	-6	0.22%
2016	86%	Hillary Clinton (D)	815	51.0%	Donald Trump (R)	671	42.0%	113	7.1%	1,599	-4	-4	0.21%
2012	84%	Barack Obama* (D)	905	58.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	629	40.3%	25	1.6%	1,559	-6	-7	0.22%
2008	88%	Barack Obama (D)	959	61.3%	John McCain (R)	597	38.1%	9	0.6%	1,565	-6	-7	0.22%
2004	94%	John Kerry (D)	896	58.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	631	41.1%	9	0.6%	1,536	-8	-10	0.23%
2000	78%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	616	53.0%	George W. Bush (R)	474	40.8%	72	6.2%	1,162	-7	-7	0.20%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Canterbury town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,009

57.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

718

40.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

TOTAL

1,754

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

2016 President, Canterbury town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

815

51.0%

Donald Trump (R)

671

42.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.6%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

1,599

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -4

2012 President, Canterbury town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

905

58.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

629

40.3%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

1,559

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Canterbury town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

959

61.3%

John McCain (R)

597

38.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,565

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -7

2004 President, Canterbury town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

631

41.1%

John Kerry (D)

896

58.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,536

Turnout: 94%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -10

2000 President, Canterbury town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

474

40.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

616

53.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,162

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canterbury town, NH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	78%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	873	59.7%	Don Bolduc (R)	561	38.4%	28 [+]	1.9%	1,462	-6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jeremy Kauffman (Libertarian) 27 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	78%	Chris Sununu* (R)	724	49.7%	Tom Sherman (D)	707	48.5%	27 [+]	1.9%	1,458	-7	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 13 (0.9%); Kelly Halldorson (Libertarian) 10 (0.7%); Karlyn Borysenko (Libertarian) 4 (0.3%);
2020	S2	93%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	1,076	61.6%	Corky Messner (R)	625	35.8%	46 [+]	2.6%	1,747	-5	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Justin O'Donnell (Libertarian) 45 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	G	92%	Chris Sununu* (R)	993	57.4%	Dan Feltes (D)	707	40.9%	29 [+]	1.7%	1,729	-8	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Darryl Perry (Libertarian) 27 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	G	73%	Molly Kelly (D)	709	51.7%	Chris Sununu* (R)	639	46.6%	23 [+]	1.7%	1,371	-6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian) 22 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2016	S3	86%	Maggie Hassan (D)	824	51.6%	Kelly Ayotte* (R)	723	45.2%	51 [+]	3.2%	1,598	-3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Aaron Day (I) 27 (1.7%); Brian Chabot (Libertarian) 23 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2016	G	85%	Colin Van Ostern (D)	851	53.9%	Chris Sununu (R)	673	42.6%	55 [+]	3.5%	1,579	-6	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Max Abramson (Libertarian) 49 (3.1%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.4%);
2014	S2	64%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	763	63.5%	Scott Brown (R)	433	36.1%	5 [+]	0.4%	1,201	-12	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.4%);
2014	G	64%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	753	63.1%	Walt Havenstein (R)	439	36.8%	2 [+]	0.2%	1,194	-10	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	990
Median Value	$363,700

Occupied	920	92.9%
Vacant	70	7.1%

Owned	865	94.0%
Rented	55	6.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	901	91.0%
Detached	885	89.4%
Attached	16	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	37	3.7%

Canterbury town, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Canterbury town, NH

2022 Housing Data for Canterbury town, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Canterbury town, NH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Canterbury town, NH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Canterbury town, NH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Canterbury town, NH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Canterbury town, NH