Rockingham County

Summary

Rockingham County is a county of New Hampshire^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of county_of_new_hampshire entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rockingham County is located in New Hampshire^[3].
• Rockingham County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Rockingham County's instance of is recorded as county of New Hampshire^[5].
• Rockingham County's capital is recorded as Brentwood^[6].
• Rockingham County's shares border with is recorded as Strafford County^[7].
• Rockingham County's shares border with is recorded as Essex County^[8].
• Rockingham County's shares border with is recorded as Merrimack County^[9].
• Rockingham County's shares border with is recorded as Hillsborough County^[10].
• Rockingham County's shares border with is recorded as York County^[11].
• Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham is named after Rockingham County^[12].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Atkinson^[13].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Auburn^[14].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brentwood^[15].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Candia^[16].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chester^[17].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Danville^[18].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Deerfield^[19].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Derry^[20].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as East Kingston^[21].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Epping^[22].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Exeter^[23].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fremont^[24].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Greenland^[25].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hampstead^[26].
• Rockingham County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hampton^[27].

Body

Geography

Rockingham County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in New Hampshire^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+295223'}^[28], {'amount': '+295325'}^[29], {'amount': '+296069'}^[30], {'amount': '+297981'}^[31], {'amount': '+299134'}^[32], and {'amount': '+301777'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Rockingham County's instance of is recorded as county of New Hampshire^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1769 marks the founding of Rockingham County^[34]. Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham is named after it^[12].

Why It Matters

Rockingham County ranks in the top 10% of county_of_new_hampshire entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]