The White Mountains Region is a tourism region designated by the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism. It is located in northern New Hampshire in the United States and is named for the White Mountains , which cover most of the region. The southern boundary of the region begins at Piermont on the west, and runs east to Campton , then on to Conway and the Maine border. The northern boundary begins at Littleton and runs east to Gorham and the Maine border. The region to the north is known as the Great North Woods Region , which should not be confused with the larger and more general Great North Woods .
28-737: The region includes the southern part of Coos County and northern sections of Grafton County and Carroll County . Important settlements in the region include: The region is bisected into east and west portions by Interstate 93 (from Campton to Littleton). Other major highways in the region include U.S. Highway 302 ( Woodsville to Conway), New Hampshire State Route 16 (from Gorham to Conway), State Route 10 (from Littleton to Piermont), and U.S. Route 2 from Lancaster to Shelburne . U.S. Route 3 parallels I-93, except north of Franconia Notch , where it branches off to Twin Mountain and Whitefield. The Cohos Trail and Appalachian Trail both traverse
56-487: A diaeresis , notably in the Lancaster -based weekly newspaper The Coös County Democrat and on some county-owned vehicles. The county government uses both spellings interchangeably. Coös County was separated from the northern part of Grafton County, New Hampshire , and organized at Berlin on December 24, 1803, although the county seat was later moved to Lancaster , with an additional shire town at Colebrook . During
84-422: A single source . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . Find sources: "Bedel's Regiment" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2024 ) Bedel's Regiment Active 1775–1777 Allegiance Continental Congress of
112-484: Is Berlin , with the rest of the communities being towns, or unincorporated townships, gores and grants. Coös County includes the northernmost part of the state. Major industries include forestry and tourism , with the once-dominant paper-making industry in sharp decline. The county straddles two of the state's tourism regions. The southernmost portion of the county is part of the White Mountains Region and
140-644: Is home to Mount Washington . The remainder of the county is known as the Great North Woods Region , or known locally as the North Country. The name Coös derives from a Cowasuck word meaning "small pines". It is one of two counties in the United States to feature a diacritic in its name, with the other being Doña Ana County in New Mexico . The two-syllable pronunciation is sometimes indicated with
168-473: Is the least populated of all New Hampshire counties, and the only one with significant amounts of unincorporated land ; over half of the municipal-like entities are unincorporated townships, gores, or grants, a rarity in New Hampshire, where nearly all of the land is incorporated as towns or cities . The population of these unincorporated territories is minuscule; collectively they account for less than 1% of
196-639: The American Revolutionary War two units of troops of the Continental Army — Bedel's Regiment and Whitcomb's Rangers — were raised from the settlers of Coös. From the Treaty of Paris of 1783 until 1835, the boundaries in the northern tip of the county (and New Hampshire itself) were disputed with Lower Canada (which was soon to become part of the Province of Canada ), and for some years residents of
224-520: The Burlington / Plattsburgh market. Sherbrooke stations CKSH-DT ( Ici Radio-Canada Télé ) and CHLT-DT ( TVA ), as well as Montreal station CBMT-DT ( CBC ) are also available, though reception and/or cable carriage may vary by location. Numbers in parentheses indicate each township's population per the 2020 census . Robert Frost , who once lived in Franconia in neighboring Grafton County , wrote
252-701: The Siege of Fort St. Jean and the Battle of The Cedars during the Invasion of Canada . Most of the regiment was captured at The Cedars but were exchanged for British soldiers captured during the Canadian campaign eight days later. With the ending of the enlistments of the soldiers the regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1777 at Coos, New Hampshire. References [ edit ] Willey, George Franklyn, ed. (1903). State Builders: An Illustrated Historical and Biographical Record of
280-802: The United States Type Light infantry Role Guerrilla warfare Line formation Raiding Reconnaissance Size Regiment Part of New Hampshire Line Engagements Invasion of Canada Commanders Current commander Timothy Bedel Notable commanders Timothy Bedel Military unit v t e Canadian campaign 1775 Ticonderoga Fort St. Jean Longue-Pointe Arnold's expedition Quebec 1776 Saint-Pierre The Cedars Trois-Rivières Valcour Bay v t e American Revolutionary War units of
308-525: The United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,830 square miles (4,700 km ), of which 1,795 square miles (4,650 km ) is land and 35 square miles (91 km ) (1.9%) is water. It is the largest county in New Hampshire by area, and borders both Vermont and Maine , as well as Canada . Much of its mountainous area is reserved as national forest , wilderness, state parks and other public areas; these encompass most of
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#1732847587254336-403: The 14,171 households, 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.3% were non-families, and 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.72. The median age was 46.4 years. 18.9% of the population were under
364-613: The 2022 elections, the party distribution of representatives was as follows. (Compiled from Radiostationworld.com ) Some stations from nearby Sherbrooke can also be received in Coös County, the strongest being CITE-FM-1 102.7 FM. For details of stations, see Template:Sherbrooke Radio . Coös County is part of the Portland - Auburn DMA . Cable companies carry local market stations WPFO ( Fox ), WMTW (ABC), WGME ( CBS ), and WCSH ( NBC ), plus NHPTV, WMUR and select stations from
392-736: The Maine state line and through the city of Berlin , and New Hampshire Route 26 , which traverses the Great North Woods from Vermont Route 102 southeast to Maine Route 26 towards Portland . The two major U.S. Highways are U.S. Route 2 , which roughly bisects the county from Lancaster to the Oxford County line, and U.S. Route 3 , which runs from Carroll in the south to the Pittsburg–Chartierville Border Crossing , where it continues as Quebec Route 257 . Coös County
420-906: The State of New Hampshire . State Builders Publishing Manchester, NH. External links [ edit ] Bibliography of the Continental Army in New Hampshire compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History Ranger Service compiled by Albert S. Batchellor of the New Hampshire Society of Sons of the American Revolution 1900. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bedel%27s_Regiment&oldid=1231543323 " Categories : Military units and formations established in 1775 Coös County, New Hampshire New Hampshire regiments of
448-684: The United States Continental Army List of Continental units Units by state Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia Non-state units Extra and Additional regiments Armand's Legion Pulaski's Legion Lee's Legion Ottendorf's Corps Commander-in-Chief's Guard State militia List of state units Bedel's Regiment
476-477: The White Mountains region. Highlights in the region include: 44°08′00″N 71°33′00″W / 44.13333°N 71.55000°W / 44.13333; -71.55000 Coos County, New Hampshire Coös County ( / ˈ k oʊ . ɒ s / , with two syllables) or Coos County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire . As of the 2020 census , the population was 31,268, making it
504-512: The age of 18, 6.7% were from age 18 to 24, 22.1% were from 25 to 44, 32.9% were from 45 to 64, and 19.4% were age 65 or older. The median age was 46.4 years. For every 100 females there were 103.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and older, there were 101.8 males. During the period 2011–2015, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in the county were 39.3% French or French Canadian , 16.9% Irish, 14.2% English, 7.2% "American", 5.5% Italian, 4.9% German, and 3.6% Scottish. During 2011–2015,
532-427: The area formed the independent Republic of Indian Stream . In the 1810 census, there were 3,991 residents, and by 1870 there were nearly 15,000, at which point the entire county was valued at just under $ 5 million , with farm productivity per acre comparing favorably with that of contemporary Illinois . Other early industries included forestry and manufacturing, using 4,450 water horsepower in 1870. According to
560-417: The county. The population density was 18.4 inhabitants per square mile (7.1/km ). There were 21,321 housing units at an average density of 11.9 per square mile (4.6/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 96.9% white, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population. Of
588-442: The estimated median annual income for a household in the county was $ 42,312, and the median income for a family was $ 55,385. Male full-time workers had a median income of $ 41,934 versus $ 34,859 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 24,546. About 9.9% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over. Coös County has supported
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#1732847587254616-516: The least-populated county in the state. The county seat is Lancaster . Coös County is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area . It is the only New Hampshire county on the Canada–United States border , south of the province of Quebec , and thus is home to New Hampshire's only international port of entry, the Pittsburg–Chartierville Border Crossing . The only city in Coös County
644-600: The northern portion of the White Mountains , including all the named summits of the Presidential Range (though one, Mt. Webster , lies about 200 feet (61 m) from the county line ). Mt. Washington 's peak is the highest in the Northeast. The 162-mile (261 km) Cohos Trail runs the length of the county. The principal state highways in Coös County are New Hampshire Route 16 , which runs mostly parallel to
672-867: The poem "The Witch of Coös". Coös County is the setting for the John Irving novel Last Night in Twisted River , Twisted River being a logging settlement in the county. 44°41′N 71°18′W / 44.69°N 71.30°W / 44.69; -71.30 Bedel%27s Regiment [REDACTED] This article includes a list of references , related reading , or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( August 2014 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) [REDACTED] This article relies largely or entirely on
700-482: The population of the county, with only three ( Wentworth Location , Millsfield , and Cambridge ) reporting populations in the double digits for recent censuses. Approximately 1/3 of the population lives in Berlin , the only city, most populous municipality, and economic hub. Lancaster serves as the county seat . As of the census of 2020, there were 31,268 people. As of the census of 2010, there were 33,055 people, 14,171 households, and 8,879 families residing in
728-722: The three commissioner districts within the county. In addition to the County Commission, there are five directly elected officials: they include County Attorney, Register of Deeds, County Sheriff, Register of Probate, and County Treasurer. Coös County sends members to the New Hampshire House of Representatives for seven districts (districts are numbered within each county), and are represented by nine representatives (the New Hampshire House of Representatives has both single-member and multiple-member districts). After
756-413: The winner of the presidential election (at the national level) in all but three elections since 1892 . The exceptions were 1968 , 2004 , and 2020 , when it supported Hubert Humphrey over Richard Nixon , John Kerry over George W. Bush , and Donald Trump over Joe Biden , respectively. The executive power of Coös County's government is held by three county commissioners, each representing one of
784-473: Was first raised as a single company of rangers in Coos, New Hampshire on May 26, 1775 under the command of Timothy Bedel for the protection of northern New Hampshire during the early days of the American Revolutionary War . Between July 1775 and January 1776 eight more companies of rangers were recruited from the frontiermen of northern New Hampshire as the regiment joined the Continental Army and took part in
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