South Hooksett is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(CDP) within the town of

Hooksett Hooksett is a New England town, town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,871 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 13,451 at the 2010 census.United States Census BureauU.S. Census website 2010 ...

in Merrimack County,

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, United States. The population was 5,888 at the 2020 census. It is a suburban area adjacent to the city of

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

, New Hampshire's largest city, and includes a mix of housing developments and large retail stores.

Geography

South Hooksett is located in the southern part of the town of Hooksett (and the southernmost part of Merrimack County) at (43.030833, -71.434860). It is bordered to the west and south by the city of Manchester in Hillsborough County, to the east by the town of Auburn in Rockingham County, and to the north by Legends Road, Hooksett Road (

U.S. Route 3 U.S. Route 3 (US 3) is a United States Numbered Highway running from Cambridge, Massachusetts, through New Hampshire, to the Canada–United States border near Third Connecticut Lake, where it connects to Quebec Route 257. Massachu ...

), Londonderry Turnpike (

New Hampshire Route 28 Bypass New Hampshire Route 28 is an north–south state highway in eastern New Hampshire. It connects the town of Ossipee in east-central New Hampshire with Salem on the Massachusetts border, while passing through Manchester, the largest city in the ...

), a line north of Whitehall Road (

New Hampshire Route 27 New Hampshire Route 27 (abbreviated NH 27) is a long east–west highway in southeastern New Hampshire. The western terminus of NH 27 is in Hooksett at U.S. Route 3 and New Hampshire Route 28 north of Manchester. The eastern terminus is in Ha ...

), and Farmer Road. The Hooksett portion of the campus of

Southern New Hampshire University Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private university between Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire, United States. The university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education, along with ...

is within the CDP. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.12%, are water. The

Merrimack River The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an occasional earlier spelling) is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into M ...

runs just outside the northwestern boundary of the CDP, and the northern half of the CDP is drained by Dalton Brook and Messer Brook, westward-flowing tributaries of the Merrimack. The southwestern corner of the CDP drains south to Dorrs Pond in Manchester, while the southeastern part is drained by Neal Brook, a southward-flowing tributary of

Massabesic Lake Lake Massabesic or Massabesic Lake is a lake in southern New Hampshire, United States, covering about (equivalent to about ) within the city of Manchester and the town of Auburn. Because it provides drinking water for Manchester, swimming and wa ...

. The entire CDP is part of the Merrimack River watershed.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010, there were 5,418 people, 1,765 households, and 1,297 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,845 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.4%

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, 1.2%

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, 0.3% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 0.1%

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, 0.7% some other race, and 1.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population. There were 1,765 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were headed by

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69, and the average family size was 3.07. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 17.6% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. For the period 2009 through 2013, the estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $87,377, and the median income for a family was $105,769. Male full-time workers had a median income of $63,886 versus $44,522 for females. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...

for the CDP was $33,319.

Education

South Hooksett CDP is within Hooksett School District, which is a part of School Administrative Unit 15. A portion of

is within South Hooksett CDP. - University boundary indicated on this map.

References

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