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{{Short description|County in New Hampshire, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{rdf|Coös|Coos County, Oregon||Coos}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Coös County
 | state                = New Hampshire
 | seal                 =CoosCountyNHseal.png 
 | founded date         = 
 | founded year         = 1803
 | seat wl              = Lancaster
 | largest city wl      = Berlin
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 1830.3
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 1794.6
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 35.7
 | area percentage      = 1.95
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 31268
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 31094 {{decrease}}
 | population_density_sq_mi = 17.4
 | web                  = cooscountynh.us
 | ex image             = Coös County Courthouse 5.JPG
 | ex image cap         = Coös County Courthouse in Lancaster
 | district             = 2nd
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | named for            = [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]] for “small pines”
}}

'''Coös County''' or '''Coos County'''<ref>{{gnis|873177|Coos County}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated 22:11, "Coos" |url=http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/II/22/22-11.htm |access-date=May 24, 2010 |publisher=[[New Hampshire General Court]]}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|oʊ|.|ɒ|s}}, with two syllables) is the northernmost [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Hampshire]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 31,268,<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cooscountynewhampshire/PST045222 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> making it the least-populated county in the state. The [[county seat]] is [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]].<ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

Coös County is part of the [[Berlin, New Hampshire micropolitan area|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 is [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]], with the rest of the communities being towns, or unincorporated townships, [[Gore (surveying)|gores]] and grants.

Major industries in Coös County 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 is home to [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)|Mount Washington]]. The remainder of the county is known as the [[Great North Woods Region (New Hampshire)|Great North Woods Region]], or known locally as the North Country.

==Toponymy==
The name ''Coös'', the [[Diaeresis (diacritic)|diaeresis]] indicating a disyllable, derives from a [[Cowasuck]] word meaning "small pines".<ref>Bright, William. ''Native American Placenames of the United States''. 2004. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press</ref> The county government sometimes respects the diaeresis but sometimes omits it, using it on only some of its vehicles, for example. The [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]]-based weekly newspaper ''The Coös County Democrat'' is one of the local businesses that remains loyal to the traditional spelling.

==History==
Coös County was separated from the northern part of [[Grafton County, New Hampshire]], and organized at [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]]{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} on December 24, 1803, although the [[county seat]] was later moved to [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]], with an additional shire town at [[Colebrook, New Hampshire|Colebrook]].

During 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 (1783)|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 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 {{nowrap|$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.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1830|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1795|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|35|sqmi}} (1.9%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1: Coos County, New Hampshire |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0500000US33007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213040700/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0500000US33007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=April 24, 2018 |website=American Factfinder |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 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 [[White Mountain National Forest|national forest]], wilderness, state parks and other public areas; these encompass most of the northern portion of the [[White Mountains (New Hampshire)|White Mountains]], including all the named [[Summit (topography)|summits]] of the [[Presidential Range]] (though one, [[Mount Webster|Mt. Webster]], lies about {{convert|200|ft|m}} from the [[Border|county line]]). [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)|Mt. Washington]]'s peak is the highest in the Northeast. The {{convert|162|mi|adj=on}} [[Cohos Trail]] runs the length of the county.<ref>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2011/10/15/hiker-completes-creation-mile-trail/ "Hiker completes creation of 162-mile trail"]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Billy Baker, ''Boston Globe'', October 16, 2011</ref>

The principal [[New Hampshire Highway System|state highways]] in Coös County are [[New Hampshire Route 16]], which runs mostly parallel to the Maine state line and through the city of [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]], and [[New Hampshire Route 26]], which traverses the [[Great North Woods Region (New Hampshire)|Great North Woods]] from [[Vermont Route 102]] southeast to [[Maine Route 26]] towards [[Portland, Maine|Portland]]. The two major [[United States Numbered Highways|U.S. Highways]] are [[U.S. Route 2]], which roughly bisects the county from [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]] to the [[Oxford County, Maine|Oxford County]] line, and [[U.S. Route 3]], which runs from [[Carroll, New Hampshire|Carroll]] in the south to the [[Pittsburg–Chartierville Border Crossing]], where it continues as [[Quebec Route 257]].

Coös County 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 [[New England town|towns]] or [[city|cities]]. The population of these unincorporated territories is minuscule; collectively they account for less than 1% of the population of the county, with only three ([[Wentworth Location, New Hampshire|Wentworth Location]], [[Millsfield, New Hampshire|Millsfield]], and [[Cambridge, New Hampshire|Cambridge]]) reporting populations in the double digits for recent censuses. Approximately 1/3 of the population lives in [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]], the only city, most populous municipality, and economic hub. [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]] serves as the [[county seat]].

===Mountains===
* [[White Mountains (New Hampshire)|White Mountains]] (in the [[White Mountain National Forest]])
* [[Presidential Range]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Oxford County, Maine]] (east)
* [[Carroll County, New Hampshire|Carroll County]] (southeast)
* [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton County]] (southwest)
* [[Essex County, Vermont]] (west)
* [[Coaticook Regional County Municipality, Quebec]], [[Canada]] (north)
* [[Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec]], Canada (north)
* [[Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec]], Canada (north)

===National protected areas===
* [[Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[White Mountain National Forest]] (part)

{{Rivers of New Hampshire}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 3991
|1820= 5549
|1830= 8388
|1840= 9849
|1850= 11853
|1860= 13161
|1870= 14932
|1880= 18580
|1890= 23211
|1900= 29468
|1910= 30753
|1920= 36093
|1930= 38959
|1940= 39274
|1950= 35932
|1960= 37140
|1970= 34291
|1980= 35147
|1990= 34828
|2000= 33111
|2010= 33055
|2020= 31268
|estyear=2024
|estimate=31094
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 6, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=December 27, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=August 11, 2012 |access-date=December 27, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nh190090.txt |access-date=December 27, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=December 27, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" />
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2020, there were 31,268 people.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 33,055 people, 14,171 households, and 8,879 families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{Cite web |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US33007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213024037/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US33007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|18.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 21,321 housing units at an average density of {{convert|11.9|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US33007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213192425/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US33007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name="census-dp1" />

Of 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.<ref name="census-dp1" />

18.9% of the population were under 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.<ref name="census-dp1" />

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=People Reporting Ancestry; Universe: Total population; 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (B04006), Coos County, New Hampshire |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/B04006/0500000US33007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213105915/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/B04006/0500000US33007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=May 17, 2017 |website=American Factfinder |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

During 2011–2015, 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selected Economic Characteristics; 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): Coos County, New Hampshire |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/0500000US33007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213040843/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP03/0500000US33007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=May 17, 2017 |website=American Factfinder |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
[[File:Coos County Population Density.png|thumb|Population density of Coös County by census block (2020)<ref>{{Citation |title=TIGER/Line Shapefile, 2020, State, New Hampshire, 2020 Census Block |url=https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/tiger-line-shapefile-2020-state-new-hampshire-2020-census-block |access-date=2025-05-22 |publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division, Spatial Data Collection and Products Branch (Point of Contact) |language=en}}</ref>]]

==Politics and government==
Coös County has supported the winner of the presidential election (at the national level) in all but three elections since [[1892 United States presidential election|1892]]. The exceptions were [[1968 United States presidential election in New Hampshire|1968]], [[2004 United States presidential election in New Hampshire|2004]], and [[2020 United States presidential election in New Hampshire|2020]], when it supported [[Hubert Humphrey]] over [[Richard Nixon]], [[John Kerry]] over [[George W. Bush]], and [[Donald Trump]] over [[Joe Biden]], respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Obeng |first=Adam |date=April 27, 2016 |title=There Are No Bellwether Counties |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-obeng/there-are-no-bellwether-c_b_9777628.html |website=huffingtonpost.com}}</ref><ref>[http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1892.htm 1892 'Presidential Election of 1892'] (and subsequent elections' maps)</ref>

{{PresHead|place=Coös County, New Hampshire|source=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|1880|Democratic|1,829|2,387|48|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|1,987|2,394|90|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|2,297|2,729|48|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|2,419|2,639|50|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|3,253|1,489|186|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|3,383|2,436|75|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,343|2,241|75|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|3,294|2,216|136|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,938|2,229|1,334|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,762|3,247|237|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|6,114|4,985|129|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|6,137|4,620|894|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|7,891|6,006|34|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|7,189|7,928|88|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|6,737|8,737|220|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|6,650|10,100|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|6,209|8,709|4|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|7,005|7,930|230|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|9,975|7,848|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|11,465|5,871|2|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|7,797|10,455|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|4,863|11,956|0|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|6,822|8,261|414|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|9,468|5,829|266|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|7,094|7,385|159|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|8,724|4,749|1,047|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|10,013|4,004|40|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|8,763|4,981|96|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|5,271|6,559|3,974|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|4,703|7,191|2,243|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|7,329|6,570|701|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|8,143|8,585|197|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|6,558|9,532|258|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|6,342|9,095|262|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|7,952|6,563|1,112|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|8,617|7,640|287|New Hampshire}}
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|9,734|7,367|221|New Hampshire}}
{{PresFoot}}

===County Commission===
The executive power of Coös County's government is held by three county commissioners, each representing one of the three commissioner districts within the county.
{| class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! District
! Commissioner
! Hometown
! Party
|-
| 1
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Robert Theberge
| [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| 2
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Thomas Brady
| [[Jefferson, New Hampshire|Jefferson]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| 3
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Raymond Gorman
| [[Colebrook, New Hampshire|Colebrook]]
| {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|}

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Departments &#124; Coos County NH |url=http://www.cooscountynh.us/departments}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! Office
! Name
|-
| County Attorney
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | John McCormick (D)
|-
| Register of Deeds
|  {{party shading/Republican}}| Leon Rideout (R)
|-
| County Sheriff
| {{party shading/Independent}} | Brian Valerino (I)
|-
| Register of Probate
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Terri Peterson (R)
|-
| County Treasurer
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Suzanne Collins (R)
|}
<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2020 |title=General Election Winners - 11/03/2020 |url=https://sos.nh.gov/media/l4odlvyb/general-election-winners.pdf |access-date=December 8, 2020 |website=New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office}}</ref>

===New Hampshire General Court===
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 the 2024 elections, the party distribution of representatives was as follows:
{| class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Affiliation
! Members
! Voting share
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
| align=center | 0
| align=center | 0%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| align=center | 9
| align=center | 100%
|-
! colspan=2 | Total
! 9
! 100%
|}
<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2024 |title=General Election Winners - 11/05/2024 |url=https://www.sos.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt561/files/documents/2024-11/winners-report-11.18.24.pdf |access-date=February 22, 2025 |website=New Hampshire Secretary of State's Office}}</ref>

==Media==

===Radio===
{{see also|Template:Northeast Kingdom and Northern New Hampshire Radio}}
* [[WMOU]] - 1230 AM, [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]] - Nostalgia
* [[WOTX]] - 93.7 FM, [[Groveton, New Hampshire|Groveton]] - [[Classic rock]] - "The Outlaw"
* [[WHOM]] - 94.9 FM, [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)|Mount Washington]] - [[Soft Adult Contemporary]] - "America's Superstation" ''(serves [[Portland, Maine]]; broadcasts from Mount Washington)''
* [[WVMJ|W238BP]] - 95.3 FM, [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]] - [[Hot Adult Contemporary]] - "Magic 104" - Rebroadcast of [[WVMJ]], [[North Conway, New Hampshire|North Conway]]
* [[WVMJ|W251BD]] - 98.1 FM, [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]] - [[Hot Adult Contemporary]] - "Magic 104" - Rebroadcast of [[WVMJ]], [[North Conway, New Hampshire|North Conway]]
* [[WYKC]] - 99.1 FM, [[Jefferson, New Hampshire|Jefferson]] - [[Contemporary Christian]] - "K-LOVE"
* [[WXXS]] - 102.3 FM, [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]] - [[Top 40]]- "Kiss 102.3"
* [[WPKQ]] - 103.7 FM, [[North Conway, New Hampshire|North Conway]] - ''(broadcasts from Mount Washington)''
* [[WEVC]] - 107.1 FM, [[Gorham, New Hampshire|Gorham]] - [[New Hampshire Public Radio]]
(Compiled from [http://radiostationworld.com/Locations/United_States_of_America/Vermont/radio.asp?m=nor 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]].

===Television===
{{see also|Template:Portland Maine TV}}
* W34DQ-D - [[Pittsburg, New Hampshire|Pittsburg]] - Channel 34, rebroadcast of [[New Hampshire Public Television]] (NHPTV)
* W27BL - [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]] - Channel 27, rebroadcast of [[WMUR-TV]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]])

Coös County is part of the [[Portland, Maine|Portland]]-[[Auburn, Maine|Auburn]] [[designated market area|DMA]]. Cable companies carry local market stations [[WPFO]] ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]), [[WMTW (TV)|WMTW]] (ABC), [[WGME]] ([[CBS]]), and [[WCSH]] ([[NBC]]), plus NHPTV, WMUR and select stations from the [[:Template:Champlain Valley TV|Burlington / Plattsburgh]] market. Sherbrooke stations [[CKSH-DT]] ([[Ici Radio-Canada Télé]]) and [[CHLT-DT]] ([[TVA (Canada)|TVA]]), as well as [[Montreal]] station [[CBMT-DT]] ([[CBC Television|CBC]]) are also available, though reception and/or cable carriage may vary by location.

===Newspapers===
* ''The Colebrook Chronicle'' - Weekly published Fridays from [[Colebrook, New Hampshire|Colebrook]], circulation 6,000. Also produces weekly Video New of the Week embedded at website
* ''The Coös County Democrat'' - Weekly published Wednesdays from [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]]
* ''The News and Sentinel'' - Weekly in [[Colebrook, New Hampshire|Colebrook]]
* ''The Berlin Daily Sun''
* ''The Berlin Reporter'' - Weekly published Wednesdays from [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]]
* ''Great Northwoods Journal'' - Weekly from [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]], publication ceased January 2013
* ''The North Woods Weekly'' - Weekly from [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]], published by The News and Sentinel

==Communities==
[[File:NH Coos Co towns map.png|thumb|right|300px|Modern town borders in Coös County, New Hampshire. Cities and towns are named in black and have town records. Green places are unincorporated, and do not keep records.]]

===City===
* [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]]

===Towns===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Carroll, New Hampshire|Carroll]]
* [[Clarksville, New Hampshire|Clarksville]]
* [[Colebrook, New Hampshire|Colebrook]]
* [[Columbia, New Hampshire|Columbia]]
* [[Dalton, New Hampshire|Dalton]]
* [[Dummer, New Hampshire|Dummer]]
* [[Errol, New Hampshire|Errol]]
* [[Gorham, New Hampshire|Gorham]]
* [[Jefferson, New Hampshire|Jefferson]]
* [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]] (county seat)
* [[Milan, New Hampshire|Milan]]
* [[Northumberland, New Hampshire|Northumberland]]
* [[Pittsburg, New Hampshire|Pittsburg]]
* [[Randolph, New Hampshire|Randolph]]
* [[Shelburne, New Hampshire|Shelburne]]
* [[Stark, New Hampshire|Stark]]
* [[Stewartstown, New Hampshire|Stewartstown]]
* [[Stratford, New Hampshire|Stratford]]
* [[Whitefield, New Hampshire|Whitefield]]
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===Townships===
Numbers in parentheses indicate each township's population per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].
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* [[Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant, New Hampshire|Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy Grant]] (0)
* [[Bean's Grant, New Hampshire|Bean's Grant]] (0)
* [[Bean's Purchase, New Hampshire|Bean's Purchase]] (0)
* [[Cambridge, New Hampshire|Cambridge]] (16)
* [[Chandler's Purchase, New Hampshire|Chandler's Purchase]] (0)
* [[Crawford's Purchase, New Hampshire|Crawford's Purchase]] (0)
* [[Cutt's Grant, New Hampshire|Cutt's Grant]] (0)
* [[Dix's Grant, New Hampshire|Dix's Grant]] (0)
* [[Dixville, New Hampshire|Dixville]] (4)
* [[Erving's Location, New Hampshire|Erving's Location]] (0)
* [[Green's Grant, New Hampshire|Green's Grant]] (0)
* [[Hadley's Purchase, New Hampshire|Hadley's Purchase]] (0)
* [[Kilkenny, New Hampshire|Kilkenny]] (0)
* [[Low and Burbank's Grant, New Hampshire|Low and Burbank's Grant]] (0)
* [[Martin's Location, New Hampshire|Martin's Location]] (2)
* [[Millsfield, New Hampshire|Millsfield]] (25)
* [[Odell, New Hampshire|Odell]] (1)
* [[Pinkham's Grant, New Hampshire|Pinkham's Grant]] (0)
* [[Sargent's Purchase, New Hampshire|Sargent's Purchase]] (0)
* [[Second College Grant, New Hampshire|Second College Grant]] (1)
* [[Success, New Hampshire|Success]] (4)
* [[Thompson and Meserve's Purchase, New Hampshire|Thompson and Meserve's Purchase]] (1)
* [[Wentworth Location, New Hampshire|Wentworth Location]] (28)
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===Census-designated places===
* [[Colebrook (CDP), New Hampshire|Colebrook]]
* [[Gorham (CDP), New Hampshire|Gorham]]
* [[Groveton, New Hampshire|Groveton]]
* [[Lancaster (CDP), New Hampshire|Lancaster]]
* [[West Stewartstown, New Hampshire|West Stewartstown]]
* [[Whitefield (CDP), New Hampshire|Whitefield]]

===Villages===
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* [[Beatties, New Hampshire|Beatties]]
* [[Bretton Woods, New Hampshire|Bretton Woods]]
* [[Cascade, New Hampshire|Cascade]]
* [[Dixville Notch, New Hampshire|Dixville Notch]]
* [[North Stratford, New Hampshire|North Stratford]]
* [[Paris, New Hampshire|Paris]]
* [[Tinkerville, Coos County, New Hampshire|Tinkerville]]
* [[Twin Mountain, New Hampshire|Twin Mountain]]
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==In popular culture==
[[Robert Frost]], who once lived in [[Franconia, New Hampshire|Franconia]] in neighboring [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton County]], wrote the poem "The Witch of Coös".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meyers |first=Jeffrey |title=On "The Witch of Coös" |url=http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/frost/witch.htm |access-date=October 24, 2016 |website=Modern American Poetry |publisher=University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Department of English}}</ref>

Coös County is the setting for the [[John Irving]] novel ''[[Last Night in Twisted River]]'', Twisted River being a logging settlement in the county.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Last Night in Twisted River |url=http://john-irving.com/last-night-in-twisted-river-introduced-by-john-irving/ |access-date=October 24, 2016 |website=johnirving.com}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Coös County, New Hampshire]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Coös County, New Hampshire}}
* {{Official website|http://www.cooscountynh.us/}}
* [https://extension.unh.edu/Co%C3%B6s-County University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension: Coös County office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916175409/http://extension.unh.edu/Co%C3%B6s-County |date=September 16, 2016}}
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NH/Coos/districts.html National Register of Historic Places listing for Coos County]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Coös County, New Hampshire
|North     = Regional County Municipalities of [[Coaticook Regional County Municipality|Coaticook]] / [[Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality|Le Haut-Saint-François]] / [[Le Granit Regional County Municipality|Le Granit]], [[Quebec]] {{flagicon|Canada}}
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Oxford County, Maine]]
|Southeast = [[Carroll County, New Hampshire|Carroll County]]
|South     =
|Southwest = [[Grafton County, New Hampshire|Grafton County]]
|West      = [[Essex County, Vermont]]
|Northwest =
}}

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