New Hampshire Counties - Cities, Towns, Neighborhoods, Maps & Data
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New Hampshire has 10 counties, all of which are active; however, they only provide a few services. Each county is governed by a board of commissioners.
There are 260 county subdivisions in New Hampshire known as minor civil divisions (MCDs). There are 222 towns with functioning, but not necessarily active governments, each governed by a board of selectmen. One of the towns, Livermore town in Grafton County, is inactive. There are six townships in Coos County, which are nonfunctioning nongovernmental subdivisions of the county. There are also four locations, six purchases, eight grants, and one undefined MCD that is constituted of water area. In addition, New Hampshire has 13 incorporated places which are independent of their county subdivisions, functioning as county subdivision equivalents.
New Hampshire Counties - Populated Places in 10 Counties