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Place Name
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Belknap County
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Pronunciation
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BEL-nap
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Laconia
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Population
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49,216 (1990)
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Location
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New Hampshire, United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°31'N
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Longitude
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71°25'W
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Belknap
(BEL-nap), county (
468 sq mi/1,212 sq km; 1990 pop.
49,216), central N.H.;  Laconia; 43°31'N 71°25'W. Bounded in
NE by large L. Winnipesaukee, extreme N by Squam L., W by Pemigewasset
R. Recreational and agr. area, with resort area on L. Winnipesaukee.
Nursery crops, apples, corn, sugar maples, berries; cattle, poultry;
dairying. Mfg. at Laconia, Meredith, and Tilton. Drained by
Winnipesaukee, Merrymeeting, and Suncook rivers. Tourism, recreation.
L. Waukewan in NW; Winnisquam L. in NW center; Crystal L. and Upper and
Lower Suncook lakes in SE; Ellacoya State Beach in NE; Gunstock Ski
Area, Belknap State Forest in center. Formed 1840.
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