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Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.Its population was 16,049 at the 2020 census, [2] up from 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood.
New Hampshire Route 111A leads west from Exeter 7 miles (11 km) to Brentwood. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the Exeter CDP has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12.0 km 2 ), of which 4.5 square miles (11.6 km 2 ) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km 2 ), or 3.24%, are water. [ 4 ]
The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.38. In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.3% under the age of 18, 16.3% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry. [5] Rhode Island's code is 44, which when combined with any county code would be written as 44XXX. The FIPS code for each county links to census data for that county.
The U.S. State of Rhode Island currently has two statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area, which are inclusive of all five of Rhode Island's counties.
Exeter was founded in 1638 by Rev. John Wheelwright and his followers, who had been banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the south over religious differences. Its location on the Squamscott River soon developed as a shipbuilding and lumber shipment center, with the community center on the south bank and a primarily residential area on the north bank.
The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.86. In the town, the population was spread out, with 17.3% under the age of 18, 19.6% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
Barrington - 16,819; Bristol - 22,469; Warren - 11,360 [4]; The East Bay contains multiple beaches. The public beaches include: Barrington Town Beach, Bristol Town Beach, First Beach, Fogland Beach, Fort Adams Beach, Goosewing Beach, Grinnell's Beach, King Park Beach, Jamestown Town Beach, Second Beach, Sandy Point Beach, South Shore Beach, Teddy's Beach, Third Beach and Warren Town Beach.