South Hooksett, New Hampshire | |
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Census-designated place | |
Grace Chapel Church of the Nazarene
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Location in Merrimack County and the state of New Hampshire |
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Coordinates: 43°1′50″N 71°26′13″W / 43.03056°N 71.43694°WCoordinates: 43°1′50″N 71°26′13″W / 43.03056°N 71.43694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
County | Merrimack |
Town | Hooksett |
Area | |
• Total | 5.31 sq mi (13.75 km2) |
• Land | 5.31 sq mi (13.74 km2) |
• Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,418 |
• Density | 1,021/sq mi (394.1/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Area code(s) | 603 |
FIPS code | 33-71220 |
GNIS feature ID | 0870038 |
South Hooksett is a village and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Hooksett in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,418 at the 2010 census.
It is a suburban area adjacent to the city of Manchester, New Hampshire's largest city. South Hooksett includes suburban housing developments and large retail stores and plays an important part in the Greater Manchester area.
South Hooksett is located in the southern part of the town of Hooksett (and the southern part of Merrimack County) at 43°1′51″N 71°26′5″W / 43.03083°N 71.43472°W (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 Depot Road, Martins Ferry Road, Benton Road, Londonderry Turnpike (New Hampshire Route 28 Bypass), Whitehall Road (New Hampshire Route 27), and Farmer Road. A portion of the town of Hooksett south of Smyth Road and north of the Manchester line is outside the CDP. Part of the campus of Southern New Hampshire University is within the CDP.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.8 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2), or 0.07%, is water.