South Hooksett is a census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Hooksett, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,888 at the 2020 census. It is a suburban area adjacent to the city of Manchester, New Hampshire's largest city, and includes a mix of housing developments and large retail stores.
Geography
South Hooksett is located in the southern part of the town of Hooksett (and the southernmost part of Merrimack County). 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 Legends Road, Hooksett Road (U.S. Route 3), Londonderry Turnpike (New Hampshire Route 28 Bypass), a line north of Whitehall Road (New Hampshire Route 27), and Farmer Road. The Hooksett portion 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 , of which , or 0.12%, are water. The Merrimack River runs just outside the northwestern boundary of the CDP, and the northern half of the CDP is drained by Dalton Brook and Messer Brook, westward-flowing tributaries of the Merrimack. The southwestern corner of the CDP drains south to Dorrs Pond in Manchester, while the southeastern part is drained by Neal Brook, a southward-flowing tributary of Massabesic Lake. The entire CDP is part of the Merrimack River watershed.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, South Hooksett had a population of 5,888. The median age was 37.9 years. 18.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.8 males age 18 and over.
98.6% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.4% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,985 households in South Hooksett, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 57.4% were married-couple households, 14.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 1,765 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were headed by married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69, and the average family size was 3.07.
Education
South Hooksett CDP is within Hooksett School District<!--ELM 03870-->, which is a part of School Administrative Unit 15.
A portion of Southern New Hampshire University is within South Hooksett CDP.