Cheshire -- U.S. County in New Hampshire Population (2000): 73825 Housing Units (2000): 31876 Land area (2000): 707.395675 sq. miles (1832.146309 sq. km) Water area (2000): 21.749492 sq. miles (56.330923 sq. km) Total area (2000): 729.145167 sq. miles (1888.477232 sq. km) Located within: New Hampshire (NH), FIPS 33 Location: 42.911802 N, 72.242077 W Headwords: Cheshire Cheshire, NH Cheshire County Cheshire County, NH