New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in northeast United States. It is one of six states in the New England region. The capital is Concord and its largest city is Manchester. The second largest city is Nashua. Other major cities include Keene, Dover, Portsmouth, and Merrimack.

New Hampshire
State
State of New Hampshire
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  the Granite State[1] the White Mountain State[2]
Motto:  "Live Free or Die"
Anthem: "Old New Hampshire"[3]
Map of the United States with New Hampshire highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Province of New Hampshire
Admitted to the Union	June 21, 1788 (9th)
Capital	Concord
Largest city	Manchester
Largest metro and urban areas	Greater Boston (combined) Manchester–Nashua (metro) Nashua (urban)
Government
• Governor	Chris Sununu (R)
Legislature	General Court
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Judiciary	New Hampshire Supreme Court
U.S. senators	Jeanne Shaheen (D) Maggie Hassan (D)
U.S. House delegation	1: Chris Pappas (D) 2: Ann McLane Kuster (D) (list)
Area
• Total	9,349 sq mi (24,214[4] km2)
• Rank	46th
Dimensions
• Length	190 mi (305 km)
• Width	68 mi (110 km)
Elevation	1,000 ft (300 m)
Highest elevation (Mount Washington[5][6][note 1][note 2])	6,288 ft (1,916.66 m)
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean[6])	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,377,529
• Rank	41st
• Density	147.3/sq mi (56.9/km2)
• Rank	21st
• Median household income	$73,381[7]
• Income rank	7th
Demonym(s)	Granite Stater, New Hampshirite
Language
• Official language	English[8] (French allowed for official business with Quebec)[9]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation	NH
ISO 3166 code	US-NH
Traditional abbreviation	N.H.
Latitude	42° 42′ N to 45° 18′ N
Longitude	70° 36′ W to 72° 33′ W
Website	www.nh.gov

New Hampshire state symbols
Flag of New Hampshire
Living insignia
Amphibian	Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens
Bird	Purple finch Haemorhous purpureus
Butterfly	Karner Blue Lycaeides melissa samuelis
Dog breed	Chinook
Fish	Freshwater: Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis Saltwater: Striped bass Morone saxatilis
Flower	Purple lilac Syringa vulgaris
Insect	Ladybug Coccinellidae
Mammal	White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus
Tree	White birch Betula papyrifera
Inanimate insignia
Food	Fruit: Pumpkin Vegetable: White Potato Berry: Blackberry[10]
Gemstone	Smoky quartz
Mineral	Beryl
Rock	Granite
Sport	Skiing
Tartan	New Hampshire state tartan
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 2000
Lists of United States state symbols

The state motto is "Live Free or Die" and the nickname is the Granite State. The state flower is the lilac and the state bird is the purple finch. New Hampshire is part of New England. It is bordered by Maine in the East, Massachusetts to the South, Vermont to the West, and Quebec, a Canadian province, to the North.

Its population was estimated to be 1,359,711 in 2019, so it is the ninth smallest state in the United States by population.^[11]

New Hampshire's tourist attractions include the Lakes Region, the White Mountains, the autumn leaves, and the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. Some famous people from New Hampshire are Franklin Pierce, Adam Sandler, and members of the band Aerosmith. New Hampshire is also famous for being the first state to vote in the Presidential primaries.

New Hampshire was a British colony before the American War of Independence. It became the ninth state on June 21, 1788 when it accepted the United States Constitution.

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  Portsmouth
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  McDermott Bridge
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  Gilsum Stone Arch Bridge

Related pages

• Colleges and universities in New Hampshire
• List of counties in New Hampshire
• Explore New Hampshire

References

1. Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
2. The summit of Mount Washington is the highest point in northeastern North America.

1. "New Hampshire Almanac: Fast New Hampshire Facts". NH.gov. New Hampshire State Library. 2011. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
2. For use in a reference publication see Mencken, H. L. (1990). American Language Supplement 2. Knopf-Doubleday. The adjoining New Hampshire is usually called the Granite State, which the DAE traces to 1830. It has also been called the White Mountain State, the Mother of Rivers, and the Switzerland of America

   • For official use see "Fast New Hampshire Facts". New Hampshire Almanac. State of New Hampshire. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
   • For contemporary use see "'Live Free or Die'—The Story of the New Hampshire Motto". New England Today. Yankee Publishing, Inc. August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018. For tourism purposes, however, New Hampshire typically tones it down a bit, presenting itself as the Granite State or the White Mountain State ...
3. New Hampshire State Library. "State Official and Honorary State Song". NH.gov. State of New Hampshire. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: New Hampshire". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
5. "Mt Wash". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey.
6. "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
7. "Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2017 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) (S1901): 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates: New Hampshire". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
8. "New Hampshire Revised Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 3-C:1—Official State Language". State of New Hampshire. 1995. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
9. "New Hampshire Revised Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 3-C:2—Exceptions". State of New Hampshire. 1995. Archived from the original on November 17, 2004. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
10. Fehlau, Erin (June 16, 2017). "Blackberry now the state berry of NH". WMUR News. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
11. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for thepop United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-10-14.