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.

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 1,377,529 in 2020, so it is the tenth smallest state in the United States by population.

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.

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (u.s. state)

- **name**: New Hampshire
- **official name**: State of New Hampshire
- **image flag**: Flag of New Hampshire.svg
- **flag link**: Flag and seal of New Hampshire
- **image seal**: Seal of New Hampshire.svg
- **seal link**: Flag and seal of New Hampshire
- **nickname**: the Granite State
the White Mountain State
- **motto**: "Live Free or Die"
- **anthem**: "Old New Hampshire"
- **image map**: New Hampshire in United States.svg
- **officiallang**: English
<small>(French allowed for official business with Quebec)</small>
- **population demonym**: Granite Stater,
New Hampshirite
- **seat**: Concord, New Hampshire, Concord
- **largestcity**: Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester
- **largestmetro**: Greater Boston (combined)
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Manchester–Nashua (metro)
 Nashua, New Hampshire, Nashua (urban)
- **area rank**: 46th
- **area total sq mi**: 9,349
- **area total km2**: 24,214
- **width mi**: 68
- **width km**: 110
- **length mi**: 190
- **length km**: 305
- **area water percent**: 4.2
- **latitude**: 42° 42′ N to 45° 18′ N
- **longitude**: 70° 36′ W to 72° 33′ W
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population rank**: 41st
- **2010pop**: 1,377,529
- **2010densityus**: 147.3
- **2010density**: 56.9
- **population density rank**: 21st
- **medianhouseholdincome**: $73,381
- **incomerank**: 7th
- **elevation max point**: Mount Washington (New Hampshire), Mount Washington
- **elevation max ft**: 6,288
- **elevation max m**: 1916.66
- **elevation ft**: 1,000
- **elevation m**: 300
- **elevation min point**: Atlantic Ocean
- **elevation min ft**: 0
- **elevation min m**: 0
- **former**: Province of New Hampshire
- **admittancedate**: June 21, 1788
- **admittanceorder**: 9th
- **lieutenant governor alt**: Senate President
- **legislature**: New Hampshire General Court, General Court
- **upperhouse**: New Hampshire Senate, Senate
- **lowerhouse**: New Hampshire House of Representatives, House of Representatives
- **speaker of the house of representatives**: Sherman Packard (New Hampshire Republican Party, R)
- **judiciary**: New Hampshire Supreme Court
- **senators**:
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- **representative**:

- **timezone1**: Eastern Time Zone, Eastern
- **utc offset1**: −05:00
- **timezone1 dst**: Eastern Daylight Time, EDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: −04:00
- **iso code**: US-NH
- **postal code**: NH
- **tradabbreviation**: N.H.
- **website**: www.nh.gov
- **capital**: Concord, New Hampshire, Concord


## Infobox (u.s. state symbols)

- **flag**: Flag of New Hampshire.svg
- **seal**: Seal of New Hampshire.svg
- **name**: New Hampshire
- **amphibian**: Eastern newt, Red-spotted newt
_Notophthalmus viridescens_
- **bird**: Purple finch
_Haemorhous purpureus_
- **butterfly**: Karner Blue
_Lycaeides melissa samuelis_
- **dog breed**: Chinook (dog), Chinook
- **fish**: Freshwater: Brook trout
_Salvelinus fontinalis_
Saltwater: Striped bass
_Morone saxatilis_
- **flower**: Syringa vulgaris, Purple lilac
_Syringa vulgaris_
- **insect**: Ladybug
_Coccinellidae_
- **mammal**: White-tailed deer
_Odocoileus virginianus_
- **tree**: Betula papyrifera, White birch
_Betula papyrifera_
- **food**: Fruit: Pumpkin
Vegetable: White potato, White Potato
Berry: Blackberry
- **gemstone**: Smoky quartz
- **mineral**: Beryl
- **rock**: Granite
- **sport**: Skiing
- **tartan**: New Hampshire state tartan
- **route marker**: NH Route 16.svg
- **quarter**: 2000 NH Proof.png
- **quarterreleasedate**: 2000