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New Hampshire Almanac

Fast facts about the State of New Hampshire.

Admitted to union June 21, 1788
Capital Concord [ Find out more ]
Nickname The Granite State [ Find out more ]
Motto Live Free or Die [ Find out more ]
Total area 9,351 square miles Rank 46th
Total land area 8,969 square miles Rank 44th
Total water area 382 square miles Rank 45th
Coastline (Atlantic Ocean) 13 miles Rank 22nd
Approximate length 190 miles
Approximate width 70 miles
Highest point 6,288 feet above sea level (Mount Washington) Rank 18th
Lowest point Sea level (Atlantic Ocean) Rank 3rd
Mean elevation 1,000 feet above sea level Rank 25th
Highest temperature 106 ° Fahrenheit on July 4th, 1911 at Nashua
Lowest temperature -47 ° Fahrenheit on January 29, 1934 on Mount Washington
Highest monthly average temperature 82.6 ° Fahrenheit Rank 45th
Lowest monthly average temperature 9.0 ° Fahrenheit Rank 10th
Total population (2000 U.S. Census) 1,235,786 Rank 41st
Population per square mile (Population/Total land area) 132.2 Rank 18th
Population - Male (2000 U.S. Census) 607,687 (49.2% of total population)
Population - Female (2000 U.S. Census) 628,099 (50.8% of total population)
Ten largest cities by population
(State Capital in Red)
(2000 U.S. Census)

1. Manchester (107,006)
2. Nashua (86,605)
3. Concord (40,687)
4. Derry (34,021)
5. Rochester (28,461)
6. Salem (28,112)
7. Dover (26,884)
8. Merrimack (25,119)
9. Londonderry (23,236)
10. Hudson (22,928)
Median age 32.8 years old
Average lifetime (1979-1981) 74.98 years Rank 14th
Crimes reported per 100,000 people (1992-1993) 2,905.0 Rank 49th
Violent crimes 137.8 Rank 48th
Property crimes 2,767.2 Rank 48th
Per capita income (2000)
Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Department of Commerce
$33,169 Rank 6th
Disposable per capita personal income (2000)
Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Department of Commerce
$28,454 Rank 4th
Median household income (1993) $37,964 Rank 6th

Sources...

Carpenter, Allan and Provorse, Carl. The World Almanac® of the U.S.A.. Mahwah, N.J. An Imprint of K-III Reference Corporation, A K-III Communications Company. 1996.
New Hampshire - Population Finder - American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. 2009. DD April 2009 <http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&Rank&_name=&Rank&_state=04000US33>


Additional Information

New Hampshire (A Guide to American States)
New Hampshire
Rennay Craats
New Hampshire (World Almanac Library of the States)
New Hampshire
Joanne Mattern

New Hampshire (World Almanac Library of the States), by Joanne Mattern. 48 pages. Gareth Stevens Publishing (January 2003) Reading Level: Grades 4 - 6. In addition to an in-depth factual profile of each state in the form of a state Almanac, every book offers fascinating and lively discussions of the state's history, people, geography, government, economy, culture, and lifestyles. Includes a section on Notable People, a calendar of events, and enough primary source documents, time lines, maps, and other tools to make this unquestionably the best young adult reference material on New Hampshire available anywhere.

New Hampshire (A Guide to American States), by Rennay Craats. 32 pages. Weigl Publishers (December 2001) Reading level: Ages 9-12. Describes the history, geography, plants and animals, government, industry, people, and social life and customs of New Hampshire, one of the thirteen original colonies of the United States.

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