| Admitted to Union |
June 21, 1788 |
| Capital |
Concord, [ Find out more ] |
| Nickname |
Granite State, White Mountain State, Switzerland of America, [ 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 |
| Length |
190 miles |
| Width |
70 miles |
| Highest Point |
6,288 feet (Mount Washington) |
Rank |
18th |
| Lowest Point |
sea level (Atlantic Ocean) |
Rank |
3rd |
| Mean Elevation |
1,000 feet |
Rank |
25th |
| Highest Temp |
106 degrees on July 4th, 1911 at Nashua |
| Lowest Temp |
-46 degrees on January 28, 1925 at Pittsburg |
| Highest Monthly Avg Temp |
82.6 degrees |
Rank |
45th |
| Lowest Monthly Avg Temp |
9.0 degrees |
Rank |
10th |
Population
(U.S. Census, April, 2000) |
1,235,786 |
Rank |
41st |
Population per square mile
(Population/Total Land Area) |
137.78 |
Rank |
20th |
Ten Largest Cities by Population
State Capital in Red
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)
|
| 1. |
Manchester |
107,006 |
|
6. |
Salem |
28,112 |
| 2. |
Nashua |
86,605 |
7. |
Dover |
26,884 |
| 3. |
Concord |
40,687 |
8. |
Merrimack |
25,119 |
| 4. |
Derry |
34,021 |
9. |
Londonderry |
23,236 |
| 5. |
Rochester |
28,461 |
10. |
Hudson |
22,928 | |
| Median Age |
32.8 |
| Average Lifetime (1979-1981) |
74.98 |
Rank |
14th |
| Crimes Reported per 100,000 (1992-1993) |
2,905.0 |
Rank |
49th |
| Violent Crimes |
137.8 |
Rank |
48th |
| Property |
2,767.2 |
Rank |
48th |
Per capita income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$33,169 |
Rank |
6th |
Disposable personal income per capita (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce |
$28,454 |
Rank |
4th |
| Median income of households(1993) |
$37,964 |
Rank |
6th |
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from "The World Almanac® of the U.S.A." by Allan Carpenter
and Carl Provorse, published by World Almanac Books (An Imprint of K-III
Reference Corporation, A K-III Communications Company). Copyright 1996.
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