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State of New Hampshire | |
Anthem: "Old New Hampshire" | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Province of New Hampshire |
Admitted to the Union | June 21, 1788 (9th) |
Capital | Concord |
Largest city | Manchester |
Largest metro | Greater Boston (combined) Manchester–Nashua (metro) Nashua (urban) |
Government | |
• Governor | Chris Sununu (R) |
Legislature | General Court |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
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 km2) |
• Rank | 46th |
Elevation | 1,000 ft (300 m) |
Highest elevation | 6,288 ft (1,916.66 m) |
Lowest elevation | 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 |
• Income rank | 7th |
Language | |
• Official language | English (French allowed for official business with Quebec) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
USPS abbreviation | NH |
ISO 3166 code | US-NH |
Trad. abbreviation | N.H. |
Latitude | 42° 42′ N to 45° 18′ N |
Longitude | 70° 36′ W to 72° 33′ W |
Website | www |
New Hampshire state symbols | |
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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 |
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 |
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.