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| NH State Information & GOvernment Information
Capital: Concord
State abbreviation/Postal code: N.H./NH
Governor: John Lynch, D (to Jan. 2007)
Senators: Judd Gregg, R (to Jan. 2011); John E. Sununu, R (to Jan. 2009)
U.S. Representatives: 2
Treasurer: Michael Ablowich, R (to Dec. 2008)
Secy. of State: William M. Gardner, D (to Dec. 2008)
Atty. General: Kelly Ayotte, R (to March 2009)
Entered Union (rank): June 21, 1788 (9)
Present constitution adopted: 1784
Motto: Live free or die
State symbols:
| flower |
purple lilac (1919) |
| tree |
white birch (1947) |
| animal |
white-tailed deer (1983) |
| insect |
ladybug (1977) |
| saltwater fish |
striped bass (1994) |
| freshwater fish |
brook trout (1995) |
| amphibian |
spotted newt (1985) |
| butterfly |
karner blue (1992) |
| bird |
purple finch (1957) |
| songs |
“Old New Hampshire” (1949) and “New Hampshire, My New Hampshire” (1963) |
Nickname: Granite State
Origin of name: From the English county of Hampshire
10 largest cities (2005 est.): Manchester, 109,691; Nashua, 87,321; Concord, 42,336; Rochester, 30,004; Dover, 28,486; Keene, 22,778; Portsmouth, 20,674; Laconia, 17,060; Claremont, 13, 388; Lebanon, 12,606
Land area: 8,968 sq mi. (23,227 sq km)
Geographic center: In Belknap Co., 3 mi. E of Ashland
Number of counties: 10
Largest county by population and area: Hillsborough, 401,291 (2005); Coos, 1,801 sq mi.
State parks: 65 (50,000+ ac.)
Residents: New Hampshirite
2005 resident population est.: 1,309,940
2000 resident census population (rank): 1,235,786 (41). Male: 607,687 (49.2%); Female: 628,099 (50.8%). White: 1,186,851 (96.0%); Black: 9,035 (0.7%); American Indian: 2,964 (0.2%); Asian: 15,931 (1.3%); Other race: 7,420 (0.6%); Two or more races: 13,214 (1.1%); Hispanic/Latino: 20,489 (1.7%). 2000 percent population 18 and over: 75.0; 65 and over: 12.0; median age: 37.1
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