New Hampshire
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New Hampshire is located in the United States. It was established on June 21, 1788, and its capital is Concord[1]. English serves as its official language[2].
According to the 2020 count, the population is 1.4M[3]. It spans an area of 24k and has an elevation of 305.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: United States[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
- Head of government: Chris Sununu[6]
- Continent: North America[7]
- Capital: Concord[8]
- Official language: English[9]
- Shares border with: Massachusetts[10], Vermont[11], Quebec[12], Maine[13]
- Anthem: Old New Hampshire[14]
- Named after: Hampshire[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Belknap County[16], Carroll County[17], Cheshire County[18], Coös County[19], Grafton County[20], Hillsborough County[21], Merrimack County[22], Rockingham County[23], Strafford County[24], Sullivan County[25]
- Flag: flag of New Hampshire[26]
- Legislative body: New Hampshire General Court[27]
- Executive body: Government of New Hampshire[28]
- Highest judicial authority: New Hampshire Supreme Court[29]
- Part of: contiguous United States[30], New England[31]
- Commons category: New Hampshire[32]
- Has seal, badge, or sigil: Seal of New Hampshire[33]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[34], America/New_York[35]
- Foundational text: Constitution of New Hampshire[36]
- Archives at: New Hampshire Division of Archives & Records Management[37]
- Inception: June 21, 1788[38]
- Highest point: Mount Washington[39]
- Official website: https://www.nh.gov/[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:New Hampshire[41]
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Physical Characteristics
Population counts include 1,316,470[42], 1,235,786[43], 1,109,252[44], 920,610[45], 737,681[46], and 606,921[47].
Cultural Significance
Things named for New Hampshire include Granite State[48], a television series episode[49], directed by Peter Gould[50]; New Hampshire Red[51], a chicken breed[52]; USS New Hampshire[53], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[54]; and it[55], a census-designated place in the United States[56], in United States[57].
Why It Matters
New Hampshire has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for it include Granite State[48], a television series episode[49], directed by Peter Gould[50]; New Hampshire Red[51], a chicken breed[52]; USS New Hampshire[53], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[54]; and it[55], a census-designated place in the United States[56], in United States[57].