New Hampshire Almanac: State Facts and Figures

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New Hampshire Almanac

Official Name

New Hampshire

Capital

Concord

Nick Name

The Granite State

Motto

Live free or die

Location & Region

43.23159 N, 071.56007 W

Northeast

Constitution Ratified

1784

Statehood

June 21, 1788

9th state

Population

1,235,786

137.78 sq mi.

41st

Largest City
(by population)

Manchester, Nashua, Concord, Derry, Rochester

Bordering States

Maine - Massachusetts - Vermont - Coastline: 13 mi.

Number of Counties

10 Counties in New Hampshire

Largest County
(by population)

Hillsborough County

380,841

876 sq mi.

Time Zone

Eastern Standard Time

New Hampshire Climate and Weather

There are four distinct seasons. The mountains are generally cooler and wetter than the rest of the state. Days are usually warm in that period and nights cool. Summer can be humid but is comfortable for the most part. Expect July to produce some days with temperatures above 90 F/32 C and nights with lows in the 50s F/10-15 C. Early fall expect warm-to-brisk days and cool nights in the fall (43-70 F/6-21 C, cooler in the mountains).

Though snowfall in any one area varies from year to year, there's usually snow cover all winter inland, with average snowfall from 50-70 in/127-178 cm in the south and 60-100 in/152-254 cm in the north. January temperatures range from lows of 5 F/-15 C to highs of 31 F/-2 C, though most places experience some days below 0 F/-18 C. At the summit of Mt. Washington (not a place most people will want to visit in the winter), temperatures can go down to -100 F/-73 C.

Highest Temperature

106 degrees
July 4th, 1911 - Nashua

Lowest Temperature

-46 degrees
January 28, 1925 - Pittsburg

Avg Temp: High - Low

82.6 degrees

9.0 degrees

New Hampshire Highest, Lowest, and Mean Elevations (Feet)

Mean Elevation

1,000

Highest Point

Mt. Washington

6,288

Lowest Point

Atlantic Ocean

Sea level

New Hampshire Land Area (Square Miles)

Geographic Center

New Hampshire is situated the most northern of the thirteen original states and lies between latitude 42-40 and 45-18 north and longitude 70-37 west. It is about 180 miles long and 50 miles wide, although the extreme width is 93 miles.

Total Area

9,349.94

46th

Land Area¹

8,968.10

95.93%

Water Area²

381.84

4.07%

Forested Land Area³

86.3%

Dimensions
(Length - Width)

190 miles

70 miles

Source: (U.S. Census, April 1, 2000)
1. Dry land and land temporarily or partially covered by water, such as marshland, swamps, etc.; streams and canals under one-eighth statute mile wide; and lakes, reservoirs, and ponds under 40 acres.
2. Permanent inland water surface, such as lakes, reservoirs, and ponds having an area of 40 acres or more; streams, sloughs, estuaries, and canals one-eighth statute mile or more in width; deeply indented embayments and sounds, and other coastal waters behind or sheltered by headlands or islands separated by less than 1 nautical mile of water, and islands under 40 acres in area. Excludes areas of oceans, bays, sounds, etc. lying within U.S. jurisdiction but not defined as inland water.
3. 1997

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