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New Hampshire Almanac: State Facts and Figures
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New Hampshire Almanac
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| 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 |
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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 |
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New Hampshire Highest, Lowest, and Mean Elevations (Feet) |
| Mean Elevation |
1,000 |
| Highest Point |
Mt. Washington |
6,288 |
| Lowest Point |
Atlantic Ocean |
Sea level |
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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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Almanac Provided by SHG Resources |
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