New Hampshire
New Hampshire | |
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State of New Hampshire | |
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USPS abbreviation | NH |
ISO 3166 code | US-NH |
Traditional abbreviation | N.H. |
Latitude | 42° 42′ N to 45° 18′ N |
Longitude | 70° 36′ W to 72° 33′ W |
Website | nh |
Gemstone | Smoky quartz |
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Mineral | Beryl |
Rock | Granite |
Sport | Skiing |
Tartan | New Hampshire state tartan |
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State quarter | |
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New Hampshire (
New Hampshire was inhabited for thousands of years by
Through the mid-19th century, New Hampshire was an active center of
Reflecting a nationwide trend, New Hampshire's industrial sector declined after
With its mountainous and heavily forested terrain, New Hampshire has a growing tourism sector centered on outdoor recreation. It has some of the
History
Various
English and French explorers visited New Hampshire in 1600–1605, and
New Hampshire was one of the Thirteen Colonies that rebelled against British rule during the American Revolution. During the American Revolution, New Hampshire was economically divided. The Seacoast region revolved around sawmills, shipyards, merchants' warehouses, and established village and town centers, where wealthy merchants built substantial homes, furnished them with luxuries, and invested their capital in trade and land speculation. At the other end of the social scale, there developed a permanent class of day laborers, mariners, indentured servants and slaves.
In December 1774, Paul Revere warned Patriots that Fort William and Mary would be reinforced with British troops. The following day, John Sullivan raided the fort for weapons. During the raid, the British soldiers fired at rebels with cannon and muskets, but there were apparently no casualties. These were among the first shots in the American Revolutionary period, occurring approximately five months before the Battles of Lexington and Concord. On January 5, 1776, New Hampshire became the first colony to declare independence from Great Britain, almost six months before the Declaration of Independence was signed by the Continental Congress.[21]
The
New Hampshire was a Jacksonian stronghold; the state sent
Starting in 1952, New Hampshire gained national and international attention for its
Geography
New Hampshire is part of the six-state
The
In southwestern New Hampshire, the landmark
New Hampshire has more than 800 lakes and ponds, and approximately 19,000 miles (31,000 km) of rivers and streams.[27] Major rivers include the 110-mile (177 km) Merrimack River, which bisects the lower half of the state north–south before passing into Massachusetts and reaching the sea in Newburyport. Its tributaries include the Contoocook River, Pemigewasset River, and Winnipesaukee River. The 410-mile (660 km) Connecticut River, which starts at New Hampshire's Connecticut Lakes and flows south to Connecticut, defines the western border with Vermont. The state border is not in the center of that river, as is usually the case, but at the low-water mark on the Vermont side; meaning the entire river along the Vermont border (save for areas where the water level has been raised by a dam) lies within New Hampshire.[28] Only one town—Pittsburg—shares a land border with the state of Vermont. The "northwesternmost headwaters" of the Connecticut also define the part of Canada–U.S. border.
The
The largest of
New Hampshire has the
It is the state with the highest percentage of timberland area in the country.
The northern third of the state is locally referred to as the "north country" or "north of the notches", in reference to the White Mountain passes that channel traffic. It contains less than 5% of the state's population, suffers relatively high poverty, and is steadily losing population as the logging and paper industries decline. However, the tourist industry, in particular visitors who go to northern New Hampshire to ski, snowboard, hike and mountain bike, has helped offset economic losses from mill closures.
Environmental protection emerged as a key state issue in the early 1900s in response to poor logging practices. In the 1970s, activists defeated a proposal to build an oil refinery along the coast and limited plans for a full-width interstate highway through Franconia Notch to a parkway.[33][34]
Winter season lengths are projected to decline at ski areas across New Hampshire due to the effects of climate change, which is likely to continue the historic contraction and consolidation of the ski industry and threaten individual ski businesses and communities that rely on ski tourism.[35]
Flora and fauna
Climate
New Hampshire experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa in some southern areas, Dfb in most of the state, and Dfc subarctic in some northern highland areas), with warm, humid summers, and long, cold, and snowy winters. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed all year. The climate of the southeastern portion is moderated by the Atlantic Ocean and averages relatively milder winters (for New Hampshire), while the northern and interior portions experience colder temperatures and lower humidity. Winters are cold and snowy throughout the state, and especially severe in the northern and mountainous areas. Average annual snowfall ranges from 60 inches (150 cm) to over 100 inches (250 cm) across the state.[37]
Average daytime highs are in the mid 70s°F to low 80s°F (24–28 °C) throughout the state in July, with overnight lows in the mid 50s°F to low 60s°F (13–15 °C). January temperatures range from an average high of 34 °F (1 °C) on the coast to overnight lows below 0 °F (−18 °C) in the far north and at high elevations. Average annual precipitation statewide is roughly 40 inches (100 cm) with some variation occurring in the
Extreme snow is often associated with a
New Hampshire, on occasion, is affected by
The
Location | July (°F) | July (°C) | January (°F) | January (°C) |
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Manchester | 82/64 | 28/17 | 33/15 | 0/−9 |
Nashua | 82/59 | 28/15 | 33/12 | 0/−11 |
Concord | 82/57 | 28/14 | 30/10 | −1/−12 |
Portsmouth | 79/61 | 26/16 | 32/16 | 0/−9 |
Keene | 82/56 | 28/13 | 31/9 | −1/−12 |
Laconia | 81/60 | 27/16 | 30/11 | −1/−11 |
Lebanon | 82/58 | 28/14 | 30/8 | −1/−13 |
Berlin | 78/55 | 26/13 | 27/5 | –3/–15 |
Metropolitan areas
- Berlin
- Boston–Cambridge–Nashua
- Haverhill–Newburyport–Amesbury Town NECTA Division
- Lawrence–Methuen Town–Salem NECTA Division
- Lowell–Billerica–Chelmsford NECTA Division
- Nashua NECTA Division
- Claremont
- Concord
- Dover–Durham
- Franklin
- Keene
- Laconia
- Lebanon
- Manchester
- Portsmouth
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1790 | 141,885 | — | |
1800 | 183,858 | 29.6% | |
1810 | 214,460 | 16.6% | |
1820 | 244,155 | 13.8% | |
1830 | 269,328 | 10.3% | |
1840 | 284,574 | 5.7% | |
1850 | 317,976 | 11.7% | |
1860 | 326,073 | 2.5% | |
1870 | 318,300 | −2.4% | |
1880 | 346,991 | 9.0% | |
1890 | 376,530 | 8.5% | |
1900 | 411,588 | 9.3% | |
1910 | 430,572 | 4.6% | |
1920 | 443,083 | 2.9% | |
1930 | 465,293 | 5.0% | |
1940 | 491,524 | 5.6% | |
1950 | 533,242 | 8.5% | |
1960 | 606,921 | 13.8% | |
1970 | 737,681 | 21.5% | |
1980 | 920,610 | 24.8% | |
1990 | 1,109,252 | 20.5% | |
2000 | 1,235,786 | 11.4% | |
2010 | 1,316,470 | 6.5% | |
2020 | 1,377,529 | 4.6% | |
2023 (est.) | 1,402,054 | 1.8% | |
Source: 1910–2020[44][45] |
Population
As of the
As indicated in the census, in 2020 88.3% of the population were
The most densely populated areas generally lie within 50 miles (80 km) of the Massachusetts border, and are concentrated in two areas: along the
As of the
According to HUD's 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, there were an estimated 1,605 homeless people in New Hampshire.[51][52]
Racial composition | 1990[53] | 2000[54] | 2010[49] | 2020[48] |
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White |
98.0% | 96.0% | 93.9% | 88.3% |
Black or African American |
0.6% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Asian |
0.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 2.6% |
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander |
– | – | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Other race |
0.3% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.7% |
Two or more races |
– | 1.1% | 1.6% | 5.6% |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
1.0% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
According to the 2012–2017
New Hampshire has the highest percentage (22.9%) of residents with French/
In 2018, the top countries of origin for New Hampshire's immigrants were India, Canada, China, Nepal and the Dominican Republic.[58]
According to the Census Bureau's
Manchester | Nashua | Concord | Derry | Dover | |
Population, Census (2020) | 115,644 | 91,322 | 43,976 | 34,317 | 32,741 |
Population, Census (2010) | 109,565 | 86,494 | 42,695 | 33,109 | 29,987 |
Population change (April 1, 2010, to April 1, 2020) | 5.5% | 5.6% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 9.2% |
Age and sex (2020) | |||||
Persons under 5 years | 5.3% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 4.6% |
Persons under 18 years | 18.7% | 19.2% | 17.2% | 20.6% | 18.1% |
Persons 65 years and over | 14.9% | 16.7% | 19.1% | 14.2% | 16.8% |
Female persons | 50.1% | 50.4% | 49.8% | 50.4% | 50.8% |
Race and ethnicity (2020) | |||||
White
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76.7% | 73.1% | 85.4% | 89.3% | 85.7% |
Non-Hispanic White | 74.0% | 70.3% | 84.5% | 88.1% | 84.9% |
Hispanic or Latino | 11.8% | 13.9% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 3.2% |
Black or African American
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5.5% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1.7% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Asian
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4.2% | 7.8% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 5.5% |
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
|
- | - | - | - | - |
Two or more races | 7.9% | 9.0% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 5.6% |
Population characteristics (2017–2022) | |||||
Veterans | 6,212 | 5,103 | 2,885 | 2,256 | 1,569 |
Foreign-born persons | 14.9% | 15.8% | 8.2% | 4.8% | 5.8% |
Birth data
Note: Percentages in the table do not add up to 100, because Hispanics are counted both by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall number.
Race
|
2013[65] | 2014[66] | 2015[67] | 2016[68] | 2017[69] | 2018[70] | 2019[71] | 2020[72] | 2021[73] | 2022[74] |
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White: | 11,570 (93.3%) | 11,494 (93.4%) | 11,600 (93.3%) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
> Non-Hispanic White
|
11,064 (89.2%) | 10,917 (88.7%) | 10,928 (87.9%) | 10,641 (86.7%) | 10,524 (86.9%) | 10,317 (86.0%) | 10,079 (85.1%) | 10,075 (85.4%) | 10,848 (85.9%) | 10,318 (85.4%) |
Asian | 485 (3.9%) | 528 (4.3%) | 527 (4.2%) | 504 (4.1%) | 479 (4.0%) | 472 (3.9%) | 508 (4.3%) | 428 (3.6%) | 432 (3.4%) | 441 (3.7%) |
Black | 316 (2.5%) | 259 (2.1%) | 280 (2.3%) | 208 (1.7%) | 234 (1.9%) | 241 (2.0%) | 255 (2.2%) | 256 (2.2%) | 274 (2.2%) | 267 (2.2%) |
American Indian | 25 (0.2%) | 21 (0.2%) | 26 (0.2%) | 8 (0.0%) | 26 (0.2%) | 13 (0.1%) | 18 (0.2%) | 10 (0.1%) | 8 (>0.1%) | 16 (0.1%) |
Hispanic (of any race) | 513 (4.1%) | 591 (4.8%) | 638 (5.1%) | 697 (5.7%) | 673 (5.6%) | 745 (6.2%) | 771 (6.5%) | 797 (6.7%) | 860 (6.8%) | 812 (6.7%) |
Total New Hampshire | 12,396 (100%) | 12,302 (100%) | 12,433 (100%) | 12,267 (100%) | 12,116 (100%) | 11,995 (100%) | 11,839 (100%) | 11,791 (100%) | 12,625 (100%) | 12,077 (100%) |
- Since 2016, data for births of White Hispanic origin are not collected, but included in one Hispanic group; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
Religion
A Pew survey in 2014 showed that the religious affiliations of the people of New Hampshire was as follows:
A survey suggests people in New Hampshire and Vermont[note 4] are less likely than other Americans to attend weekly services and only 54% say they are "absolutely certain there is a God" compared to 71% in the rest of the nation.[note 5][77] New Hampshire and Vermont are also at the lowest levels among states in religious commitment. In 2012, 23% of New Hampshire residents in a Gallup poll considered themselves "very religious", while 52% considered themselves "non-religious".[78] According to the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) in 2010, the largest denominations were the Catholic Church with 311,028 members; the United Church of Christ with 26,321 members; and the United Methodist Church with 18,029 members.[79]
In 2016, a Gallup Poll found that New Hampshire was the least religious state in the United States. Only 20% of respondents in New Hampshire categorized themselves as "very religious", while the nationwide average was 40%.[80]
According to the 2020 Public Religion Research Institute study, 64% of the population was Christian, dominated by Roman Catholicism and evangelical Protestantism.[81] In contrast with varying studies of estimated irreligiosity, the Public Religion Research Institute reported that irreligion declined from 36% at the separate 2014 Pew survey to 25% of the population in 2020. In 2021, the unaffiliated increased to 40% of the population, although Christianity altogether made up 54% of the total population (Catholics, Protestants, and Jehovah's Witnesses).
Economy
- Total employment (2016): 594,243
- Number of employer establishments: 37,868[82]
The
New Hampshire experienced a major shift in its economic base during the 20th century. Historically, the base was composed of traditional New England textiles, shoemaking, and small machine shops, drawing upon low-wage labor from nearby small farms and parts of Quebec. Today, of the state's total manufacturing dollar value, these sectors contribute only two percent for textiles, two percent for leather goods, and nine percent for machining.[86] They experienced a sharp decline due to obsolete plants and the lure of cheaper wages in the Southern United States.
New Hampshire today has a broad-based and growing economy, with a state GDP growth rate of 2.2% in 2018.[83] The state's largest economic sectors in 2018, based on contribution to GDP, are: 15% real estate and rental and leasing; 13% professional business services; 12% manufacturing; 10% government and government services; and 9% health care and social services.[87]
The state's budget in FY2018 was $5.97 billion, including $1.79 billion in federal funds.[88] The issue of taxation is controversial in New Hampshire, which has a property tax (subject to municipal control) but no broad sales tax or income tax. The state does have narrower taxes on meals, lodging, vehicles, business and investment income, and tolls on state roads.
According to the
New Hampshire's residential electricity use is low compared with the national average, in part because demand for air conditioning is low during the generally mild summer months and because few households use electricity as their primary energy source for home heating. Nearly half of New Hampshire households use fuel oil for winter heating, which is one of the largest shares in the United States. New Hampshire has potential for renewable energies like wind power, hydroelectricity, and wood fuel.[89]
The state has no general sales tax and no personal state income tax (the state currently does tax, at a five percent rate, income from dividends and interest, but this tax is set to expire in 2027.[90])
New Hampshire's lack of a broad-based tax system has resulted in the state's local jurisdictions having the 8th-highest property taxes as of a 2019 ranking by the Tax Foundation.[91] However, the state's overall tax burden is relatively low; in 2010 New Hampshire ranked 8th-lowest among states in combined average state and local tax burden.[92]
The (preliminary) seasonally unemployment rate in April 2019 was 2.4% based on a 767,500 person civilian workforce with 749,000 people in employment. New Hampshire's workforce is 90% in nonfarm employment, with 18% employed in trade, transportation, and utilities; 17% in education and health care; 12% in government; 11% in professional and business services; and 10% in leisure and hospitality.[93]
Largest employers
In March 2018, 86% of New Hampshire's workforce were employed by the private sector, with 53% of those workers being employed by firms with fewer than 100 employees. About 14% of private-sector employees are employed by firms with more than 1,000 employees.[94]
According to community surveys by the Economic & Labor Market Information Bureau of NH Employment Security, the following are the largest private employers in the state:[95]
Employer | Location (base) | Employees |
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Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center | Lebanon | 7,000 |
Fidelity Investments | Merrimack | 6,000 |
BAE Systems North America
|
Nashua | 4,700 |
Liberty Mutual | Dover | 3,800 |
Elliot Hospital | Manchester | 3,800 |
Dartmouth College | Hanover | 3,500 |
Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester | 3,200 |
Capital Regional Health Care | Concord | 3,000 |
Catholic Medical Center | Manchester | 2,300 |
Southern New Hampshire Health System | Nashua | 2,200 |
New Hampshire's state government employs approximately 6,100 people. Additionally, the U.S. Department of State employs approximately 1,600 people at the National Visa Center and National Passport Center in Portsmouth, which process United States immigrant visa petitions and United States passport applications.[95]
Law and government
The governor of New Hampshire, since January 5, 2017, is Republican
New Hampshire is an alcoholic beverage control state, and through the State Liquor Commission takes in $100 million from the sale and distribution of liquor.[96]
New Hampshire is the only state in the U.S. that does not require adults to wear seat belts in their vehicles. It is one of three states that have no mandatory helmet law.
Governing documents
The
Branches of government
New Hampshire has a bifurcated executive branch, consisting of the governor and a five-member executive council which votes on state contracts worth more than $5,000 and "advises and consents" to the governor's nominations to major state positions such as department heads and all judgeships and pardon requests. New Hampshire does not have a lieutenant governor; the Senate president serves as "acting governor" whenever the governor is unable to perform the duties.
The legislature is called the General Court. It consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. There are 400 representatives, making it one of the largest elected bodies in the English-speaking world,[97] and 24 senators. Legislators are paid a nominal salary of $200 per two-year term plus travel costs, the lowest in the U.S. by far. Thus most are effectively volunteers, nearly half of whom are retirees.[98] (For details, see the article on Government of New Hampshire.)
The state's sole appellate court is the
Local government
New Hampshire has
New Hampshire is a
New Hampshire has a small number of
Politics
New Hampshire is known for its fiscal conservatism and cultural liberalism. The state's politics are cited as libertarian leaning.[17] It is the least religious state in the Union as of a 2016 Gallup poll.[80] The state has long had a great disdain for state taxation and state bureaucracy.[99][100] As of 2023, New Hampshire has a Republican governor (Chris Sununu) and a Republican-controlled legislature, and is one of nine states (the only one in the American Northeast) to have no general state income tax imposed on individuals.
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party, in that order, are the two largest parties in the state. A plurality of voters are registered as undeclared, and can choose either ballot in the primary and then regain their undeclared status after voting.[101] The Libertarian Party had official party status from 1990 to 1996 and from 2016 to 2018. A movement known as the Free State Project suggests libertarians move to the state to concentrate their power. As of August 30, 2022, there were 869,863 registered voters, of whom 332,008 (38.17%) did not declare a political party affiliation, 273,921 (31.49%) were Democratic, and 263,934 (30.34%) were Republican.[102]
New Hampshire primary
New Hampshire is internationally known for the
In February 2023, the Democratic National Committee awarded that party's first primary to South Carolina, to be held on February 3, 2024, directing New Hampshire and Nevada to vote three days later.[103] New Hampshire political leaders from both parties have vowed to stand by the state's "first in the nation" law and ignore the DNC.
State law permits a town with fewer than 100 residents to open its polls at midnight and close when all registered citizens have cast their ballots. As such, the communities of
Nominations for all other partisan offices are decided in a separate primary election. In Presidential election cycles, this is the second primary election held in New Hampshire.
Elections
In the past, New Hampshire has often voted Republican. Between 1856 and 1988, New Hampshire cast its electoral votes for the Democratic presidential ticket six times: Woodrow Wilson (twice), Franklin D. Roosevelt (three times), and Lyndon B. Johnson (once).
Beginning in 1992, New Hampshire became a swing state in national and local elections, and in that time has supported Democrats in all presidential elections except 2000. It was the only state in the country to switch from supporting Republican George W. Bush in the 2000 election to supporting his Democratic challenger in the 2004 election, when John Kerry, a senator from neighboring Massachusetts, won the state.
The Democrats dominated elections in New Hampshire in 2006 and 2008. In 2006, Democrats won both congressional seats (electing Carol Shea-Porter in the first district and Paul Hodes in the second), re-elected Governor John Lynch, and gained a majority on the Executive Council and in both houses for the first time since 1911. Democrats had not held both the legislature and the governorship since 1874.[107] Neither U.S. Senate seat was up for a vote in 2006. In 2008, Democrats retained their majorities, governorship, and Congressional seats; and former governor Jeanne Shaheen defeated incumbent Republican John E. Sununu for the U.S. Senate in a rematch of the 2002 contest.
The 2008 elections resulted in women holding a majority, 13 of the 24 seats, in the New Hampshire Senate, a first for any legislative body in the United States.[108]
In the 2010 midterm elections, Republicans made historic gains in New Hampshire, capturing veto-proof majorities in the state legislature, taking all five seats in the Executive Council, electing a new U.S. senator, Kelly Ayotte, winning both U.S. House seats, and reducing the margin of victory of incumbent Governor John Lynch compared to his 2006 and 2008 landslide wins.
In the 2012 state legislative elections, Democrats took back the
In the 2014 elections, Republicans retook the
In the 2016 elections, Republicans held the New Hampshire House of Representatives with a majority of 220–175 and held onto their 14 seats in the New Hampshire Senate. In the gubernatorial race, retiring Governor Maggie Hassan was succeeded by Republican Chris Sununu, who defeated Democratic nominee Colin Van Ostern. Sununu became the state's first Republican governor since Craig Benson, who left office in 2005 following defeat by John Lynch. Republicans control the governor's office and both chambers of the state legislature, a governing trifecta in which the Republicans have full governing power.[110] In the presidential race, the state voted for the Democratic nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, by a margin of 2,736 votes, or 0.3%, one of the closest results the state has ever seen in a presidential race, while Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson received 4.12% of the vote. The Democrats also won a competitive race in the Second Congressional District, as well as a competitive senate race. New Hampshire's congressional delegation currently consists of exclusively Democrats. In the 116th United States Congress, it is one of only seven states with an entirely Democratic delegation, five of which are in New England (the others are Delaware and Hawaii).
Free State Project
The Free State Project (FSP) is a movement founded in 2001 to recruit at least 20,000 libertarians to move to a single low-population state (New Hampshire, was selected in 2003), to concentrate libertarian activism around a single region.[111] The Free State Project emphasizes decentralized decision-making, encouraging new movers and prior residents of New Hampshire to participate in a way the individual mover deems most appropriate. For example, as of 2017, there were 17 so-called Free Staters elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives,[112] and in 2021, the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance, which ranks bills and elected representatives based on their adherence to what they see as libertarian principles, scored 150 representatives as "A−" or above rated representatives.[113] Participants also engage with other like-minded activist groups such as Rebuild New Hampshire,[114] Young Americans for Liberty,[115] and Americans for Prosperity.[116] As of April 2022, approximately 6,232 participants have moved to New Hampshire for the Free State Project.[117]
Transportation
Highways
New Hampshire has a well-maintained, well-signed network of
- Interstate 89 runs northwest from near Concord to Lebanon on the Vermont border.
- Interstate 93 is the main Interstate highway in New Hampshire and runs north from Salem (on the Massachusetts border) to Littleton (on the Vermont border). I-93 connects the more densely populated southern part of the state to the Lakes Region and the White Mountains further to the north.
- Interstate 95 runs north–south briefly along New Hampshire's seacoast to serve the city of Portsmouth, before entering Maine
- U.S. Route 1 runs north–south briefly along New Hampshire's seacoast to the east of and paralleling I-95.
- Coos County from Maine, intersecting Route 16, skirting the White Mountain National Forest passing through Jeffersonand into Vermont.
- U.S. Route 3 is the longest numbered route in the state, and the only one to run completely through the state from the Massachusetts border to the Canada–U.S. border. It generally parallels Interstate 93. South of Manchester, it takes a more westerly route through Nashua. North of Franconia Notch, U.S. 3 takes a more easterly route, before terminating at the Canada–U.S. border.
- U.S. Route 4 terminates at the Portsmouth Traffic Circle and runs east–west across the southern part of the state connecting Durham, Concord, Boscawen, and Lebanon.
- New Hampshire Route 16 is a major north–south highway in the eastern part of the state that generally parallels the border with Maine, eventually entering Maine as Maine Route 16. The southernmost portion of NH 16 is a four-lane freeway, co-signed with U.S. Route 4.
- New Hampshire Route 101 is a major east–west highway in the southern part of the state that connects Keene with Manchester and the Seacoast region. East of Manchester, NH 101 is a four-lane, limited-access highway that runs to Hampton Beach and I-95.
Air
New Hampshire has 25 public-use airports, three with some scheduled commercial passenger service. The busiest airport by number of passengers handled is
Public transportation
Long-distance intercity passenger rail service is provided by Amtrak's Vermonter and Downeaster lines.
Greyhound, Concord Coach, Vermont Translines, and Dartmouth Coach all provide intercity bus connections to and from points in New Hampshire and to long-distance points beyond and in between.
As of 2013[update], Boston-centered
Eleven public transit authorities operate local and regional bus services around the state, and eight private carriers operate express bus services which link with the national intercity bus network.[123] The New Hampshire Department of Transportation operates a statewide ride-sharing match service, in addition to independent ride matching and guaranteed ride home programs.[123]
Freight railways
Freight railways in New Hampshire include Claremont & Concord Railroad (CCRR), Pan Am Railways via subsidiary Springfield Terminal Railway (ST), the New England Central Railroad (NHCR), the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (SLR), and New Hampshire Northcoast Corporation (NHN).
Education
High schools
The first public high schools in the state were the Boys' High School and the Girls' High School of Portsmouth, established either in 1827 or 1830, depending on the source.[124][125][126]
New Hampshire has more than 80 public high schools, many of which serve more than one town. The largest is Pinkerton Academy in Derry, which is owned by a private non-profit organization and serves as the public high school of several neighboring towns. There are at least 30 private high schools in the state.
New Hampshire is also the home of several prestigious
In 2008, the state tied with Massachusetts as having the highest scores on the SAT and ACT standardized tests given to high school students.[127]
Colleges and universities
- Antioch University New England
- Colby-Sawyer College
- Community College System of New Hampshire:
- Dartmouth College
- Tuck School of Business
- Geisel School of Medicine
- Thayer School of Engineering
- Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies
- Franklin Pierce University
- Hellenic American University
- Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- New England College
- New Hampshire Institute of Art
- Rivier University
- Saint Anselm College
- Southern New Hampshire University
- Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
- University System of New Hampshire:
Media
Daily newspapers
- Berlin Daily Sun
- Concord Monitor
- Conway Daily Sun
- Eagle Times of Claremont
- Eagle Tribune (Lawrence, Massachusettsarea, including parts of southern New Hampshire)
- Foster's Daily Democrat of Dover
- Keene Sentinel
- Laconia Daily Sun
- New Hampshire Union Leader of Manchester, formerly known as the Manchester Union Leader
- The Portsmouth Herald
- The Sun (Lowell, Massachusetts area, including parts of southern New Hampshire)
- Valley News of Lebanon
Other publications
- Area News Group
- Business New Hampshire Magazine
- The Cabinet Press
- Milford Cabinet
- Bedford Journal
- Hollis/Brookline Journal
- Merrimack Journal
- Carriage Towne News (covering Kingston and surrounding towns)
- The Dartmouth (Dartmouth College student newspaper)
- The Exeter News-Letter
- Free Keene
- The Hampton Union
- Hippo Press (covering Manchester, Nashua, and Concord)
- The Liberty Block
- Manchester Express
- Manchester Ink Link[128]
- The New Hampshire (University of New Hampshire student newspaper)
- New Hampshire Business Review
- New Hampshire Free Press
- The New Hampshire Gazette (Portsmouth alternative biweekly)
- NH Living Magazine[129]
- NH Rocks[130]
- Salmon Press Newspapers (family of weekly newspapers covering Lakes Region & North Country)
Radio stations
Television stations
- WMUR, Channel 9, Manchester
- New Hampshire Public Television); repeater stations in Keene and Littleton
- True Crime Network affiliate WWJE, Channel 50, Derry/Manchester
- Ion Television station WPXG, Channel 21, Concord (satellite of WBPX in Boston)
Sports
The following sports teams are based in New Hampshire:
Club | Sport | Venue | League | Level | notes |
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Amoskeag Rugby Club | Rugby union | Northeast Athletic Club, Pembroke | New England Rugby Football Union | Amateur | |
Nashua Silver Knights | Baseball | Holman Stadium, Nashua | Futures Collegiate Baseball League | Collegiate summer baseball | |
New Hampshire Fisher Cats | Baseball | Delta Dental Stadium , Manchester
|
Double-A Eastern League | Professional | Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays |
New Hampshire Wild | Baseball | Doane Diamond, Concord | Empire Professional Baseball League | Professional | Independent minor league |
Northeast Ruckus | American football | Nor Rock Field | Womans Football Alliance | Semi-professional | Based in Windham, plays home games in nearby Raymond, New Hampshire |
Seacoast United Phantoms | Soccer
|
New England Sports Park | USL League Two | Semi-professional | Based in Portsmouth, plays home games in nearby Hampton, New Hampshire |
New Hampshire Mountain Kings | Ice Hockey | Tri-Town Ice Arena, Hooksett | North American Hockey League | Amateur |
The sport of paintball was invented in Henniker in 1981.[131] Sutton was the home of the world's first commercial paintball facility.[132]
The
New Hampshire has two universities competing at the NCAA Division I in all collegiate sports: the Dartmouth Big Green (Ivy League) and the New Hampshire Wildcats (America East Conference), as well as three NCAA Division II teams: Franklin Pierce Ravens, Saint Anselm Hawks, and Southern New Hampshire Penmen (Northeast-10 Conference). Most other schools compete in NCAA Division III or the NAIA.
Annually since 2002, high-school statewide all-stars compete against Vermont in 10 sports during "Twin State" playoffs.[133]
Culture
In the spring, New Hampshire's many
In September, New Hampshire is host to the New Hampshire Highland Games. New Hampshire has also registered an official tartan with the proper authorities in Scotland, used to make kilts worn by the Lincoln Police Department while its officers serve during the games. The fall foliage peaks in mid-October. In the winter, New Hampshire's ski areas and snowmobile trails attract visitors from a wide area.[135] After the lakes freeze over they become dotted with ice fishing ice houses, known locally as bobhouses.
.In fiction
Theater
- The fictional New Hampshire town of Grover's Corners serves as the setting of the MacDowell Colony, writing at least some of the play while in residence there.[138]
Comics
- Al Capp, creator of the comic strip Li'l Abner, used to joke that Dogpatch, the setting for the strip, was based on Seabrook, where he would vacation with his wife.[139]
Television
- In the AMC drama Breaking Bad ("Granite State"[140]) series lead Walter White escapes to a cabin in a fictional county in northern New Hampshire.
- In the sixth season of HBO hit series The Sopranos, in an episode named for New Hampshire's famous slogan of "Live Free or Die", character Vito Spatafore flees New Jersey for the small fictional town of Dartford, New Hampshire, because of his inadvertently being outed as a gay man.[141]
Notable people
Prominent individuals from New Hampshire include 14th President of the United States Franklin Pierce, founding father Nicholas Gilman, Senator Daniel Webster, Revolutionary War hero John Stark, editor Horace Greeley, founder of the Christian Science religion Mary Baker Eddy, poet Robert Frost, sculptor Daniel Chester French, astronaut Alan Shepard, rock musician Ronnie James Dio, author Dan Brown, actor Adam Sandler, inventor Dean Kamen, comedians Sarah Silverman and Seth Meyers, restaurateurs Richard and Maurice McDonald, WWE wrestler Triple H, and streamer Ludwig Ahgren.
See also
Notes
- ^ In the event of a vacancy in the office of governor, the president of the State Senate is first in line to assume the gubernatorial powers and duties as acting governor.
- ^ Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
- Mount Washington is the highest point in northeastern North America.
- ^ which were polled jointly
- ^ 86% in Alabama and South Carolina
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Further reading
- Sletcher, Michael (2004). New England. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-32753-7.
- Land Use in Cornish, N.H., a 2006 documentary presentation by James M. Patterson of the Valley News, depicts various aspects of the societal and cultural environment of northern New Hampshire.
External links
State government
- Official website
- New Hampshire Almanac
- Visitnh.gov, New Hampshire Office of Travel and Tourism Development
U.S. Government
- New Hampshire State Guide from the Library of Congress
- Energy Facts for New Hampshire
- New Hampshire State Facts, USDA Economic Research Service
- USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of New Hampshire
Other
- New Hampshire at Curlie
- Internet Movie Database listing of films shot in the state
- New Hampshire Historical Society
- NH Rocks New Hampshire Statewide Destination Marketing Organization
- Geographic data related to New Hampshire at OpenStreetMap