New Hampshire

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New Hampshire: flag

state seal of New Hampshire

The purple finch is the state bird of New Hampshire.

New Hampshire's state flower is the purple lilac.

map of New Hampshire

Franconia Notch

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Presidential Range of the White Mountains

For Students

White Mountains, New Hampshire

New Hampshire summary

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New Hampshire: Facts & Stats

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Also Known As	The Granite State
Capital	Concord
Population	(2020) 1,377,529; (2023 est.) 1,402,054
Governor	Chris Sununu (Republican)
Date Of Admission	June 21, 1788²
U.S. Senators	Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat) • Maggie Hassan (Democrat)
State Nickname	Granite State
State Motto	"Live Free or Die"
State Bird	purple finch
State Flower	purple lilac • pink lady’s slipper
State Song	“Old New Hampshire” • “Live Free or Die”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives	2 (of 435)
Time Zone	Eastern (GMT − 5 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km)	24,214
Total Area (Sq Mi)	9,349
¹Excluding military abroad.²Original state; date shown is that of ratification of Constitution.³The pink lady’s slipper is the state wildflower.

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New Hampshire: flag

state seal of New Hampshire

The purple finch is the state bird of New Hampshire.

New Hampshire's state flower is the purple lilac.

map of New Hampshire

Franconia Notch

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Presidential Range of the White Mountains

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Maggie Hassan

United States senator

John Sullivan

John Sullivan

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Levi Woodbury

United States jurist

Jonathan Belcher

British colonial governor

Langdon, John

John Langdon

American politician

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United States jurist

Potter Stewart, 1976.

Potter Stewart

United States jurist

United States

United States: New England

New England

region, United States

Locator Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

Rockingham

county, New Hampshire, United States

Concord, New Hampshire: State House

Concord

New Hampshire, United States

Manchester, New Hampshire

Manchester

New Hampshire, United States

Locator map of Grafton County, New Hampshire.

Grafton

county, New Hampshire, United States

John Paul Jones House

Portsmouth

New Hampshire, United States

Locator map of Coos County, New Hampshire.

Coos

county, New Hampshire, United States

Locator map of Carroll County, New Hampshire.

Carroll

county, New Hampshire, United States

Locator map of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

Hillsborough

county, New Hampshire, United States

Locator map of Merrimack County, New Hampshire.

Merrimack

county, New Hampshire, United States

Locator map of Strafford County, New Hampshire.

Strafford

county, New Hampshire, United States

Locator map of Cheshire County, New Hampshire.

Cheshire

county, New Hampshire, United States

Laconia Public Library

Laconia

New Hampshire, United States

Locator map of Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

Sullivan

county, New Hampshire, United States

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