Statehood June 21, 1788 (9th state)
Capital
Concord
Largest
Cities (by population) Manchester, Nashua, Concord
Origin of
Name Named by Capt. John Mason for the English county of
Hampshire
Population 1,275,056 (41st)
Motto "Live Free or Die" |
Area 9,351 sq miles (44th)
Bordering
States (3) Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and the Canadian
province of Quebec
Number of
Counties (10)
Largest
County (by population) Hillsborough, 380,841
Highest
Point Mt. Washington, 6,288 ft.
Lowest
Point Sea Level, Atlantic Ocean |
