New Hampshire Fast Facts
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Area: 24,219 sq km (9,351 sq mi); rank: 46th.
Capital: Concord (1990 pop., 36,006).
Largest city: Manchester (1990 pop., 99,567).
Counties: 10.
Elevations: highest--1,917 m (6,288 ft), at Mount Washington;
Elevations: lowest--sea level, at the Atlantic coast.
PEOPLE
Population (1990 resident): 1,109,252; rank 40th;
Population density: 47.8 persons per sq km (123.7 per sq mi).
Distribution (1990): 51% urban, 49% rural.
Average annual change (1980-90): +2%.
EDUCATION
Public enrollment (1990): elementary--126,309; secondary--46,476; higher--32,163.
Nonpublic enrollment (1980): elementary--8,900; secondary--9,000; combined--1,800; higher (1990)--27,347.
Institutions of higher education (1985): 30.
ECONOMY
State personal income (1989): $22.4 billion; rank: 36th.
Median family income (1989): $41,628; rank: 7th.
Nonagricultural labor distribution (1989): manufacturing--114,000 persons; wholesale and retail trade--137,000; government--70,000; services--124,000; transportation and public utilities--18,000; finance, insurance, and real estate--33,000; construction--31,000.
Agriculture: income (1989)--$142 million.
Fishing: value (1989)--$10 million.
Lumber production (1991): 203 million board feet.
Mining (nonfuel): value (1988, partial data only)--$53 million.
Manufacturing: value added (1987)--$8.2 billion.
Services: value (1987)--$4.5 billion.
GOVERNMENT (1994)
U.S. Congress: Senate--2 Republicans; House--1 Democrat, 1 Republican.
Electoral college votes: 4.
State legislature: 24 senators, 400 representatives.
STATE SYMBOLS
Statehood: June 21, 1788; the 9th state.
Nickname: Granite State; bird: purple finch; flower: purple lilac; tree: white birch; motto: Live Free or Die; songs: "Old New Hampshire"; "New Hampshire, My New Hampshire"; "New Hampshire Hills."
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