Outline of New Hampshire
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of New Hampshire:

New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 in the New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...

 region of the United States of America, named after the southern English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 county
Counties of England
Counties of England are areas used for the purposes of administrative, geographical and political demarcation. For administrative purposes, England outside Greater London and the Isles of Scilly is divided into 83 counties. The counties may consist of a single district or be divided into several...

 of Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...

. It was one of the original thirteen states
Thirteen Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies were English and later British colonies established on the Atlantic coast of North America between 1607 and 1733. They declared their independence in the American Revolution and formed the United States of America...

 that founded
United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...

 the U.S.A.

General reference

  • Names
    • Common name: New Hampshire
      New Hampshire
      New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

      • Pronunciation: njuːˈhæmpʃər
    • Official name: State of New Hampshire
    • Abbreviations and name codes
      • Postal symbol: NH
      • ISO 3166-2 code: US-NH
      • Internet
        Internet
        The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

         second-level domain
        Second-level domain
        In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....

        : .nh.us
    • Nicknames
      • Granite
        Granite
        Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...

         State
      • White Mountain
        White Mountains (New Hampshire)
        The White Mountains are a mountain range covering about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine in the United States. Part of the Appalachian Mountains, they are considered the most rugged mountains in New England...

         State
  • Adjectival: New Hampshire
    New Hampshire
    New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

  • Demonym: New Hampshirite

Geography of New Hampshire

Main article: Geography of New Hampshire

  • New Hampshire is: a U.S. state
    U.S. state
    A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

    , a federal state of the United States of America
  • Location:
    • Northern hemisphere
      Northern Hemisphere
      The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...

    • Western hemisphere
      Western Hemisphere
      The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...

      • Americas
        Americas
        The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

        • North America
          North America
          North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

          • Anglo America
          • Northern America
            Northern America
            Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...

            • United States of America
              • Contiguous United States
                Contiguous United States
                The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....

                • Canadian border
                • Eastern United States
                  Eastern United States
                  The Eastern United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River. The first two tiers of states west of the Mississippi have traditionally been considered part of the West, but can be included in the East today; usually in...

                  • East Coast of the United States
                    East Coast of the United States
                    The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...

                    • Northeastern United States
                      • New England
                        New England
                        New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...

  • Population of New Hampshire: 1,316,470 (2010 U.S. Census)
  • Area of New Hampshire:
  • Atlas of New Hampshire

Places in New Hampshire


Environment of New Hampshire


Natural geographic features of New Hampshire


Regions of New Hampshire

  • Central New Hampshire (Lakes Region)
    Lakes Region (New Hampshire)
    The Lakes Region of New Hampshire is the mid-state region surrounding Lake Winnipesaukee, Winnisquam Lake, Squam Lake, and Newfound Lake.The area is a popular tourist destination in the summer time, with the activity peaking during the annual Motorcycle Week and races at Loudon's New Hampshire...

  • Northern New Hampshire
    • Great North Woods Region
      Great North Woods Region (New Hampshire)
      The Great North Woods Region is located at the northern tip of New Hampshire, U.S.A., north of the White Mountains Region. The Great North Woods is a tourism region of New Hampshire and is located in Coos County...

    • White Mountains Region
      White Mountains Region
      The White Mountains Region is a tourism region designated by the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism. It is located in northern New Hampshire in the United States and is named for the White Mountains, which cover most of the region. The southern boundary of the region begins at Piermont...

  • Southern New Hampshire
    • Merrimack Valley Region
      • Golden Triangle (New Hampshire)
        Golden Triangle (New Hampshire)
        The Golden Triangle of New Hampshire is a heavily populated region between the cities of Manchester to the north, Nashua to the south, and Salem to the southeast.The region contains a substantial concentration of urban areas, suburban areas, and industry...

    • Southeastern New Hampshire (Seacoast Region)
      Seacoast Region (New Hampshire)
      The Seacoast Region is the southeast area of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The region stretches 18 miles along the Atlantic Ocean from New Hampshire's border with Salisbury, Massachusetts to the Piscataqua River and New Hampshire's border with Kittery, Maine. The shoreline is generally very...

    • Southwestern New Hampshire (Monadnock Region)
      Monadnock Region
      The Monadnock Region is a tourism region in southwestern New Hampshire. It is named after Mount Monadnock, the major geographic landmark in the region. The Monadnock Region is composed of all of Cheshire County and western Hillsborough County. The largest city in the region is Keene...

  • Western New Hampshire (Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region)
    Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region
    The Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee area of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, ranges from Bradford northwest along Interstate 89 to New Hampshire's border with Vermont at the city of Lebanon....

    • Upper Valley

Administrative divisions of New Hampshire

  • The 10 Counties of the State of New Hampshire
    • Municipalities in New Hampshire
      • Cities in New Hampshire
        • State capital of New Hampshire: Concord
          Concord, New Hampshire
          The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....

        • City nicknames in New Hampshire
      • Towns in New Hampshire

Government and politics of New Hampshire

Main article: Government of New Hampshire
Government of New Hampshire
The State of New Hampshire is a democratic republic, with a form of government similar to that of the United States.The New Hampshire state capital is Concord. The capital was Portsmouth during colonial times, and Exeter from 1775 to 1808...

 and Politics of New Hampshire
Politics of New Hampshire
New Hampshire has had an unusual tax base over the years. Unlike most states, there is no sales tax. Like most states, it has been forced by the courts to equalize taxes for uniform support of schools in all areas of the state.-Taxation controversies:...


  • Form of government
    Form of government
    A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...

    : U.S. state government
    State governments of the United States
    State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...

  • United States congressional delegations from New Hampshire
    United States Congressional Delegations from New Hampshire
    These are tables of congressional delegations from New Hampshire to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:- 1789-1793: Three at-large seats:...

  • New Hampshire State Capitol

  • Elections in New Hampshire
    Elections in New Hampshire
    - Elections for state offices :The U.S. state of New Hampshire holds its state general elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years...

  • Political party strength in New Hampshire
    Political party strength in New Hampshire
    The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of New Hampshire:*GovernorThe table also indicates the historical party composition in the:*State Senate*State House of Representatives*State delegation to the U.S. Senate...


Executive branch of the government of New Hampshire

  • Governor of New Hampshire
    Governor of New Hampshire
    The Governor of the State of New Hampshire is the supreme executive magistrate of the U.S. state of New Hampshire.The governor is elected at the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along with bordering Vermont, to hold...

    • Lieutenant Governor of New Hampshire
    • Secretary of State of New Hampshire
      Secretary of State of New Hampshire
      The Secretary of State of New Hampshire is a constitutional officer in the U.S. state of New Hampshire and serves as the exclusive head of the New Hampshire Department of State. The Secretary of State performs duties of both a legislative branch as well as an executive branch officer...

  • State departments
    • New Hampshire Department of Transportation
      New Hampshire Department of Transportation
      The State of New Hampshire Department of Transportation is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The NHDOT is under the executive direction of Commissioner of Transportation George Campbell. The main office of the NHDOT is located in the J.O...


Legislative branch of the government of New Hampshire

  • New Hampshire General Court
    New Hampshire General Court
    The General Court of New Hampshire is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The lower house is the New Hampshire House of Representatives with 400 members. The upper house is the New Hampshire Senate with 24 members...

     (bicameral)
    • Upper house
      Upper house
      An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...

      : New Hampshire Senate
      New Hampshire Senate
      The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population...

    • Lower house
      Lower house
      A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...

      : New Hampshire House of Representatives
      New Hampshire House of Representatives
      The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state, created from divisions of the state's counties. On average, each legislator represents about 3,300...


Judicial branch of the government of New Hampshire

  • Supreme Court of New Hampshire
    New Hampshire Supreme Court
    The New Hampshire Supreme Court is the supreme court of the U. S. state of New Hampshire and sole appellate court of the state. The Supreme Court is seated in the state capital, Concord. The Court is composed of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices appointed by the Governor and Executive...


Law and order in New Hampshire

Law of New Hampshire
  • Capital punishment in New Hampshire
    Capital punishment in New Hampshire
    Capital punishment in the U.S. state of New Hampshire is a legal form of punishment for the crime of capital murder. Capital murder is the only crime for which the death penalty may be imposed in the state. Since 1734, twenty-four people have been executed, with the last execution carried out in 1939...

    • Individuals executed in New Hampshire
  • Constitution of New Hampshire
  • Crime in New Hampshire
    Crime in New Hampshire
    -Statistics:In 2008 there were 29,595 crimes reported in New Hampshire including 14 murders a full list can be found at and -Capital punishment laws:Capital punishment is legal in this state...

  • Gun laws in New Hampshire
  • Law enforcement in New Hampshire
    • Law enforcement agencies in New Hampshire
      • New Hampshire State Police
        New Hampshire State Police
        The New Hampshire State Police is a state police agency within the Department of Safety of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Police employees of the State Police are ex officio constables and have the primary role of patrolling the state highways, enforcing the laws and regulations of the highway...

  • Same-sex marriage in New Hampshire

Military in New Hampshire

  • New Hampshire Air National Guard
    New Hampshire Air National Guard
    The New Hampshire Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is, along with the New Hampshire Army National Guard, an element of the New Hampshire National Guard...

  • New Hampshire Army National Guard
    New Hampshire Army National Guard
    New Hampshire Army National Guard was created in 1680 by New Hampshire governor John Cutt.- History :* During World War II the New Hampshire Army National Guardsmen fought in the European and Pacific theaters....


History of New Hampshire, by period

  • Prehistory of New Hampshire
  • Indigenous peoples
    Native Americans in the United States
    Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...

  • English
    England
    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

     Pannaway Plantation, 1623
  • English
    England
    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

     Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1628–1686
  • English
    England
    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

     Province of New-Hampshire, 1680–1686
  • English
    England
    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

     Dominion of New-England in America, 1686–1689
  • English
    England
    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

     Province of New-Hampshire, 1689–1707
  • British
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

     Province of New-Hampshire, 1707–1776
  • King George's War
    King George's War
    King George's War is the name given to the operations in North America that formed part of the War of the Austrian Succession . It was the third of the four French and Indian Wars. It took place primarily in the British provinces of New York, Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, and Nova Scotia...

    , 1740–1748
    • Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748
      Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)
      The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748 ended the War of the Austrian Succession following a congress assembled at the Imperial Free City of Aachen—Aix-la-Chapelle in French—in the west of the Holy Roman Empire, on 24 April 1748...

  • French and Indian War
    French and Indian War
    The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war...

    , 1754–1763
    • Treaty of Paris of 1763
      Treaty of Paris (1763)
      The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. It ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...

  • British
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

     Indian Reserve
    Indian Reserve (1763)
    The Indian Reserve was a territory under British rule in North America set aside in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 for use by American Indians between 1763 and 1783....

    , 1763–1783
    • Royal Proclamation of 1763
      Royal Proclamation of 1763
      The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...

  • American Revolutionary War
    American Revolutionary War
    The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...

    , April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
    • Treaty of Paris
      Treaty of Paris (1783)
      The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of...

      , September 3, 1783
  • State of New Hampshire, since 1776
      • Adopts constitution
        Constitution
        A constitution is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. These rules together make up, i.e. constitute, what the entity is...

         for an independent State of New Hampshire, January 5, 1776
    • United States Declaration of Independence
      United States Declaration of Independence
      The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...

      , July 4, 1776
      • Seventh state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, signed July 9, 1778
    • Ninth State to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on June 21, 1788
    • War of 1812
      War of 1812
      The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...

      , June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
      • Treaty of Ghent
        Treaty of Ghent
        The Treaty of Ghent , signed on 24 December 1814, in Ghent , was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...

        , December 24, 1814
    • Republic of Indian Stream
      Republic of Indian Stream
      The Republic of Indian Stream was a small, unrecognized, constitutional republic in North America, along the section of the US–Canada border that divides the Canadian province of Quebec from the US state of New Hampshire. It existed from July 9, 1832 to 1835...

      , 1832–1835
    • Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
    • Franklin Pierce
      Franklin Pierce
      Franklin Pierce was the 14th President of the United States and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Pierce took part in the Mexican-American War and became a brigadier general in the Army...

       becomes 14th President of the United States
      President of the United States
      The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

       on March 4, 1853
    • American Civil War
      American Civil War
      The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

      , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
      • New Hampshire in the American Civil War

History of New Hampshire, by region

  • By city
    • History of Concord, New Hampshire
    • History of Goffstown, New Hampshire
    • History of Hanover, New Hampshire
    • History of Portsmouth, New Hampshire

History of New Hampshire, by subject

  • History of capital punishment in New Hampshire
  • History of education in New Hampshire
    • History of the University of New Hampshire

Culture of New Hampshire

Culture of New Hampshire
  • Cuisine of New Hampshire
  • Museums in New Hampshire
  • Religion in New Hampshire
    • Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
      Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
      The Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America , covers the entire state of New Hampshire. It was originally part of the Diocese of Massachusetts, but became independent in 1841. The see city is Concord...

    • Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester
      Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester
      The Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the region of New England in the United States comprising the entire state of New Hampshire...

  • Scouting in New Hampshire
    Scouting in New Hampshire
    Scouting in New Hampshire has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.- Early history :...

  • State symbols of New Hampshire
    • Flag of the State of New Hampshire  
    • Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire 

Economy and infrastructure of New Hampshire

Main article: Economy of New Hampshire


Education in New Hampshire

Main article: Education in New Hampshire


See also

  • Outline of geography
    Outline of geography
    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...

    • Outline of North America
      • Outline of the United States
  • Index of New Hampshire-related articles


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