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'''New Hampshire''' ({{IPAEng|nuːˈhæmpʃər}}) is a ] in the ] region of the ] ] named after the southern ] ] of ]. The state ranks 44th in land area, 46th in total area of the 50 states, and 41st in ]. It became the first post-] ] nation in the ] when it broke off from Great Britain in January 1776, and was one of the original ] that ] the United States of America six months later. It was the ninth state to ratify the ], bringing that document into effect. New Hampshire was the first U.S. state to have its own state ], and is the only state with neither a general ] nor a personal ].<ref>NH has a room and meals sales tax and a business profits income tax. Alaska does not have a statewide sales or income tax, but many Alaska towns have a sales tax. No New Hampshire towns have a sales tax.</ref>

It is internationally famous for the ], the first ] in the quadrennial U.S. presidential election cycle.

Its license plates carry the ]: "]." The ] is "The ] State", in reference both to its geology and to its tradition of self-sufficiency. Several other official nicknames exist but are rarely used.<ref></ref>

A number of famous individuals come from New Hampshire, such as Senator ], editor ], founder of the ] religion ], author ], singer ] and comedians ], ], and ]. New Hampshire has produced one president, ].

New Hampshire's recreational attractions include skiing and other winter sports, observing the fall foliage, summer cottages along many lakes, motor sports at the ], and ], a popular motorcycle rally held in ] in June.

== Geography ==
:''See ], ], ], and ]''

New Hampshire is part of the ] region. It is bounded by ], ] to the north and northwest; ] and the ] to the east; ] to the south; and ] to the west. New Hampshire's major regions are the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], the ], and the ] area. New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline of any U.S. state, with a length of 18 miles (29&nbsp;km).
]New Hampshire was home to the rock formation called the ], a face-like profile in ], until the formation fell apart in May 2003.

The ] in New Hampshire spans the north-central portion of the state, with ] being the tallest in the northeastern U.S., and other mountains like ] and ] surrounding it. With hurricane-force winds every third day on the average, over 100 recorded deaths among visitors, and conspicuous ] (dwarf, matted trees much like a carpet of ] trees), the upper reaches of Mount Washington claim the title of having the "worst weather on earth." A non-profit weather observatory is located on the peak.

In the flatter southwest corner of New Hampshire, the prominent landmark ], has given its name to a general class of earth-forms&mdash;a '']'' signifying, in geomorphology, any isolated resistant peak rising from a less resistant eroded plain.

Major rivers include the 110 mile (177 km) ], which bisects the lower half of the state north-south and ends up in ]. Its major tributaries include the ], ], and ]. The 410 mile (670 km) ], which starts at New Hampshire's ] and flows south to ], defines the western border with Vermont. The state border is not in the center of that river, as is usually the case, but lies at the low-water mark on the ] side; so New Hampshire actually owns the entire river where it runs adjacent to Vermont.<ref>{{Findlaw us|289|593|VERMONT v. NEW HAMPSHIRE|link=article|year=1933}}</ref> The "northwesternmost headwaters" of the Connecticut also define the Canadian border with New Hampshire.

The ] and its several tributaries form the state's only significant ocean port where they flow into the Atlantic at ]. The ] and the Piscataqua define the southern portion of the border with Maine. The state has an ongoing boundary dispute with ] in the area of ], with New Hampshire claiming dominion over several islands (now known as ]) that include the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard as well as to the Maine towns of ] and ].

The largest lake is ], which covers 72 square miles (186&nbsp;km²) in the east-central part of New Hampshire.
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] is a popular local summer destination. About 10 miles (16&nbsp;km) offshore are the ], nine small islands (four of which are in New Hampshire) best known as the site of a 19th century art colony founded by poet ], as well as the alleged location of one of the buried treasures of the pirate ].

It is the second-most-forested state in the country, after ], in terms of percentage of land covered by woods. This change was caused by the abandonment of farms during the 20th century as many farmers took wage jobs in urban areas or moved to more productive areas. The return of woodlands from open fields forms the subject of many poems by ].

The northern third of the state is locally referred to as the "north country" or "north of the notches," in reference to White Mountain ] that channel traffic. It contains less than 5% of the state's population, suffers from relatively high poverty rates, and is losing population as the logging and paper industries decline. However, the tourist industry, in particular visitors who go to northern New Hampshire to take advantage of the winter ] season, has helped to offset economic losses from mill closures.

===Climate===
New Hampshire experiences a ] (] ''Dfa'' in southern areas and ''Dfb'' in the north), with warm, humid summers, cold, wet winters, and uniform precipitation all year. The climate of the southeastern portion of the state is moderated somewhat by the ] and averages relatively milder and wetter weather, while the northern and interior portions experience relatively cooler temperatures and lower humidity. Winters are cold and snowy throughout the state, and are especially severe in the northern and mountainous areas. Average annual snowfall ranges from 60" to over 100" across the state.<ref name=noaasnow>{{cite web |url=http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/snowfall.html |title=Snowfall - Average Total In Inches |work=] |date=] |first=Dan |last=Dellinger |accessdate=2007-05-25}}</ref>

Average daytime highs are generally in the mid 70s°F to low 80s°F (around 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" with some variation occurring in the ] due to differences in elevation and annual snowfall.

Extreme snow events are often associated with a ], such as the ] and the ], when several feet of snow accumulated across portions of the state over a period of 24 to 48 hours. Lighter snowfall accumulations of several inches occur frequently throughout the winter months, often associated with an ].

New Hampshire, on occasion, is affected by ] and ] although by the time they reach the state they are often ], with most storms striking the southern ] coastline and moving inland or passing by offshore in the ]. Most of New Hampshire averages fewer than 20 days of thunderstorms per year and an average of about 2 tornadoes occur annually statewide.<ref name="noaatornado">{{cite web |title=Annual average number of tornadoes 1953-2004 |url=http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/img/climate/research/tornado/small/avgt5304.gif |work=] |accessdate=2007-05-25}}</ref>

The ] plant ] map depicts zones 3, 4, 5, and 6 occurring throughout the state<ref name=arborday>{{cite web |url=http://www.arborday.org/media/zones.cfm |title=2006 arborday.org Hardiness Zone Map |work=] |accessdate=2007-05-25}}</ref> and indicates the transition from a relatively cooler to warmer climate as one travels southward across New Hampshire.

=== Metropolitan areas ===
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Metropolitan areas in the New England region are defined by the ] as ]s (NECTAs). The following is a list of NECTAs in New Hampshire:

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== History ==
{{main|History of New Hampshire}}

Various ] tribes inhabited the area prior to European settlement. English and French explorers visited New Hampshire in 1600–1605, and English fishermen settled at Odiorne's Point in present-day ] in 1623. The first permanent settlement was at Hilton's Point (present-day ]). By 1631, the Upper Plantation comprised modern-day ], ] and ]; in 1679, it became the "Royal Province."

] in Concord was designed by Albe Cady. It is the oldest U.S. state capitol where legislators still meet in their original chambers.]]
It was one of the ] that revolted against British rule in the ]. By the time of the American Revolution, New Hampshire was a divided province. The economic and social life of the Seacoast revolved around sawmills, shipyards, merchant's warehouses, and established village and town centers. Wealthy merchants built substantial homes, furnished them with the finest 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 even slaves. It was the first state to declare its independence, but the only battle fought there was the raid on ], ], ] in ] Harbor, which netted the rebellion sizable quantities of gunpowder, small arms, and cannon (], leader of the raid, described it as, "remainder of the powder, the small arms, bayonets, and cartouch-boxes, together with the cannon and ordnance stores") over the course of two nights. This raid was preceded by a warning to local patriots the previous day, by ] on ], ] that the fort was to be reinforced by troops sailing from Boston. According to unverified accounts, the gunpowder was later used at the Battle of Bunker Hill, transported there by Major Demerit, who was one of several New Hampshire patriots who stored the powder in their homes until it was transported elsewhere for use in revolutionary activities.

New Hampshire was a Jacksonian stronghold; the state sent ] to the White House in the election of 1852. Industrialization took the form of numerous textile mills, which in turn attracted large flows of immigrants from Quebec (the "French Canadians") and Ireland. The northern parts of the state produced lumber and the mountains provided tourist attractions. After 1960, the textile industry collapsed, but the economy rebounded as a center of high technology and a service provider.

Since 1952, New Hampshire gained national and international attention for its ] held early in every presidential election year. It immediately became the most important testing grounds for candidates for the Republican and Democratic nominations. The media give New Hampshire (and Iowa) about half of all the attention paid to all states in the primary process, magnifying the state's decision power (and spurring repeated efforts by out-of-state politicians to change the rules.)

== Demographics ==
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As of 2005, New Hampshire has an estimated population of 1,309,940, which is an increase of 10,771, or 0.8%, from the prior year and an increase of 74,154, or 6.0%, since the year 2000. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 23,872 people (that is 75,060 births minus 51,188 deaths) and an increase due to net migration of 51,968 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 11,107 people, and migration within the country produced a net increase of 40,861 people.

The ] of New Hampshire is located in ], in the town of ] .
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As of 2004, the population includes 64,000 residents born outside the United States (4.9%).

===Ancestry groups ===
The largest ancestry groups in New Hampshire are:

* {{flagicon|France}} 26.6% ]
* {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} 21.1% ]
* {{flagicon|England}} 20.1% ]
* {{flagicon|Italy}} 10.4% ]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} 10.3% ]
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} 7.8% ] or ]

The large ] and ] populations are descended largely from mill workers, and many still live in the former mill towns, like Manchester. New Hampshire has the highest percentage of residents of French/French-Canadian ancestry of any U.S. state. The fastest growth is along the southern border, which is within commuting range of Boston and other Massachusetts cities.

According to the ], 3.41% of the population aged 5 and over speak ] at home, while 1.60% speak ] .

===Religion===
Percentage of New Hampshire residents who claimed a particular religious identity (from '']''):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/news/gra/gnoreligion/flash.htm|title="What is your religion...if any?"|publisher='']''|accessdate=2008-01-03}}</ref>

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***Protestant, no supplied denomination &ndash; 10%
**Unspecified Christian &ndash; 5%
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*"Other" &ndash; 2%
*No Religion &ndash; 17%
*Groups with less than 1% affiliation &ndash; 8%
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== Economy ==
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The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that New Hampshire's total state product in 2003 was $49 billion. Per capita personal income in 2005 was $37,835, 6<sup>th</sup> in the nation and 10 percent greater than the national average ($34,495). Its agricultural outputs are dairy products, nursery stock, cattle, apples and eggs. Its industrial outputs are machinery, electric equipment, rubber and plastic products and tourism.<ref> {{cite web|url=http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.nh.htm |title=State at a Glance - New Hampshire |accessdate=2007-10-14 |date=2007-10-12 |publisher=U.S. Department of Labor }}</ref>
New Hampshire experienced a significant shift in its economic base during the last century. Historically, the base was composed of the traditional New England manufactures of textiles, shoe-making, and small machining shops drawing upon low-wage labor from nearby small farms and from parts of Quebec. Today, these sectors contribute only 2% for textiles, 2% for leather goods, and 9% for machining of the state's total manufacturing dollar value (Source: U.S. Economic Census for 1997, Manufacturing, New Hampshire). They experienced a sharp decline due to obsolete plants and the lure of cheaper wages in the ].

The state has no general ], no personal ] (the state does tax, at a 5 percent rate, income from dividends and interest) and the legislature has exercised fiscal restraint. Efforts to diversify the state's general economy have been ongoing.

Additionally, New Hampshire's lack of a broad-based tax system (aside from the controversial state-wide property tax) has resulted in the state's local communities having some of the nation's highest property taxes. Overall, New Hampshire remains ranked 49th among states in combined average state and local tax burden.<ref></ref>

== Law and government ==
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{{main|Government of New Hampshire}}

The Governor of New Hampshire is ] (Democrat). New Hampshire's two U.S. senators are ] (Republican) and ] (Republican). New Hampshire's two U.S. representatives ] are ] (Democrat) and ] (Democrat).

New Hampshire has a bifurcated executive branch, consisting of the Governor and a five-member ] which votes on state contracts over $5,000 and "advises and consents" to the governor's nominations to major state positions such as department heads and all judgeships and ] requests. New Hampshire does not have a ]; the Senate President serves as "Acting Governor" whenever the Governor is unable to perform the duties.

The ] is a bicameral legislative body, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is the fourth-largest legislative body in the English speaking world with 400 members. Only the ], the ] and the British ] are larger.<ref></ref> Presumably because the position pays just $100 per year plus mileage, members are more likely to be retired. A survey published by the ] in 2005 found that nearly half the members of the House are retired, with an average age close to 60. The General Court meets in the ].

The state's sole appellate court is the ]. The ] is the court of general jurisdiction and the only court which provides for jury trials in ] or ] cases. The other state courts are the ], ], and the ].

The ] is the supreme law of the state, followed by the ]. The State Constitution is the nation's only state constitution which acknowledges the ], and one of the few that does not expressly mandate the provision of a public school system.

New Hampshire is also the only state with no mandatory seatbelt law for adults, and also has no motorcycle helmet law for adults nor mandatory vehicle insurance for automobiles. Although the state retains the ] for limited crimes, the last execution was conducted in 1939. New Hampshire is the only state that does not mandate public ], partly out of frugality and lack of funding, and partly out of belief in ''local control'', a philosophy under which towns and cities, not the state, make as many decisions as possible. As of 2005, all but two dozen communities in the state provided public kindergarten.

New Hampshire is a ] state, meaning that powers not specifically granted to municipalities are retained by the state government. Even so, there is within the state's legislature a strong sentiment favoring local control, particularly with regard to land use regulations. Traditionally, local government in New Hampshire is conducted by ], but in 1995, municipalities were given the option of using an official ballot to decide local electoral and budgetary questions, as opposed to the more open and public town meeting.

New Hampshire is an ], and through the ] it takes in $100 million from the sale and distribution of liquor.<ref></ref> The state also leads the country in per capita sales of all forms of alcohol.<ref></ref>

As of ], ], ] are legal in New Hampshire, giving all the rights associated with marriage in the state to same-sex couples.<ref>{{cite press release | title =Governor Signs Law Establishing Civil Unions in New Hampshire | publisher = Office of the Governor of the State of New Hampshire | date= 2007-05-31 | url =http://www.nh.gov/governor/news/2007/053107.html | format = | language = | accessdate = 2007-07-14| quote = }}</ref>

===Politics===
New Hampshire is internationally famous for the ], the first ] in the quadrennial American presidential election cycle. The primary draws more attention by far than all other primaries, and has often been decisive in shaping the national contest. Critics from other states have tried repeatedly but failed to reduce the state's primary clout. In ] in Coos County and ] in Carroll County, residents vote at midnight the Tuesday the primary is being held. State law grants that a town where all registered citizens have voted may close early and announce their results. These are traditionally the first towns in both New Hampshire and the U.S. to vote in presidential primaries and elections.

In the past, New Hampshire has often voted Republican. Some sources trace the founding of the ] to the town of ] in 1853. The state is considered to be the most conservative state in the Northeast. However, the state supported ] in 1992 and 1996, but prior to that had only strayed from the Republican Party for three candidates&mdash;], ] and ].

In recent years, however, in both national and local elections it became a ]. It was the only U.S. state to give its electoral votes to ] in the ] but then go ] in the ]. New Hampshire gave its four electoral votes to ] in 2004 with 50.2% of the vote. The change from voting Republican was solidified by the 2006 midterm elections, in which both Congressional seats were won by Democrats (] defeated ] and ] defeated ]); Democratic Governor ] was re-elected in an historic landslide with 74% of the vote; Democrats gained a majority on the Executive Council; and Democrats took both houses of the State Legislature for the first time since 1911. Democrats now hold both the legislature and the governorship for the first time since 1874. Republicans hold both U.S. Senate seats, which were not up for a vote in 2006. Prior to the 2006 elections, New Hampshire was the only New England state in which Republicans held majorities in both legislative chambers.<ref> National Conference of State Legislatures, retrieved November 17, 2006.</ref> The New Hampshire General Assembly is the largest among state legislatures in the U.S., with 400 members, and has the most representatives per capita (approximately one for every 3,200 citizens).
New Hampshire has been known for a ]-like political tradition that values individual freedom and limited exercise of ] governmental powers. The ] selected New Hampshire as its destination due to its "Live Free or Die" libertarian-esque heritage.<ref></ref>

== Education ==
===High schools===
New Hampshire has more than 150 public high schools, many of which serve more than one town. The largest is ] in Derry, which is owned by a private non-profit organization and serves as the public high school of a number of neighboring towns. There are at least twenty private high schools in the state.

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{{seealso|List of high schools in New Hampshire}}

=== Colleges and universities ===
{{main|List of colleges and universities in New Hampshire}}
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==Media==
=== Daily newspapers ===
{{main|List of newspapers in New Hampshire}}
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=== Radio stations ===
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===Television stations===
{{main|List of television stations in New Hampshire}}
*] affiliate: ], Channel 9, Manchester
*] affiliates in Durham, Keene and Littleton (])
*] affiliate: ], Channel 50, Derry

==Culture==
In the spring, New Hampshire's many ]s hold sugaring off open houses. In summer, New Hampshire is home to many ]s, the largest being the ], in ]. New Hampshire's ] is home to many summer camps, especially around ], and is a popular tourist destination. In the fall New Hampshire is host to the ]. New Hampshire has also registered an official ] with the proper authorities in ], used to make kilts worn by the State Police while they serve during the games. The ] peaks in mid October. In the winter, ] attract visitors from a wide area, and New Hampshire has more miles of ] trails than roads.<ref></ref> After the lakes freeze over they become dotted with ] ice houses, known locally as bobhouses.
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=== In fiction ===
*] is the inspiration for the town of ], in ]'s play ''].''
*The novel '']'' was inspired by ].
*Bob Montana, the original artist for ], attended Manchester Central High School for a year, and may have based Riverdale High School in part on Central.
*] is said to be the inspiration for the film '']'', as one of the scriptwriters, ], studied there.
*Al Capp, creator of the comic strip ], used to joke that ], the setting for the strip, was based on ], where he would vacation with his wife.<ref></ref>
*] based the Devon School in '']'' on the ] in ]. The prep school in ]'s '']'' was also based on the Academy. Irving's stepfather was a faculty member at the school, and Irving is an alumnus; New Hampshire references are common in his works.
*The character of ], President of the United States on the television series '']'', was depicted as a two-term New Hampshire governor.
*Much of the action in ]'s science fiction saga the '']'' takes place in the state, with New Hampshire being the capital of the "Human Polity", in effect the center of government of the human race.

== Notable residents or natives ==
{{main|List of people from New Hampshire}}
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== Granite State firsts ==
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* On ], ] at Exeter, the Provincial Congress of New Hampshire ratified the first independent ], free of British rule. Having done this six months before co-founding the United States of America, New Hampshire was the first post-colonial sovereign country in the ].
*On ], ], Fernald's Island in the Piscataqua River became the first government-sanctioned US Navy shipyard.
*Started in 1822, ]'s Juvenile Library was the first free public library.
*In 1828, the first women's strike in the nation took place at Dover's Cocheco Mills.
*In 1845, the machine shop of Nashuan John H. Gage was considered the first shop devoted to the manufacture of machinists' tools.
*On ], ], Sylvester Marsh demonstrated the first mountain-climbing ].
*Finished on ], ], the first trans-Atlantic telecommunications cable between Europe and America stretched from Balinskelligs Bay, Ireland, to Rye Beach, New Hampshire.
*On ], ], a group of nine conservationists founded the , the first forest conservation advocacy group in the US.
*In 1908, Monsignor Pierre Hevey organized the nation's first ], in Manchester, to help mill workers save and borrow money.
*In 1933 the ] held the first crafts fair in the nation.<ref>[http://www.nhcrafts.org/annualfair.htm League of New Hampshire
Craftsmen's Fair] Accessed 9 November 2007</ref>
*In 1934, the current record for the highest recorded surface wind gust (231 mph) was set on ].<ref></ref>
*In 1937 The Belknap Recreation Area installed the first chairlift for skiing in the East.
*In 1938 ], of Berlin, invented ] and founded ].
*In July 1944, the ], the first fully-negotiated system intended to govern monetary relations among independent nation-states, was signed at the ].
*On ], ], ] of Derry rode a Mercury spacecraft and became the first American in space.
*In 1963, New Hampshire's legislature approved the nation's first modern state ], which began play in 1964.
*In 1966, ] of Sanders Associates, Inc., Nashua, recruited engineers to develop the first home video game.
*] of Concord became the first private citizen selected to venture into space. She perished with her six space shuttle Challenger crewmates on ], ].
*On ], ] New Hampshire became the first state in the country to install a green ] ]. NH was selected because they were the first to start installing the red and yellow ones statewide.<ref>Sending a bright signal, Concord Monitor pg B-6, May 18, 1996</ref>
*On ], ] New Hampshire became "...the first state to embrace same-sex unions without a court order or the threat of one."<ref>Wang, Beverley. (26 April 2007) ''Concord Monitor''. Accessed 26 April 2007.</ref><ref> Accessed 9 November 2007</ref>

==See also==
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==References ==
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==Further reading==
*Michael Sletcher. ''New England''. Westport, CT, 2004.

==External links==
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