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state, United States
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Also known as: The Granite State
Seal of New Hampshire
The purple finch is the state bird of New Hampshire.
New Hampshire's state flower is the purple lilac.
- Capital:
- Concord
- Population:
- (2020) 1,377,529; (2022 est.) 1,395,231
- Governor:
- Chris Sununu (Republican)
- Date Of Admission:
- June 21, 17882
- U.S. Senators:
- Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat) Maggie Hassan (Democrat)
Recent News
Jun. 6, 2023, 3:13 PM ET (AP)
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie files paperwork launching 2024 Republican presidential bid
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has filed paperwork formally launching his bid for the Republican nomination for president ahead of a town hall event in New Hampshire Tuesday evening
Jun. 5, 2023, 2:23 PM ET (AP)
New Hampshire Gov. Sununu rules out 2024 presidential bid, warns that crowded GOP field helps Trump
Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire has announced that he will not be running for president in 2024, citing the need for Republican candidates to step aside in order to prevent Donald Trump from winning the primary.
Jun. 3, 2023, 5:37 PM ET (AP)
Honeybee health blooms at federal facilities across the country
While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire, keep the American justice system buzzing, thousands of humble honeybees on the building’s roof are playing their part in a more important task: feeding the world
Jun. 1, 2023, 11:22 AM ET (AP)
DeSantis barnstorms New Hampshire and Trump returns to Iowa as rivalry intensifies
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off his first visit to New Hampshire as a declared presidential candidate on Thursday by turning his focus to President Joe Biden and criticizing him for championing a move to demote the early voting state from its prominent role picking presidential candidates
May 31, 2023, 9:30 AM ET (AP)
Ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie planning to launch GOP presidential campaign next week
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to launch his second campaign for the Republican nomination for president next week in New Hampshire
New Hampshire, constituent state of the United States of America. One of the 13 original U.S. states, it is located in New England at the extreme northeastern corner of the country. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Quebec, to the east by Maine and a 16-mile (25-km) stretch of the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by Massachusetts, and to the west by Vermont. The capital is Concord, located in the south-central part of the state. The Granite State, as New Hampshire is popularly known, is a study in contrasts. Since the late 19th century it ...(100 of 4725 words)