New Hampshire Trivia:


Capital : Concord
State Tree : Paper Birch
State Flower : Purple Lilac
State Insect : 7-spotted Ladybug, Karner Blue Butterfly
State Bird : Purple Finch

New Hampshire People:


New Hampshire has a total population of 1,314,895 (2006 est) and ranks 41st in population of U.S. states. By age, 297,625 (22.6%) New Hampshirites are under 18 years of age, 854,641 (65%) are age 19 to 64, and 162,629 (12.4%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 50.7%, and males 49.3% of the total population.


New Hampshire Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under22.6  
65 and older12.4  
19 to 6465  
Female50.7  
Male49.3  

3,458 (0.3%) New Hampshirites are American Indian or Alaska Native, 24,389 (1.9%) are Asian, 13,905 (1.1%) are Black, 514 (0.0%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1,259,738 (95.8%) are White, 12,891 (1.0%) are of mixed race.
 

New Hampshire Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteNew Hampshire White population 1,259,7381,259,738  
AsianNew Hampshire Asian population 24,38924,389
BlackNew Hampshire Black population 13,90513,905
MixedNew Hampshire Mixed population 12,89112,891
American IndianNew Hampshire American Indian population 3,4583,458
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderNew Hampshire Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 514514

29,872 (2.3%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

4.4% of New Hampshirites were born in a foreign country.

8.3% of New Hampshirites over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

87.4% of New Hampshirites over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 28.7% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

New Hampshire had 14,565 births and 10,111 deaths in 2004.

New Hampshire Land:


New Hampshire has a land area of 8,968 square miles and is ranked 44th amoung U.S. states in total area. New Hampshire has a population density of 138 people per square mile. New Hampshire had 444,879 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.08% of the total area.