Capital: Concord
Population: 1,235,786
Governor:John Lynch (D, to January 2007)
The State of New Hampshire Entered the Union:
June 21, 1788 As the 9th state.
NH State Motto: Motto: Live Free or Die
NH State Bird: Purple Finch
NH State Flower: Purple Lilac
New Hampshire is called the 'Granite State"
New Hampshire's name originated from the English county of Hampshire, England.
New Hampshire is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine and Canada.
