New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a small U.S. state in northern New England. It is located east of Vermont, north of Massachusetts, south of Quebec, Canada, and west of Maine and the North Atlantic Ocean. The state ranks 46th of the 50 states in land area (23,249 km2) and 41st in population (around 1.3 million by a 2003 U.S. Census Bureau estimate). It is the site of the New Hampshire primary, the first primary in the U.S. presidential elections, and has probably the most famous of all state mottos: "Live free or die," quoted from Revolutionary War hero John Stark's response to a letter honoring him for the Battle of Bennington.

Demographics

As of 2004, the population of New Hampshire was estimated to be 1,299,500. This includes 64,000 foreign-born (4.9%).

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The racial makeup of the state is:

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• 95.1% White
• 1.7% Hispanic
• 1.3% Asian
• 0.7% Black
• 0.2% Native American
• 1.1% Mixed race

The five largest ancestry groups in New Hampshire are: Irish (19.4%), English (18%), French (14.6%), French Canadian (10.6%), German (8.6%). People of British ancestry live throughout most of New Hampshire, although Coos and Hillsborough counties are predominantly French-Canadian. New Hampshire has the highest percentage of residents of French/French-Canadian ancestry of any state.

Related Topics:
Irish - English - French - French Canadian - German

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Religion

The religious affiliations of the people of New Hampshire are:

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• Christian – 80%
• Protestant – 43%
• Congregational/United Church of Christ – 7%
• Baptist – 7%
• Episcopal – 4%
• Methodist – 3%
• Other Protestant or general Protestant – 22%
• Roman Catholic – 35%
• Other Christian – 2%
• Other Religions – 1%
• Non-Religious – 19%