Concord, New Hampshire

Concord, New Hampshire
State capital city
New Hampshire State Capitol
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Location in Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Concord
Coordinates: 43°12′24″N 71°32′17″W / 43.20667°N 71.53806°W / 43.20667; -71.53806
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Merrimack
Region	New England
Settled	1659[1]
Incorporated	1733[1]
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
Area [2]
• Total	67.19 sq mi (174.02 km2)
• Land	63.96 sq mi (165.66 km2)
• Water	3.23 sq mi (8.36 km2)
Elevation [3]	272 ft (83 m)
Population  (2020)[5]
• Total	43,976
• Density	687.52/sq mi (265.46/km2)
• Statistical area	155,238[4]
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Codes	03301, 03302, 03303, 03305
Area code	603
FIPS code	33-14200
GNIS feature ID	873303
Website	www.concordnh.gov

Concord is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The land which Concord now occupies along the banks of the Merrimack River was settled thousands of years ago by Native Americans. The broad sweeps of the river valley, good soil for farming, and easy transportation on the Merrimack made the site of Concord equally inviting to English-speaking settlers in the eighteenth century. Settled by immigrants from Massachusetts in 1725, the community grew in prominence during the eighteenth century. Some of Concord's earliest houses remain today at the north end of Main Street. In the years following the American Revolution, the city's central location made it a logical choice for the state capital, and in 1808 Concord was named the official seat of state government. Today the 1819 State House is the oldest state capitol in which the legislative branches meet in their original chambers.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} ""Concord, NH", NH Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau profile".
2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
3. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
4. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Merrimack County, New Hampshire". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Census 2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).