Keene, New Hampshire

Keene, New Hampshire
Keene, New Hampshire
City
	Central Square in downtown Keene
	Seal
	Nickname: Elm City
	Location in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
	Coordinates: 42°56′01″N 72°16′41″W / 42.93361°N 72.27806°W
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Cheshire
Settled	1736
Incorporated	1753 (town)
Incorporated	1874 (city)
Named for	Sir Benjamin Keene
Government
• Mayor	Jay Kahn
• City Council	Members Kris Roberts; Mitchell H. Greenwald; Robert C. Williams; Bryan J. Lake; Andrew M. Madison; Laura E. Tobin; Catherine Workman; Philip M. Jones; Thomas F. Powers; Randy L. Filiault; Bettina A. Chadbourne; Kate M. Bosley; Michael J. Remy; Edward J. Haas;
• City Manager	Elizabeth A. Dragon
Area
• Total	37.35 sq mi (96.74 km2)
• Land	37.09 sq mi (96.07 km2)
• Water	0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
Elevation	486 ft (148 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	23,047
• Density	621.35/sq mi (239.90/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	03431, 03435
Area code	603
FIPS code	33-39300
GNIS feature ID	0867823
Website	keenenh.gov

Keene is a city in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States.^[3] The population was 23,047 at the 2020 census,^[4] down from 23,409 at the 2010 census.^[5] It is the county seat and the only city in the county.

Keene is home to Keene State College and Antioch University New England. It hosted the state's annual pumpkin festival from 1991 to 2014, several times setting a world record for most jack-o'-lanterns on display.

The grocery wholesaler C&S Wholesale Grocers is based in Keene.

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